Gala program recommendations

Edwin · Aug 13, 2019

ruga said:
I thought about suggesting that, because I love Aliona, but I hate 'Twilight' with all my heart.
I can recommend her 'Adios Nonino'. It's her competitive program, but it's better under show lights. https://youtu.be/buyVYvN0flQ

YES. I still find that clip spectacularly beautiful, and Alyona in all black makes there are no visual distraction, one can only be absorbed by her skating.
Plus there is that magical close up with her eyes at the start and end, those are true Angel Eyes

Good to see this clip is still available, most of ISU clips have been struck down.

dorispulaski · Aug 13, 2019

So many of my favorite exhibition programs have been deleted, but..

Michelle Kwan
Fields of Gold
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlUrLf2eYgQ

Anissina & Peizerat
Susanna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EQkpLWPlOY

Jason Brown
Waving Through a Window
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeYcDV7zcAU

Jason Brown
Fly Me to the Moon
(Sorry, the link has been killed again)

Chock & Bates US Nationals 2018
Tango With Chair
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MocoDmYFNwM

Chock & Bates 2016 Team Challenge Championship EX
Wear Sunscreen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vObfSuIwVug

Torvill & Dean
Song of India
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5njcN58VfE

Robert Wagenhoffer
Crying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VpRLVzvT8s

Davis & White
Beyond the Sea
Skate Canada 2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VpRLVzvT8s

Lucinda Ruh
Blues for Klook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6Ed9mnrWRU

Toller Cranston
Pagliacci 1974 Worlds, with two encores
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYjmVYFCihg

Gary Beacom
Malevolent Landscape
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lke0nXpbtH8

Gary Beacom
I'm Your Man
Unfortunately, the good copy has gone west

noskates · Aug 13, 2019

After watching some of these videos I have to say - any time Stephan Lambiel steps on the ice is a monumental moment and something to be remembered. just like about anything Kurt Browning skated to in Stars on Ice.

StephenGfan · Aug 13, 2019

Elucidus said:
ruga

I am surprised the guy with such avatar didn't recommend it yet So, I'll fix this for you
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CfzAH0T3rE
Alena Kostornaia "Twilight"

And last but not least
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c2h4BWZO6k
Anna Scherbakova "Dream Catcher"

Thank you! I adore these two and their skating!

jenaj · Aug 13, 2019

Stephane Lambiel: A Chorus Line https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmjst1_bOxI

Kurt Browning: Too many to mention, but this one is iconic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXtd7xq7URM

Amei · Aug 13, 2019

Here are some of my favorites - a little Todd Eldredge for your viewing pleasure :biggrin:

Todd Eldredge - When you come back to me again
Todd Eldredge - Il Mare Calmo Della Sera
Todd Eldredge - Your Song
Jozef Sabovcik - My Sacrifice
Stephane Lambiel - The Water

TallyT · Aug 13, 2019

Hey, if we are bringing in ice shows, there is Yuzuru's recent Masquerades (though not if an audience going bonkers with excitement annoys you, because they all did. However, people have done musicvids which overlay the music. The first one at Makuhari has already vanished from youtube, but Sendai with the home town crowd is still up). And Crystal Memories, which might be his gala next year, he already said Masquerade is too emotionally intense and draining.

Remilia · Aug 13, 2019

One of my favorite Yuzu gala programs is this one of 2016 worlds. There's something so beautiful and touching about it to me. Yuzu is very good at getting across emotions and touching ones heart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E93lfUEMbVc

hanyuufan5 · Aug 13, 2019

Any of Yuzuru Hanyu's, especially the more recent ones.

Shevchenko/Eremenko- Give Me a Reason https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7fXUDzk1mA
For the record, I hate that song, yet that's still my favorite EX other than Yuzu's.

StephenGfan · Aug 13, 2019

TallyT said:
Hey, if we are bringing in ice shows, there is Yuzuru's recent Masquerades (though not if an audience going bonkers with excitement annoys you, because they all did. However, people have done musicvids which overlay the music. The first one at Makuhari has already vanished from yourybe, but Sendai with the home town crowd is still up). And Crystal Memories, which might be his gala next year, he already said Masquerade is too emotionally intense and draining.

I saw it its one of my favorite galas

Baron Vladimir · Aug 13, 2019

Generally, i find gala programs to be better when there are more skaters involved. I think pair and ice dance medalists have more interesting gala programs in general. Anissina and Peizerat 'Susanna' is when i fell in love with figure skating the first time (as a child). Another French - Pechalat/Bourzat 'People are strange' is one of the best gala program in recent years for me. Also, i recently found Grischuk/Platov 1998 Olympics gala (never watched it before), i was tottaly blown away by their skating/performance/elements abilities in that Gala.

jenaj · Aug 13, 2019

TallyT said:
Hey, if we are bringing in ice shows, there is Yuzuru's recent Masquerades (though not if an audience going bonkers with excitement annoys you, because they all did. However, people have done musicvids which overlay the music. The first one at Makuhari has already vanished from youtube, but Sendai with the home town crowd is still up). And Crystal Memories, which might be his gala next year, he already said Masquerade is too emotionally intense and draining.

I interpret “galas” as exhibitions, so yes, ice shows should count.

elbkup · Aug 13, 2019

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-6d5_nOt3ZI
Julian Yee 2016 Nebelhorn

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e70BLUQqT1I
Elladj Balde - Michael Jackson medley 2013 Obersdorf

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FB5wNCqgNg4
Carolina Kostner - Clair de Lune Europeans 2017

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SWzExhpKWcw
Muramoto & Reed - Hi Lo. DOI 2018

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1GJdnA4muL8
Plushenko with Seal - Crazy... Art on Ice 2005

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QCapfwISfAU
Wylie, Browning, Hamilton, Masters of Footwork. 2010 (?)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DaWiSPQuKRA
Volosozhar & Trankov with Nellie Furtado - Stars. AOI

mikeko666 · Aug 13, 2019

EX programs choreographed by Kenji Miyamoto

Daisuke Takahashi
Bachelorette https://youtu.be/0qtmGkbirJw
The Crisis https://youtu.be/BvNSdSA22l8
Krone https://youtu.be/zAy0xyoAxrE

Akiko Suzuki
Libertango https://youtu.be/CcycY7XcaAY
Love Dance https://youtu.be/iBFlj9kFeQ8
Song of Aeolus https://youtu.be/VQq7oBAmzZs

jenaj · Aug 13, 2019

How could I have forgotten this one? Mao Asada, Bach https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ledjxSVpmiM

icetug · Aug 14, 2019

jenaj said:
I interpret “galas” as exhibitions, so yes, ice shows should count.

Baron Vladimir said:
Generally, i find gala programs to be better when there are more skaters involved.

So here we go

. To my favorites mentioned already above, I'd add those:

Stephane Lambiel, My body is a cage, here is performance in Seul 2012, but I love this practice also (and the bonus :laugh:

).

Mao Asada, Carolina Kostner, Tessa Virtue, Tatiana Volozhar, Maxim Trankov, Stephane Lambiel (and his students), Scott Moir, Daisuke Takahashi (hope I listed them all...) in absolutely stunning Le Poème at Ice Legends 2016 with Katia Buniatishvili piano live music.

Daisuke Takahashi and Stephane Lambiel, Anthem at Christmas on Ice 2016.

Stephane Lambiel and Deniss Vasiljevs, Nocturne (2019 Music on Ice) and their previous cooperation, Four Seasons (2017 Art on Ice).

And for dessert: Tatsuki Machida and his 8-minutes long Bolero as a farewell to his skating career.

jenaj · Aug 14, 2019

Michelle Kwan- One More Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r47As6uFqds

DanseMacabre · Aug 14, 2019

Michelle Kwan's Fields of Gold is the first that springs to mind as iconic. I'll add two more Kwan programs to the mix:

- Winter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwxiI0iYgwI
- Dante's Prayer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edlTytIoFEk

Lamente Ariane · Aug 14, 2019

A couple of my all-time favorites that tragically (to my knowledge) were only done at one competition each

Javier Fernandez, Touch of Evil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZs-kOm_aaI
Shoma Uno, La vie en rose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEl7WGsM_ts

Clairecz · Aug 14, 2019

Lamente Ariane said:
A couple of my all-time favorites that tragically (to my knowledge) were only done at one competition each

Javier Fernandez, Touch of Evil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZs-kOm_aaI

Javi did Touch of Evil also at 2015 Worlds gala https://youtu.be/mySsHK19Tmk
Plus at 2015 WTT and 2015 FaOI :love:

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