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CaroLiza_fan

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It is Jenny Kirk’s birthday on Thursday, and to thoroughly embarrass her, for the past few days Dave has been posting links on the TSL Facebook page to videos of Jenny skating when she was a lot younger ( https://www.facebook.com/TheSkatingLesson ).

13 year old Jenny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcGFpcAQSkY

14 year old Jenny (Lion King)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErVcFLNXb9Y

16 year old Jenny (Pocahontas)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoLZw99jmRk

Jenny is so cute and adorable in the first video!!! :love: You just want to pick her up give her a big hug!!! :love:

What I find so remarkable looking back is how good Jenny was so young! I had only ever seen her skating before when she was already at senior level. But, from looking at these, she was a VERY good novice and junior. I know I have been raving on about how good the current Russian teenagers are, but I think Jenny at the same age was as good as, if not better, than them.

And, although Jenny is embarrassed looking back on it, I love her costume in the Lion King routine! It really helps your enjoyment when you can see the lengths the skater goes to make their performance look just right. It’s like Mao Asada and her Mary Poppins exhibition from last season. It just shows their professionalism.

I just wish I had watched these videos before I watched the “This and That” video from a couple of weeks ago, as all I could think during these throwback videos was “Where did it all go wrong?!”

Thankfully, Jenny made up for that major fashion faux-pas a few days later by posting this photo of herself when she was going out for her first competition:

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/q74/1150406_10151783632093748_792232095_n.jpg

Jenny wrote in the description accompanying this photo “The number of fashion don'ts in this picture is overwhelming.” But, I totally disagree. She looks just how a wee girl of that age, at that time, SHOULD look. And she looks so happy!

Thank you for the memories! (Even though, for me, they are completely new! :laugh: )

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os168 said:
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- The 12 years old Michelle and Yuna clip on the first page should make the greatest inspiration vids for budding skaters everywhere, that shows even the very bests have had hard time in the beginning - you just have to keep working at it and you can be just as good as them (or even better?!).
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Michelle came in 8th, I think, at that 1992 competition. None of the skaters who finished ahead of her made it to the elite level. I wonder if any of them could have guessed at the time that they were skating with a future legend. By 1993, though, they could. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxjA5J76QBk
 
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dorispulaski said:
Midori Ito Junior Worlds 1981 at 11 years old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYklEKYKa7g

Midori 1981 at NHK EX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMy_oP2xmR0

Midori 1980 NHK LP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLtdloG-_So

:)

And here she is this year in the Worlds Adult Championship
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fbigid8Rzfc

A life lived with the love of skating.
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Thank you Doris!!! :biggrin:

I love these old videos you posted of Midori Ito! When Midori at her prime was well before my time (I was only 4 when she won Worlds!), so I find these old videos fascinating! And I've always had a soft spot for the Japanese in general, anyway! ;)

And how great does Midori look now?! She looks even younger than she was when she was competing!!! :eek: :biggrin:

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Photo only (no vid), but cute image of Marley and Brown for #ThrowbackThursday:

Jason Brown ‏@jasonbskates
Although so much has changed, somethings will always remain the same...Love you @mbmarley19! #superstarsonice #tbt pic.twitter.com/YMW4ma1NVM
9:53 AM - 15 Aug 13
https://twitter.com/jasonbskates/status/368052776841928704​

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And as we look forward to Champs Camps starting in a few days (Aug 19?), an album of class photos from previous years, courtesy of US Figure Skating's Facebook page:

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aftertherain said:
A set of V/M gifs. I wonder if they're still like this.

http://ohyeahvirtuemoirgifs.tumblr.c.../15247862873/x
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I've always loved the Virtue/Moir video on which these gifs are based.
The formal interview with V/M only is sweet in itself, but the best part (corresponding to the gifs) is the spontaneous appearance of other dear and smiling faces, which starts at approx 1:40.
 
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golden411 said:
I've always loved the Virtue/Moir video on which these gifs are based.
The formal interview with V/M only is sweet in itself, but the best part (corresponding to the gifs) is the spontaneous appearance of other dear and smiling faces, which starts at approx 1:40.
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I know, the video is underneath the links ( [x] ) on the tumblr page. ;)
 
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golden411 said:
Photo only (no vid), but cute image of Marley and Brown for #ThrowbackThursday:

Jason Brown ‏@jasonbskates
Although so much has changed, somethings will always remain the same...Love you @mbmarley19! #superstarsonice #tbt pic.twitter.com/YMW4ma1NVM
9:53 AM - 15 Aug 13
https://twitter.com/jasonbskates/status/368052776841928704​

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And as we look forward to Champs Camps starting in a few days (Aug 19?), an album of class photos from previous years, courtesy of US Figure Skating's Facebook page:
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Miniature Jason always makes me squeal in delight. He's adorable. And MBM is so cute in this pic too.

Champs Camp starts on August 20, same day as SDU.
 
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plushyfan said:
Plushenko 1996 Jaca Summer Camp Ex Pair:laugh: Dance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ze1WWyEZzk
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WOW!!!! Even 17 years ago Plushy was ever the showman!!!

I know somebody asked this on the video page itself, but since there was no answer, I will ask on here.

Does anybody know who Evgeniy’s partner was in this routine?

Whoever she is, she is very beautiful! :love:

Erm, I know it's not Throwback Thursday any more, so let's make today Flashback Friday!

For all you Plushy fans out there, here are some more videos of a young star in the making.

Very young Plushy (report)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZegtnW4RVYQ

9 year old Plushy (report)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40M3l2jZ35w

13 year old Plushy (Don Quixote)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRZoZWEzCYQ

Ach, this is taking too much time to type out. Here is a playlist of a whole pile of Plushy videos, starting from the above videos of him when he was very young, up to the 2012 Golden Skate Awards. Admittedly, a lot of videos have been deleted since the playlist was compiled, but there are still a lot of gems! :biggrin:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA6B6241E7DA91D30

And, since Disney has just launched a “Lone Ranger” film, I thought it would be fitting to add this playlist. It consists of a whole pile of performances that Plushy did to the “William Tell Overture” in the 1996/97 season:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC7C9686B5117A752

Enjoy

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