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beautiful program it's wonderful to see them again. thank for posting. loved it jaonna1943:)
Joanna1943 2 years ago 3
Simply gorgeous. The duchesnays did very, very well but these two were superior skaters. Marina's body language is always mesmerizing to watch. In my opinion , Isabelle was a powerful skater but almost too rough for my taste. Her style lacked softness. May be it's just me but I prefer elegance to pure athleticism. Probably that's why I appreciate Delobel & Schoenfelder nowdays.
I'll always admire Paul though. One of the best dance partners.
mishkite2u 3 years ago 8
Torvill/Dean were not 'gimmicky'. They had strong,silent edging-could barely hear their blades.The Duchesnays-crowd pleasers though they were-were NOT in the same league technichally.Credit Chris Dean for playing up and TO the Duchesnay's strengths,going in a different direction completely. But w/out Dean's genius,Isabelle and Paul would've been back in the middle of the pack. As far as pure ice dance technique, Marina and Sergei, along w/Jayne and Chris are in a class by themselves.
libralady1010 3 years ago 4
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I cant question their skating skills but the fact that the duchesnays finished second behind this program constitutes a crime in world ice dance history
xuarxu 3 years ago
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buttleelegant 2 years ago
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Actually the overrated Duchensays finished 1st in the LP over Klimova/Ponomarenko even though Klimova/ Ponomarenko won here. That is the only true crime in world ice dance history here.
buttleelegant 2 years ago
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siege919 4 years ago
They are my favorite ice-dance couple but to be honest i was very glad when "missing" won the free dance
b2367 4 years ago
I like Torvill and Dean but Sergei and Marina will always be the best dance pair.
5291970 4 years ago 4
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so boring couple
massidob 4 years ago
They look boring because they were too mature for their age. This pair is exciting and special. Look for their 1996 world pros performance.
espinaca79 4 years ago
This is the real thing. The best quality ice dance team ever doing what is a classic ice dance performance. No gimmicks like with Torvill and Dean, no gross theatrics like those that followed later in the 1990s. This routine has fast, intricate footwork with the couple skating close together, and a great, elegant performance quality. Also, both Marina and Sergei are quality skaters; neither one is compensating for the other as would happen with B & B. Fantastic!
indiatree 5 years ago 8
"The best quality ice dance team ever doing what is a classic ice dance performance. No gimmicks like with Torvill and Dean" -- please see Torvill and Dean's 1982 "Mack and Mabel" program. "[N]o gross theatrics like those that followed later in the 1990s" -- please see K&P's "Lawrence of Arabia" program in 1991. K&P are beautiful skaters, but before you start disparaging other skaters, please make sure the team you're rooting for is beyond reproach.
juke12box12 5 years ago
One other thing not mentioned here is that K&P spend almost the entire routine in various difficult and ever-changing dance holds; there is very little separate skating and they are skating very close together. This is something that I think can be overlooked by the casual observer.
indiatree 4 years ago 5
These two are phenomenal saters, to be sure, and the amazing thing is that 16 years later, they would dance the performance of their lifetime.But I dislike the disparaging comments about Torvill and Dean. They set the standard 10 years earlier, AND they did all of their own choreography. Many of the moves employed by this era of ice dancers were invented by T&D.
siege919 4 years ago
These two are phenomenal saters, to be sure, and the amazing thing is that 16 years later, they would dance the performance of their lifetime.But I dislike the disparaging comments about Torvill and Dean. They set the standard 10 years earlier, AND they did all of their own choreography. Many of the moves employed by this era of ice dancers were invented by T&D.
siege919 4 years ago
These two are phenomenal saters, to be sure, and the amazing thing is that 16 years later, they would dance the performance of their lifetime.But I dislike the disparaging comments about Torvill and Dean. They set the standard 10 years earlier, AND they did all of their own choreography. Many of the moves employed by this era of ice dancers were invented by T&D.
siege919 4 years ago
These two are phenomenal saters, to be sure, and the amazing thing is that 16 years later, they would dance the performance of their lifetime.But I dislike the disparaging comments about Torvill and Dean. They set the standard 10 years earlier, AND they did all of their own choreography. Many of the moves employed by this era of ice dancers were invented by T&D.
siege919 4 years ago
I have to disagree. Torville & Dean didn't really create "new" things - Dean took Kenneth MacMillan's ballet vocabulary & ADAPTED it to ice dancing. Just watching their routines, you can tell how much Dean was influenced by MacMillan.
dahnbi 3 years ago
Oh that is SO true! Natalia B., thrashing her arms, then legs a minimum of 3 times each; goofy expressions;an over the top Carmen in'85. These two K&P should've won in 1988@Calgary.Love that 1991 program of Rhakamo& Petri Kkoko(sp?) from Finland where they did a funny program as a 'salute' to some of their competitors-like B & B., perhaps? ;-)
libralady1010 1 year ago