Skating performances with a fun factor.

[senorita]

The mambo number with a fake doll exhibition of Petrenko

[leesaleesa]

Gary Beacom:
I'm Your Man

One of my favorites.


I also like this quite a bit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoKucFtAKNg

[Vash01]

Meno & Sand: I'm your man

Bestermianova-Bukin: Waltz (1988 pro comp)

[Vash01]

Salvchencho & Solkowy are the most fun in pairs skating - not just obviously Pink Panther, but the final throw jump has a twinkle in the eye - it's a big deal move but they have fun with it.

Virtue & Moir 2010 Latin free and exhibition.

Davis & White Bollywood od

Anassina & Peizerat - Suzanna exhibition

Bereshaya and Sikhuerlidze - Chaplin

Sorry for being nitpicky, but the correct names are

Berezhnaya & Sikharulidze

Yes, their Chaplin programs (LP & Exhibition) were a lot of fun. I did not care much for the one they did much later where Elena wears a dress, then takes it off to become 'the kid'.

[TwizzlerS]

The mambo number with a fake doll exhibition of Petrenko

I think the doll was real.

[skateboy]

Nobunari Oda - Chaplin

[pollyanna]

Petr Barna - Chaplin

[kukkura]

Actual competition programs with a fun factor? Can't forget this one from 1991.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu0VNFDvCeQ

[skatesindreams]

The judges didn't appreciate R and K's programs at all!

[Scrufflet]

I liked the SOI group number where they spoofed skating competitions. Brasseur/Eisler were the team doing a tribute to the endangered South American red ant, Jayne Torvill was a conniving skating mother and, best of all, Bourne and Kraatz were skating judges. All very cathartic!

[paskatefan]

^ Fun & Games - 1998. On the US tour we had Roz Sumners as "Ivanna Medal," Kurt as Cyril Lutz, Brian Orser as one of the judges (all in wigs), Roca & Sur as the innovative ice dance team, ...

[skatesindreams]

^^^
It's a shame that the only clip now available on YouTube has been edited to show only Katia Gordeeva's part!

[Aimless]

Hands down, Stephanie Rosenthal's 2006 Short program at US Nationals:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnkku5aJzZM

I was in the audience, and had a blast, because SHE was THRILLED to be skating that program. You could see it in her face before she even took her beginning post.

Thanks so much for reminding me--I remember seeing this and how *much* fun it was for her and the audience.

[skatesindreams]

I was there, also.
Absolutely one of the highlights of the week.
What a great memory.