1963 Alain Calmat FRA - Short Figure Skating Documentary

Here is a fascinating glimpse into a typical day of training for Alain Calmat back in 1963. At that time he was already twice the European Champion and World silver medallist. He went on to win Olympic silver in Innsbruck in 1964 and finally claimed the world title a year later in Colorado Springs before retiring.
Here we see Alain in med school, training figures with his legendary coach Jacqueline Vaudecrane and also free skating including his superb triple loop.

[@MistyLaneLoveConquersALL]

I ♥️ these old videos

[@npe1]

Lovely piece about the multi-talented Alain Calmat. A great skater who won international medals and was European and World champion, he then went on to become a successful surgeon and a politician eventually becoming a deputy in National Assembly, Mayor of Livry-Gargan and Minister for Youth and Sport in the 1980's under the premiership of Laurent Fabius. A life truly lived to the full. And of course another great clip from floskate.

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Finally I can see 3 Loop by Alain.

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I didn’t realize that I miss figures until now. ⛸♾

[@ИринаАлександрова-т9с]

Был ещё один знаменитый фигурист из Франции Патрик Пера. Правда он был бронзовым призёром чемпионатах мира, Европы. Красивый фигурист, но о нем ничего не снято на видео, жаль

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C’est Magnifique Flo Skate 👌