Most electric programs...your thoughts?

[Vash01]

Originally posted by Joesitz
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]

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]

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]

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]

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