other kinds of female artistry

[gkelly]

I'm sure we can all think of plenty of examples of beautiful artistic programs by skaters who emphasize traditional classical beauty in their choices of how to present themselves on ice. We can probably also think of examples of female skaters who choose to play up their sex appeal.

What about other choices that female skaters have made? What are some good examples of successful female artistry that's not primarily about beauty or sex appeal?

Here are a few to get started:

Thomas

Harding SP
Harding LP

Witt 94

Gusmeroli

I'll add some more later.

[dorispulaski]

Stephanie Rosenthal!

SP 2006 Rockit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnkku5aJzZM

One of the best things about this program is Dick Button loving it despite the jumps not being top notch!

The audience also loved it.

[emma]

Stephanie Rosenthal!

SP 2006 Rockit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnkku5aJzZM

One of the best things about this program is Dick Button loving it despite the jumps not being top notch!

The audience also loved it.

That was such a great program, and if I have my years correct, her LP that year was to Andean music and it too was very creative and I really enjoyed it!

I am finding both Kostner's SP and LP very interesting this year - the music is interesting to me and the shapes she creates on the ice with her long limbs really just make it hard for me to look away...

[dorispulaski]

Stephanie's LP, to Andean music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9y1ui80eRA

[gkelly]

Yup, I was going to add both of those too! And I think those were a good example of IJS being used well, since she got significantly higher scores for choreography, etc., than for skating skills.

[mmcdermott]

Good thread! I was thinking of posting something similar in the Skating and Feminism thread from last week. I often wonder if the ladies and their coaches feel (rightly or wrongly) that they'll get weaker marks for non-traditional programs. It seems like there is a wider diversity of music and costume choices in the other disciplines.

Carolina Kostner's LP came to mind for me as well. It's an interesting example because, IMO, her costume completely changes the feel of the program. If she was wearing a pretty dress it would feel more like a traditional beauty type of program.

And surely there must be some examples from Surya Bonaly?? I don't remember well enough to look for any in particular ...

[Tonichelle]

Stephanie Rosenthal!

SP 2006 Rockit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnkku5aJzZM

One of the best things about this program is Dick Button loving it despite the jumps not being top notch!

The audience also loved it.

I was there and I freaking LOVED that program. Watching it in practice just got me more excited to see it for the real deal!

[Nadine]

Great thread! I have none to add of my own because the ones I thought of have already been posted.

There's nothing like pure raw power, gives me the chills just thinking about it, one of the aspects I most love about this sport, amongst many! *Cheers* (:^D

[callalily]

Stephanie Rosenthal!

SP 2006 Rockit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnkku5aJzZM

Thanks, I hadn't seen that before. I love her confidence and her total willingness to commit to the music. Fantastic!

[Blades of Passion]

Stephanie Rosenthal!

SP 2006 Rockit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnkku5aJzZM

One of the best things about this program is Dick Button loving it despite the jumps not being top notch!

The audience also loved it.

Yup, I was going to add both of those too! And I think those were a good example of IJS being used well, since she got significantly higher scores for choreography, etc., than for skating skills.

Except her PCS were still comparatively quite low in comparison to the "frontrunners". If the IJS were truly being used well, her PCS for that SP performance would have been the highest of the competition (even better than Sasha Cohen, who was sick during this competition and it showed). The amount of choreographic movement in that program of Stephanie's was incredibly demanding and it was creative, worked together seamlessly, excellent with the music, and performed with one of the biggest and most constant smiles I've ever seen.

[amateur]

Stephanie Rosenthal!

SP 2006 Rockit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnkku5aJzZM

Oh my.. The spiral sequence in that has to be the best (as in, most entertaining/thrilling/amusing) I have ever seen! Very cool.

I can remember Alena Leonova injecting humour into her spiral sequence in one of her SPs... including making a gesture as though she was looking at a watch, i.e. assuring that she was holding it for the required number of seconds. What program was that? That made me laugh, and was my favourite until just seeing this one of Roensthal's.