Sarah Hughes 2000 Worlds LP

Sarah Hughes performs her long program at the 2000 World Championships in Nice, France. Her music is an instrumental version of the aria Nessun Dorma from Puccini's Turandot.

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[Arinozian]

I really think that she should have finished ahead of gusmeroli, though. I think Dick agrees with me...

[Arinozian]

The choreography was clearly an expression of the music, not necessarily the theme of the opera... I've never seen a performance of Turandot, but as a musician and someone who's seen a million people skate to this music, I very much appreciated not only the expressive sensitivity to the nuance and phrasing of the music, but the smooth and elegant presentation of Sarah's skating basics that I think really suit this lilting and flowing piece of music. I'm curious to know why you would disagree

[purplegirl353]

Minor issues but still incredible for a 14 year old

[iceroby72]

@OapostropheC I was goning to write exactly the same words...

[LWOPP]

@flaming188 "Black Swan" was the next year, 2001. I agree that was a perfect program -- although some people say they don't like the music because there "aren't enough highs and low in it." In this competition (2000) Kwan won with "Red Violin."

[OapostropheC]

Dick Button said "no one else did 3-3..." That's right, and neither did Sarah! LOL. Still, an amazing competition for one so young.

[triciamatsuda]

@bartok6969

No kidding!!!! This is a horrible choreography! Such a beautiful piece of music, this choreography has no passion whatsoever, I don't see her connecting to this music at all!!!

[flaming188]

Michelle Kwan was so much better (my opinion). She deserved the world title that year and should of received perfect sixes for Song of the Black Swan.

[Zuranthium]

Definitely NOT better than Gusmeroli is what you meant to say. Gusmeroli's performance had character and emotion. This was by the numbers.

[MTVMANN]

But eventually she would get it all done in one program :)

[uwoeric]

She under-rotated the (f)lutz, flip, and stepped out of both 3/3 combinations, so I can sort of understand the technical score, but presentation was too low. She's definitely better than Gusmeroli.

I think if she had landed just 1 of her 3/3, she should have medalled. But with the way the judging was going at that competition, I think she would have finished off the podium no matter how well she skated. The politics was in for Butyrskaya and Slutskaya.