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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.

 

 

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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 :drama:

 

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 

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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

 

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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.  

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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.

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I love this program.

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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

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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?

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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

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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)

 

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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

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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).

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