favorite Expo Gala/ Professional program

[allyx82]

What is everyone favorite programs from ExpoGala or Professional event ?


I really love Scott Hamilton 1994 Canadian Pro Championships AP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBnfFSAsSbw

and I really like this one with him & Kurt Browning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPhKE...eature=related

Although Scott Hamilton is my favorite skater of all time so I'm a bit biased ..

[caseyedwards]

Irina Slutskaya-2001/2002-Cowgirl to Old Pop in an Oak and Cotton eyed joe. Sooo good.

[briancoogaert]

Kurt Browning ANTARES !!!!

[paskatefan]

I can't pick one - help! Todd's "The Glory"/"Il Mare Calmo de la Sera"

Paul Wylie's "JFK"/"Apollo 13"/"Carmina Burana"

Brian Orser's "The Story of My Life"

Midori Ito's "Rain" Exhibition from the 1992 Albertville

Olympics

Kurt's "Brick House"/"That's Entertainment"/L.O.V.E./"Don't Fence Me In"

Scott's "I Love Me"/ "Walk this Way"

[nuge]

A/P Ezmerelda quite amazing would have made a great FD
Grishuk/Platov You'll see and I will always love you.

[skating is fun]

Viktor Petrenko, Challenge of Champions 1996

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHTw9LE2iYQ

Brian Boitano, World Pros

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7v1IG-UaOY

Kurt Browning, SOI 2001

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zOoV9QsjRQ

Mark Mitchell, Canadain Pros 1994

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UfRp52Zl68

Usova & Zhulin, World Pros 1997

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsYh1G1eSt0

Bechke & Petrov, Cahllenge 1996

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iif7vvUX4yY

Rudy Galindo, COI 2000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPz-yKfAa0Q

Brian Orser, Canadian Open 2001

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YpIQK6B9zo

Yuka Sato 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghVXl...eature=related

Kurt Browning world Pros 1995

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDNgFGdrxYk


Cannot find any links, but I love Gary Beacom`s "I`m your man", Rudy Galindo`s "Village People Medley" and Kristi Yamaguchi`s "Bridge over troubled water"

[TwizzlerS]

Debi Thomas' Wanda Beazel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lo1I7G-PPI&NR=1

[wustfan]

Two of my favourites:

Debi Thomas & Vladimir Kotin 1986 Goodwill Games
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ainW6...os=KNnTo88IrHA


Usova & Zhulin - Rachmaninov's Prelude in C Minor 1995 world pros
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHenO...os=RRPk_gJl0mw

[pinky166]

Tomas Verner Pink Panther - he is so crazy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4btkiA_cPL0

[BlueAranjuez]

So hard to pick...
Michelle Kwan Winter

[Cloudy_Gumdrops]

Roca & Sur's 'The Prayer' is a gorgeous program.

[dinakt]

For Galas for me it's Lambiel, Lambiel, Lambiel, and for Professionals- Browning and Gordeeva/ Grinkov.
My favorite of all time- not the least because it is an improvisation, or very close to it-
Lambiel, Worlds Gala 2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKpRFzpZjB8

Couple of days ago I was driving and James Blunt " You're Beautiful" was on the radio, and I realized that I cannot herar that song without thinking of Stephane ( and I am not ecven an uber, though very much a Stephane- lover). So here- I could not find another youtube version with sound as it is blocked: from Grand Prix Final- "You're Beautiful" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTHu0K8jo34

Here's "Falling Leaves" by Usova/ Zhulin (Olympiv Gala '92)- I believe I actually saw the link here first, though I adored them in their day- terrible quality video, but heavenly musical performance- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9hcTzCj0dE

And, last but not least, my first figure skating crush- Igor Bobrin- his Exhibitions were a revelation in Russia in his day- and I find his EX numbers age very well-
"A Cowboy"- 1981- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Qg31eD3Rc
"Paganini" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMhc5s0lLoI
FABULOUS parody on Pair skating- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk9RISijzOc

[geod2]

Even though Jamie Sale's mouth has gotten her in some trouble lately, this would have be my favorite if I had to pick one.
It helps bigtime that one of my favorite singers, Hayley Westenra, is in this performance too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdxRm...eature=related

It's heartbreaking, but Michelle Kwan's 2002 Olympic Exhibition Fields of Gold is right up there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wazOh...eature=related


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[vivika1982]

Loved Duchesney's performance until i saw this one.For me is something above and beyond.
Torvill/Dean -"Missing"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NJC_D8RLHQ
"Song of India"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bf4GDobUE4


Second would be Usova/Zhulin's "Fantasy in D minor by Mozart"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNL-m3rvtJQ

Denkova/Staviski -
"Rideiu"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-jD68U1gPY
"In heaven"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxJCn55Aq6M

Usova/Platov -"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RchGHDfBOug

Yagudin-"Flamenco"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKuD7Ulpzfw

Anissina/Peizerat-
"Yellow Submarine"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u1ptF9xmuk
"Susanna"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KI5Zvq551g
Domnina/Shabalin -"Adagio from Secret Garden"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_OZHnwQu2I
Delobel/Schoenfelder:
"Le magicien"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2VfbY3vX1M
Carnaval de Venise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NczaGJJdAKE

[Quintuple]

Klimova & Ponomarkeno - Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

[AJ Skatefan]

Michelle Kwan
"Hands"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqVXK...eature=related

[jlai]

Back at the height of pro comps there were so many good programs.

Kurt's Nyah, Passion, That's Entertainment top my list. But he had so many good programs.

Wylie's Sleepers topped my list for him. But most of his programs were

I miss those pro days. You'd think skaters these days would reserve their bottled up creativity for their show programs but most show programs these days don't interest me.

[ChelleC]

Grischuk and Platov's You'll See by Madonna

[blue_idealist]

sorry, double posted after adding some more, so I'm deleting the first one

[blue_idealist]

Nicole Bobek - 70s Medley (I Will Survive, Natural Woman and Respect)
Kurt Browning - Rag-Digon Times
Pechalat and Bourzat - Andy
Sale and Pelletier - Rockin' The Boogie and Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
Patrick Chan - Viva La Vida