Javier Fernandez's Charlie Chaplin programs don't get enough appreciation IMO of how really good he is at the sort of light comedy that a lot of skaters try and (not being actors) tend to be a bit thuddingly ungood at. As actors will tell you, comedy is hard and the light sort even harder, but Javi has a real gift for it.
Ararat is Jeffry Buttle's most famous program. He won the World Championship with it.
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Gilles and Poirier’s 2015-2016 free dance. The music was a compilation of a few different folk songs, none of which I can remember by name at the moment. This was back when G/P were frequently accused of “trying too hard to be quirky and different.” Groan. Meanwhile, I had my fangirling turned up to eleven for that program:
https://youtu.be/woKl_yx1P_0
Mao Asada’s Bells of Moscow. At the time, many did not like this choice; however, I feel that over time this program has “aged well” and become one of her iconic programs.
Bestmaniova/Bukin carmen
Tessa/scott valse trise
Jeffrey Buttle ararat
All incredible programs that often get overlooked or not enough praise imo.
Only from the past 2 seasons
Wakaba Higuchi 18-19 SP - Early in the season i was confused by this program, but when she showed it clean at Skate Canada, and Japanese Nationals i loved it. It was modern and different, shame judges didn't like it as much.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tAWBGJHr0M
Deniss Vasiljevs 17-18 SP - Maybe my favourite program from the Men last season, it's the kind of program you'd see from an Olympic Champion with all the highlights of Recondita Armonia perfectly acknowledged by the choreography and the ending is perfection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3gTf9U_5No
Michal Brezina 18-19 FS, I don't see people talking about this program enough, it was great fun especially at Worlds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUk5z5ZPL7U
Boikova / Kozlovskii 18-19 FS, Nutcracker, it's not a new theme in figure skating, classical but it suits them perfectly, the program is well constructed building up with the crescendo of the music, and they are probably my favourite pair (better than Tarasov/Morozov, Zabiiako/Enbert and James/Cipres, don't @ at me), their elements are huge, they have a great personality on the ice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VoWdpzHp7o
Kurt Browning's Cotton Club SP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8KoSHYWXAg
i love Energia too! it's something new, suits Wakaba well and te step sequence is quite something