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Well, the thread title is descriptive enough, so let's just start.
1988: Midori Ito
The technical quality was so far beyond anyone else's. Figures were political anyway, and Asian skaters of this era (and partly even now at times) were held down. Hardly matters where she finished there.
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl3PelmX05M
The 2A there, IMO, represents a lot of what is missing in skating today. She actually JUMPS it, but ignoring that, just imagine sitting in front of a small TV set in 1988, the music building, and then she jumps right over your head out of nowhere, right to the beat. Amazing. She set two benchmarks with the 2Lo+3Lo and that 2A, I don't think anyone's done a +3Lo or a 2A better than those.
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyu8GYBRIjE
People might diss her "artistry" here, but she actually presents a clear, engaging view of herself and the music. And those jumps are just a commanding statement, her technical mastery deserved to fetch her the win here.
2006: Matt Savoie
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naDdt4vKtUI
The choreography and interpretation of the music here is so great, and for all the talk of transitions now, he's doing some hard ones there. It's a joke his PCS was as low as it was, he easily deserved the highest PCS of the night. He did blow it a little in the SP, but I think he should have finished third.
2010: Takahiko Kozuka
SP: https://youtu.be/ZqbQpiriYCU?t=10686
LP: https://youtu.be/exEJ_GaDJI0?t=6583
2009-10 was a weird season in terms of programs, there wasn't any that was "great", but Kozuka's set of programs actually did help him present a clear view of himself, with pretty sweet music choices to boot. He wasn't the best performer, but the interpretation and skating skill showcased were better than almost everyone's at this particular competition. It's a travesty his PCS was placed below Lambiel, Plushenko, and especially Lysacek's.
This was definitely a joke result. Should've been second.
What are your examples? It doesn't just have to be the Olympics.
1988: Midori Ito
The technical quality was so far beyond anyone else's. Figures were political anyway, and Asian skaters of this era (and partly even now at times) were held down. Hardly matters where she finished there.
SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl3PelmX05M
The 2A there, IMO, represents a lot of what is missing in skating today. She actually JUMPS it, but ignoring that, just imagine sitting in front of a small TV set in 1988, the music building, and then she jumps right over your head out of nowhere, right to the beat. Amazing. She set two benchmarks with the 2Lo+3Lo and that 2A, I don't think anyone's done a +3Lo or a 2A better than those.
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyu8GYBRIjE
People might diss her "artistry" here, but she actually presents a clear, engaging view of herself and the music. And those jumps are just a commanding statement, her technical mastery deserved to fetch her the win here.
2006: Matt Savoie
LP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naDdt4vKtUI
The choreography and interpretation of the music here is so great, and for all the talk of transitions now, he's doing some hard ones there. It's a joke his PCS was as low as it was, he easily deserved the highest PCS of the night. He did blow it a little in the SP, but I think he should have finished third.
2010: Takahiko Kozuka
SP: https://youtu.be/ZqbQpiriYCU?t=10686
LP: https://youtu.be/exEJ_GaDJI0?t=6583
2009-10 was a weird season in terms of programs, there wasn't any that was "great", but Kozuka's set of programs actually did help him present a clear view of himself, with pretty sweet music choices to boot. He wasn't the best performer, but the interpretation and skating skill showcased were better than almost everyone's at this particular competition. It's a travesty his PCS was placed below Lambiel, Plushenko, and especially Lysacek's.
This was definitely a joke result. Should've been second.
What are your examples? It doesn't just have to be the Olympics.