Who did the music piece justice?

lowtherlore · 01-10-2012, 03:44 AM

The Lark Ascending by Ralph V Williams:

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

This is my favorite Yu-Na program. A lot of choreography, and it's too bad she couldn't once do a clean skate out of it. Her entrance to the donut spin out of the inverted camel is the prettiest entry into a donut spin I've seen.

I don't know who else used that music, except Angela Nikodinov in 1999:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TktTGJ8P-c

**lavender** · 01-10-2012, 12:10 PM

How long was Tara a pro? I don't know but I just never saw Tara on Kristi's level as a pro. I think Kristi had the best pro career overall.

**snejina** · 01-10-2012, 02:53 PM

Savchenko-Szolkovy - all routines, especially the last one PINA
Anissina-Peizerat - Romeo and Juliet
Anissina-Peizerat - OD 2002 Olympics Games
Anissina-Peizerat - Carmina Burana 2000 Worlds
Berezhnaya-Sikharulize - Charlie Chaplin routine 2001 Worlds and exhibition
Anissina-Peizerat - Exhibition Susanna
Grishuk-Platov - The Feeling Begin, 1978 FD Nagano Olympics
Krylova-Ovsyannikov - Masquerade Waltz,
Denkova-Staviski - Hendel Sonata FD 2004 Worlds
Denkova-Staviski - 2007 Tokyo Worlds FD
Virtue-Moir - The Umbrellas of Cherbourgh, Pink Floyd, Flamenco OD 2010, Mahler FD 2010 Olympics
Davis-White - Samson and Delillah
Elena Sokolova - Samson and Dellilah
Yukari Nakano - Giselle, Harem exhibition, The Memoirs of a Geisha
Oksana Baiul - Swan Lake routine
Irina Slutskaya - the best and most expressive Toska
Gordeeva-Grinkov - Moonlight Sonata
Sasha Cohen - Dark eyes, Swan Lake
Mao Asada - Masquerade Waltz
Yu Na Kim - 2010 LP
Miki Ando - 2011 LP
Shizuka Arakawa - Turandot
Weaver-Poje - 2011 LP Worlds, 2011/2012 LP for the current season
Drobiazko-Vanagas - the best Phantom of the Opera - LP 2006 Worlds

**Tonichelle** · 01-10-2012, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by lavender

How long was Tara a pro? I don't know but I just never saw Tara on Kristi's level as a pro. I think Kristi had the best pro career overall.

about four years, so, yeah, she's about a decade shy of Kristi's career lol

**heyang** · 01-10-2012, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by Tonichelle

about four years, so, yeah, she's about a decade shy of Kristi's career lol

Tara skated with SOI from Spring 1998 to Spring/summer 2002. Kristi skated for 10 years with SOI + continued with a couple of additional Kristi Family and Friends shows during and post SOI.

Kristi skated pairs at senior level from 1986 - 1990 and ladies' singles senior level from 1988 -1992. Tara skated senior level from 1996 to 1998 - relatively short senior level.

**skateluvr** · 01-10-2012, 11:46 PM

Originally Posted by Tonichelle

about four years, so, yeah, she's about a decade shy of Kristi's career lol

Tara's fabulous programs can be seen on youtube soi and pro comps. she was a fabulous skater, she reached kriti's level as a pro. Always undervalued, out Tara

**Tonichelle** · 01-11-2012, 03:30 AM

Originally Posted by heyang

Tara skated with SOI from Spring 1998 to Spring/summer 2002. Kristi skated for 10 years with SOI + continued with a couple of additional Kristi Family and Friends shows during and post SOI.

Kristi skated pairs at senior level from 1986 - 1990 and ladies' singles senior level from 1988 -1992. Tara skated senior level from 1996 to 1998 - relatively short senior level.

I meant pro career, wasn't counting their amatuer career. didn't think that was teh issue...

as much as I loved watching Tara as a pro, I don't think she held a candle to Kristi. Not just in longevity but in the span/variety of pieces. Yes, partially due to her relatively short time skating, but most of Tara's pieces were to trendy music and very much her generation type stuff. Kristi continued to explore the possibilities. She too skated to Brittany Spears, but she also skated Madame Butterfly. She pushed herself to go beyond what she knew... Tara, too, had a growth, but she didn't match Yama. She didn't have enough time. I don't need to watch Tara on Youtube, I watched it as it was happening and have many of them on tape. I'm not a newbie to the sport, and I'm not completely stuck in the past, either. I just don't see them as equals IN THAT WAY. Both brought their best to the table. Injury kept one of them from longevity, which would have pushed her to create and recreate herself time and again.

**Mathman** · 01-11-2012, 08:47 AM

Thanks for posting, snejina. Welcome to the forum!

**ryanbfan** · 01-11-2012, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by Tonichelle

She too skated to Brittany Spears,

Britney*

Sorry... you know me

**andante1139** · 01-11-2012, 07:07 PM

Marina Anissina & Gwendal Peizerat 1999 Worlds OD Waltz My Sweet and Tender Beast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtS5M...rom=PL&index=1

Anissina & Peizerat Malaguena-Tango De Guell
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVPX_uTbgkY

Marina Anissina-Gwendal Peizerat - Romeo and Juliet -Prokofiev -1998 OLYMPICS FD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Wqp...eature=related

Anissina & Peizerat Danse Mon Esmeralda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQO-o...eature=related

Marina Anissina - Gwendal Peizerat 1998 Nagano Olympic Ex HDTV Time to Say Goodbye
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLchGRctH6k

Krylova & Ovisannkov 1998 Olympics EX Malaguena
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXYpP5GGreE

**heyang** · 01-11-2012, 09:07 PM

Originally Posted by Tonichelle

I meant pro career, wasn't counting their amatuer career. didn't think that was teh issue...

as much as I loved watching Tara as a pro, I don't think she held a candle to Kristi. Not just in longevity but in the span/variety of pieces. Yes, partially due to her relatively short time skating, but most of Tara's pieces were to trendy music and very much her generation type stuff. Kristi continued to explore the possibilities. She too skated to Brittany Spears, but she also skated Madame Butterfly. She pushed herself to go beyond what she knew... Tara, too, had a growth, but she didn't match Yama. She didn't have enough time. I don't need to watch Tara on Youtube, I watched it as it was happening and have many of them on tape. I'm not a newbie to the sport, and I'm not completely stuck in the past, either. I just don't see them as equals IN THAT WAY. Both brought their best to the table. Injury kept one of them from longevity, which would have pushed her to create and recreate herself time and again.

I just included the info on their senior careers as an additonal illustration of the brevity of Tara's skating career both at senior and pro level.

I also agree that Tara (IMHO) didn't come close to Kristi as a pro. I just think she lacked the maturity to perform some of the nuances that Kristi was able to capture. When I saw Tara skate to non pop music, I didn't feel connected to her.

**skateluvr** · 01-12-2012, 02:13 AM

Originally Posted by lowtherlore

The Lark Ascending by Ralph V Williams:

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

This is my favorite Yu-Na program. A lot of choreography, and it's too bad she couldn't once do a clean skate out of it. Her entrance to the donut spin out of the inverted camel is the prettiest entry into a donut spin I've seen.

I don't know who else used that music, except Angela Nikodinov in 1999:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TktTGJ8P-c

I agree this is her best program from "young yuna" Its lovely, she is so pure in this. It is hard to pick favorites with yuna as she did so well for 4 years. She is doing good work, am proud of Yuna the person more than skater.

**Hanaka** · 01-12-2012, 03:50 AM

Originally Posted by snejina

Anissina-Peizerat - OD 2002 Olympics Games
Anissina-Peizerat - Carmina Burana 2000 Worlds

Their Carmina Burana and Flamenco OD are my ultimate favorite. IIRC, wasn't their CB at the Worlds kind of shaky because of the pressure, though? Lambiel's and theirs are the best interpretation of Flamenco for me.