This is one of the best programs I have ever seen - I don't think there's a back crossover in the entire program - its all seamless, difficult, dynamic footwork broken up with difficult jumps, turns and spins. AMAZING! He certainly is one of the unsung heroes of American figure skating.
What a skater! I remember Tim skating at Northfield Plaza skating rink (small Cleveland suburb) back in the day when I skated in the club as well. Yes, Ron Baker was his coach there along with coaching Scott Hamilton (in the summers). Little did we all know what the young Scott would become! Great memories from that skating club!
OMG - I also skated at Northfield Plaza in the summer of 1966 - I cam down from Detroit to skate with my then coach Ronnie Baker - I don't remember Scott there, LOL - anyway, wondering if we knew each other? I took my Willow Waltz with Tim that summer (my skating claim to fame...)
I thought it was quite a good performance. You have to remember back then school figures accounted for most of the marks, so skaters concentrated on those more. Free skating didn't really start to take off until the 70s. And artistry for men didn't start until 2 gentlemen called Curry and Cranston came on the scene.
Yeah right. This video only proves that it's changed a lot. He did the easiest triple and it sounded like even that was very rare. Now the men do quads. And the program is more centered around jumps than footwork.
I remember watching this on Wide World Of Sports, it's one of the performances that really interested me in skating....the speed, the flow, and control outstanding. gave feeling of freedom in a very constrictive society!! Isn't he an early (and skinny) Brian Boitano!! His arms do nothing artistically, cause that would be unmanly!! You can see why Toller Cranston got BORED with skating!!!!!
Thank you for your insight on this skater - I skated with him in the '60's and feel that a lot of my love of skating stems from his skating - I also LOVE Brian Boitano and since your comment have watched his skating again - yes, I see a lot of Tim in there. Thank you.
It's almost uncanny. So many head positions, the basicness of the stroking, the lean, the free leg position on landings....I wonder if his (Boitano's) coach might have come up under Tim's coaches. I was also surprized to see him from the SC of Detroit. I always associate them with Johnny Johns and ice dancing, they must have been a skating powerhouse even earlier.
Hmm maybe. His coach was Ronnie Baker and I have no way of knowing whether Linda Leaver also was coached by him (he moved from Detroit to Cleveland in 1968 or '69... I also knew Johnny Johns as a teenager and Tim preceded him and that dance/pairs powerhouse that came afterwards, although the Detroit SC also hosted Ron and Cindy Kaufman for a while. The skating world was much smaller then...
What is Tim doing now?He would be in his 60's.
HattieLovesCattie 1 year ago
@HattieLovesCattie He skates at my rink in CA. Super nice guy and still an amazing skater!
kbeazy28 1 month ago
@kbeazy28 I saw him skate on TV a few months ago.I can't remember where it was but it dedicated the program to his wife who was in the audience.
HattieLovesCattie 1 month ago
His footwork is stupendous - just brilliant!
Chutson353 1 year ago
This is one of the best programs I have ever seen - I don't think there's a back crossover in the entire program - its all seamless, difficult, dynamic footwork broken up with difficult jumps, turns and spins. AMAZING! He certainly is one of the unsung heroes of American figure skating.
Chutson353 1 year ago
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Chutson353 1 year ago
What a skater! I remember Tim skating at Northfield Plaza skating rink (small Cleveland suburb) back in the day when I skated in the club as well. Yes, Ron Baker was his coach there along with coaching Scott Hamilton (in the summers). Little did we all know what the young Scott would become! Great memories from that skating club!
walktwomoons33 2 years ago
OMG - I also skated at Northfield Plaza in the summer of 1966 - I cam down from Detroit to skate with my then coach Ronnie Baker - I don't remember Scott there, LOL - anyway, wondering if we knew each other? I took my Willow Waltz with Tim that summer (my skating claim to fame...)
gradycat 2 years ago
Such gorgeous deep edges!
FergusMcDopey 2 years ago
It's too bad we don't see moves like the delay axel anymore.
dylanvalente 2 years ago
great stuff. Skating was really skating back in the day. Let's hope history repeats itself. Down with IJS.
frasermel 2 years ago
I think he was the last one that did the back flip.
bufb 4 years ago
I thought it was quite a good performance. You have to remember back then school figures accounted for most of the marks, so skaters concentrated on those more. Free skating didn't really start to take off until the 70s. And artistry for men didn't start until 2 gentlemen called Curry and Cranston came on the scene.
npe1 4 years ago
Great video.
FrozenHermit 4 years ago
AFTER all of these years, figure skating has changed only a little. This is very sad.
Prolite 4 years ago
Yeah right. This video only proves that it's changed a lot. He did the easiest triple and it sounded like even that was very rare. Now the men do quads. And the program is more centered around jumps than footwork.
iceskater2007 3 years ago
I remember watching this on Wide World Of Sports, it's one of the performances that really interested me in skating....the speed, the flow, and control outstanding. gave feeling of freedom in a very constrictive society!! Isn't he an early (and skinny) Brian Boitano!! His arms do nothing artistically, cause that would be unmanly!! You can see why Toller Cranston got BORED with skating!!!!!
k9henrydog 4 years ago
Thank you for your insight on this skater - I skated with him in the '60's and feel that a lot of my love of skating stems from his skating - I also LOVE Brian Boitano and since your comment have watched his skating again - yes, I see a lot of Tim in there. Thank you.
gradycat 4 years ago
It's almost uncanny. So many head positions, the basicness of the stroking, the lean, the free leg position on landings....I wonder if his (Boitano's) coach might have come up under Tim's coaches. I was also surprized to see him from the SC of Detroit. I always associate them with Johnny Johns and ice dancing, they must have been a skating powerhouse even earlier.
k9henrydog 4 years ago
Hmm maybe. His coach was Ronnie Baker and I have no way of knowing whether Linda Leaver also was coached by him (he moved from Detroit to Cleveland in 1968 or '69... I also knew Johnny Johns as a teenager and Tim preceded him and that dance/pairs powerhouse that came afterwards, although the Detroit SC also hosted Ron and Cindy Kaufman for a while. The skating world was much smaller then...
gradycat 4 years ago
@k9henrydog Brian has more athletic ability than Cranston.
HattieLovesCattie 1 year ago
this is really neat.
WhisperingDove 5 years ago