I thought about many pairs performances in the Olympics that were memorable to me, so I made a list of short programs only. Here are 15 of those (not necessarily in order, but the first 6 are definitely in the order I liked them). I am sure there are many that I am forgetting, and I didn't look at anything before 1988. The 1988 Olympics made me a fan of pairs skating.
1.Berezhnaya Sikharulidze Lady Caliph 2002- This was poetry, and I saw it live, in SLC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAJUcgMZMO4
2. Volosozhar Trankov Masquerade waltz 2014- Awesome skate! The best Masquerade waltz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8t1F9TtOsc
3.Gordeeva Grinkov 94 Flamenko: Despite a small mistake, they were clearly the best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkKmA08l__Y
4.Totmianina Marinin- Snow storm 2006- I loved their crisp, clean movements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgyDlHDMWXk
5.Mishkutenok Dmitriev 92 - Don Quixote: After watching both 92 and 94, I decided that the 92 skate was better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUTg6MlqvHY
6. G&G 1988 (Carmen)- Even at such a young age, they were perfect!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObXthZ7UECc
7.Shishkova-Naumov 92 - Take Five- First time I saw them skate and I loved this program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tUeEcE7_Bk
8.Savchenko Szolkowy 2010 (Send in the clowns)- Always original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcuddZ9E9Ls
9.Brasseur –Eisler 94- Hungarian dance (?)- Isabel was injured but they delivered
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2BQ8y8x1cs
10. Kovarikova Novotny 92 – I loved their style and her posture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDp91b1PGYU
11. Stolbova- Klimov 2014 (Surrender)- They established themselves at these Olympics as one of the top pairs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg-p_vemC4k
12.Kawaguchi Smirnov- 2010 The swan-( After so many sacrifices Yuko was able to skate in the Olympics, and they were Russia's top pair)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRCmRT3FoMA
13. Shen & Zhao 2002 (Kismet) (This was better than their 2010 SP, IMO, and I saw it live, in SLC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Qt0-uxWWo
14.Savchenko-Szolkowy 2014 (Pink Panther)- I loved her pink costume and they did have big elements (despite Aliona’s complaints later)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z39oW1DdZms
15.Inoue-Baldwin: 2006 (Landed the throw 3A in the SP! That took guts. They were underscored perhaps, but they did only sbs 2A; may be that’s why?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QCbAYc2GSg
Carry on.
1.Berezhnaya Sikharulidze Lady Caliph 2002- This was poetry, and I saw it live, in SLC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAJUcgMZMO4
2. Volosozhar Trankov Masquerade waltz 2014- Awesome skate! The best Masquerade waltz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8t1F9TtOsc
3.Gordeeva Grinkov 94 Flamenko: Despite a small mistake, they were clearly the best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkKmA08l__Y
4.Totmianina Marinin- Snow storm 2006- I loved their crisp, clean movements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgyDlHDMWXk
5.Mishkutenok Dmitriev 92 - Don Quixote: After watching both 92 and 94, I decided that the 92 skate was better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUTg6MlqvHY
6. G&G 1988 (Carmen)- Even at such a young age, they were perfect!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObXthZ7UECc
7.Shishkova-Naumov 92 - Take Five- First time I saw them skate and I loved this program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tUeEcE7_Bk
8.Savchenko Szolkowy 2010 (Send in the clowns)- Always original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcuddZ9E9Ls
9.Brasseur –Eisler 94- Hungarian dance (?)- Isabel was injured but they delivered
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2BQ8y8x1cs
10. Kovarikova Novotny 92 – I loved their style and her posture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDp91b1PGYU
11. Stolbova- Klimov 2014 (Surrender)- They established themselves at these Olympics as one of the top pairs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg-p_vemC4k
12.Kawaguchi Smirnov- 2010 The swan-( After so many sacrifices Yuko was able to skate in the Olympics, and they were Russia's top pair)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRCmRT3FoMA
13. Shen & Zhao 2002 (Kismet) (This was better than their 2010 SP, IMO, and I saw it live, in SLC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Qt0-uxWWo
14.Savchenko-Szolkowy 2014 (Pink Panther)- I loved her pink costume and they did have big elements (despite Aliona’s complaints later)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z39oW1DdZms
15.Inoue-Baldwin: 2006 (Landed the throw 3A in the SP! That took guts. They were underscored perhaps, but they did only sbs 2A; may be that’s why?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QCbAYc2GSg
Carry on.
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