Were These Epic Olympic Skates?

[SkateFanBerlin]

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]

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]

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

 

[Sylvia]

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]

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

 

[Sylvia]

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

Kira Ivanova - 1984 Olympics

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Elizabeth Maney - 1988 Olympics

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Midori Ito - 1988 Olympics

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Mirai Nagasu - 2018 Olympics

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Fumie Suguri - 2002 Olympics

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Catherine Machado (USA) - 1956 Olympics (10th in CF but 3rd in the FS, 8th Overall)

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Thomas Litz (USA) - 1964 Olympics (13th in CF but 2nd in the FS, 6th overall. First 3T)

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Emmerich Danzer (Austria) - 1968 Olympics (4th in CF but 1st in the FS)

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[SkateFanBerlin]

Kira Ivanova - 1984 Olympics

etc.

Thanks for this. There were a lot of skates/skaters I didn`t know

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Carolina Kostner for 2014 SP and free

Sometimes I feel like she should’ve had the gold.

 

[my little pony]

that's why youre the moral compass of the board

 

[skategal]

Savchenko/Massot 2018 FS that won them the Gold.

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[Aaron MB Fan]

Carolina Kostner for 2014 SP and free

Sometimes I feel like she should’ve had the gold.

I justttt rewatched Carolina’s SP two days ago after being inspired by this thread. Her 2014 Ave Maria was so ethereal a total Olympic program and moment to perfection.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I justttt rewatched Carolina’s SP two days ago after being inspired by this thread. Her 2014 Ave Maria was so ethereal a total Olympic program and moment to perfection.

Totally, now that was an Olympic program and with the Olympics are about.

 

[bardtoob]

Mishkutenok & Dmitriev (RUS) - 1994 Olympics​

They were the reigning Olympic Champions that couldn't and weren't going to win but they didn't back down. Quite frankly, could've and should've won but they weren't good enough although they were good enough.

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Liudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov (USSR) - FS - 1968 Olympics

At age 32 and 35, they were too old to be at the Olympics, let alone winning, according to their own federation.

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[Bigbird]

Ilinykh and Katsalapov at TEB 2013, the FD. I think it was even better than their Olympic performances. They were more into character than ever. I&K TEB 2013 FD. But the Olympic Skate was also magical. OG 2014

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

Mishkutenok & Dmitriev (RUS) - 1994 Olympics​

They were the reigning Olympic Champions that couldn't and weren't going to win but they didn't back down. Quite frankly, could've and should've won but they weren't good enough although they were good enough.

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Liudmila Belousova / Oleg Protopopov (USSR) - FS - 1968 Olympics

At age 32 and 35, they were too old to be at the Olympics, let alone winning, according to their own federation.

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In these older pairs clips the side by side spins are beautiful. Hardly anyone gets it right these days. It`s obviously hard to do. IJS should add points to it. I miss this side of pairs.

 

[Aimless]

Evan Lysacek, 2010. Skate of a lifetime, never quite as good before or after. Skated with great freedom and precision. Beat Plush!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Evan Lysacek, 2010. Skate of a lifetime, never quite as good before or after. Skated with great freedom and precision. Beat Plush!

He was free and skated without nerves.

Which is … if you can wire your brain … how the Olympic should be. Like Michelle seemed nervous twice in her life 98 and 02 Olympics. And kind of results in tight landings and a bit of stiffness.

I can’t wait to see Alysa in Milano because she is another who skates without nerves.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Evan Lysacek, 2010. Skate of a lifetime, never quite as good before or after. Skated with great freedom and precision. Beat Plush!

I was there, and I was so shocked by those performances, after seeing him compete live many times before that.

I was rooting for Takahashi in 2010.

 

[jägerbomb]

Baiul 1994 LP - oh yes, Nancy absolutely should have won and this is even more clear through a modern IJS lens. But you can still see why Oksana won...this was so free, skated with abandon, and just fun. Somehow she manages to balance camp and class. Even that janky 2A+2T at the very end is somehow....charming.

Kostner 2014 LP - should have won the competition, hands down. No question.

Klimova/Ponomarenko 1992 FD - absolutely stunning program and performance. one of the all time great dances and criminally undermarked, despite the win.

 

[bardtoob]

Grace Gold (USA) - 2014 Olympics

It is surprisingly difficult to find her programs given she skated well and finished 4th ... if you know, you know.

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XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014

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[olympic]

I would say that M/K's LP in Albertville 1992 was also memorable. I recall she was always having trouble landing the 3T in competition but did it when it counted.

I also think that U/Z's Four Seasons FD in Albertville was the seminal routine to that particular music.

The final group of the pairs LP in 1994 Lillehammer was as an event rather epic -> B/E, M/D, G/G and S/N all having near if not their best skates ever.

Like it or not, Tara Lipinski's LP in Nagano 1998 was pretty epic.

Alexei Yagudin's Man in the Iron Mask LP in SLC 2002 was epic.

Nathan Chen's SP in Beijing 2022 was epic. He was a popped jump in the LP short of epic status.

 

[kwanette]

I would say that M/K's LP in Albertville 1992 was also memorable. I recall she was always having trouble landing the 3T in competition but did it when it counted.

I also think that U/Z's Four Seasons FD in Albertville was the seminal routine to that particular music.

The final group of the pairs LP in 1994 Lillehammer was as an event rather epic -> B/E, M/D, G/G and S/N all having near if not their best skates ever.

Like it or not, Tara Lipinski's LP in Nagano 1998 was pretty epic.

Alexei Yagudin's Gladiator LP in SLC 2002 was epic.

Nathan Chen's SP in Beijing 2022 was epic. He was a popped jump in the LP short of epic status.

Yagudin skated to "The Man in the Iron Mask" at the 02 Olympics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TJpt27FXFM

 

[olympic]

Yagudin skated to "The Man in the Iron Mask" at the 02 Olympics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TJpt27FXFM

Fixed. Thanks

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

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Alexei Yagudin's Man in the Iron Mask LP in SLC 2002 was epic.

Nathan Chen's SP in Beijing 2022 was epic. He was a popped jump in the LP short of epic status.

Yeah, nobody has mentioned Yagudin but I watch that skate a few times a year.

 

[SkateFanBerlin]

Not an Oly skate but epic all the same. Javier with Frank Sinatra. Fernandez was a stylist able to absolutely capture the mood of this Guys and Dolls number. Probably the best skate of his career?

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[kwanette]

Not an Oly skate but epic all the same. Javier with Frank Sinatra. Fernandez was a stylist able to absolutely capture the mood of this Guys and Dolls number. Probably the best skate of his career?

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I was in Boston for that and it remains one of my fav ever men's FS..