Alexei Yagudin 2002 Euros SP "Winter"

[AsksOneThing]

I love the announcers at the replay of the triple axel:

First guy:  Triple axel. Look at the height.

Second guy: That's completely crazy.

[Marlean]

This is the best skate ever made, he shows such joy on the ice. He is just like a little fairy! I miss you Yagudin, I wish I could have seen you live in Sweden. Come back to the competitions!!!

[smark911]

so wonderful. gives me chills

[Gedevanishvili]

Not 6.0's???? was robbed.

[Veste]

I just love it at 1:35 when he starts his little run after putting some snow on the judges!

[qlmjqlmj]

Unbeatable performance! His performance was so passionate, artful, strong and inspiring that this is just perfect. And he is such a sunny young man that I just love him way much more than his rival (even he could finish some more difficult jumps). Figure skating is not all about jumps -- you ned to integrate your footwork, jumps, music, art, your motion and spirit into one. And Alexei made it! His smile is so charming. He is my forever No. 1 favorite!

[freudianslumber]

Agreed, that was horribly undermarked. Not one 6.0 for this heavenly performance? Come on!!!

[masterjackblack]

5.7!!! wt...f rotflmao... it was perfect,

[everyoneissleeping]

@masterjackblack Exactly...

[underneathwhileabove]

the straight line footwork just makes me ooh and ahh... the variety, the energy, the musicality, the charisma!

[XxSkatingFan4LifexXD]

OMG. Those FEET. I can't stop looking at them! xD

I don't know how many times I've seen this yet the footwork still stuns me.

If only the male skaters of today could skate with such passion. I mean he had the crowd. There was only a small part in his program where I couldn't hear the crowd going crazy. When he began with the straight line footwork the audience just lost it.

[htshsfhfs]

Still perfect. Still the best. Yagudin is the greatest. I hope I'll love him forever. What a beautiful genius. Yagudin helped me understand the meaning of the word 'joy'. I think he's beautiful.

[ponotama]

I just cannot help watching this over and over again.

He is the only skater who gives me shiver apart from the fantastic jumps.

He is so perfectly beautiful, a complete art:

not only his jumps or the steps;

every single position, the reach of hands, the attitude are breathtaking.

And above all, I feel such a strong passion and soul, as well as love and tenderness which is so uplifting.

This is almost a work of god.

Thank you, Alexei!!

[francisnancy54]

Awesome! Alexei Yagudin is the best skater of all times. This performance is breath-taking, especially when he walks across the rink. No one skated like him before, and no one has since.

[kitkat9288]

That's one of the most perfect 4-3s I've seen. A lot of the top guys competing now can't even do the 4-3 on a regular basis..

[sixfootpianist7]

@kitkat9288 or in the short program even. The bigger emphasis on other elements has some what evened the playing field

[Sofabar]

Wow this is probably the best I have every seen a man skate. I wish we still had the old judging system, things were for interesting then!

[blushenka]

Yes, I also think this is his best performance of 'Winter'! Wow, I miss those times. <3

[csillag13]

Absolute best of! He is the best skater in the world! Fantastic! Amasing! Great!

Erika, Hungary

[bigacska]

this program is stil amasing!! i can watch it over and over again!!

[smark911]

yeah i found it. It's BOnd. Thanks everyone

[teodoranicole]

here it's bond who performes it! But indeed the original piece is from Vivaldi..

[nadaschka]

Well, I know it's by Vivaldi- the four seasons- but I'm sure smark wanted to know who has created this certain piece of music including the beats and not the original composer.

[nadaschka]

Yeah, it's Bond.kind of a girlgroup playing violins mixt with modern beats.

[kami20koko]

First of all it's ANTONIO VIVALDI's a great classical composition. Bond plays it in a newer version.

[smark911]

absolutely great...makes me shiver!

anyone know what is the author of the music?

[hwanju]

My Favorite Program.!!! Ohhhh, Gorgeous..  Look at the Presentation Marks ..