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Best Gala programs

illusionspin

Rinkside
Joined
Apr 16, 2017
My favourite comedic ones HAVE to be Javi’s aerobics class, Majorov’s The Mask and, of course, we can’t forget Plushenko’s Sex Bomb :laugh2:

Then I ADORE Yuna Kim’s Bulletproof, Liza Tuktanysheva’s flight attendant exhibition, Evgenia Medveva’s Sailor Moon and Matteo Rizzo’s Ghost busters.

As for oldies, I can’t get enough of G&G’s Cha Cha Cha (although Sergei seemed to HATE that costume haha): https://youtu.be/S35_RvnjVFs
 

NanaPat

Record Breaker
Joined
Oct 25, 2014
Country
Canada
Julian Yee's wonderful "all-in-one" gala program with multiple changes of mood, music, and costume.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6d5_nOt3ZI

Sometimes I find the "comedic" exhibitions drag a bit, as the premise isn't enough to sustain the program. This one never stays the same for long enough to get boring!
 

GoneWithTheWind

On the Ice
Joined
Dec 7, 2018
Country
United-Kingdom
Evgenia's Kukushka program is one of my favorites.
Definitely agree that Kukushka is brilliant, my favourite singles exhibition hands down.

My other favourites are:
Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford's Piano Man, it's so upbeat and full of tricks, as well as being a catchy song.
Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte's Dance of the Hours, so wonderfully choreographed to the music, and their facial expressions throughout are just brilliant.
Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise's Rocky, brilliant comic timing, I bet it's amazing to see live!
 

Shedi0806

On the Ice
Joined
Mar 22, 2018
Yuna Kim's Fever is just fantastic. There are no jumps in that program, it is all about the performance.

You have mentioned my favs, I just wanted to add the Virtue/Moir "and friends" Shape of You at the SOI Canada.

I especially like the Toronto version where you can hear and see the audience reaction thanks to the the fancam.
 

Merjan

On the Ice
Joined
Feb 14, 2014
Some of my favorites are Stéphane Lambiel's Un Giorno per noi,
Savchenko / Massot's Beautiful (this year's Art on Ice), Anissina / Peizerat's Danse mon Esmeralda, Laura Lepistö's "Sun särkyä anna mä en" (Plan Jäägaala),
Berezhnaya /Sikharulidze's Smooth and Yuzuru's Notte Stellata.
 

Autumn Leaves

On the Ice
Joined
Dec 22, 2018
Medvedeva's "Kukushka" on the Europeans 2018. The first competition she didn't win and there so much emotion in her skate. There is pain and anger, but also determination and a fighting spirit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5tq8iJytF8

Actually, I became interested in figure skating because of this performance; after seeing it I just had to see the Olympics as well. I was trying to sleep one night and saw the Europeans gala on TV. I thought that would be perfect to put me to sleep; it seemed incredibly boring until Medvedeva took the ice and woke me up :) Then I googled her, found Lipnitskaya and forever fell in love with figure skating.
 

asiacheetah

On the Ice
Joined
Feb 15, 2017
My current favorite Exhibition is Yuzuru's Haru Yo, Koi. I fell in love with it instantly when he debut it during Fantasy on Ice during the summer. To date, it's the only time I cried at an exhibit program.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6ozs_aaGxs

My favorite parts was when he threw the ice over head in celebration, the slow curved layback Ina Bauer, the beyond intricate entry into the Triple Loop, and of course the super low Hydroblade where he kiss the ice.

I will sing this program to any one who's willing to hear me screaming about it.
 
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