I like that she skated like she loved to skate.Originally Posted by Alex Forrest
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10-01-2012, 05:52 AM #41
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Last edited by bardtoob; 10-01-2012 at 06:02 AM.
I am in the K&C at the 1980 Olympics telling Frank Carroll he will have a male skater from KAZ with a 4T, 3A-3T and a World Silver going into the 2014 Olympics ...
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10-01-2012, 11:22 AM #42Registered User
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Sorry, I can't find it any place on Youtube. I have it on DVD but have no idea how to post a video on Youtube. Originally Posted by Plusdinfo
What I would like to add is that I really cringe when I watch a video on Youtube of Maria skating on a US network. Sometimes Dick Button & Peggy Flemming were just plain rude about her.
When Hughes, Kwan or Cohen made errors there were just small & it was okay because they were so amazing but when Maria or Irina made errors they really made cutting comments. I find the Eurosport commentators much nicer.
Another great Maria skate was at the 2002 ARD gala on ice. I love watching it.
I will try & find that on Youtube.Last edited by PashaFan; 10-01-2012 at 11:42 AM. Reason: error
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Found it !.
Just put in Maria Butrskaya 2002 ARD Gala On Ice on Youtube. It's such a lovely skate.
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Just want to say I love Maria. She was and remains one of my favorites. When she won that world title I actually cried. She was truly an original and I loved her for that.
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10-01-2012, 05:56 PM #45
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I agree most of what you are saying, although Peggy rarely says anything negative about anyone. Dick can be very cutting, and I agree that he holds Maria and Irina to a higher standard. Originally Posted by PashaFan
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10-02-2012, 08:22 AM #46
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I'm curious. What about Maria's skating made it mature?
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For me, it was the time she took between the jumps & spins. She was not just jump, spin then jump then smile then spiral. It always looked honest & real. Originally Posted by TheIronLady
She would take time for such a simple thing like an arm movement or a look up to the crowd.
Her 2000 sp at the worlds seemed much longer than the others as she took time for everything. Truly special.
The younger girls like Hughes skated through their music sometimes. Maria let the music take her through the program.
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10-02-2012, 10:54 PM #48
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I think Maria also did a lot of her own choreography. It does show when a skater can invest themselves in their music. And she could be elegant or sexy (like when she did Fever).
What the hell is a Ninja Twizzle? Does it have anything to do with hard shelled aquatic life forms that live in the sewer?
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