What's your all time favorite Michelle Kwan long program?

[Triple loop]

I really enjoyed her 2003 long program to Concierto de Aranjuez. This was at Worlds in Washington DC.

 

[attyfan]

2000 Worlds to Red Violin.

 

[coppertop1]

1998 Lyra Angelica

 

[VGThuy]

Either 2001 Song of the Black Swan (Worlds version) or 1997 Taj Mahal (Worlds version).

 

[DannyCurry]

That one is tough. It'd be much easier to pick my least favorite (2005 Worlds Bolero). Then, for the best program (but not performance), I'll go with Taj Mahal this time. Wonderful music and very detailed choreography. She looked incredibly mature and polished as such a young age (it was already the case a season earlier with Salomé, yet another fantastic program).
As for my personal favorite LP : The Red Violin at 2000 Worlds (not much choreo on that version, but she was so powerful, 7 triples, strong final triple lutz, intricate step sequence and super fast Charlotte to a strong finish, I love it so much <3) closely followed by Tosca at Nationals.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

well this has been rehashed about 20 times since Ive been a member here , in fact I created the same thread too about 2 years ago.. but what the heck I'm in......

SONG OF THE BLACK SWAN hennnneyyyy!!!!!!

Bonuses: Dante's Prayer, Hands (Christmas version hennney)

 

[Jarrett]

Ariane from 1999, Taj Mahal from 1997 close second

 

[Triple loop]

well this has been rehashed about 20 times since Ive been a member here , in fact I created the same thread too about 2 years ago.. but what the heck I'm in......

SONG OF THE BLACK SWAN hennnneyyyy!!!!!!

Bonuses: Dante's Prayer, Hands (Christmas version hennney)

I'm a new member since 3 days ago. So, I don't know what has been discussed. So sorry but thanks for your answer.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

^^^ Welcome aboard! No reason to be sorry at all. I love Michelle too!!!!

 

[tony]

Song of the Black Swan, then Salome.

 

[VGThuy]

Kwan LP with the most potential..."Miraculous Mandarin". There was so many interesting moves and choreography in that program.

 

[binbinwinwin]

There's only a few posts above me but I love how diverse the answers are so far.

Emotionally I want to pick Tosca, but The Red Violin was absolutely amazing and I also think of Salome for that wonderful showdown she had with Lu Chen.

 

[VGThuy]

I think if it wasn't for that one fall, the Skate America version of The Red Violin would be the perfect version of that program. Despite the fall, she got a 6.0 from the Austrian judge, and she still got 5 5.9s, including from the Russian judge. The judges were still near unanimously on her side during that time.

 

[falling_dance]

Lamente d'Ariane

 

[paskatefan]

Salome, but I also love Lyra Angelica!

 

[skatesindreams]

Lamente d'Ariane

As performed at the 1998 World Pro; it's my "Desert Island" program.

Few skaters have had more worthy programs.

 

[cbd1235]

1. Taj Mahal
2. Ariane

 

[kwanatic]

It's so hard to choose. I feel like choreographically it's b/w Taj Mahal and Ariane for me. Lyra Angelica was unbelievable too but it was more about the feeling she brought to that program for me.

I do know my favorite SP though: Dream of Desdemona. I did a whole post on it on my blog a few years ago: http://thenakedice.blogspot.com/2012/11/all-hail-kween-dream-of-desdemona.html At the time it was my #2 behind Rachmaninoff I think, but over the years it's moved to my #1 favorite. Such a stunning program and delivery!

 

[skatesindreams]

Adore "Dream of Desdemona"!

 

[briancoogaert]

2001 Worlds LP was so spectacular, not just the program but the performance. But I love her 1998 LP, no matter what competition it was !

 

[Vash01]

Adore "Dream of Desdemona"!

Isn't that a short program?

It is hard for me to pick just one LP, but Song of the black Swan at the 2001 worlds may be it. I saw it live in Vancouver. Others are Taj Mahal and Red Violin.

 

[Simone411]

It's hard to choose because I love all her programs, but I decided to go with Michelle's long program from the 1996 Ultimate Four Challenge.

Pocahontas.

 

[giselle23]

Aranjuez at US Nationals and Worlds. Also, among many other favorites, these stand out: Salome, Tosca at US Nationals, The Red Violin at Worlds.

 

[WillyElliot]

For just the program/choreography: Salome, followed by Taj Mahal.
Performance? She usually brought it at Worlds and they all were amazing when she connected with both the music and the audience.

 

[AnnM]

Scheherazade at 2002 Nationals. It was the first competition I attended and the arena was just during the last segment.

 

[Triple loop]

Scheherazade at 2002 Nationals. It was the first competition I attended and the arena was just during the last segment.

I was there too. The applause for Michelle was so loud at the end that you could barely hear her music. So wonderful to see her skate well and freely.

 

[savchenkoboss]

I like her 97 programs the best personally.

 

[DimaToe]

It wouldn’t feel right with the annual rehash of this thread.

I can’t just pick one. I get that the choreo in Salome and anything pre 2001 would make good choices. But the F.U that she gave with Song of the Black Swan at 2001 Worlds and the moment she created with Tosca at 2004 nationals makes it a tie between those two.

 

[Marco]

I can't pick one.

 

[skatesindreams]

I wish that TPTB had allowed "Miraculous Mandarin" to develop to its' greatest potential.