Great Performances: Torvill & Dean "Bolero"

GLORIOUS PERFECTION

One of the greatest 

If not THE greatest performance on ice

EVER!

Torvill & Dean

performing to

"Bolero" by Maurice Ravel

1984 World Championships

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/Til6Pv3NgCI

Note: Full Screen Recommended

JOY! Jason Brown Skates to Riverdance

LET'S FEEL SOME JOY!!!!!!!!

I love scenes like this

It just brightens my day

Sharing in Moments like this
Bring Tears of Joy to my Eyes
And Fills my Heart to Overflowing
I hope you will feel it, too.

Jason Brown

from the

2014 US National Championships

skating to

Riverdance

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/J61k2XjRryM

BALLET v FIGURE SKATING: The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns

Gloriously Beautiful

Today I wanted to compare a ballet performance

to an figure skating performance based on that ballet

Ballet:

Svetlana Zakharova

performing to

The Swan 

music by

Camille Saint-Saëns

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/GBp1LV0465g

Now here is the ballet adapted for ice skating:

Figure Skating:

Oksana Baiul

The Swan

1994 Lillehammer Olympic Exhibition

+Well, Bollocks!
You will have to click the direct link to view this video on YouTube
It has been blocked by the IOC==

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/9kLH9oRQcLc

AOM TV: Nathan Chen 2018 Men's Figure Skating National Champ

I am so excited

That the Winter Olympics are almost here

I can't wait

My favorite event has always been Figure Skating

It combines Artistry and Athleticism

One of the athletes I am really excited to watch is

Nathan Chen

The 2018 Men's Figure Skating National Champion

He is a PHENOM!!!!

Here's his Free Skate (the long program) performance from

The 2018 U.S. National Championship

Nathan Chen 

Free Skate 2018 U.S. Nationals

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/9DlZdsulUho