Greatest performances not to win??

[thisthingcalledlove]

You are right. It is a can of worms. Skating clean does not mean a thing if there is no choreography, no unison, no postures and lines and no connection with each other. B&S were head and shoulders above the rest including S&Z and they rightfully won on the presentation marks.

was that the "toe tapping" worlds?

 

[sarahmistral]

gushing over Ximena and Midori

Ximena...
Let me just say how much I L VE

1, Your selfish motivation for starting this grrrreat thread!!! (I'm right on that same page with you, sister; want all the info available about great performances so I can get to tape trading and downloading!)

2, Your location at all times: "I want Plushenkofest" So simple, so understated, so to the point, love it to pieces Laugh my tushy off every time I read it--it's brilliant, truly worthy of Plushy.

Sarah

Anybody, please help w/info asap: what music did Midori skate her INCREDIBLE (wwzers--I have never seen a woman jump like that, and how many guys get that proportional height--I seldom rewind a jump millions of times, but this is a history-making jump---ww.--Okay, heading over to Nadine's Technical Skaters gush thread--feats like that touch the heart, IMO, as much as pure artistry does, though in a different way)

1990 Worlds LP that SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE GOLD (I know, I know, figures, yadda yadda yadda---after watching this program and having it so fresh in my mind, this thread jumped out at me like Midori doing an axel--couldn't resist; big fonts for BIG impressions!) WHAT WAS THE MUSIC???!?!?! ANYONE??? I ask b/c someone else I've seen several times has skated to it and I CAN'T remember!!!!!! (it's that premature senility again )

 

[soogar]

Sarah:
I think she skated to Sheherazade by Rimsky Korsakov in 1990. I'm not sure though b/c I don't have my tape to watch the program again.

 

[mariana]

Denkova & Staviyski, 04 Euros & Worlds (they where robbed BIG time)
Shen & Zhao, 04 Worlds
Stephane Lambiel, 04 Worlds
Petrova & Tikhonov, 04 Euros
Ina & Zimmerman, 02 Olympics
Lobacheva & Averbukh, 02 Olympics
Torvill & Dean, 94 Olympics

 

[Ximena]

well thanks Sarah

Well you really have helped me a lot, to look for most of this performances will make my off-season with a least a little more skating that what I though. I think I will start by searching those Olys performances and then to look for the rest.

I can't believe I forgot Todd's Worlds 98 and 01 because I did got to see those, that was great.

 

[sk8ing_lady2001]

I think you should add Michelle's "Taj Mahal" at 1997 Worlds to the list!

 

[Vash01]

was that the "toe tapping" worlds?

The toe tapping incident did occur at those worlds, however, it would not have changed the results. B&S won a 7:2 decision. Even if the two judges had placed S&Z first (though I don't see why- based on the skating) it would have still given B&S a 5:4 win.

 

[Kasey]

I agree with Plushy at 02 GPF...but not at the Olympics. He did not seem to have the energy and 'sizzle' he usually does there...maybe the fall in the short sucked it out him. I don't know if it would have mattered though. I think if he had done better, Yags would have just upped the technical a little more...he was in the zone, and I don't think he would have lost, regardless.

I also agree with Abt at the 02 Euros...

Add to that, Paul Wylie at the 89 (I think) Nationals....he lost to Eldredge, basically because the point percentages worked against him (Long program was only worth 33%). AND, Wylie at the '92 Olympics!!! Yeah, he had some mistakes....but Plushenko had more of them, and bigger, program-affecting mistakes. Wylie was totally robbed! (And was very classy and decent about it).

Kasey

 

[sarahmistral]

the right idea

I think that if we did a skating fans' version of Family Feud, the top response to the question "what to do during the off-season?" would be "watching every great skating performance not yet seen"...great idea.

Thanks soogar, I was about to have a heart attack; I'm like "I've heard that music, I've HEARD that music....aaaargh!!" It was a similar cut, at least the intro, to MK's Sheherazade in 2002. About Midori's Sheherazade and the glorious triple axel, you can download them both at www.cruelladekwan.com I was privileged enough to see it with minimal hold time because of my friend's cable connection. It would have taken me 2 hours to see it on my computer at home, though I may still do it b/c I think it's worth it. Speaking of downloads, Ximena, you are familiar with sites such as www.cruelladekwan.com, right? It mostly has MK videos, but there are quite a few other skaters with at least one video on there...though I know you won't settle for less than a Plushenkofest


Back on topic, how dare I forget the lverly Stephane Lambiel at Worlds this year--should have had bronze IMO. Someone else said this, but given my adoration of the guy, saying it myself was the least I could have done :sheesh:

Sarah

 

[millyskate]

sorry meant Ilia's 1996 worlds, the alladdin program

 

[icenut84]

AND, Wylie at the '92 Olympics!!! Yeah, he had some mistakes....but Plushenko had more of them, and bigger, program-affecting mistakes. Wylie was totally robbed! (And was very classy and decent about it).

Wow - beating Wylie in 92. He must have only been about 9 years old then. Obviously very talented.

 

[Kasey]

LOL! OKay, so I had just responded regarding Plushenko and the boy was on my brain!

PETRENKO!!!! (Who I liked very much, still do, but he was not the winner that night in MY mind!


Kasey

 

[Ximena]

Re: the right idea

Speaking of downloads, Ximena, you are familiar with sites such as www.cruelladekwan.com, right? It mostly has MK videos, but there are quite a few other skaters with at least one video on there...though I know you won't settle for less than a Plushenkofest

Back on topic, how dare I forget the lverly Stephane Lambiel at Worlds this year--should have had bronze IMO. Someone else said this, but given my adoration of the guy, saying it myself was the least I could have done :sheesh:

Sarah

Thanks Sarah, I didn't know about that page and there were some videos of Michelle that I was looking for quite long time now. I have pretty much everything that Plush has ever skated so I do have my Plushenkofest.

Oh Lambiel... I was happy that Lindemann got bronze because he was at home and all that but I wouldn't have minded a bit if Lambiel had been in that third place instead of Stefan, well school is over for him so he will focus on training and let' hope consistency on jumps will work better next season, because he has the rest.