Favorite Programs of All Time?

[CellarDweller]

I searched the forums and tried to find a thread like this, but wasn't able to.

If there is one, feel free to link to it, and I'll copy my post there. Please feel free to delete this if it is a duplicate.

What are your favorite programs or most memorable programs ever?


My picks, in no particular order:


Bourn & Kraatz - Riverdance

Shen & Zhao - Turandot

Nancy Kerrigan - '94 Olympic Neil Diamond program

Sasha Cohen - Malaguena

Rudy Galindo - Swan Lake

Meno & Sand - Nessun Dorma



Bonus - It wasn't a competitive piece, but I loved Sasha Cohen's exhibition version of Romeo and Juliet

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Check out this thread.

 

[CellarDweller]

Thanks IR! Going there now.

and I can't believe I forgot to list Michelle Kwan's Romanza!

Mods/Admin, feel free to lock/delete this thread. Sorry for the duplicate!

 

[ElSoteroLoco]

Thank you! I will be checking this out!

 

[ElSoteroLoco]

Favorite Programs in no particular order (I'm also sure I'm gonna forget some..lol)

*Tonya Harding 1991 US Nationals program LP landing the 3A for the first time
*Shen/Zhao 2003 Worlds LP (truly epic and emotional performance!!!!)
*Tanja Szewczenko 1997 Champion Series LP
*Paul Wylie 1992 Olympics LP
*Alexei Yagudin 1999 Worlds LP
*Maria Butyrskaya 1999 Worlds LP
*Tara Lipinski 1996 Worlds LP (after her horrific SP)
*Evan Lysacek 2010 Olympics LP
*Grishuk/Platov 1998 Olympics FD
*Elvis Stojko 1994 Olympics LP (He should have won IMO)
*Liz Manley 1988 Olympics LP
*Kristi Yamaguchi 1992 Nationals LP
*Surya Bonaly 1994 Worlds LP
*Todd Eldredge 1996 Worlds LP

 

[FlyingDutchman]

Legends of the Fall, Vanessa Gusmeroli, Worlds 2000 at Nice, France. I was there in the arena. HD sound system, HD replay screens. Lighting diffusers. Great low angle camera work at her Lutz entrance which is spectacular, even better than the guys do it. Wonderful acting. 100% of the audience cheering wildly. Wonderful choreography. There once was a you tube from French TV coverage which recreated the moment perfectly. Could watch this over and over again. Now only crappy low res ABC video with annoying commentary through the entire piece. Sad

 

[FlyingDutchman]

Anna Karenina could take over first, perhaps the performance to come at Worlds.

 

[ladyjane]

I've got quite a few programmes that I tend to watch and rewatch all the time (and I'm sure I will have forgotten some that I also recall fondly):

Torvill and Dean's Bolero FD (1984)
Torvill and Dean's Paso Double OD (1984)
Annessina and Peizerat's Carmina Burana FD (2000)
Shen and Zhao's Turandot 2003 Worlds 2003
Rudy Galindo's Swan Lake at Nationals (1996)
Dimitriev and Mishkutionok's Rachmaninov (1994)
Klimova and Ponomarenko's FD 1991-1992
Alexei Yagudin's Winter SP (2002)
Alexei Yagudin's Man in the iron Mask LP (2002)
Alexander Abt's SP to Armenian folk songs (2001, 2002)
Davis and White's Sheherezade FD (2014)
Davis and White's Bollywood OD (2010)
Irina Slutskaya's Wonderland LP (2005)
Michelle Kwan's The Feeling Begins SP (2003)
Michelle Kwan's Concerto de Aranjuez LP (2003)
Phillipe Candeloro's d'Artagnan LP (1998)
Carolina's Bolero LP (2014)

I think I might add S/M's beautiful La Terre vue du Ciel FS of this season to this list of all time favourites. Another one to watch and rewatch!

 

[christinaskater]

‘Song of the Black Swan’ - Michelle Kwan 2001 Worlds
‘Romanza’ Michelle Kwan 1996 Words
‘Rachmaninoff’ Chen Lu 1996 Worlds
‘Turnadot’ Shen And Zhao 2003 Worlds
‘Aranjuez’ Michelle Kwan 2003 US Nationals
"Hymne à l'amour" Akiko Suzuki 2014 Worlds
‘O’ Akiko Suzuki NHK Trophy.
Musetta’s Waltz Satoko Miyahara
Planets + Star Wars- Satoko Miyahara 2016/2017 Grand Prix Final
‘Les Miserables’- Yu-Na Kim 2003 Worlds.
Tonya Harding’s LP in 1991 US Nationals.
‘Ave Maria’ by Carolina Kostner.
‘Bolero’ by Carolina Kostner 2014 Olympics.
‘Winter’ Alexei Yagudin.
‘Man in the Iron Mask’ Alexei Yagudin.
‘1492’ Conquest by Todd Eldredge.
Piano Concerto #2 by Rachmaninov (LP): 2014 Winter Olympics- Mao Asada Olympics 2014.

 

[Proxy]

Yuna's Homage to Korea, maybe Danse Macabre or El Tango de Roxanne.

Mao's Bells of Moscow.

Hanyu's Semei.

 

[Corwin]

Evgeni Plushenko - St.Petersburg 300
Evgeni Plushenko - Once Upon A Time in America
Alexei Yagudin - Winter
Alexei Yagudin - Man in the Iron Mask
Grishuk & Platov - Memorial
Stolbova & Klimov - Man and Shadow
Stolbova & Klimov - The Addams Family
Volosozhar & Trankov - Masquerade
Totmianina & Marinin - 2006 FS
Navka & Kostomarov - Carmen

 

[plushyfan]

Plushenko Tribute to Nijinsky at Rus Nat - this program, this skate is for the eternity. The Twitter was full of this video link these days.

from a Yuzuru fan

‏@silviepai https://twitter.com/silviepai/status/967628707035799553

Okay, so confession: I do prefer Plushenko's style over Yuzu's. I think the best figure skate in history is still this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEJXkfMYTX4

"He is so gorgeous on ice to look at. The gift from heaven. With his technique and artistry, he stands alone from the rest of figure skaters. Historic figure, legend." :agree:

 

[RobinA]

Michelle Kwan - East of Eden
Torvill & Dean - Passo Doble
Torvill & Dean - Bolero
Anissina & Peizerat - Carmina Burana
Shen & Zhao - Turandot
Lang & Tchernyshev - Air on a G String
Klimova & Ponomarenko - Toccata & Fugue
Gordeva & Grinkov - Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 et.al

Gosh, I just realized that my most recent favorite program is 15 years old, S&Z.

 

[skatedreamer]

There are some great choices here! Below are 2 that I'm pretty sure didn't show up on other lists:

Michelle Kwan -- Lyra Angelica 1998
Virtue/Moir -- Mahler Symphony No. 5 2010

IMO, Michelle's Lyra at the '98 US Nationals was one of those transcendent moments that all performers hope for but rarely achieve. Same for Scott & Tessa in Vancouver -- before then, it never occurred to me to think of any ice dance team on a level with Torvill & Dean. Both performances had a kind of beauty and emotional depth that can't easily be expressed in words. So glad that they're available on YouTube & other videos for all of us to enjoy!

 

[merrywidow]

Klimova & Ponomarenko's exhibition to "Don Quixote". It still stands out in my memory after all these years. A jewel. From 1986, I believe.

 

[LandShark]

Torvill and Dean, Mack and Mabel , FD Worlds 1982.
Torvill and Dean, Paso Doble, OD, 1984.
Katarina Witt, Elizabeth Manley, Debi Thomas, SP's , Olympics, Worlds , 1988.
Vladimir Kotin, FP's , 1987, 1988.
Phillippe Candeloro, Conan the Barbarian FP, Worlds, 1993.
Rahkamo and Kokko, Finnstep OD, Worlds 1995.
Dushesnays, Wardance FD, 1988.
Kristina Czako, Masquerade SP, Adams Family FP, 1997.

 

[LandShark]

Adrian Schulteiss , Europeans SP 2011 , Scuba.

 

[iluvtodd]

Todd Eldredge - First Knight - 1996 Worlds, 1492 - 2001 Worlds
Michelle Kwan - Salome - 1996 Worlds, Lyra Angelica - 1998 US Nationals
Paul Wylie - JFK, Henry V - 1992 Olympics
Midori Ito - 1988 Olympic free skate, her "Rain" exhibition - 1992 Olympics
Elvis Stojko - Dragon - 1994 Worlds
Brian Orser - The Bolt - 1988 Olympics, The Story of My Life
The Kerrs - Scottish dance
Jason Brown - Riverdance 2014 US Nationals

 

[Suzzie]

Alexei Yagudin - Winter 2002
Alexei Yagudin - Man the Iron Mask 2002
Alexei Yagudin - Gladiator 2001
Patrick Chan - Phantom of the opera 2011
Patrick Chan - Take Five 2011
Patrick Chan - Four Seasons 2013
Savchenko/Szolkowy - Out of Africa 2009
Shen / Zhao - Turandot 2003
Virtue / Moir - Symphony No. 5 2010
Virtue / Moir - Moulin Rouge 2018
Virtue / Moir - Carmen
Krylova / Ovsyannikov - Carmen
Evgeni Plushenko - St Petersburg 300 2003
Volosozhar / Trankov - Masquerade Waltz 2014
Weaver / Poje - Maria de Buenos Aires 2014
Faiella / Scali - Italian folk
Shibutani / Shibutani - Fix you
Jeffrey Buttle - FP worlds 2008
Kwan - East of Eden 2001
Kwan - Fields of Gold (exh)
Lambiel - Ne Me Quitte Pas (exh)

to be continued ))

 

[christinaskater]

There are some great choices here! Below are 2 that I'm pretty sure didn't show up on other lists:

Michelle Kwan -- Lyra Angelica 1998
Virtue/Moir -- Mahler Symphony No. 5 2010

IMO, Michelle's Lyra at the '98 US Nationals was one of those transcendent moments that all performers hope for but rarely achieve. Same for Scott & Tessa in Vancouver -- before then, it never occurred to me to think of any ice dance team on a level with Torvill & Dean. Both performances had a kind of beauty and emotional depth that can't easily be expressed in words. So glad that they're available on YouTube & other videos for all of us to enjoy!

I totally agree