Unpopular Opinions

[screech]

Just think of the costume possibilities and epic snacks!

Baby shark - cover by Disturbed!

I'd rather have a mix of the O.G. Baby Shark paired with the 'Ted Lasso' chant of Jamie Tartt

 

[Areski]

I'd rather have a mix of the O.G. Baby Shark paired with the 'Ted Lasso' chant of Jamie Tartt

Speaking of sharks. I would not mind a female skater skating to Jaw soundtrack.

This dress would be a perfect costume to that!

 

[skateboy]

Who should skate to this one?!

Nathan MUST skate to Baby Shark. Can you imagine the costume?

 

[once_upon]

...

 

[antmanb]

Nathan MUST skate to Baby Shark. Can you imagine the costume?

I’m guessing black trousers and a totally irrelevant non bedazzled top as per usual.

 

[olympic]

Is it OK that I was never a fan of Daisuke? I don't get his deification.

 

[skatingguy]

Is it OK that I was never a fan of Daisuke? I don't get his deification.

NO

You will be damned to watch his footwork sequences for all eternity.

 

[Seerek]

Is it OK that I was never a fan of Daisuke? I don't get his deification.

Yeah, island of two it appears (I would say I was more team Oda and Kozuka).

That being said, even though I prefered probably everyone else from his generation, even I would comfortably say that Takahashi was consistently robbed of getting the highest overall component scores when he deserved them.

 

[MsZem]

I like Dai and dislike that program. Do I win a prize?

 

[Lemonade20]

I’m guessing black trousers and a totally irrelevant non bedazzled top as per usual.

I admit I'm a fan of simple skating outfits. Sometimes they are so elaborate, it takes your focus away from their actual skating.

 

[Areski]

I didn't like that step sequence very much, to be honest.

I hope you will be able to have skating lessons in the future. It's nice to able to do something you really like

So which ones did you like more than Yagudin's? Those of Timothy Goebel in Salt Lake City? Don't make me laugh.

 

[DreamSkates]

So which ones did you like more than Yagudin's? Those of Timothy Goebel in Salt Lake City? Don't make me laugh.

Was it Kulik who once wore a shirt that looked like it came from a cow? Opposite of bedazzled.

 

[bardtoob]

Hubert didn't have enough control of her skates to do anything intentionally to another skater ?

I wonder if she even skated as fast as she did intentionally.

 

[paskatefan]

Was it Kulik who once wore a shirt that looked like it came from a cow? Opposite of bedazzled.

That was the shirt that some posters called the "giraffe" shirt from the 1998 Winter Olympics. While I wasn't crazy about his shirt, his skating was wonderful there, IMHO.

 

[DreamSkates]

That was the shirt that some posters called the "giraffe" shirt from the 1998 Winter Olympics. While I wasn't crazy about his shirt, his skating was wonderful there, IMHO.

Yes awesome skating just an ugly shirt!

 

[Pink Cats]

The big problem with Kulik's giraffe shirt was that it clashed with his rosie red cheeks.

 

[sadya]

So which ones did you like more than Yagudin's? Those of Timothy Goebel in Salt Lake City? Don't make me laugh.

Don't remember liking any step sequence very much that year. I hope you laughed

 

[sadya]

The big problem with Kulik's giraffe shirt was that it clashed with his rosie red cheeks.

I remember when internet was new, I loved SkateWeb. People were guessing what that costume meant:

The Mystery of Ilia Kulik's Costume

Young People, warning before you click: very old fashioned webpage, makes me feel in my 20s again though.

 

[millyskate]

Don't remember liking any step sequence very much that year. I hope you laughed

Candeloro's may not have demonstrated skating ability but it's the best sword-fight step sequence ever.

 

[paskatefan]

^ It was a great sword fight step sequence for sure, but what about Smart & Diaz's sword fight in their Zorro free dance (which I can't get enough of @ this point)?

 

[VGThuy]

I don't remember if I ever posted these in this thread, but at the risk of repeating myself:

Elena Sokolova's Romeo and Juliet LP from 2005-2006 is one of my favorite ladies programs of all time, Yukari Nakano still has my favorite women's Moulin Rouge program, and I think Fumie Suguri was had the best constructed ladies LP to "Carmen" and I truly do think her program (with Kwan's 1998-99 SP) was somewhat inspirational for every Carmen routine that dresses in black and uses flamenco-like percussion:

Sigh...best camel to donut spin ever and best crossfoot spin ever.

Bonus:

 

[RoseAugust]

While watching Michelle's Fate of Carmen a moment ago, I noticed I was totally loving the haircut. So cute! I don't think that was a popular opinion at the time. ( Sadly, I'm too old to remember!)

 

[LeafOnTheWind]

I loved Michelle's short haircut. It wasn't popular at the time because I met very few who felt the same during that time.

 

[VGThuy]

While watching Michelle's Fate of Carmen a moment ago, I noticed I was totally loving the haircut. So cute! I don't think that was a popular opinion at the time. ( Sadly, I'm too old to remember!)

It certainly wasn’t popular with me at the time but now I totally get it and respect it. There were moments where it was totally cute (when it was more pixie-ish and less of a severe fade).

OT: I realized the Fumie video I posted was out of sync with the sound so I replaced it with one where the audio matched the video.

 

[olympic]

I did NOT like something about the Kween - Her layback spin. Is that a problem?

 

[VGThuy]

I did NOT like something about the Kween - Her layback spin. Is that a problem?

Is that an unpopular opinion? Even Dick Button and Peggy harped on it from 1999 to 2002 when they would comment whether they liked her attempt to improve it throughout those four seasons.

 

[Vagabond]

Other than Alena Kostornaia, none of Tutuberidze's Women skaters has ever appealed to me very much, at least in terms of her skating.

 

[Cachoo]

Other than Alena Kostornaia, none of Tutuberidze's Women skaters has ever appealed to me very much, at least in terms of her skating.

Yes she has that elusive IT quality. I was relieved when she was dismissed from that team. And I hope we see her again with a new, clean coach.

 

[Vagabond]

Yes she has that elusive IT quality. I was relieved when she was dismissed from that team. And I hope we see her again with a new, clean coach.

And a non-Russian passport.

 

[alj5]

And a non-Russian passport.

Raf is a 60 minute train ride from my spare bedroom... Can one adopt an 18 year old?