Michelle Kwan 1998 Olympics Short Program (No Commentary)
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  • @getrealandsee I see our faithful troll is hiding under this bridge now... still ugly and spewing bile and bitterness. Oh my.

    patty7beth 10 months ago

  • I love seeing this without commentary. I especially love the spiral sequence.  Everything in this program just fits so perfectly and Michelle's execution is flawless.

    skatefan9495 1 year ago

  • that is sooo good me and my friend are in basic 4

    teleaphone890 1 year ago

  • thank you! so nice without commentary, you get the feeling you are in the rink with her.

    tinymavy 1 year ago

  • Wow... her jumps are so consistent.

    isoblah 2 years ago

  • @mzmonroe88 your veryyyyyyyy boring

    teleaphone890 1 year ago

  • I Love Michelle Kwan..

    Jessilo85 2 years ago

  • out of all her short programs this is my fav one

    cascadaus 2 years ago 3

  • She is one of the greatest athletes of all time.

    bublmidget 2 years ago

  • The BEST F-ING FEMALE Skater of all time, and we all know it.... She is FABULOUS!!!!!! She is like a Beethoven of figure skating...a talent that comes along every hundred or so years (if ever again).

    mlc2005 3 years ago 4

  • @mlc2005 Not everyone thinks so...for sure SHE agrees with you.

    getrealandsee 4 months ago

  • AMAZING

    Chasabasa13 3 years ago 4

  • she is still alive dumeass

    t0oDaRnGo0d 3 years ago

  • where can　I download this music? what is the name of this music?

    samanthacheng 3 years ago

  • rachmaninoff's 3rd piano concerto.

    tinymavy 3 years ago

  • 4:07

    i love her face.

    tylerfang 3 years ago 2

  • think she had more fun at nationals... she looked as if she was really concentating here...but still beautiful.

    tinymavy 4 years ago

  • violayan, where did you get this video? I don't recognize the camera angles. It's a nice, new perspective.

    Anyways, I'm glad the 6.0-scoring system was still in place then. The new scoring system would have ruined it. She would've had to do faster (but slow-traveling) footwork like a caffeine addict and switch positions and edges on those spins, and you'd forget that she's interpreting the music.

    CUatTheApocalypse 4 years ago

  • It's from NBC Olympics Website.

    violayan 4 years ago

  • LOL "like a caffeine addict"...I agree, besides a few exceptions, most of the footwork sequences and spins under the new scoring system are borderline psychotic lol

    Eagle009 3 years ago 2

  • I agree that the new scoring system would have ruined this. I'm of two minds about it, though. The new system does force skaters to take every element seriously. No more breezing through the spiral and footwork sequences with half-assed moves. On the other hand, the new footwork takes forever and often isn't very attractive. Plus I miss seeing the judges' individual scores. Now all we see is totals.

    dylanvalente 3 years ago 6

  • how does the scoring affect the footwork?

    cbarragan9 2 years ago

  • The Code of Points has made the footwork much more complicated. Skaters pack as many different movements and turns into the sequences to rack up points. More content, less beauty. The skater doesn't travel so fast across the ice anymore. Kwan wouldn't get much credit for this footwork sequence under the new system. It would be considered too simple.

    dylanvalente 2 years ago 4

  • @dylanvalente Yep, this footwork would be way to simple...COP would have saw right through that without a doubt. Under the 6 system, Kwan could get away with just about everything...including butt prints. Simple and safe Kwan is here...nice, clean skating from Kwan here but I thought Tara was the clear winner of the short program.

    allenglandlawns 7 months ago

  • @allenglandlawns Michelle Kwan's combo, double axel, spins, footwork and choreography were vastly superior to Tara's in the short program. This Rach SP is a flat out masterpiece. Tara's was mediocre in comparison. NO short program under COP by a female can even come close to this work of art. COP destroyed the artistry of figure skating. Butt prints? Kwan landed 7 triples at this Olympics and had a perfect SP. She always had to skate her best to win. You must be thinking of Sasha Cohen...

    Karosanyo 3 months ago

  • @allenglandlawns Well if I recall correctly, Tara had a "smudgy" landing on the triple flip. Plus, she skated earlier. So in my books, Michelle and Tara were marked correctly in the short program. And I agree Lipinski won the long program, thus winning the gold medal. But seriously do we have to debate this time after time? I think we are showing disrespect to both athletes when arguing about this. :)

    TeamKween2010 2 months ago

  • The most beautiful short program in the history of figure skating. The 3z/2t was amazing, the doble axel was so lyrical and the 3toe so musical. The choreography is just the most difficult and wonderfull i have ever seen. This girl right here changed the sport and made it beatiful again. Miss her!!

    sergioayala 4 years ago 4

  • Nationals SP had the triple flip, and when she landed it, the look on her face made the difference between that performance and this one. Although both were just incredible.

    sixfootpianist7 4 years ago

  • Diva. Nuff 'said. :)

    Miss you Kween. The sport isn't the same without you.

    dahmk 4 years ago

  • masterpiece

    sergioayala 4 years ago

  • this program is stunning

    wook 5 years ago

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