kwanatic
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Kwan's 2004 national FS. I'd never heard a crowd lose their mind like that. To think it happened in my hometown (Atlanta) and I wasn't there to see it The fans blew the roof off of Philips Arena after that final jump. Such a moment...to this day I still get chills when I re-watch it.
Definitely Akiko Suzuki's "O" in particular her performance at NHK that year. It was just gorgeous! The step sequence was so beautiful and the way the music continued to build until the end when it just burst open during the choreo/spiral sequence... I hate that she was robbed at that competition. The judges gave the win to Mao--I'd never heard a Japanese crowd so quiet after a Mao Asada win. Every single person there knew Akiko should have won.
I don't get chills much from skating anymore. I can only think of two over this past quad:
Mariah Bell's FS to Hallelujah at nationals in 2019. There was something so beautiful and almost like a throwback to the Golden Era with that performance. It was such a joyful moment when she landed that final jump and the crowd went crazy until the end. We don't see a lot of performances that inspire that kind of response, where they aren't cheering just b/c it was a good performance but because they were moved by it. I miss that in skating...
And of course, Satoko Miyahara's "Song for the Little Sparrow" SP from nationals. This is the version with the spiral at the swell of the music in the step sequence...simply stunning. I mean that program, like so many of hers, is an absolute masterpiece. I honestly don't think Miyahara gets enough credit. Her jumps are not great but literally everything else she does is of the highest quality. We do not deserve the Tiny Goddess--yes, she's been upgraded from Queen to Goddess.
Definitely Akiko Suzuki's "O" in particular her performance at NHK that year. It was just gorgeous! The step sequence was so beautiful and the way the music continued to build until the end when it just burst open during the choreo/spiral sequence... I hate that she was robbed at that competition. The judges gave the win to Mao--I'd never heard a Japanese crowd so quiet after a Mao Asada win. Every single person there knew Akiko should have won.
I don't get chills much from skating anymore. I can only think of two over this past quad:
Mariah Bell's FS to Hallelujah at nationals in 2019. There was something so beautiful and almost like a throwback to the Golden Era with that performance. It was such a joyful moment when she landed that final jump and the crowd went crazy until the end. We don't see a lot of performances that inspire that kind of response, where they aren't cheering just b/c it was a good performance but because they were moved by it. I miss that in skating...
And of course, Satoko Miyahara's "Song for the Little Sparrow" SP from nationals. This is the version with the spiral at the swell of the music in the step sequence...simply stunning. I mean that program, like so many of hers, is an absolute masterpiece. I honestly don't think Miyahara gets enough credit. Her jumps are not great but literally everything else she does is of the highest quality. We do not deserve the Tiny Goddess--yes, she's been upgraded from Queen to Goddess.
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