Skating to Debussy- so many great performances!

[Vash01]

I have always liked Debussy's music. I don't know a lot of his pieces used in skating. Some are very popular.
I listed what I can remember right now.

Reverie - G&G exhibition 1994 Olympus and Pro

[HD] Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov 1994 Lillehammer Olympic - Exhibition "Rêverie"

Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov / Екатерина Гордеева и Сергей Гриньков / エカテリーナ・ゴルデーワ, セルゲイ・グリンコフ Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games Figure Skating Gala ...

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[HD] Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov 1994 Lillehammer Olympic - Exhibition "Rêverie"

Ekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov / Екатерина Гордеева и Сергей Гриньков / エカテリーナ・ゴルデーワ, セルゲイ・グリンコフ Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games Figure Skating Gala ...

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Elaine Zayak 1994 US nationals LP (middle part)

Elaine Zayak 1994 US Nationals LP

Elaine Zayak 1994 US Nationals LP

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Prelude to the afternoon of a fawn - Yuka Sato (pro),

Yuka Sato "Afternoon of a Fawn" 2000

The artistic program from the Worlds Professional Figure Skating Championship 2000

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Carolina Kostner (2018 LP Euro)

2018 Euros Ladies LP Carolina Kostner Prelude a l'apres midi d'un faune by Claude Debussy

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Janet Lynn Worlds 1971 Ex

Janet Lynn - 1971 Worlds EX Afternoon of a Faun

When I was a kid, we had a great series on TV called Curry on Ice. John Curry coached a group of skaters throughout the series. Here he shows them what Artis...

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Claire de lune- almost a workhorse but I never get tired of it.

Tarasova- Morozov 2021-22 SP

Evgeniya TARASOVA / Vladimir MOROZOV. Cranberry Cup 2021, SP

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Chen Lu 1994 SP

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Carolina Kostner 2017 worlds Ex

Carolina Kostner 2017 Worlds EX - Clair de Lune

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Mao Asada WTT SP

Mao Asada 2009 WTT SP Debussy Clair de Lune

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Maria Sotskova GPF 2017

2017 GPF Ladies LP Maria Sotskova Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy

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Stolbova-Klimov 2017 worlds SP

2017 Worlds Pairs SP Ksenia Stolbova & Fedor Klimov Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy

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[paskatefan]

The Shibs also skated to Claire de Lune - as an exhibition piece - @ 2016 Worlds, I think!

 

[Vash01]

The Shibs also skated to Claire de Lune - as an exhibition piece - @ 2016 Worlds, I think!

I couldn't find it on YouTube. Will keep looking for it.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Kavaguti/Smirnov also had a great FS to Clair de Lune.
Their only program I really loved, to be honest (ok, I also liked Manfred Symphony).

 

[pat c]

Cynthia Phaneuf 2007/08

Shen & Zhao 2004/05

Sargeant & Wirtz 1999/2000

 

[briancoogaert]

My favorites are clearly, and by far G&G's 1994 Reverie and Carolina Kostner's 2017 Clair de Lune.
So soft... wonderful <3

 

[jenny12]

Janet Lynn’s Afternoon of a Faun is why I love skating. When I saw it, I understood why Dick Button would wax poetic about long, held edges.

 

[Vash01]

Kavaguti/Smirnov also had a great FS to Clair de Lune.
Their only program I really loved, to be honest (ok, I also liked Manfred Symphony).

How did I forget this? It was one of my favorite programs of them.

 

[SmallFairy]

Ilia Klimkin - Prelude to the afternoon of a Faun. Very creative and different.

 

[Vash01]

Kavaguti/Smirnov also had a great FS to Clair de Lune.
Their only program I really loved, to be honest (ok, I also liked Manfred Symphony).

Yuko Kavaguti-Alexandr Smirnov WC 2012 FP

World Championship 2012 NiceMusic: Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy

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[VGThuy]

The Shibs also skated to Claire de Lune - as an exhibition piece - @ 2016 Worlds, I think!

I couldn't find it on YouTube. Will keep looking for it.

Not from Worlds, but they used it throughout that season. Here it is at the NHK Trophy:

NHK Trophy 2015 GALA Maya Shibutani & Alex Shibutani

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[Simone411]

This isn't a program by a skater, but rather sharing a performance of Clair de Lune by Victor Borge. I had seen him several years ago perform during one of his shows/concerts. I didn't think I'd find his performance on YouTube, but I did!

I've always wished that a skater would skate to Victor Borge's version. He was an accomplished Pianist.

Clair de Lune by Victor Borge

 

[Vash01]

This isn't a program by a skater, but rather sharing a performance of Clair de Lune by Victor Borge. I had seen him several years ago perform during one of his shows/concerts. I didn't think I'd find his performance on YouTube, but I did!

I've always wished that a skater would skate to Victor Borge's version. He was an accomplished Pianist.

Clair de Lune by Victor Borge

That was lovely. It has 5.1k likes on YouTube but how could anyone give it thumbs down? There were 67 of those.

The only issue I see with using it for skating is that it is a bit slower than what skaters normally use. A very artistic skater may be able to interpret this, particularly as an exhibition.