Irina Slutskaya's best programs

[christinaskater]

I've been recently watching some of her programs on YouTube and was surprise with some of her performances. I'm not a fan of Irina but watching some of her performances has made me into a fan.

Her 2000 Russian nationals LP to 'Don Quixote' was stellar. She was skating with so much freedom and was more refined. Outstanding program.
http://youtu.be/V97gZ2GZq7Q

Her 1996 Europeans LP was also gorgeous!
http://youtu.be/nJRzBUQblbQ

 

[Sophie-Anna]

She is not my favorite skater at all, but her 2005 FP from the Worlds is just brilliant!!!I saw it many times, I often watch it and I always enjoy. Especially at the end of the program, when the music changes and she starts with a step sequence. The change of music together with the joy is amazing. I just love this program.

 

[Alba]

I've been recently watching some of her programs on YouTube and was surprise with some of her performances. I'm not a fan of Irina but watching some of her performances has made me into a fan.

Her 2000 Russian nationals LP to 'Don Quixote' was stellar. She was skating with so much freedom and was more refined. Outstanding program.
http://youtu.be/V97gZ2GZq7Q

Her 1996 Europeans LP was also gorgeous!
http://youtu.be/nJRzBUQblbQ

I was a Kwan "uber" but I love Irina too. These two were such a fun to watch in competition, I still miss them.
I agree with your choices. She skated "'Don Quixote" very well the GPF final as well. I love her costume here more.
I would add her SP from 2000 in the list. I really like this program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUYPoEOSwWU

I loved her performance from 1997 worlds as well because that was a gutsy performance. I remember this competition very well. She was injured, didn't have a good SP (fell on the lutz) but she was full of energy and she came back fighting in the free. I think she deserved the bronze here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3YXE7IvVKk
As a program though I think the SP was much better that year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muywb3QoMGc

I loved her in 2005 at Worlds, for obvious reason.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zek69FhRfBc

 

[Blades of Passion]

Totentanz was definitely her best SP. I think she did it clean the whole 2005-2006 season, so take your pick of which the best performance was.

Her SP to "The Bolt" at 2005 Europeans would be the next best - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5LFX815qp4

2001 Worlds to "Culture" would be my #3 pick for her SP's - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsrxgkMdt8E

I don't care for her 2004-2005 LP. She may have performed it well several times, but aside from the climax at the end the program is really nothing special. I think "Mario Takes a Walk" from 2005-2006 is definitely her best LP. She actually had interesting movements throughout and there was a casual, energetic, mature sexiness to it that worked really well for her. A couple of the spin and spiral positions she included as per the rules to get more technical points are what prevents it from being truly masterful, but none of Slutskaya's programs can be called that anyway. She probably performed it best at Europeans that season - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7ZaBmO-t4U (she skated well with a Triple-Triple at Cup of Russia that season, but purely in terms of performance I think may be best).

After that her 2nd best LP would have to be Don Quixote at the 1999-2000 GPF - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr3lyRLlzTc . It's rather basic but she has freedom and joy in the performance and the multiple difficult Triple-Triple combinations at the start added some excitement.

Then for the #3 it would be her 1996 Europeans performance. There was a fleetness to it that she never showed again after that.

1998 Olympics LP was also nice for her - the movement is a lot more natural than in many of her other programs, the 3Toe+3Toe combo later in the program was a good touch, and the 3Loop is great with the music. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGEXdhyRhak

 

[iluvtodd]

I really loved her "Totentanz!"

 

[Totentanz]

I really loved her "Totentanz!"

So did I!

 

[Mista Ekko]

I guess her FS at 2005 Worlds and her 1999\2000 GPF FS are considered her most complete and worthy Free skates,
She had many good SP's, She usually won that portion.


I always had a soft spot for her 2003 programs,
Even though it felt like they were never realised and she was having a weird season, I thought they looked great and nicely edited:

SP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxJtjhYPRVU
FS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx6o4UhjnM8

 

[invisiblespiral]

The only skates of hers I liked were 2005 Worlds FS and her SP in 2006...