Head Scratching Programs

anonymoose_au · Jan 12, 2018

draqq said:
I still shake my head at Domnina & Shabalin's "Aboriginal" Folk original dance. It was such a farcical caricature of actual Aboriginal culture, and for some reason they thought it would be a good idea to wear fugly, dark-skinned costumes. Just no...

Seriously this is the single worst thing I've ever seen in figure skating...even Med's 9/11 program wasn't as bad. I can't believe they actually did it for a whole season and never for once thought. "Hey...maybe this is a bit insensitive..."

Although there's also Yags' One Banana exhibition...

I'm not sure if this is racist or not? Apparently the inspiration behind it is that Yags loves bananas, and he always said to his mother that when he became a successful figure skater and won all the prize money he'd make he'd always have a banana to eat everyday :laugh:

Also Alina Z's exhibition program with the candle and the tiger unitard is just...weird as, I have no idea whatsoever is going on there.

SmallAminal · Jan 12, 2018

I just remembered this one: Kevin van der Perren's sparkly skeleton SP in Vancouver....program was fine but I totally don't get how the skeleton relates.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFy6O2RQ6J0

VenusHalley · Jan 12, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6d7OtolfLc

Olga BOGUSLAVSKA / Andrei BROVENKO LAT Free Skate World Championship 2005

Not only it is riddle by mistakes.... but the music which seems just obnoxious and especially the costumes. It's like the process of designing was: "Well, what colors don't go together? Maybe brown and turquoise? And can you make it really unflattering and make sure they don't really fit?"

Feline Feeder · Jan 12, 2018

Exposed said:
urmanov picking up an imaginary telephone will forever be iconic.

I loved him! His professional performances were the best. Or worst. I felt bad for him.

Does anybody remember the 1996 Worlds Exhibition? It seems to have been decided that it would have a somber tone--perhaps a tribute to skaters who had died of AIDs. I know that was Rudy Galindo's theme, and he wore a huge red ribbon around his neck.

Anyway, nobody gave poor Alexei the memo, (or maybe he just ignored it) but he did a light routine with a chair. The announcer said that it put a bad taste in his mouth, or something like that.

I also loved it when he wore a huge cape and tripped over it at the Goodwill Games.

Feline Feeder · Jan 12, 2018

Another odd program was the French dance team that skated to the "I Have a Dream" speech. There was hardly any music, just a speech. It was in good taste, but I don't know why spoken words were allowed but not lyrics at that time.

plushyfan · Jan 13, 2018

medoroa said:
I laughed so hard when I saw Petrov's Sabre Dance SP this season https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TtfesNs-RY because it's EXACTLY the awful music cuts/weird choreography/awful costume that Mishin made young Plushenko do in 2000! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJQLx3BwtEM

awful costume??? :rolleye:

You should tell the Caucasian peoples how horrible their clothes are https://www.instagram.com/p/BIhopH6guFH/?taken-by=plushenkoofficial :laugh:

Ic3Rabbit · Jan 13, 2018

Feline Feeder said:
Another odd program was the French dance team that skated to the "I Have a Dream" speech. There was hardly any music, just a speech. It was in good taste, but I don't know why spoken words were allowed but not lyrics at that time.

You mean Anissina and Peizerat?

koatcue · Jan 13, 2018

The violin-girl due to costume, for sure :palmf:

machin · Jan 13, 2018

Feline Feeder said:
Another odd program was the French dance team that skated to the "I Have a Dream" speech. There was hardly any music, just a speech. It was in good taste, but I don't know why spoken words were allowed but not lyrics at that time.

There is a music... It's Canone Inverso from Cyrano OST. Used by Goebel too, 2001 LP. People have hard time with abstract concepts it seems.

Ares · Jan 13, 2018

koatcue said:
The violin-girl due to costume, for sure

That was Julia Sauter infamous, cello butt costume. I can't find it on youtube though unfortunately.

VenusHalley · Jan 13, 2018

Adelina Sotnikova's Gala program in Sochi was strange all around. They tried so hard to be different.... Rolling on ice? Really?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoObtyFE4IY

Mussique · Jan 13, 2018

VenusHalley said:
Adelina Sotnikova's Gala program in Sochi was strange all around. They tried so hard to be different.... Rolling on ice? Really?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoObtyFE4IY

... Let's call it horizontal twizzles! :laugh:

Eeyora · Jan 13, 2018

Plushenko’s Michael Jackson and Moulin Rouge

rikaquegira · Jan 13, 2018

Eeyora said:
Plushenko’s Michael Jackson and Moulin Rouge

What? Now come on... :laugh:

I actually like the MJ program. It has one of my favorite moves in fs https://youtu.be/ghKRIvwGrrA?t=2m54s
And I love how the music changes are not at all subtle.

Seriously though, I love this program, old but (literally)gold. :laugh:

plushyfan · Jan 14, 2018

rikaquegira said:
What? Now come on...
I actually like the MJ program. It has one of my favorite moves in fs https://youtu.be/ghKRIvwGrrA?t=2m54s
And I love how the music changes are not at all subtle.
Seriously though, I love this program, old but (literally)gold.

The music cuts is horrible.:hopelessness: :laugh:

But I love his skating and probably one of the hardest footworks in old system.

viennaskater · Jan 15, 2018

Weathergal said:
The bizarre music cuts in Karina Manta / Joseph Johnson's FD. Even Charlie White, who is tremendously positive and encouraging toward developing skaters, talked quite a bit about how bad it is and how it isn't doing them any favors. It features Moulin Rouge songs chopped seemingly randomly, even changing in the middle of a step sequence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2efAnl2kc6c&t=8s

When I saw that at Oberstdorf (Sep 2017), I also couldn't believe how bad the music was - almost to the point of being amused. It just does not work and I can't believe someone came up with that and they went along with it.

anyanka · Jan 15, 2018

Domnina / Shabalin's 2010 original aboriginal dance.

Like ... what?!?!?!?

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SmallAminal said:
What are some of the programs that have you totally scratching your head?

With the release of "I, Tonya", I am reminded of her "People are Still Having Sex" program....all I have to say is THANK GOD it was before you were allowed to include vocals in the music.

I actually really enjoyed that SP ...

FSLover17 · Jan 15, 2018

Laetitia Hubert 1998-1999 FS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm2qb0jLdYk
I just find the music and choreography to be slightly odd.

VenusHalley · Jan 15, 2018

2000 world pro championship... seen this strange butterfly program in pairs.

https://youtu.be/LevLsf1utU8?t=2m54s

The woman wears orange costume with "wings" and it starts with her partner lying on ice, holding her up, while she flaps her wings. In the program he chases her, catches her and the end has a strange lift with her flapping wings rather shyly...

anyanka · Jan 15, 2018

As much as I enjoy her skating, the choreography in Kaori Sakamoto's "Amelie" FS is baffling. She is twitching and moving like a broken doll. Amelie is supposed to be effervescent, playful, amused and joyful (if also quite introverted). It reminds me of that old Sex and the City episode where Samantha threw her back out and is moving in a weirdly stiff way, and Carrie said "Girl, what are you doing? Getting your groove on doing 'the Robot'?" :biggrin:

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