Friday watch party: 1999 Worlds SP

[alchemy void]

I'm getting Rechnio. Do I have an outdated playlist?

I added Robinson in once the playlist started. Try refreshing the page and see if she shows up on the playlist.

 

[Plusdinfo]

I actually think Robinson doesn't come across as slow in this program as others (later ones?).

 

[VGThuy]

I added Robinson in once the playlist started. Try refreshing the page and see if she shows up on the playlist.

It worked!

 

[aftershocks]

Oh man, shot of John Zimmerman...that was him right? Or am I just seeing things.

If you are speaking of around 3:13, that was NOT Zimmerman. It was a shot of Fontana's Italian teammates. It looked to me like Italian ice dancer Maurizio Margaglio.

In 1999, Fontana & Zimmerman may or may not have even been dating. Maybe they hooked up sometime later and things heated up by the 2002 Olympics. They were married in 2003.

 

[rfisher]

I got up, let the dogs out and Robinson was still skating.

 

[Kateri]

What the heck, I loved that from Jennifer! She had lovely expressive hands.

 

[VGThuy]

Jennifer Robinson always reminds me of the 2002 Ladies SP that was cleanly skated but somehow sort of boring for the most part. Robinson's is one I always remember because I was baffled that it was obviously choreographed to show character and be entertaining but it just wasn't.

 

[alchemy void]

Okay, I totally loved that. So elegant!

5.1 / 5.6

 

[SmallFairy]

I grew to become a Jennifer Robinson-fan over the years. She worked hard, and slowly rose in the rankings. She got top ten at worlds and got Canada two spots. Her back cross foot spin is very good. Her basic skating quite good too.

 

[Vagabond]

I got up, let the dogs out and Robinson was still skating.

Yulia Lavrenchuk did her entire program in the time it took Robinson to do one of her jumps.

 

[VGThuy]

If you are speaking of around 3:13, that was NOT Zimmerman. It was a shot of Fontana's Italian teammates. It looked to me like Italian ice dancer Maurizio Margaglio.

I would never confuse Maurizio with Zimmerman so if I was confused Zimmerman with someone else, it wouldn't be him . It was beforehand with a shot Zimmerman in the stands before they show a shot of her Italian teammates.

 

[alchemy void]

Jennifer Robinson always reminds me of the 2002 Ladies SP that was cleanly skated but somehow sort of boring for the most part. Robinson's is one I always remember because I was baffled that it was obviously choreographed to show character and be entertaining but it just wasn't.

Ugh that "flirting" program with the polka dots that Sandra loved so much. I find this program much better constructed.

 

[Hanna]

Robinson, very elegant, I like! Even if she's slow.

 

[Colonel Green]

I respect Robinson for how hard she worked and what she managed to do considering the judges never liked her that much.

She also, I think, often gets unfairly cited as the leading example of the problems in the Canadian ladies in this era, when the nadir came before the 1998-2002 quad where she was the main Canadian lady.

 

[VGThuy]

The J.Ro before JoRo.

 

[Kateri]

I would never confuse Maurizio with Zimmerman so if I was confused Zimmerman with someone else, it wouldn't be him . It was beforehand with a shot Zimmerman in the stands before they show a shot of her Italian teammates.

I know who you mean, and yeah, not Margaglio. I think it was Zimmerman - him or Peter Tchernyshev, who I used to get confused a lot.

 

[Vagabond]

I hope Richard Callaghan is sheltering in place, leaving the rest of the world safe from physical contact.

 

[SmallFairy]

Doug Leigh still wears his jacket from 1994. (As I typed I realized 94 and 99 were not that far apart )

 

[alchemy void]

RIDICULOUS PRESENTATION SCORES

 

[SmallFairy]

She slammed the poor bear!

 

[Aerobicidal]

Fumie looks like she's practicing to lip sync for her life backstage.

 

[SmallFairy]

QUEEN RECHNIO!!!!!

 

[rfisher]

Rechnio's jumps were huge. She should have been doing 3-3s

 

[Finnice]

Rechnio! Love her!

 

[Kateri]

Old guard coming out tonight. @floskate I see you in the user list!

 

[alchemy void]

Such a shame Rechnio could only pull it together for two top 6 finishes at Worlds. So immensely talented.

Absolutely gorgeous basics.

 

[VGThuy]

Wasn't it Rechnio who took an ordinal from Kwan at 1998 Worlds SP where Kwan was clean? I can see why as she skates totally differently from Kwan and I can see a judge preferring that style.

 

[Aerobicidal]

So far, Rechnio has easily been my favorite despite this music from hell (and/or a Plushenko program).

 

[JoannaLouise]

Whoa, Rechnio's 3f!

 

[VGThuy]

I think Rechnio could have had the career Slutskaya had if she just skated better throughout her career...except Slutskaya could do steps.