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Most electric programs...your thoughts?

Longhornliz

Final Flight
Joined
Apr 1, 2004
Now that the competition season is over I’m bored and I have lots of time to reflect back on my favorite figure skating moments. Here is my list of the most electric performances… in no particular order.

Please add your own favorites to the list

MK- LP at 2004 Nationals: I honestly feel this was her best skate ever. And as far as engaging a crowd, they were on their feet before her straight line footwork was over. I cried a lot, and I’m not one of those dire hard MK fans.

S&P- LP at 2002 Olympics: I usually am bored by pairs skating, but they peaked my interests again…. And not because of the controversy surrounding the judging.

Tara- LP at 1998 Olympics: I can still hear the sound of her shrieking in my ears late at night. She was like a little lightning bolt on the ice, and although my heart broke for Michelle I couldn’t have been happier for her.

Oksana- LP at 1994 Olympics: Despite the pink marabou it was a captivating skate. No one will ever doughnut like she did. Magic.

Nancy-LP at 1994 Olympics: Gorgeous. I felt like she had the world behind her, she was skating for so much more than an Olympic title. The turmoil of the months leading up to the event really added to the electricity as she overcame so much.

T&D- Bolero at 1984 Olympics: Set the bar pretty high, and I don’t think anyone has ever matched them.
 

mariana

On the Ice
Joined
Aug 18, 2003
Pairs and Dance:
S&P- LP at 2002 Olympics: I usually am bored by pairs skating, but they peaked my interests again…. And not because of the controversy surrounding the judging.
I agree with you.
D&S- FD at 2004 worlds: Simply amaysing
:love:
A&P- Fd 2000. Carmina Burana. I wanted to jump into my TV to see them closer
D&S- FD 1999. I just loved that one
T&D- FD 1982. Mac and Mabel. The best ice dance couple of all times. Do I need to explain?
 

SK8GR8

Rinkside
Joined
Dec 16, 2003
Definitely Michelle Kwan's Lyra Angelica program at 98 Nationals. She was recovering from the fractured toe and hadn't competed in awhile--you could tell she had missed it and she went out there and skated perfectly and with so much feeling. It's too bad that she held back a little when she performed the same program a month later at the Olympics. If she had skated like she did at Nationals in the Olympics, there's no question she would have the gold medal.
 

soogar

Record Breaker
Joined
Dec 18, 2003
Usova and Zhulin 1989 &1991 Worlds and 1992 Olympics: The best ice dance programs ever
Klimova and Ponamerenko: 1989,1990 & 1992 Worlds, 1992 Oly-

Shizuka Arakawa: 2004 Worlds: What a moving program by such a beautiful woman. I have seen this program numerous times already and I am still moved.

Paul Wylie- 1990 Nationals ; I think this is the one where he got those 6.0s for artistic impression: I'm not sure which year this is but I think Todd won it b/c Chris was out with a back injury. People talk about Paul's Olympic program , it really wasn't that good. This lp was the best I've ever seen Paul skate and it was magnificent.



LAST BUT NOT LEAST!!!
BRIAN BOITANO CANVAS ON ICE; WHEN HE SKATED ON THE GLACIER TO THE LOVE THEME OF THE SECRET OF MY SUCCESS:
This was the defining moment of Brian Boitano and ALL skating for me. Everything was perfect and this program was the greatest skating moment of all time for me.
 
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Tenorguy

On the Ice
Joined
Aug 17, 2003
Electric Programs

Soogar -

"Canvas On Ice". I've always wanted to remember the name of that program! Thanks so much for reminding me of that great skate on the glacier. Favorite part of the show: Brian performing those progressive axels: first the single, then double and then triple. Amazing stuff!

Tenorguy
 
Joined
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Dick Button
Tenley Albright
Peggy Flemming
Dorothy Hamil
John Curry
Torvahl and Dean
The Duchesnays
the protopopovs
Kurt Browning
Michelle Kwan

The above listed are my personal HALL OF FAME; there are many other fine skaters, and even better sportspeople, but the above are special for what I like to see in skating.

Joe
 

Vash01

Medalist
Joined
Jul 31, 2003
Ladies:

Shizuka- 2004 worlds LP
Midori-88 Oly, 89 & 90 worlds (all LP's)
Sasha- 2004 worlds SP
Michelle-Lyra Angelica USN 98, worlds 2001 LP (SOTBS), Aranjuez USN 2003, Tosca 2004 worlds
Irina-GPF 2000, 2001 GWG (Tosca)
Tara- Oly 98 LP
Chen Lu- worlds 96 LP (Rachmaninoff)
Oksana- 93 worlds LP


Pairs (my most favorite discipline):

B&S- 2001 COR LP (Citylights), 98 GPF LP (Dark eyes), 98 Euro SP (Swan Lake), 2001 worlds SP (Meadowland)
G&G-89 worlds LP (Die Fledermaus), 88 Oly LP, 94 Oly LPMoonlight Sonata (inspite of the flaws)
M&D-92 (Lieberstraum) & 94 Olympics LP's(Rachmaninoff)

Ice dance:

Klimova&Ponomarenko- 92 Oly FD (Bach)
Dushenays- 91 worlds FD (Missing)
T&D- Bolero 84 Oly FD
Usova-Zhulin- 89 worlds FD (Planets), 92 Oly FD (Four seasons)
Grishchuk-Platov: 98 Oly FD (Memorial)
Krylova-Ovssianikov: 97 worlds FD (masquerade waltz)

Men:

Boitano- 88 Oly LP
Orser- 88 worlds LP
Kurt- 93 worlds LP (Casablanca)
Viktor-88 Oly LP, 92 worlds LP
Paul Wylie- 92 Oly LP (Henry the 5th)
Yagudin- 2002 Oly SP (Winter)
Plushenko- 2003 GPF LP (St.Petersburg 300), 2004 worlds LP
Johnny Weir-2004 USN LP (Dr.Zhivago)
Rudy Galindo- 96 USN LP (Swan Lake)
Kulik-98 Oly LP (Rhapsody in blue)
 

Longhornliz

Final Flight
Joined
Apr 1, 2004
Ohh I totally forgot about Kulik!

I got to see him live at COI in 98 in San Antonio!!! Tara was there too, but she did the "I'm walking on sunshine" exhibition program that makes me want to vomit.
 

BronzeisGolden

Medalist
Joined
Jul 27, 2003
1. Paul Wylie, 1992 Olympic LP - WOW! I read the title of this thread and immediately thought of Wylie. That was an electric performance! I loved everything about it, but the last 20-30 seconds were just brilliant. The footwork into the 3t, the spread eagle, the splits.....wonderful!

2. Nicole Bobek, 1995 Worlds SP - That SP was such a vivacious and peppy number, and perfectly suited for Nicole's style. I was proud to see her shrug off all of the pressure and deliver such an astoundingly energetic program. Too bad about the long...but I'll always remember that magnificent short!

3. Tara Lipinski, 1998 Olympic LP - I'm with Liz, this is one of the most fiery performances I can recall. Tara was rolling right along with the vibes and emotions of the moment and it showed, she was spectacular.

4. Michelle Kwan, 2004 Nationals LP - Okay, maybe because I was there I am biased, but the electricity in that arena was almost palpable. It was like everyone let go of themselves for a moment and went stark raving mad...then realized they were in public and straightened it up! It was yet another vintage Kwan mega-skate...but I'd stamp this one as her most electrifying.

5. S&Z, 2003 Worlds LP - It was a lovely, classical program...but talk about power and electricity! They mowed through the last 20-30 seconds with such abandon and genuine joy. I was electrified just watching on television.
 

skater85

Rinkside
Joined
Mar 5, 2004
Men
-Alexei Yagudin, 2001 worlds sp
-Elvis Stojko, 1994 worlds lp, 2002 nationals lp
-Evgeny Plushenko, 2001 Worlds lp
-Paul Wylie, 1992 Olympics lp
-Kurt Browning, 1993 nationals lp

Ladies
-Tara Lipinski, 1998 Olympics sp and lp
-Sarah Hughes, 2002 Olympic lp
-Michelle Kwan, 1997 Worlds lp( i know, i know, the doubled lutz, but still she was on FIRE!), 1998 nationals sp and lp( still think these performances are untouched by anyone), 2000 worlds lp, 2003 worlds lp, 2003 nationals lp
-Sasha Cohen, 2000 nationals sp
Maria Butryskya, 1999 worlds lp( she isnt a fav of mine at all, but she had me drawn in with this performance)

Pairs
-Sale/Pelletier, 2000 nationals lp, 2001 worlds lp, 2002 GPF lp, 2002 Olympics lp
-B/S(because I cant spell :p), 2001 worlds sp
-Underhill/Martini, 1984 worlds lp
-G/G, 1994 olympics sp( still one of my favorite programs ever)
-M/D, 1994 olympics lp
-Shen/Zhao, 2003 worlds lp

Dance
Well to be honest I cant really think of a dance performance that made me go WOW!!....but I'd say A/P at worlds in 2000 with their lp. It was a great moment , especially in their home country.
 
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Apparently, posters do not know wonderful skaters before 1990. that's ok, there will come a time when very young posters will not remember those wonderful skaters before 2006, C'est la vie.

Joe
 

skater85

Rinkside
Joined
Mar 5, 2004
I'm working on my skating collection of the pre-90's!!!

I ( understandably) do not have much coverage from before then seeing as I would have been 4 or 5 :D
 

dorispulaski

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Denise Beillmann and Elaine Zayak, Hartford Worlds 1981, both amazing. Elaine for being a dancing little daffodil in yellow just reeling off those triple jumps and Denise for the first time I'd ever seen that Bielmann spin, looking like a Christmas ornament somehow.

Torvill and Dean, 1984, OSP Paso Doble, Olympics, especially the amazing part where she is a cape, literally flapping in the wind behind him as he strides up the ice, and they repeat it and its exactly the same

T&D Summertime Blues OSP

Rudi Galindo skates Baron Rothbart in Swan Lake, 1996, San Jose
Nationals

Duchesnays, Savage Rites FD, Worlds 1988

Duchesnays, Missing, Halifax Worlds, 1990?

Brian Boitano, Les Patineurs SP, 1988, Nationals

Brian Orser, Sing sing sing SP, 1988 Olympics. And I hate the music Sing sing sing

Tonya Harding, Nationals, LP with 3A, 1991

Underhill and Martini, Pairs LP, Ottawa Worlds, 1988

Gary Beacom (CAN), 10th place Worlds, Ottawa, to oriental music

Robert Wagonhoffer(US), 10th place Worlds, Hartford

Kurt Browning, Casablanca, Olympics,

Gordeeva / Grinkov, LP, Olympics 1988

Fadeev, LP, 1986 (think I've got the year right) This was the year he won the men's. Russian folk music, per usual.

B&S, Lady Caliph 2002
B&S, Chaplin competitive program, 2001
 

shine

Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 27, 2003
Krylova/Ovsiannikov - 99 Worlds FD
K/O - 99 Worlds OD (La Traviata)
K/O - 96 Worlds OD (Paso Doble)
K/O - 96 Worlds FD (Russian Folk selection)
Denkova/Staviyski - 04 Euro FD
D/S - 99 Worlds FD
B/S - Olys SP (Lady Caliph)
B/S - 01 Euros LP
Lambiel - 03 Worlds QR
Lambiel - 02 Euro SP and LP
 
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Enero

On the Ice
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Jan 22, 2004
Torvill & Dean - Bolero. Forgot the event (and year), but it was many years after their Olympic win. Several Olympic Champions were revisiting their winning programs on ice.

Anissina & Peizerant - 2000 Worlds LP - Carmina Burana & 2002 Olympics (OD) - Malegena. I miss them so much. There's no one even close to their passion and excitement out there right now.

Tara Lipinski - Olympic Free Skate. To this day, I've never seen anyone skate with such fire and excitement!! I never get tired of watching this program.

Mishketunek & Dmitriev - 1992 Olympic Long - Dreams of Love. Beautiful Program.

Plushenko - 2004 Worlds LP. Love this guy. He has such power and command on the ice.

Kulik - 1998 Olympics Rhapsody In Blue, absolute perfection.

Sasha Cohen - 2004 Worlds Short. So much passion and fire. She really sold that program. Beautifully skate.
 

Vash01

Medalist
Joined
Jul 31, 2003
Joesitz said:
Apparently, posters do not know wonderful skaters before 1990. that's ok, there will come a time when very young posters will not remember those wonderful skaters before 2006, C'est la vie.

Joe

I have posted a few from 88 and 89.
 

brenlynn

On the Ice
Joined
Jan 9, 2004
Lipinski's 1998 Olympic LP - almost everyone has this listed, and being the huge Tara fan I am, I couldn't pass it up! It stands out in my mind as the ultimate program, the best I have ever seen. I get chills everytime I watch it.

Baiul's 1994 Olympic SP - I loved her LP, but I thought her SP was much better and had more choerography, it wasn't just her standing around and wiggling. It was amazing.

Baiul's 1993 Worlds LP - She skated with fire and passion. This skate was miles better than her LP in Lillehammer. If she would have skated it that same way in Lillehammer, I don't think there would be as much of a question of who should have won.

Browning's 1993 Worlds LP - Love it, love it, love it! Need I say more?

Cohen's 2004 Worlds SP - Best performance from her to date, hope we can see many more of these in the coming years!

Goebel's 2003 Worlds LP - I thought this was the best performance he had given to date, although it wasn't enough to win that night, I was so happy for him!

Ina & Zimmerman 2002 Olympic LP - It was amazing!! I definetly think they should have placed higher. It was the best skate from them, ever.

That's all I can think about right now... I don't have any to list pre-1993 because that is when I 1st became interested in skating, and I was only 11, so I don't remember much before then!
 

Jaana

Record Breaker
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Jul 27, 2003
Country
Finland
Rodnina & Ulanov
Rodnina & Zaitshev (Kalinka and others)
Babilonia & Gardner
Gordeeva & Grinkov
Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze
Shen & Zhao / freeskate at Worlds 2003

Dorothy Hamill / Olympics 1976 freeskate
Tara Lipinski / Olympics 1998 freeskate
Shizuka Arakawa / Worlds 2004 freeskate

John Curry / Olympics 1976 freeskate
Robin Cousins / Olympics 1980 freeskate
Brian Boitano / Olympics 1988 freeskate
Viktor Petrenko / Olympics 1988 freeskate
Paul Wylie / Olympics 1992 freeskate
Ilia Kulik / Olympics 1998 freeskate
Philippe Candeloro / Olympics 1994 & 1998 freeskate
Evgeni Plushenko / 2004 Words freeskate

Torvill & Dean / Bolero
Gritschuk & Platov / Arabian Dance
Anissina & Peizerat / couple programmes

Marjaana
 

icenut84

Final Flight
Joined
Jul 27, 2003
The most electric performances, for me:

Ladies -

* Liz Manley, 88 Olympic LP (especially when she landed the 3lutz)
* Midori Ito, 88 Olympics LP
* Tanja Szewczenko, 94 Olympic SP
* Oksana Baiul, 94 Olympics SP & EX
* Lu Chen, 96 Worlds LP
* Tara Lipinski, 98 Olympics LP
* Maria Butyrskaya, 99 Worlds LP
* Michelle Kwan, 96 Worlds LP, 00 Worlds LP, 02 Olympics EX, 03 Worlds SP
* Irina Slutskaya, 00 Worlds SP, 01 Worlds SP & LP, 02 Worlds LP
* Sasha Cohen, 03 Worlds SP (yes, I know she fell, but I love that performance anyway. She just pulled out all the stops and the rest of the programme was amazing.) Also 02 Olympics SP & 04 Worlds SP
* Viktoria Pavuk, 04 Euros SP & LP

Men -

* Brian Boitano, 88 Olympics LP
* Brian Orser, 88 Olympics LP
* Viktor Petrenko, 91 Worlds LP, 94 Olympics LP
* Kurt Browning, 94 Olympics LP
* Elvis Stojko, 97 Worlds LP
* Phillippe Candeloro, 98 Olympics LP (especially the footwork :) )
* Alexei Yagudin, 01 Worlds SP, 02 Olympics SP
* Evgeny Plushenko, 01 Worlds LP, 03 LP
* Todd Eldredge, 01 Worlds LP
* Alexander Abt, 02 Euros LP
* Stephane Lambiel, 02 Euros LP, 04 Worlds LP

Dance -

* Torvill & Dean, 82 Worlds OD & FD, 83 Worlds FD, 84 OD & FD, 94 Olympics OD & FD
* Anissina & Peizerat, 99 Worlds FD, 00 Worlds FD, 02 Olympics OD
* Bourne & Kraatz, 98 Worlds FD, 03 Worlds OD
* Kerr & Kerr, 04 Euros FD (Standing O!)
* Faiella & Scali, 04 Worlds FD
* Denkova & Staviyski, 04 Euros/Worlds FD

Pairs -

* Gordeeva & Grinkov, 88 Olympics SP
* Mishkutenok & Dmitriev, 92 LP, 94 Olympics LP
* Brasseur & Eisler, 94 Olympics LP
* Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze, 98 SP & LP, 01 Worlds LP, 02 Olympics SP & LP
* Abitbol & Bernadis, 98 Olympics LP, 02 Euros LP
* Ina & Zimmerman, 02 Olympics LP
* Sale & Pelletier, 02 Olympics LP
* Shen & Zhao, 03 Worlds LP, 04 Worlds LP
* Petrova & Tikhonov, 04 Euros LP
* Totmianina & Marinin, 03 Worlds SP, 04 Worlds SP

I'm sure I've forgot some...
 

DivakawaFan

Rinkside
Joined
Mar 4, 2004
S/Z- 03/04 Worlds LP
Shizuka - 04 Worlds LP/95 Worlds LP
MK - 03 Worlds LP
Lu Chen - 96 Worlds LP
Midori Ito - 89 Worlds LP
Kristi Yamaguchi - 91 Worlds LP
T/D - Bolero 84, Olys FD 94
 
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