1996 Worlds- Michelle Kwan LP Salome, High Quality

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[JNagarya]

"allengalndlaws"/"getrealandse­e," et al., hates Kwan, so will tell any lie as personal attack against her. Ignore the slug for what he is: a mentally ill person who, opposite the mentally healthy, obsessively stalks that he hates.

Add in that he doesn't know her -- or anyone else he personally attacks on fabricated pretexts.

[JNagarya]

@allenglandlawns Your a hateful, lying ass, and everyone knows it. Show us you have sufficient sense to go away.

[TheChickadee8]

this is a truly beautiful, classic, emotional program.... michelle kwan, even at that young age, had the power to awe everyone with her total grace and incredible artistry on the ice. this was the program that made me totally a lifetime fan. ladies ice skating has not had the same hold on me and many others since she left...

[MLBoykin]

I'm going to have to watch Lu Chen's free skate again, because I just didn't see anything the first time. I started watching in 1998, so I'm not sure what skating was like just two years prior, Chen didn't seem to hold positions or spin for more than three seconds. It was definitely a more mature performance, but it seemed like everything other than the jumps were done because they were required and not for the presentation. Chen's two 6.0's surprised me, but the judges know what they're doing.

[kkhhaalliid1]

:) Hello in your channel

[mlc2005]

@markchan006: I don't think it had to do with no Chinese judge and one US judge, as you say, since Kwan got 6 first places, and 3 seconds. In fact, the US judge had her 2nd (the only judge to place her 2nd) after the short program. For me this is one of the few moments when it could have truly gone either way. I think Kwan's speed and captivating quality, along with superior footwork/spins clinched the gold. Very, very close competition, and very exciting!

[JarenMorris21]

Michelle's performance here was amazing and deserving of the gold medal. This performance was inspired and free, which is actually how Tara Lipinski(not a fan) beat her st the 98' olympics. Chen Lu was fantastic! This performer was even more dramatic and full of fire than her! Way to go!!!

[markchan006]

I admire Michelle a lot but personally I have to say that her performance here was not as good as Chen Lu. Chen Lu's artistry was more mature than Michelle since Michelle is too young and I think this Indian style performance could not show the elegance of Michelle much. But there was no Chinese judge but one American judge. That could have been the difference.

[acinom13]

I remember watching this and thinking, Oh my god, she's only 15!!! She was amazing. She was the reigning queen of figure skating for a decade.

[mssymarie]

Both Kwan and Chen Lu had amazing performances that evening... it is really difficult to say which was better.. Kwan's performance was more climactic, for sure. I think perhaps if the order of skate was switched around, we could have been looking at different results. Still, amazing! It's a shame no modern skaters perform like this.

[foglight88]

Wow, artistry in motion. Simply lovely.

[07regia]

Thanks for posting this! I haven't seen it for years. It's one of the best choreographed skating routines I ever saw. I still remember how thrilling it was when she first did it. Everything else Kwan did in her career after this seemed like an anticlimax.