The Best Exhibition Programs

Toni, I might like your post the best!

What about That's Entertainment?

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

Evan Lysacek - Time to Say Goodbye (2006 World Championship Exhibition):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElUNztrvbbY&list=FLDID4ZiNkepRpLTY6uOubmQ&index=4&feature=plpp_video

Evan Lysacek- El Tango De Roxanne (2012 Stockholm Ice):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWRAMLOuNtk&list=FLDID4ZiNkepRpLTY6uOubmQ&index=1&feature=plpp_video

Tonichelle said:

Kurt Browning - Ain't No Sunshine: http://youtu.be/FKDHoI0MEdU
Kurt Browning - Red Hat Trick: http://youtu.be/LHN_1kaVIl4 (not the best performance but the only one I can find.)
Kurt Browning - Play That Funky Music: http://youtu.be/Rw6m10kfq80
Kurt Browning - Summertime: http://youtu.be/89UXQkTZbQk (again not the best performance, but the only one I could find.)
Kurt Browning - Antares: http://youtu.be/2Tcy--wXe5w (second jump is the quad... 10 years after his first official quad)
Kurt Browning - Nyah: http://youtu.be/l0Izl1CA1uA (probably his best EVER)

ok I'm seeing a pattern... I click on one vid then am reminded of others... I'll add more later, of other skaters lol

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I agree with Olympia, this may be the post of the thread so far!

G & G - Debussy:Reverie - http://youtu.be/lt0EcBMtW0U (1994 Olympics EX )

Olympia said:

Toni, I might like your post the best!

What about That's Entertainment?

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

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It's actually not one of my more favorite pieces... I think Raggy should get a nod - even though he over used it - just for the musical genius the choreography was... talk about interp!

I just love this one by Takahiko Kozuka. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see much of it this year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maes4l7GuBE

While I was enjoying Yuka Sato ( darling girl ! ) on the first page, it reminded me of this, and lo and behold , there it was right on the side. A World Pro artistic program from 2000..more or less an Exhibition...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws8zT945BYw&feature=related

I never tire of it.

This year ex by Tomáš Verner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeAZqIghfIQ (that was a crowd pleasing performance :agree
I also liked this a lot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkgy06cfvmg&feature=relmfu

chloepoco said:

I just love this one by Takahiko Kozuka. Unfortunately, we didn't get to see much of it this year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maes4l7GuBE

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Knew I was missing a certain exhibition in my first post that I just couldn't put my finger on. I also wish we could've seen more of it this season.

Now that we're on Kozuka, thought I'd add that his spread eagles alone endears me to his "Free Fallin'" EX.

colleen o'neill said:

While I was enjoying Yuka Sato ( darling girl ! ) on the first page, it reminded me of this, and lo and behold , there it was right on the side. A World Pro artistic program from 2000..more or less an Exhibition...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws8zT945BYw&feature=related

I never tire of it.

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Wanted to post Yuka's "Afternoon of a Faun" but didn't know whether it counted as an exhibition. I guess it kinda does...? Well whatever, I could watch that program all day...

Daisuke Takahashi - El Tango de Roxanne
http://youtu.be/ih6duhm2V6c

Shizuka Arakawa - Yugao
http://youtu.be/8EZKdlWRAzY

Kristi Yamaguchi & Denis Petrov: One day I'll fly away
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33aDa1dIH10

I used to really like exhibitions but not so much anymore. There were skaters I like watching skate exhibitions:

Michelle Kwan
Duh. My favorites were Dante's Prayer, Winter, Fields of Gold, One More Time, East of Eden and This Time Around (we've all seen them so I won't bother with posting links). She often put a lot of thought and care into creating her exhibition numbers and they were always so special and touching.

Sasha Cohen
Sasha's had a zillion exhibition numbers but I think Hernando's Hideaway was my favorite. I also like her Romeo and Juliet one as well.

A few others from back when: Kristi Yamaguchi (It's Oh So Quiet), Oksana Bauil (Feeling Begins, Sadness, Rock Around the Clock duet with Victor Petrenko), Rudy Galindo, Surya Bonaly, and Kurt Browning (mainly Brick House and Singing in the Rain).


In terms of current skaters, there are only a few:

Mao Asada
Queen of the exhibitions for this era of skaters. I did a blog post about it a while ago. She consistently puts out beautiful programs that really show a side of her that we don't get to see much in competition. Ballade, Por Una Cabeza and her recent Jupiter are my favorites. She's simply breathtaking in her exhibitions.

Akiko Suzuki
Her Libertango exhibition is the gatekeeper of that music; no one can touch it. That was the program that made me fall in love with her and made me realize just how amazing she is as a performer.

Kanako Murakami
Her most recent exhibition (I don't know the name) confirmed my belief that she is a versatile skater when it comes to music. The song is beautiful even though I don't understand the words and she relates to it so well; you can really see the feeling in her performance and I love that. It's a really lovely program and she skates it beautifully.

Adelina Sotnikova
Her Swan Lake exhibition blew me away last year and her Hernando's Hideaway did it again. I love her carriage, lines and extension; she is so gorgeous to watch. Also her expression and the way she hits the accents on the music makes her stand out from the nearly all of the other up-and-coming ladies.

That's about it, though I did recently watch US Novice Champ Karen Chen's exhibition and I have to say I was quite impressed with her. I loved the fans and the way she utilized them in the program, though I do think it'd have looked better if they matched her costume. She has a presence about her that is really good for someone so young. It'll be interesting to see how she develops.

periperi said:

Knew I was missing a certain exhibition in my first post that I just couldn't put my finger on. I also wish we could've seen more of it this season.

Now that we're on Kozuka, thought I'd add that his spread eagles alone endears me to his "Free Fallin'" EX.

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Right? I hope he keeps this exhibition for next season too--we need to see more of it!!!

Dragonlady said:

Ilia Kulik - Baseball Cap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tileKDK4eg

and RockIt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-rWLgahSnw

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YES to both! Loved those programs so much from him!

Some older exhibitions that I watch from time to time

Debi Thomas & Vladimir Kotin doing their Michael Jackson Exhibition at the Goodwill games makes me smile
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ainW6rWLwaA

Debi Thomas's Wanda Beazel EX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Mm3Fud7Jmo

Klimova & Ponomarenko do ballet on ice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uop0jFV8tcA

Not strictly an exhibition, but I love Rahkamo & Kokko's performance in the music video for Enigma's Beyond the Invisible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eX64wMyVwM

Brian Boitano skating on a glacier to Water Fountain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MleTnhI-lOw

Tonya Harding 1987 NHK When you Wish Upon a Star
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU9K1W6w-Vw

Sinead Kerr & John Kerr Scottish Dance EX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LehA1TOwnEI

A few more:

Kurt's Don't Fence Me In, That's Entertainment

Kristi - Doop, Doop, It's Oh, So Quiet

Michelle - Hands, Winter, Just Around the Riverbend (actually it's a medley of songs from "Pocahontas")

Melissa Gregory, Denis Petukhov, & Johnny Weir - "Fallen Angels"

Scott Hamilton - I Love Me (the one in which he plays a lounge lizard)

SOI group numbers - Fun & Games (1998), Peace, Love, & Skating, Hard Steele is Back

dorispulaski said:

Tonya Harding 1987 NHK When you Wish Upon a Star
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU9K1W6w-Vw
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That's soooo beautiful, and knowing what happened makes it all the more poignant to watch.

Surprised no one mentioned Plushenko's Sex Bomb program. I'm not a fan of his but this program is comedy gold!!!!!!!!

^ Oh, I love Plushy's "Sex Bomb." It's a hoot! I must say that I thought his "Baby Sex Bomb" was ridiculous (there was a discussion about that one quite a while ago on this board.

This is not exhibition perse, rather TV entertainment. But you will definitely feel your heart beating with those guys while watching it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPhKE9IF8wk Scott Hamilton & Kurt Browning Upside Down&Move It.