Since these are Her favorites, I won't argue with her, but it's only natural to come up with a very different list. My list could change daily because there are so many great performances and so many that I love.
As much as I love V&T, I wouldn't have picked their performance with a fall. M&D's 1991 and G&G's 1989 were better performances, but may be she was not familiar with these legendary pairs.
I do realize that 'favorites' doesn't mean 'the greatest' or the best.
First of all, it's nearly impossible for me to pick the best 10 skates from even 5 years, leave alone 24 years. I agree with her about Irina's 2005 performance at worlds after she returned from her illness (actually she returned in 2004, but she was not yet in full FS form). Michelle's Red Violin was wonderful but it may not be at the top of my list of Michelle's performances. I liked Song of the black swan even more.
It is also difficult to compare SP with LP.