Worst programs of all time

[jersey1302]

Lets have some fun and laughs. We all know we have seen some pretty bad programs over the last few decades. This thread is for any discipline but has to be programs seen at an ISU event.

I will start..

I would have to say one of the worst. and to this day baffles me. Id LOVE to know who picked the music, what team members thought it was a good idea and what the skaters thought while this travesty was on the ice.. and skated by one of the more talented pairs teams we have seen.. Tarasova/ Morozov skating to Candy Man. Every time I think of it I have to laugh because they are such a nice looking team with fantastic qualities..none of them compliment that music. It was music I might want to see Brasseur/Eisler in a Stars On Ice show skating to..not T/M at the Olympics lol.

 

[Arigato]

The skating was:

Skate around the rink on two feet, then jump. Skate around the rink on two feet again and then go for another jump. Fall down. Skate around the rink on two feet some more, go for another jump. Skate around on two feet again. Fall down. Frenetic music made it unbearable. At one point she looked as if she were about to throw up on the ice. It was the worst thing on ice I have ever seen. And made a mockery of the sport. What made it the worst program was, there was no program.

2021 is the only hint.

 

[yuumagical]

Are we counting gala programs here? I know I've seen a couple of incredibly tasteless ones...

 

[TallyT]

Domnina & Shabalin's infamous 2010 thing will never be topped. Never.

 

[iluvtodd]

Philiipe Candeloro's "George of the Jungle!" Infantile & embarrassing (and I actually liked his "D'Artagnan" program, among others during his Olympic eligible career).

 

[dorispulaski]

Candeloro also had a cowboy number with a cowboy hat stitched to the back of his shirt, called Lucky Luke. It was based on a French cartoon cowboy,

Lucky Luke - Wikipedia

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and skated to The Wild Wild West television series soundtrack by Richard Markowitz and The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.

It was not a lucky program for Phillipe

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But it was not as bad as George of the Jungle.

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[gsk8]

Alexei Yagudin's "One Banana" exhibition routine (1996-97).

 

[dorispulaski]

Very true!

 

[dorispulaski]

Plushenko's "I did it Again" Exhibition is a contender:

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Ridiculous costume? Check.
Horrible music? Check.
Yowling baby? Check.
Bathroom humor? Check.

 

[NanaPat]

Plushenko's "I did it Again" Exhibition is a contender:

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Ridiculous costume? Check.
Horrible music? Check.
Yowling baby? Check.
Bathroom humor? Check.

And I thought "Sex Bomb" itself was bad. Trust Plushy to find a way to "improve" even that!

 

[Lamente Ariane]

Aside from the outright offensive ones, if we're talking funny bad I feel like I remember a skater whose program started with the noise of a balloon deflating at Lombardia Trophy many years ago. And a lot of self-serious voice over programs that rise to the level of camp...
Speaking of stifling giggles, worst music cuts has got to go to Alina Zagitova's 2018-19 Phantom of the Opera program. That glass smashing sound effect takes me out every time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsU6a5nE53c

And for pure WTF you can't beat Bobrova/Soloviev's "Birds" program... if you haven't seen it before, drop everything and watch it now, I promise you that you are not prepared for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsIrV4zVr5U

 

[4everchan]

I have two.... and i won't make friends

Being too literal

Rocky


Being literal when the "clowns" here are a metaphor not about literal clowns

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Domnina/Shabalin 2009-10 OD Aboriginal dance

 

[ladyjane]

And for pure WTF you can't beat Bobrova/Soloviev's "Birds" program... if you haven't seen it before, drop everything and watch it now, I promise you that you are not prepared for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsIrV4zVr5U

I've seen worse. It might not be their best ever (they have plenty of better ones). Personally I don't like Domnina/Shabalins's OD in 2009/2010 (I'm not the only one), mostly because of the denigrating costuming, and Tarasova/Morosov's Candy Man is also a 'highlight' (for very different reasons). But then, all good skaters can have wtf programme once in a time. Even Savchenko/Solzkovy... I'm still your friend @4everchan I hope, but I rather liked watching this particular programme again.

 

[jersey1302]

Domnina & Shabalin's infamous 2010 thing will never be topped. Never.

OMG that australian native dance? YIKES that was something alright.

 

[jersey1302]

I have two.... and i won't make friends

Being too literal

Rocky


Being literal when the "clowns" here are a metaphor not about literal clowns

Rocky was a love it or hate it.. I loved it tbh. I thought it was so them and literally no one else could of pulled that one off haha

 

[jersey1302]

The skating was:

Skate around the rink on two feet, then jump. Skate around the rink on two feet again and then go for another jump. Fall down. Skate around the rink on two feet some more, go for another jump. Skate around on two feet again. Fall down. Frenetic music made it unbearable. At one point she looked as if she were about to throw up on the ice. It was the worst thing on ice I have ever seen. And made a mockery of the sport. What made it the worst program was, there was no program.

2021 is the only hint.

I feel like we are talking about a russian skater? Im not too sure off the top of my head.l I havent googled anything lol

 

[Arriba627]

Stephane Lambiel's red cat program was a bit much!

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[jersey1302]

Aside from the outright offensive ones, if we're talking funny bad I feel like I remember a skater whose program started with the noise of a balloon deflating at Lombardia Trophy many years ago. And a lot of self-serious voice over programs that rise to the level of camp...
Speaking of stifling giggles, worst music cuts has got to go to Alina Zagitova's 2018-19 Phantom of the Opera program. That glass smashing sound effect takes me out every time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsU6a5nE53c

And for pure WTF you can't beat Bobrova/Soloviev's "Birds" program... if you haven't seen it before, drop everything and watch it now, I promise you that you are not prepared for it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsIrV4zVr5U

I watched the bird opening.. their heads looking around like they were birds at the beginning.. did I hear a dog bark too or .. I legit dont know lol. Yeah wow that was a frantic mess..

 

[4everchan]

Rocky was a love it or hate it.. I loved it tbh. I thought it was so them and literally no one else could of pulled that one off haha

i think the truth is that no one else would have wanted to pull that one off