ISU Video Archives - Choose a Video and Point Out Something Interesting

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ISU Video Archives, choose a video and point out something interesting.

Skating ISU

The International Skating Union (ISU) is the international winter sport federation, recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), administering ic...

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Here is footage of Tenley Albright doing figures in competition.

Notice that some judges are so close that they have to step back in real time from her figure while she is doing it in competition because they were standing so close she could have hit them.

Tenley Albright (USA) - World Championships Vienna 1955 - ISU Archives USA

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1932 Olympics men's competition:

III Olympic Winter Games - Men's Figure Skating - Lake Placid 1932 - ISU Archives

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According to the narrator, Montgomery Wilson CAN (bronze medalist) performed the first double jumps in ISU competition. We can see them here. Like many firsts, not very clean.

 

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Sonja Henie (NOR) - European Championships Prague 1934 - ISU Archives
We don't have much footage of Sonja performing figures - begins at 1:07

Sonja Henie (NOR) - European Championships Prague 1934 - ISU Archives

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[gkelly]

Here is footage of Tenley Albright doing figures in competition.

Notice that some judges are so close that they have to step back in real time from her figure while she is doing it in competition because they were standing so close she could have hit them.

Tenley Albright (USA) - World Championships Vienna 1955 - ISU Archives USA

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I also see during the free skating elements practice session that she was landing some double axels. Did she ever try them in competition?

 

[bardtoob]

I also see during the free skating elements practice session that she was landing some double axels. Did she ever try them in competition?

Tenley Albright

Tenley Albright 1956 Nationals long program

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I believe she did at least one at 1956 Nationals.