Old Cat Lady Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 It's officially off season. It's a good time to catch up on those years I missed and reminisce about those great performances. What are your top 10 performances from each year? You can pick across all disciplines and segments, including galas. If people are interested, maybe we can compile a list for a streaming party. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoodie axel Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Oooh interesting. I already said in the streaming party we need to do a 2006 Olympics rewatch, because it has some of the best performances of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Cat Lady Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 This is harder than I thought. I was thinking that 10 might be a bit excessive but I tried it for 2017/18 season, when I didn't even see every competition and gala and the 2018/19 season and I'm already finding myself cheating. 2019 Miyahara Skate America LP Hanyu Rostelecom SP Sui/Han Worlds LP Papadakis/Cizeron WTT Free dance Hanyu Worlds LP Uno 4cc LP Kolyada Worlds LP James/Cipres WTT LP Tuktamysheva WTT LP Hanyu Worlds Gala Kihira NHK LP Nobu Oda Japan Open 2018 Savchenko/Massot Worlds LP Tarasova/Morozov Olympics SP Hanyu Olympics SP Medvedeva Olympics LP Medvedeva Olympics SP Zagitova Europeans LP Sui/Han Olympics SP Papadakis/Cizeron Worlds FD Shoma Uno Olympics SP Dmitri Aliev Olympics SP Wakaba Higuchi Worlds LP Mikhail Kolyada Worlds SP I'm inclined to cut Tuk and Nobu from the 2019 list because I know that there are quality issues in those programs, but I like them because they're so different than the rest. In 2018, I already cut Zagitova's SP even though I like it more than her LP. I thought the LP was relevant just because it was one of the biggest stories and it was a remarkable technical achievement. I didn't include Yuzu's LP because I'm going to have it on the 2015/16 season. I love the way Aliev moves and lands his jumps but I love the purity of Kolyada's technique. Already made made some major cuts and I'm still over eta: Just realized I don't have Notte Stellatta and Carolina's sp from worlds on here either. I know NS can be grabbed for the 2017 season but I thought the performance at the Olympics was especially touching. I think one of Med's programs, Aliev, and Kolyada are probably the most likely to be cut. Maybe Shoma's SP but I hate leaving him out completely. eta 2: I feel like Trusova's Junior worlds LP should be on the 2018 list as well. Maybe I should give up on this top 10 limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoodie axel Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 LOL, this will be short for the first couple of years. (unordered lists, except for the order in which I remember the events to have been) (Thank goodness for Karen Chen in 2017) 2019: Sui and Han Worlds LP 2018: Wakaba Higuchi Worlds LP Virtue Moir OWG Individual FD Satoko Miyahara GPF SP Adam Rippon NHK LP 2017: Karen Chen Worlds SP Yuzuru Hanyu Worlds LP Shoma Uno Worlds LP Patrick Chan Worlds LP Javier Fernandez Worlds SP Boyang Jin Worlds SP Sui and Han Worlds LP Sui and Han Worlds SP Karen Chen US Nationals SP Yuzuru Hanyu GPF SP 2016: Papadakis and Cizeron Worlds FD Javier Fernandez Worlds LP Sui and Han Worlds SP Yuzuru Hanyu GPF LP Mao Asada Japan Open LP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Cat Lady Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 Lol, between your discriminating taste and my over enthusiasm, we might get a respectable list. For most years at this point either I didn't see the whole season or it's so long ago that I'm having trouble remembering. It was a loooong lapse and I have a terrible memory. 2014 Hanyu Olympic SP Ilinykh/Katsalapov Olympic FD Chan GP France LP Kim Olympic LP Kim Olympic SP Volosozhar/Trankov Olympic SP Volosozhar/Trankov Skate America LP Stolbova/Klimov Olympic LP Mao Asada Olympic LP Julia Lipnitskaya Olympic Team LP Just an FYI, it looks like 2006 Olympics haven't been affected by the Youtube purge yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoodie axel Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Old Cat Lady said: Lol, between your discriminating taste and my over enthusiasm My lists probably WILL be shorter than anyone else's, but I do want to insert a Brown performance in each of 2018 and 2017. I just don't remember which ones I liked best, and really don't feel like rewatching them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoodie axel Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 I love this program. ================================================= I was wondering whether I should invest time into making the rest of the lists, because my memory is patchy, and I really haven't watched much of Pairs and ID before 2016. I also severely disliked 2014-15 as a season, and haven't sat through most programs. But here are upto 10 I remember liking anyway. I will also say that Gracie Gold's Daphnis et Chloe is my favourite choreography of all singles' programs in the 2014-18 quad. Spoiler 2019: Sui and Han Worlds LP 2018: Wakaba Higuchi Worlds LP Virtue Moir OWG Individual FD Satoko Miyahara GPF SP Adam Rippon NHK LP <insert jason Brown LP performance here> 2017: (I added some more men's programs, because Worlds was just great) Karen Chen Worlds SP Yuzuru Hanyu Worlds LP Shoma Uno Worlds LP Patrick Chan Worlds LP Javier Fernandez Worlds SP Boyang Jin Worlds SP Shoma Uno Worlds SP Deniss Vasilijevs Worlds SP Sui and Han Worlds LP Sui and Han Worlds SP Karen Chen US Nationals SP Yuzuru Hanyu GPF SP <insert jason Brown LP performance here> 2016: Papadakis and Cizeron Worlds FD Javier Fernandez Worlds LP Sui and Han Worlds SP Yuzuru Hanyu GPF LP Mao Asada Japan Open LP 2015: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva Worlds SP Jason Brown Worlds LP 2014: Mao Asada Worlds SP Virtue/Moir OWG Individual SD ======================== (the rest are take or leave for this season) Virtue/Moir OWG Individual FD Yuzuru Hanyu OWG Individual SP Yuna Kim OWG LP Adelina Sotnikova OWG SP Yuna Kim OWG SP Jason Brown Nationals LP Yulia Lipnitskaya SC LP 2013: Yuna Kim Worlds LP Daisuke Takahashi Worlds SP Virtue Moir Worlds FD Javier Fernandez Euros LP 2012: Yuzuru Hanyu Worlds LP Daisuke Takahashi Worlds LP Takahiko Kozuka Skate America LP 2011: Virtue Moir Worlds FD Yuna Kim Worlds LP Carolina Kostner Worlds LP Alissa Csizny Nationals LP Mao Asada Nationals LP Jason Brown Nationals LP <insert a performance of Takahashi's Mambo here> 2010: Davis White OWG OD (can't believe how much I hate the programs here, even though the skating quality of the top contenders is great) Daisuke Takahashi OWG SP Takahiko Kozuka OWG LP Yuna Kim OWG LP 2009: Mao Asada Worlds SP Yuna Kim Worlds SP Mao Asada GPF SP (this SP was something very special indeed) Jeremy Abbott GPF LP Takahiko Kozuka TEB LP 2008: Mao Asada Worlds SP Delobel Schoenfelder Worlds FD Daisuke Takahashi 4CC SP Jeremy Abbott Nationals SP Jeremy Abbott Nationals LP 2007: Yuna Kim Worlds SP Yuna Kim Worlds LP Mao Asada Worlds SP Mao Asada Worlds LP Stephane Lambiel Worlds LP Johnny Weir Nationals LP Jeffrey Buttle Nationals LP 2006 (just going to go all out here, such a great season in terms of artistry and overall quality): Kimmie Meisner Worlds LP Sara Meier Worlds LP Sasha Cohen Worlds SP Stephane Lambiel Worlds LP Evgeni Plushenko OWG LP+SP (not great programs, but the way he owns the ice is great) Matt Savoie OWG LP Stephane Lambiel OWG SP Sasha Cohen OWG LP + SP Shizuka Arakawa OWG LP Irina Slutskaya Euros SP Johnny Weir Nationals SP + LP Matt Savoie Nationals SP + LP Stephanie Rosenthal Nationals SP + LP And as a bonus, mini Mao pwning all the seniors at GPF, and mini Yuna winning junior worlds! And that's CoP era mostly complete. I really would like to thank Yuna and Mao for doing so much for this era. I do realize I left out a few good performances from someone like Akiko Suzuki, but I really don't remember which ones, and I might not even have watched all of them. Might as well put in all time favorites outside of the CoP? Spoiler Michelle Kwan: 2005 Nationals SP 2004 Nationals LP 2003 Worlds SP+LP 2002 OWG SP + LP Miraculous Mandarin at that one GPF 2001 Worlds SP + LP 2000 Worlds SP + LP 1999 Worlds LP 1998 Nationals SP + LP 1997 Worlds LP 1996 Worlds SP + LP 1995 Worlds LP Sasha Cohen: 2005 Nationals SP 2004 Worlds SP 2002 OWG SP + LP Lu Chen: 1998 OWG LP 1998 OWG SP 1996 Worlds SP + LP 1995 Worlds LP 1994 OWG LP 1992 OWG LP Midori Ito: 1988 OWG SP+LP 1989 Worlds LP 1990 Worlds LP Kurt Browning: 1988 Worlds LP 1989 Worlds LP 1991 Worlds SP (he's a weirdass, but just watch it anyway) 1993 Worlds SP 1993 Worlds LP A bunch of his professional skates: Rag Gidon Time, for instance. Alexei Yagudin: 1999, 2000, 2001 Worlds SPs 1999 and 2001 Worlds LPs 2002 OWG SP + LP 2002 SC SP Others: Torvill/Dean 1984 OWG FD Duchesnays Worlds 1990 FD Gordeeva and Grinkov OWG 1994 LP Grishuk Platov Euros 1997 FD Shen and Zhao Worlds 2003 LP ---------------------------------------------------------- Toller Cranston 1975 SC SP John Curry 1976 OWG SP + LP Katarina Witt 1988 OWG LP Brian Boitano 1988 OWG LP Oksana Baiul 1994 OWG SP Evgeni Plushenko Nijinsky, at Russian Nationals, whichever one it was that he received a ton of 6.0s Sarah Hughes 2002 OWG LP (universally derided for her technical quality, but her interpretation and performance are amazing here) Tara Lipinski 1998 OWG LP Kristi Yamaguchi 1992 Nationals LP Timothy Goebel 2002 OWG LP Matt Savoie 2005 Nationals SP + LP Carolina Kostner 2005 and 2004 Worlds SP Denise Biellmann On Golden Pond (Pros... although I can fill the space with pro skates, I suppose) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Cat Lady Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 Honestly, I just wanted some direction on what I should watch as it gets tedious trudging through one mediocre performance after another so I appreciate the lists. It looks like we're the only ones that took an interest though . When I'm in a better skating mood, I'll put together our lists and maybe combine them with the previous "greatest skates of all time" lists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoodie axel Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Old Cat Lady said: It looks like we're the only ones that took an interest though . I, too, wish more had taken part Especially because I want to see more "older" ID and Pairs to learn more about it, because ID as it currently is I find insufferable, and S/H are currently the only ones I like watching in Pairs (although I hope again Boikova/Kozlovskii develop well). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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