Best Olympic program per Olympiad

rugbyfan · May 24, 2016

I have been going back through (and remembering) favourite programs from past Olympics. If you had to chose ONE program from any discipline to re-watch from each Olympic games, what would it be?
The ones since I began waching figure skating for me would be.

1984 - Torvil and Dean FD (Bolero)
1988 - Brian Orser LP (I REALLY wanted both Brian programs, but I am playing fair. Actually I remember a lot of programs from this Olympics) "Dance of the Carter" and "Dance of Kozelkov and His Friends)
1992 - Mishkutenok and Dimitriev LP (liebestraum)
1994 - Torvill and Dean OD (Rhumba)
1998 - Bourne and Kraatz LP (Riverdance)
2002- Yagudin - SP Winter
2006 - Jeff Buttle - LP (Samson and Delilah) - I find I really DON'T remember these Olympics very well; never got on with Plushenko though he was far and away the best; can't remember the ladies at all. Very busy time in my life.
2010 - VIrtue and Moir (Mahler). This is one of my most memorable programs ever.
2014 - Hanyu LP (ROmeo and Juliet) - I am a Chan fan so didn't want to want this, but it is amazing.

dreamsk8 · May 24, 2016

2006-Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto (Free dance) they really started bring US Ice Dancing back into the headlines.
They were so good and always so close

Layback11 · May 24, 2016

2010-Yuna Kim (James Bond)
2014-tie:
Mao Asada (Nocturne)
Yulia Lipnitskaya (Schindler's List)
Ilinykh/Katsalapov (Swan Lake)

TontoK · May 24, 2016

1976 - John Curry FS (Don Quixote) It transformed the sport.

donezo · May 24, 2016

Oooo good thread idea

2014: Carolina Kostner SP (Ave Maria)
2010: Virtue/Moir FD (Mahler Symphony No. 5)
2006: Sasha Cohen SP (Dark Eyes)
2002: Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze SP (La Califfa)
1998: Chen Lu LP (Butterfly Lovers)
1994: Oksana Baiul SP (Swan Lake)
1992: Klimova/Ponomarenko FD (A Man and a Woman)
1988: Gordeeva/Grinkov LP (classical hodgepodge)
1984: Torvill/Dean FD (Bolero)

gourry · May 24, 2016

Are we talking about the actual Olympic performances or Olympic season programs? Because for me these two are different.
If we are talking about the actual Olympic performances, honestly I wouldn't name a flawed performance as the best program of the Olympics(Mao's Nocturne which basically had flaws with all three jumps, or Yuzuru's Romeo and Juliet which also had how many jump mistakes? 2? 3?, for example. I'm not saying those were not lovely programs. I'm just saying there were many better programs that Olympics.)

For me the best programs would be(I mainly watch Ladies and hardly watch pairs):

2014 - Yuna Kim SP (Send in the Clowns)
2010 - Yuna Kim SP (James Bond Medley)
2006 - Sasha Cohen SP (Dark Eyes)

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These are the Olympics I watched live on TV. From here are the Olympics that I watched on Youtube, and I watched mostly only the medalists' or the ones that are very famous.

2002 - Yagudin SP (Winter)
1998 - Ilia Kulik LP (Rhapsody in Blue)
1994 - from what I've seen nothing really stands out. sorry
1992 - Kristi Yamaguchi TP (Strauss Waltz)

LisaS · May 24, 2016

gourry said:
Are we talking about the actual Olympic performances or Olympic season programs? Because for me these two are different.
If we are talking about the actual Olympic performances, honestly I wouldn't name a flawed performance as the best program of the Olympics(Mao's Nocturne which basically had flaws with all three jumps, or Yuzuru's Romeo and Juliet which also had how many jump mistakes? 2? 3?, for example. I'm not saying those were not lovely programs. I'm just saying there were many better programs that Olympics.)

For me the best programs would be(I mainly watch Ladies and hardly watch pairs):

2014 - Yuna Kim SP (Send in the Clowns)
2010 - Yuna Kim SP (James Bond Medley)
2006 - Sasha Cohen SP (Dark Eyes)

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These are the Olympics I watched live on TV. From here are the Olympics that I watched on Youtube, and I watched mostly only the medalists' or the ones that are very famous.

2002 - Yagudin SP (Winter)
1998 - Ilika Kulik LP (Rhapsody in Blue)
1994 - from what I've seen nothing really stands out. sorry
1992 - Kristi Yamaguchi TP (Strauss Waltz)

For 1994 if you haven't seen the pairs then you really should watch them. The medalists were all outstanding in both short an long.

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LisaS · May 24, 2016

2014 Carolina Koster Sp
2010 Virtue and Moir FD
2006 Sash Cohen SP
2002 Sale and Pelletier FP (yup I went there)
1998 Candeloro FP
1994 Mishkutenok(sp) and Dmitriev FP
1992 ditto above
1988 Wilson and McCall FD (probably my favourite program of all time)
1984 Torvill and Dean FD
1980 Robin Cousins FP
1976 Dorothy Hamill FP my first Olympics I remembered wanting her haircut. I was 6.

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blue_idealist · May 24, 2016

2014 - Jason Brown's LP, because of the program, even though it wasn't his best technically
2010 - Pang/Tong LP
2006 - Buttle's LP, I guess, although I would rather watch two from another Olympics instead lol
2002 - Bourne/Kraatz's free dance
1998 - Bourne/Kraatz's free dance
1994 - Mishkutenok/Dmitriev's LP
1992 - Duschesnays' free dance
1988 - Only based on YouTube, since I was too young to remember watching this... Manley's LP

gotoschool · May 24, 2016

2014 Mao Asada Rach II LP
2010 Mao Asada Waltz Masquerade SP
2006 Evgeni Plushenko The Godfather LP
2002 Evgeni Plushenko Carmen LP
1998 Chen Lu Butterfly Lovers LP / Philippe Candeloro LP
1994 Chen Lu Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge/ Capriccio Espagnol Free
1992 Midori Ito Rach 2 LP / Kristi Yamaguchi Blue Danube Short Program
1988 Midori Ito LP
1984 Brain Orser LP
1980 Denise Biellmann LP
1976 John Curry Don Quioxte LP

ozmodiar · May 25, 2016

My favorites:

1976 Dorothy Hamill LP
1980 Robin Cousins LP
1984 Torvill/Dean FD (also liked Tiffany Chin SP)
1988 Midori Ito LP
1992 Paul Wylie LP
1994 Mishkutenok/Dmitriev LP and Torvill/Dean FD
1998 Michelle Kwan SP
2002 Sale/Pelletier LP and Alexei Yagudin SP
2006 Sasha Cohen SP
2010 Virtue/Moir FD
2014 Davis/White FD

gruesome · May 25, 2016

For 2014, Yuzuru Hanyu's SP - Parisienne Walkways

jenaj · May 25, 2016

Can we count exhibitions? If so, 2002-Michelle Kwan, Fields of Gold.

I never watched anything except the ladies until 2002.
So, for competitive programs from then on:

2002-Yagudin LP--by far!
2006-nothing is really standing out for me
2010-Davis/White, Bollywood
2014-Mao Asada, LP--hands down! Also, Yulia Lipnitskaya-LP, Team event; Hanyu, SP, Team and individual.

nolangoh · May 25, 2016

1998 - Chen Lu's FS
2002 - Sale/Pelletier FS
2006 - Fusar-Poli/Mergaglio Post-OD reaction
2010 - Virtue/Moir OD (and CD if I can choose two, because they are both FANTASTIC)
2014 - Mao's FS

Oh and I am just kidding about 2006. Of course the program of the event is Sasha's SP and Shizuka's FS

Lila11 · May 25, 2016

1998 - Kulik LP (Rhapsody in Blue)
2002 - Yagudin SP (Winter) / Plushenko LP (Carmen)
2006 - Plushenko SP (Tosca)
2010 - Yuna Kim SP (James Bond Medley)
2014 - Carolina Kostner SP (Ave Maria)

Imagine · May 25, 2016

2002 - Sasha Cohen: My Sweet Tender Beast SP

2006 - Tie: Sasha Cohen: Romeo & Juliet LP / Arakawa Shizuka: Turandot LP

2010: Kim Yuna: James Bond SP

2014: Tie: Yulia Lipnitskaya: Schindler's List LP (team) / Asada Mao: Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 LP

Sackie · May 25, 2016

Little surprised no has mentioned Joannie Rochette's SP - not for the skate itself but for the fact that her skating it under such circumstances is what the Olympics are all about! For me it was the stand out performance and the one I keep going back to watch, Especially the NBC (?) version where you can hear the crackle in Scott's voice!

LadyB · May 25, 2016

2014: Volosozhar/Trankov LP
2010: Yuna Kim SP
2002: Alexei Yagudin LP
1992: Viktor Petrenko LP
1988: Brian Orser SP
1984: Torvill/Dean LD
1980: Robin Cousins LP
1976: Toller Cranston SP

Ares · May 26, 2016

2014: Mao Asada LP
2010: Davis / White OD
2006: Belbin / Agosto OD
2002: Alexei Yagudin SP
1998: Anissina / Peizerat FD
1994: Gordeeva / Grinkov LP
1992: Klimova / Ponomarenko FD

Sabrina · May 26, 2016

1980 Denise Bielmann LP
1994 Mishkutenok/Dmitriev LP
2002 Plushenko LP
2006 Sasha Cohen SP
2014 Julia Lipniskaia SP and LP (team event), Mao Asada LP, Cariolina Costner SP

Best Olympic program per Olympiad

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donezo

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LisaS

blue_idealist

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Lila11

Imagine

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Ares

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