Holy Grails Of Skating - New Plea (Kwan, Chen, and More)

[foxboston]

Seeing Nancy Kerrigan's and Maria Butyrskaya's Nations Cup programs from 1992 on youtube gives me hope that some of our Holy Grails (long lost programs we have never been able to view) are out there.

Any skating leprechauns have a pot of gold waiting to be plundered?

Here's my list:
- Kwan's 2006 programs... iPhones existed! Anyone capture anything from her practices of these long lost Tarasova treasures?
- Kwan's warmup / practices from 2001 worlds where she was landing Triple Salchow / Triple Loop
- Lu Chen's "La Mer" long program / qualifying from 1997 Worlds
- Irina Slutskaya's 1998 Cup of Russia LP where she was wearing white with a crazy head band
- Tanja Szewczenko programs post 1998. I remember seeing clips when the internet was just born.
- Kerrigan's 1992 Nationals SP
- Kerrigan's 1993 Nationals exhibition
- Bobek's 1999 Titanic long program (never made it to nationals)

 

[Triple loop]

I'd love to see any recording of the skating greats between 1981 and 1988.

 

[SpeedySucks]

Two programs that I’ve always wanted to see:

-Paul Wylie’s 1991 Worlds free skate
-Punsalan & Swallow’s 1992 U.S. Nationals free dance (they tried to portray all of the Winter Olympic sports in this dance and Jerod dropped Liz during the luge)

 

[Marco]

The 3loop3loop that Michelle reportedly landed right in front of Tara in 1997.

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

Two programs that I’ve always wanted to see:

-Paul Wylie’s 1991 Worlds free skate
-Punsalan & Swallow’s 1992 U.S. Nationals free dance (they tried to portray all of the Winter Olympic sports in this dance and Jerod dropped Liz during the luge)

I saw this program in person, and thought it was a great follow - up to their racing car free dance from 1991. The mistake was actually in character, when you think about how many wipe - outs happen in luge.

By contrast, April Sergeant / Russ Witherby and Rachel Meyer / Peter Breen each presented very traditional (and technically undemanding) programs.

Even with the error, I still thought Punsalan & Swallow should have won gold.

 

[ninjapirate]

- Kwan's 2006 programs... iPhones existed! Anyone capture anything from her practices of these long lost Tarasova treasures?

The iPhone came out a year later... don't think there would have been a good enough phone to capture it yet.

 

[Erin]

- Kwan's warmup / practices from 2001 worlds where she was landing Triple Salchow / Triple Loop

Discovering this thread late and unfortunately, I can’t offer any video evidence, I can only tease with more eye witness accounts. But I saw Kwan land so many good triple sal-triple loop and triple lutz-triple loops in practice at 2001 Skate Canada that I really wish I had a smartphone back then. I’m sure many (most) would have been underrotated by today’s standards, but they were perfectly fine by 2001 standards. It was really surprising that it ended up being her worst result in ages because she looked great in practice.

 

[VGThuy]

Discovering this thread late and unfortunately, I can’t offer any video evidence, I can only tease with more eye witness accounts. But I saw Kwan land so many good triple sal-triple loop and triple lutz-triple loops in practice at 2001 Skate Canada that I really wish I had a smartphone back then. I’m sure many (most) would have been underrotated by today’s standards, but they were perfectly fine by 2001 standards. It was really surprising that it ended up being her worst result in ages because she looked great in practice.

I think it's really surprising that she really went for it that season. Her jumps weren't looking as good as they were the seasons prior and even the seasons after. I wonder what would have happened for her psyche the rest of that season if she actually landed her Lutz/Loop attempt at that Skate Canada.

 

[gk_891]

I'd love to see the original OSPs from Pakhamova & Gorshkov that became the Tango Romantica CD and Schwomeyer & Sladky that became the Yankee Polka. I don't think they've popped up on youtube just yet.

I'm also hoping to see some of the OSPs 1986 Worlds as I believe the only footage of the OSPs that season is from Europeans.

 

[kittysk8ts]

I was watching Kavaguti/Smirnov compete one time and I swear she dislocated her shoulder, popped it back in, and carried on. I’ve always wanted to re-watch that but can’t find it anywhere ?

 

[VGThuy]

I was watching Kavaguti/Smirnov compete one time and I swear she dislocated her shoulder, popped it back in, and carried on. I’ve always wanted to re-watch that but can’t find it anywhere ?

Here you go:

https://youtu.be/v3DHIjSILCA

 

[kittysk8ts]

Here you go:

https://youtu.be/v3DHIjSILCA

Thank you so much!

 

[DreamSkates]

I might still have a vhs tape of many of Kwan's programs but no way to view it or copy same to something else. So, not much of a help. So why did I post...memories...wishful thinking...

 

[A.H.Black]

Two programs that I’ve always wanted to see:

-Paul Wylie’s 1991 Worlds free skate

I have that on tape somewhere. It was on a tape I purchased from someone who did compilation of many of Paul's programs - some from jr. pairs. If I ever have time and learn how, I will post it on youtube. However, since I got it from someone else, I am not the only one who has it.