The "what the heck?" programs

Lunalovesskating · Mar 4, 2019

Alexandra Trusova's Big Spender SP from last season was a big WTH to me due to the topic of the song.
Morozov/Tarasova and their Candyman FS.
Max Aaron's Lion King FS in 2016/17. That techno StSq is still haunting me.

Arriba627 · Mar 4, 2019

StephenGfan said:
That skater who stopped skating to answer an imaginary phone as apart of his choreography

Does anyone know who skated this program so I can try to look it up? I'm dying to see this bit with the telephone!

1904sk8 · Mar 4, 2019

sadya said:
Bestemianova & Bukin - Rasputin

YAGUDIN A. 1997 EX
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LcLYQKpHy4
(even after years, still not used to this . . . Lambiels cat program and costume become masterpieces and good taste compared to this program . . . )

Okay, I better stop for now as I have to go to sleep within the hour and would like to have nice dreams.

I will not be having nice dreams after watching this. Very much a WTH program

Amei · Mar 4, 2019

John and Sinead Kerr's Johnny Cash program

satine said:
Moris Kvitelashvili - I can fly, BABY DON'T HURT ME

While the combo-music at the beginning is weird, the 'Baby Don't Hurt Me" part was actually pretty good to me, at least he committed to it and looked like he was having fun with it. It's like Jimmy Ma's Turn Down for What program - it's out of the box but if the skater is into it and is able to commit to it then it works.

peepsquick · Mar 4, 2019

Amei said:
John and Sinead Kerr's Johnny Cash program

bunnybarista · Mar 4, 2019

CanadianSkaterGuy said:
Domnina/Shabalin's Aboriginal Dance.

It wasn't just the costumes and styling... the actual PROGRAM was so bizarre.

I came here just to talk about their aboriginal dance. It still blows my mind that no one stopped for a second and scratched their heads before approving this atrocity... :palmf:

rlopen · Mar 4, 2019

Never forget Ksenia Makarova’s Marilyn Monroe program...

beachmouse · Mar 4, 2019

I will admit to a bizarre love for Alena Leonova's Bjork/Harley Quinn program a few years back

TallyT · Mar 4, 2019

StephenGfan said:
Any skater who has ever done a phantom of the opera-themed program (Including Patrick, yuzuru and D/W)
V/M's 4 seasons program

What do you mean? Yuzu's POTO was adorable once he stopped adding actual real blood and thunder to it (so okay, even then it was still adorable in a WTH way, especially given that half the skating world was doing it that year....) It's a pity we can't vote for ice shows, or his Doryzu last year (I think the real name was something like Wings of Words) would be waaaay up on a lot of his fans' list.

Junliet has got to be near the top, only thing stopping it was Junhwan was at least dressed sensibly

and oh yes, he made so many of us love it in spite of ourselves. But my top vote would go to Nelli Zhiganshina & Alexander Gazsi, with their zombie skate Two from the Grave. Love it to quite literal death, I do.

Pasdedeux · Mar 4, 2019

Savchenko/Szolkowy Lost in Space

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=E15BZB07tEk

Few people could top them for weird costumes...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dooowhxi85w

karne · Mar 5, 2019

StephenGfan said:
That skater who stopped skating to answer an imaginary phone as apart of his choreography

Arriba627 said:
Does anyone know who skated this program so I can try to look it up? I'm dying to see this bit with the telephone!

I'm assuming this refers to Mark Webster's infamous Nokia ringtone SP from a couple of seasons ago.

Lunalovesskating said:
Max Aaron's Lion King FS in 2016/17. That techno StSq is still haunting me.

No! Long live the Loin King! You all just cannot see Max's artistic vision.

Obviously, the most what the heck program is that racist atrocity from Dominina/Shabalin: not just that they did it, or the choreo, costumes, music etc...but that the judges rewarded a blatantly racist atrocity with an Olympic medal.

anonymoose_au · Mar 5, 2019

satine said:
'what the heck' music cuts-

Moris Kvitelashvili - I can fly, BABY DON'T HURT ME

Junhwa Cha - Dubstep, JuuUUUulliIEETTT

Those are iconic!! That first one with Moris made me a fan!

Also Junliiiiet!

OniBan · Mar 5, 2019

karne said:
No! Long live the Loin King! You all just cannot see Max's artistic vision.

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....was this a Freudian slip or were there actual loins involved? :laugh:

Henni147 · Mar 5, 2019

It's not a competitive program, but this is by faaaar the no. 1 'What the heck?!' skate I've ever seen :palmf:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnL5NOtrWiY

iluvtodd · Mar 5, 2019

Henni147 said:
It's not a competitive program, but this is by faaaar the no. 1 'What the heck?!' skate I've ever seen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnL5NOtrWiY

(and I

Javi, duh!)

Candyman, Elena R.'s "Titanic" program - I cringe when I hear that voiceover, sorry!

Clairecz · Mar 5, 2019

Henni147 said:
It's not a competitive program, but this is by faaaar the no. 1 'What the heck?!' skate I've ever seen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnL5NOtrWiY

In fact it's a series of four ads, not only the crab yeti but also guinea fowl, platypus and camel. And we are still waiting for the mandarin fish! :rofl:

ankifeather · Mar 5, 2019

Henni147 said:
It's not a competitive program, but this is by faaaar the no. 1 'What the heck?!' skate I've ever seen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnL5NOtrWiY

Trust me, this Nobu "competitive program" tops even the one above of Javi's for the most 'What the heck?!' moment of skating ads on TV - it's so silly yet so creative at the same time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tQkJrcGbv8

Henni147 · Mar 5, 2019

Clairecz said:
In fact it's a series of four ads, not only the crab yeti but also guinea fowl, platypus and camel. And we are still waiting for the mandarin fish!

Aye! The camel! I remember that one, too :laugh:

However, Crab-Javi topped everything for me.

ankifeather said:
Trust me, this Nobu "competitive program" tops even the one above of Javi's for the most 'What the heck?!' moment of skating ads on TV - it's so silly yet so creative at the same time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tQkJrcGbv8

Yooo! Nobu the fried egg :rofl:

Right, that was delicate, too.

Lamente Ariane · Mar 5, 2019

You want to talk WTH music cuts, you haven't seen anything unless you've seen Alexander Petrov's discarded SP from the beginning of the 2017 season. You know, in case you ever wondered what a skate to Bird Is The Word would look like mashed up with Fever and a couple others.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9tnGt6YL4s

enzet · Mar 5, 2019

TallyT said:
But my top vote would go to Nelli Zhiganshina & Alexander Gazsi, with their zombie skate Two from the Grave. Love it to quite literal death, I do.

I totally second that sentiment! One of my favorite programs ever!
Just wouldn't call it a "what the heck program"...more like "a heck of a program!" :biggrin:

The "what the heck?" programs

Lunalovesskating

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Arriba627

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1904sk8

Amei

peepsquick

bunnybarista

If I risk it all, could you break my fall?~

rlopen

beachmouse

TallyT

Pasdedeux

karne

in Emergency Backup Mode

anonymoose_au

Insert weird opinion here

OniBan

Henni147

iluvtodd

Clairecz

ankifeather

Henni147

Lamente Ariane

Skating Skills -5, Fashion +3, Camp +4

enzet

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