Were These Epic Olympic Skates?

SkateFanBerlin · 2025-12-31T14:56:25+0000

Warming up for Cortina I`ve been watching past Oly competitions. Some strike me as more than just winning; They were epic performances (short & Long). Some were performances well beyond the skater`s personal bests. Others won well ahead of the other skaters or shattered world records. You may have other definitions.

I`ve put two below. Are there performances you would classify as epic? Post so we can see.

SkateFanBerlin · 2025-12-31T15:01:35+0000

Kerrigan 1994 - While being beaten by a hair Kerrigan skated beyond anything she`d ever done before. (Partly influenced by the beauty of her skating. Like Wylie everything was stretched and in good positions)

Kim 2010 - Probably on everyone`s list. Hard to find a quibble here, though I`m not the best "point" person. (Maybe by today`s standards there were unders/edge issues.)

Sylvia · 2025-12-31T15:34:31+0000

Mao Asada's 2014 FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yscAKatTJDs

Sylvia · 2025-12-31T15:42:17+0000

Paul Wylie's 1992 FS (limited Japanese commentary): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMLFs1SUgLg

ETA: How I miss the fast, centered, forward scratch spin that used to end programs!

Sylvia · 2025-12-31T15:50:10+0000

Gordeeva & Grinkov's 1988 Calgary FS (ABC with Button/Fleming/McKay): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B0tSnQKzwo

Sylvia · 2025-12-31T15:51:45+0000

SkateFanBerlin said:
Kim 2010 - Probably on everyone`s list. Hard to find a quibble here, though I`m not the best "point" person. (Maybe by today`s standards there were unders/edge issues.)

Yuna's 2010 Vancouver FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoMkWIA2jVY

SkateFanBerlin said:
Kerrigan 1994 - While being beaten by a hair Kerrigan skated beyond anything she`d ever done before. (Partly influenced by the beauty of her skating. Like Wylie everything was stretched and in good positions)

Nancy's 1994 FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV-SfAOmI1M

skategal · 2025-12-31T15:59:26+0000

Virtue/Moir = Moulin Rouge (even though it came 2nd in the FS).

I would say it's even more epic than the winning FD in 2010 although "The Goose" is memorable for sure.

Sylvia · 2025-12-31T16:25:08+0000

skategal said:
Virtue/Moir = Moulin Rouge (even though it came 2nd in the FS).

V/M's 2018 FD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOEKdWrtz6U

I would say it's even more epic than the winning FD in 2010 although "The Goose" is memorable for sure.

Their 2010 Vancouver FD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArkXLYu_07A

SkateFanBerlin · 2025-12-31T16:40:27+0000

Sylvia said:
V/M's 2018 FD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOEKdWrtz6U

Their 2010 Vancouver FD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArkXLYu_07A

That Mahler was amazing. Less frantic than today`s norms.

bardtoob · 2026-01-01T02:03:49+0000

Kira Ivanova - 1984 Olympics