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Yes thank you! Like Olympia I loved this team and they are memorable. Shea and victor deserved far more medals than they won. I'm basing on pure talent. Not who won by cheating or waiting their turn.
Ice dance - the top 5 greatest teams of all time
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Yes thank you! Like Olympia I loved this team and they are memorable. Shea and victor deserved far more medals than they won. I'm basing on pure talent. Not who won by cheating or waiting their turn.
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I think we as in me also were conditioned by the results to equate medals with great skating.
I admit I am a bigger fan of simpler costumes and genuine emotion. I think an offshoot thread s warranted because there were so many couples from Russia that won medals and many were deserved. I notice the responses are largely in agreement.
I feel There were two great dance teams in the U.S. That were blocked. Punsalen and Swallow and for my money Roca and Sur were great as pros. Their Soi numbers are worth searching YouTube for.
When dirty stringy hair was artistic Rene and Roca were being hi lights of many an Soi show
I admit I am a bigger fan of simpler costumes and genuine emotion. I think an offshoot thread s warranted because there were so many couples from Russia that won medals and many were deserved. I notice the responses are largely in agreement.
I feel There were two great dance teams in the U.S. That were blocked. Punsalen and Swallow and for my money Roca and Sur were great as pros. Their Soi numbers are worth searching YouTube for.
When dirty stringy hair was artistic Rene and Roca were being hi lights of many an Soi show
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Subset question.
Russia ruled pairs and ice dance for years. Who are your top three Russian ice dancers of all time? Me? I really need to think. But with their medal haul this country has hardware and undeniable talent. Up until now who are the three best ever from Russia alone?
Oops I apologize I should have started a new topic rather than have posts like this. Maybe a mod can fix or advise what is kosher to do. Thanx.
Russia ruled pairs and ice dance for years. Who are your top three Russian ice dancers of all time? Me? I really need to think. But with their medal haul this country has hardware and undeniable talent. Up until now who are the three best ever from Russia alone?
Oops I apologize I should have started a new topic rather than have posts like this. Maybe a mod can fix or advise what is kosher to do. Thanx.
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Interesting question! I hope some posters can offer some insight, because I personally have a bit of a hole in terms of Russian ice dance (my three favourite teams are British, French, and Canadian).
I've seen videos of most of the famous Russian teams, but not enough to form any kind of opinion. Seems like people generally like Klimova/Ponomarenko (and respect Grishuk/Platov, whether they like them or not), while teams like Bestemianova/Bukin and Navka/Kostomarov don't get much love. I'd love to hear an ice dance expert compare the Russian teams and their strengths/weaknesses. :yes:
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top 5???? you gave us very few options.
Torwill/ Dean
Bestemionova/ Bukin
Klimova/Ponomarenko
Krylova/ Ovsyannikov they are my all time favorites
Grischuk/Platov
Usova/Zhulin
Anissina/Peizerat
Virtue/ Moir
I like the old teams, but this isn't the current teams's fault. I don't like what the "new system" did with the ice dance.
Torwill/ Dean
Bestemionova/ Bukin
Klimova/Ponomarenko
Krylova/ Ovsyannikov they are my all time favorites
Grischuk/Platov
Usova/Zhulin
Anissina/Peizerat
Virtue/ Moir
I like the old teams, but this isn't the current teams's fault. I don't like what the "new system" did with the ice dance.
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Torvill/Dean is like skating's Citizen Kane to me. I respect their huge influence but I don't really see it. To me, Virtue/Moir is the most natural and beautiful while Davis/White is the most thrilling and athletic. I miss these two couples terribly because the current crop is very boring to watch.
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In order of their appearance on the scene
Pakhamova & Gorskov
Torville & Dean
Duchesnay's
Davis & White and Virtue & Moir
Every one of those teams brought something new and memorable to dance, and I can instantly call to mind most of their programs, just by hearing a few bars of their music.
Honorable Mention:
Rahkamo & Kokko- a team with great, creative, memorable programs who were not as technically skilled as many of their competitors
Usova & Zhulin - beautiful extension, great personality on the ice, but perhaps a bit slow
Grishuk & Platov - very fast and very skilled technically, but I neither enjoyed nor remember many of their programs
Klimova & Ponomarenko - a team that managed to be beaten by Bestemaniova and Bukin for four years doing ballroom programs, and then in the next quad were beaten once by Usova & Zhulin, who had better CDs, and once by Duchesnays, who were more interesting and exciting. Yet somehow this team who seemed to have no vision of their own programs, other than their coachs' vision, tops many people's lists. Clearly, they were pretty and had great longevity.
Pakhamova & Gorskov
Torville & Dean
Duchesnay's
Davis & White and Virtue & Moir
Every one of those teams brought something new and memorable to dance, and I can instantly call to mind most of their programs, just by hearing a few bars of their music.
Honorable Mention:
Rahkamo & Kokko- a team with great, creative, memorable programs who were not as technically skilled as many of their competitors
Usova & Zhulin - beautiful extension, great personality on the ice, but perhaps a bit slow
Grishuk & Platov - very fast and very skilled technically, but I neither enjoyed nor remember many of their programs
Klimova & Ponomarenko - a team that managed to be beaten by Bestemaniova and Bukin for four years doing ballroom programs, and then in the next quad were beaten once by Usova & Zhulin, who had better CDs, and once by Duchesnays, who were more interesting and exciting. Yet somehow this team who seemed to have no vision of their own programs, other than their coachs' vision, tops many people's lists. Clearly, they were pretty and had great longevity.
1. Torvill / Dean - perfection
2. Virtue / Moir - artistic and effervescent
3. Davis / White - athletic and theatrical
4. Klimova / Ponomarenko - romantic and dramatic
5. Bourne / Kraatz - pure showmanship
HM: Anissina / Peizerat, Rakkamo / Kokko, Delobel / Schonfelder, Grishuk / Platov, Usova / Zhulin
2. Virtue / Moir - artistic and effervescent
3. Davis / White - athletic and theatrical
4. Klimova / Ponomarenko - romantic and dramatic
5. Bourne / Kraatz - pure showmanship
HM: Anissina / Peizerat, Rakkamo / Kokko, Delobel / Schonfelder, Grishuk / Platov, Usova / Zhulin
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I totally agree!
I totally agree!From past to present time
Torvill & Dean
Grishuk & Platov
Krylova & Ovsiannikov
Anissina & Peizerat
Davis & White
If I had to pick just one team, that would be Anissina & Peizerat. Of course I also thought that our own Rahkamo & Kokko were very good indeed.
Torvill & Dean
Grishuk & Platov
Krylova & Ovsiannikov
Anissina & Peizerat
Davis & White
If I had to pick just one team, that would be Anissina & Peizerat. Of course I also thought that our own Rahkamo & Kokko were very good indeed.
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Davis and White are definitely at the top of my list for their theatricality... watching them skate is like watching a Broadway production!
My others are:
Torvill/Dean
Anissina/Piezerat
Virtue/Moir
Bourne/Kraatz
My others are:
Torvill/Dean
Anissina/Piezerat
Virtue/Moir
Bourne/Kraatz
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Torvill / Dean
Virtue / Moir
Anissina / Peizerat
Usova / Zhulin
Delobel / Schoenfelder (love their inventiveness and the way they committed so fully to character, and their skating ability was very strong and pure as well; they were probably held back a bit by the new scoring system making things so much more technical right when they were reaching artistic maturity)
Virtue / Moir
Anissina / Peizerat
Usova / Zhulin
Delobel / Schoenfelder (love their inventiveness and the way they committed so fully to character, and their skating ability was very strong and pure as well; they were probably held back a bit by the new scoring system making things so much more technical right when they were reaching artistic maturity)
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completely forgot about Delobel/Schoenfelder. their "The Piano" FD is one of my faves.
My top 5
1 Anissina Peizerat for emotion and beauty
2 Grishuk Platov for the mix between technic, speed and music choices
3 Torvill Dean for the history
4 Papadakis Cizeron because they are true dancers
5 Virtue Moir for technical virtuosity
Special mention for Delobel Schoenfelder, Davis White, the Duchesnay
1 Anissina Peizerat for emotion and beauty
2 Grishuk Platov for the mix between technic, speed and music choices
3 Torvill Dean for the history
4 Papadakis Cizeron because they are true dancers
5 Virtue Moir for technical virtuosity
Special mention for Delobel Schoenfelder, Davis White, the Duchesnay
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