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Spread Eagle

oriquey

oriquey

Final Flight
Joined
Apr 10, 2014
I've always admired Takahiko Kozuka's spread eagles. They're stunning and the edges are quite deep.
 
gotoschool

gotoschool

Medalist
Joined
Mar 5, 2014
I really love the spread eagle that Mao does in her Waltz Masquerade LP from 2008 / 2009 with her edges arcing in, full of suspense in their close proximity to the boards and the judges, and her expressive arms extended in long, graceful winglike motions. Unfortunately, the best version of this performance that I have seen (World Team Trophy 2009) has been removed from youtube, but here is Mao's spread eagle at about 1:36 in her Worlds LP 2009.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGALXt4-XIQ
 
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AsadaFanBoy

Final Flight
Joined
Feb 14, 2014
mrrice said:
True!!!!!! Perfect in ever way. I'm surprised I don't see him up here yet. Brian Boitano.
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Oh yes. Brian Boitano does a nice spread eagle. It's masterful.

Incidentally, his edge work on his on-ice spread eagle is also lovely.

:slink: i'm horrible, sorry.
 
mrrice

mrrice

Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 9, 2014
AsadaFanBoy said:
Oh yes. Brian Boitano does a nice spread eagle. It's masterful.

Incidentally, his edge work on his on-ice spread eagle is also lovely.

:slink: i'm horrible, sorry.
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:laugh2: It took me 10 minutes to get that joke but, when I did..........That was funny!
 
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edenlover

On the Ice
Joined
Jan 10, 2014
Brian Boitano's spread eagle in his 88 Olympic Program Napolean and Josephine is to die for. It's hard to find a copy of his program on you tube, but for me, it set the standard for all others. Dick Button described it as worth as much as any triple jump. It was amazing.
 
LiamForeman

LiamForeman

William/Uilyam
Medalist
Joined
Nov 24, 2006
edenlover said:
Brian Boitano's spread eagle in his 88 Olympic Program Napolean and Josephine is to die for. It's hard to find a copy of his program on you tube, but for me, it set the standard for all others. Dick Button described it as worth as much as any triple jump. It was amazing.
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Funny, I forgot about Boitano, and that's pretty much all I remember him by!! I think he overused it tbh. It was funny when Aren Neilsen came out with a program that had about 50 spread eagles in it, and I was like "HUH? Is he channeling Boitano???". Guess what, quel surprise, Boitano CHOREOGRAPHED it!! LOL.

Paul Wylie for me. And Jonathan Cassar is A-MA-ZING.
 
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