The greatest free skates in ladies' figure skating

christinaskater · Aug 21, 2011

christinaskater · Aug 21, 2011

It doesn't get any better than this!

Do you have other suggestions for the greatest Free skates?

christinaskater · Aug 21, 2011

Joannie Rochette 2009 Canadian Nationals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmYafovCYUw

Irina Slutskaya 2000 Grand Prix Final
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SXO6s3MCDw

christinaskater · Aug 21, 2011

Michelle Kwan Ariane 1998 WORLD PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=777YeHmR1C8

christinaskater · Aug 21, 2011

Kimmie Meissner 2006 Worlds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1VaoEWyBeQ

sorcerer · Aug 22, 2011

I think for Miki these are also the bests:

2009 Worlds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFlpMMClTCI

2007 Japanese Nationals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4AVPUpVBbU

christinaskater · Aug 22, 2011

sorcerer said:
I think for Miki these are also the bests:

2009 Worlds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFlpMMClTCI

2007 Japanese Nationals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4AVPUpVBbU

I agree with you on these skates!

christinaskater · Aug 22, 2011

I was really sad when she got injured during the 2008 Worlds

christinaskater · Aug 22, 2011

I really love Michelle Kwan's Tosca LP from the 2004 Nationals! So emotional, dramatic and magical! I love the charisma of Michelle Kwan and how her presence on the ice creates the feeling of euphoria!

jcoates · Aug 22, 2011

genki · Aug 22, 2011

Mao Asada Bell of Mascaw Worlds 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzWRyREFlnU

With 2 triple axles and passionate steps, I believe this FS should be considered to be one of the true masterpieces in the history of women's figure skating.

Totally underrated by the judge!!

dlgpffps · Aug 22, 2011

Listing over 20 seems to depreciate the meaning of "the greatest." There have been many great skates, but the greatest (for me, at least) have been these three:

Michelle's Lyra Angelica 1998 Nationals
Janet Lynn's Afternoon of a Faun 1970 Nationals
Chen Lu's Rach 1996 Worlds

The first two were true milestones in ladies figure skating.

gmyers · Aug 22, 2011

genki said:
Mao Asada Bell of Mascaw Worlds 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzWRyREFlnU

With 2 triple axles and passionate steps, I believe this FS should be considered to be one of the true masterpieces in the history of women's figure skating.

Totally underrated by the judge!!

I agree. She Delivered that to all of it's potential and was so passionate and the jumps were great and it all came together! But there was downgrade unfortunate and that was too bad because I thought it was a perfect piece of skating and made me a big big fan of Mao Asada. I was neutral the WHOLE season and neutral at the Olympics but then that happened and I am just a big Mao fan.

christinaskater · Aug 22, 2011

dlgpffps said:
Listing over 20 seems to depreciate the meaning of "the greatest." There have been many great skates, but the greatest (for me, at least) have been these three:

Michelle's Lyra Angelica 1998 Nationals
Janet Lynn's Afternoon of a Faun 1970 Nationals
Chen Lu's Rach 1996 Worlds

The first two were true milestones in ladies figure skating.

Arguably 3 of the best skates ever! Michelle for me gave the greatest performance ever! Janet also had this euphoric presence to her skater ( I am somewhat religious and I feel God's love and pure joy when she skates). She really skates from her soul! Chen Lu gave us a true masterpiece with her 96 Worlds LP! It was something to really behold and one of the great moments of skating. It was an artistic milestone and one of the few who could really skate from the soul and give justice to the genius that is Rachmaninoff. These 3 ladies belong to the greatest ladies for me in Figure skating!

evangeline · Aug 22, 2011

dlgpffps said:
Listing over 20 seems to depreciate the meaning of "the greatest." There have been many great skates, but the greatest (for me, at least) have been these three:

Michelle's Lyra Angelica 1998 Nationals
Janet Lynn's Afternoon of a Faun 1970 Nationals
Chen Lu's Rach 1996 Worlds

The first two were true milestones in ladies figure skating.

Excellent choices. Though personally, I would also add Michelle Kwan's Salome from 1996 Worlds to the list. Even without the context of that season (i.e. Michelle's transformation from girl to Woman/temptress), it's one of the few programs to leave me utterly speechless upon first viewing. Daring concept, creative and thoughtful choreography that used the nuances of the music superbly, wonderful performance.

christinaskater · Aug 22, 2011

I also love the Olympic skate of Elizabeth Manley in 1988!

iluvtodd · Aug 22, 2011

jcoates said:
Midori Ito
1988 Olympics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyu8GYBRIjE

If I could narrow it down to one, this one would be it!

treeloving · Aug 22, 2011

I'm surprise that no one mention Ito's 1990 world performance. For me this is one of the greatest FS in ladies figure skating history; both in technical and performance.

Olympia · Aug 22, 2011

This is like standing in a treasure cave. I wish I could stay home from work and watch these one by one...and then watch them all again.

I allowed myself just one, YuNa's Olympic long program. I haven't been able to watch it since the night. Wow, wow, wow. And not only was she spectactular, she seemed so calm. This girl was born to skate. By the way, notice that she did not just a double axel but a double axel-triple jump combination after a spreadeagle.

Man, this is a great list!

miki88 · Aug 22, 2011

My list includes pretty much all of her Michelle's freeskates.
Definitely Lyra Angelica and Salome.
Also Lu Chen's Butterfly Lovers LP.

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