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As an aside, Heiko Fischer had some lovely jumps; gorgeous loop. And that triple axel by Sabovcik
Such height and length. Old school jumping done to perfection 


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It is nice to see that their rotation is done while about 4-6 inches above the ice.As an aside, Heoko Fischer had some lovely jumps; gorgeous loop. And that triple axel by SabovcikSuch height and length. Old school jumping done to perfection
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Back to axels ... I noticed that almost all these ladies competing in Euro / World / Olympic level competitions back in 60s / 70s / 80s with double axels were executing this jump with the utmost quality. Caroll Heiss the first woman to perform a double axel back in the 50s already having very beautiful one. Quite striking when you watch that especially as nowadays we have plethora of ladies excelling & possessing the whole array of more difficult jumps / jump combination but the very quality of double axel took a dive. Their predecessors from the bygone era used to have barely any triples at all but still possessing good axel technique. Nowadays we see lots of cheated technique, wobbly landing edges (sometimes even landing on the inside edge), no height, no step into it etc. Complicated transitions into the jump and arm above the had can't work as an excuse for that, it's merely a disguise to milk GOE bullets despite the fundamentals being barely acceptable (they can somehow make it count and land 90% of time).It is nice to see that their rotation is done while about 4-6 inches above the ice.
You're probably right about it being a generational thing.Back to axels ... I noticed that almost all these ladies competing in Euro / World / Olympic level competitions back in 60s / 70s / 80s with double axels were executing this jump with the utmost quality. Caroll Heiss the first woman to perform a double axel back in the 50s already having very beautiful one. Quite striking when you watch that especially as nowadays we have plethora of ladies excelling & possessing the whole array of more difficult jumps / jump combination but the very quality of double axel took a dive. Their predecessors from the bygone era used to have barely any triples at all but still possessing good axel technique. Nowadays we see lots of cheated technique, wobbly landing edges (sometimes even landing on the inside edge), no height, no step into it etc. Complicated transitions into the jump and arm above the had can't work as an excuse for that, it's merely a disguise to milk GOE bullets despite the fundamentals being barely acceptable (they can somehow make it count and land 90% of time).
Thanks for that. They skated the original Ravensburger Waltz as an OSP, didn't they?And this one I uploaded for @N_Halifax to accompany his recent fabulous article on Angelika & Erich Buck of West Germany. They were Betty Callaway's first really successful international team and beat Pakhomova & Gorshkov in a shock result at the 1972 Europeans in Gothenburg. Here they are a year earlier.
Angelika & Erich Buch - 1971 Europeans FD
https://youtu.be/7woQMJkoBOs
Yes that's right. P&G and S&S demonstrated both their dances at the 1975 Worlds during the exhibitions. (Gorshkov fell though - possibly due to the illness he'd had which forced their last minute withdrawal from that competition although they were allowed to skate not only the Tango Romantica but their usual exhibitions as well.)Thanks for that. They skated the original Ravensburger Waltz as an OSP, didn't they?
I hope to one day see the original Tango Romantica (P&G), Ravensburger Waltz (B&B), and Yankee Polka (S&S)
6.0 from me! I love that music choice, too.This was something of a labour of love - I started it months ago but just got around to finishing it off. This is a tribute to the great British ice dancers of the 1960's and 70's. Featuring Towler & Ford, Janet Sawbridge and her partners David Hickinbottom, Jon Lane (Carol's husband) and Peter Dalby, Hilary Green & Glyn Watts, Susan Getty & Roy Bradshaw and Yvonne Suddick and her two partners, Roger Kennerson and Malcolm Cannon. Ice dance from the 60's and early 70's rocks!
British Ice Dance - The Golden Age
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KbjVEFnPZ0
Totally, she definitely had a top 5, if not top 3, quality free skate!Kind of a shame the ISU introduced a "B" Section in the women's event at the 1983 World Championships, as it prevented a skater like Juri Ozawa of Japan to move up more in the standings after the free skate. In fact, 1983 would be her only World Championship appearance.
Agreed. In 1983, it was really clear without the likes of 1982 Champion, Elaine Zayak (who had to withdraw) and 1981 Champion, Denise Biellmann (who had turned pro after her win) how much lower the technical jumping standard was at those world championships in Helsinki.Totally, she definitely had a top 5, if not top 3, quality free skate!
Seeing the Bezics use Glazunov's "The Seasons" for their own competitive program now makes a lot of sense, since excerpts from "Autumn" would later be used by Sandra Bezic as choreographer when she designed Jill Trenary's long program from 1987-88 (it was the last piece of that particular program).This is quite a rare program. Sandra Bezic skating with her brother Val at the 1971 Worlds in Lyon, France. I don't know of any other existing footage of Sandra skating as an amateur. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgY9prYOh8c
People have often wondered whether in fact Tracey Wainman was deserving of her 1986 Canadian title, well we now have the direct comparison:
Elizabeth Manley - 1986 Canadian Championships Long Program
Tracey Wainman - 1986 Canadian Championships Long Program
This rare performance was shared by a member of the company.
Beautiful performance. Thank you for sharing.Remember Mark & Melissa Militano? The first pair to land sbs double axels and throw double axel in the same program (1972 Olympics) and Melissa was also one of the first women ever to complete clean triple jumps in the very early 1970's. Here they are in 1971 at the Words in Lyon skating an innovative program that the crowds loved but the judges less so!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHX2g49rMCQ