Michelle Kwan Worlds Short Program 1996

[LarrySK8]

Choral vocals were allowed. The aria for sopranos that Ber-Sik used for their FS is a good example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVOD0lSvJWU

 

[briancoogaert]

Choral vocals were allowed. The aria for sopranos that Ber-Sik used for their FS is a good example.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVOD0lSvJWU

Yes you're right, but skaters took a risk.
For example Joubert 2008 Worlds SP had a point deduction : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yq5xTIZJ_E

 

[Limonite]

This is one of my favorite Michelle Kwan's performances; the music, her face expressions, the spiral sequence, footwork... it was a fantastic short program.

 

[giselle23]

Michelle also did the final part of this program as her exhibition encore at 1996 Worlds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vgw2IkIySc

 

[Yazmeen]

The days of beautiful spiral sequences...

I'll take this over anything I see on the ice today. And I don't mean that I hate IJS or current ladies skating, but this - this was simply sublime.

 

[DreamSkates]

I felt like posting a throwback. I still cannot believe Michelle was 15 years old (A 10th grader) here. I miss her!

1996 Worlds Short Program

Perfection. What was wrong with the US judge?

 

[WillyElliot]

Shen and Zhao skated to Romanza--choreographed by Lori Nichol, who is never above re-cycling.

ETA: Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5YwnDdnnCw

Are you referring to Lori's recycling of music, or of her tired choreography?

 

[Marco]

Perfection. What was wrong with the US judge?

Well Lu Chen was also beautiful in the short.

 

[giselle23]

Michelle was ahead of her time and
I thought the same thing. I think Michelle would have done very well under the current judging system if it was implemented during her career.

Yes, but I am thankful she never had to
compete under a system that seems determined to devalue artistry.

 

[Areski]

Yes, but I am thankful she never had to
compete under a system that seems determined to devalue artistry.

I agree. There would be no program like ''Romanza'' in this era for starters, especially after spirals sequence is no longer a technical element in SP.

 

[3Lz+3Lo]

Hadn’t seen that program before, I really enjoyed it!