1994 Olympics LP - Oksana Baiul

Oksana Baiul's long program at the 1994 Olympics.

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• Baiul

[longdozenify]

MY EARS

[dsrtflwr]

@russianskatingfan I think she's much more artistic and a better dancer than most female skaters. She can be intense when appropriate and then lighter in her approach when the music/mood calls for it. Also, she shows a lot of courage and heart when she decides to just "go for it" and do something that wasn't planned.

[anne91276]

@Karosanyo Oksana is not a sloppy jumper. I don't see any sloppiness coming from a graceful and balletic Oksana. I call Oksana another one of the artistic skater aside from Sasha.

[skeptic4al]

watching Oksana Baiul in 94 was one of the highlights of my life. I made a deal with my hubby, I'd watch the fights if he'd watch ice skating. I originally was routing for Nancy. Oksana blew Nancy away. She was magical. My husband said she was like a bird in flight. We had a wonderful memory. He died a couple of years ago. It's the small things that make a marriage good.

[filipinoICEsk8ter]

I can see why Johnny Weir is fond for her skating. Beautiful.

[leodungen]

@longdozenify well too be fair, this was in '94 and it was recorded with a potato.

[Karosanyo]

@faeryquene Nancy had 5 clean triples with a tripe-triple and a triple-double! Oksana had 3 clean triple with ZERO triple combos (she threw in that sloppy double axel combo at the end). IMO, Nancy was the real winner that night.

[faeryquene]

WOW. Oksana got HUGE air time on her best jumps like the Lutz (with a TRUE Lutz edge) and Axel. Yes, she 2-footed the 3flip but she rotated all 3 revolutions around and didn't double the jump like Nancy. Imo under COP Baiul's coach/choreographers would've seen to it that she racked up tons of huge points between jumps ala Sasha Cohen who had 2 bad jumps in her LP at her Olympics in 2006-and still won the silver medal. Imo, Oksana would've been trained differently with good jump combos.

[snewka89]

she is the best

[mvy2k]

Oksana is just the EVER BEST Skater !!! Because skating is not about only jumps or moves or artistics - it's about everything putting together !!!

[PierreMcDuck]

And one final comment. (Dang you YouTube character limit).

I am not, and never was, a Kerrigan fan. I can't think of a single program of hers that I enjoyed. But she deserved to win this event. Her LP was more difficult, better executed, and had nicer choreography.

[PierreMcDuck]

Also, for everyone who is going on and on about artistry and good choreography, my opinion is that this program displays neither. Cute posing is not artistry. And in terms of choreography and music selection, this program is choppy and a mess.

Note that I do think Baiul's story (before her fall from grace) is a great one. And her SP was beautiful. But this? Sorry, I just can't overlook the errors, level of difficulty, and choppiness.