Charlie Tickner (USA) - 1980 Worlds, Men's Long Program

Dortmund, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY - 1980 World Figure Skating Championships, Men's Long Program - Charles Tickner of the United States moved up from 4th Place to win the Bronze Medal here.

[@cityonamountain3169]

Charlie Tickner was at Squaw Valley's Annual Skating competition in 1979 signing autographs in bleachers for no name aspiring competitors of the Central California region. It's so nice to go back and really appreciate the greatness of his skating. One of the greatest of all times.

[@russcohen3779]

Deserved the silver medal.

[@rickram1961]

Old school figure skating at it's very finest!

[@metsdudenj]

Isnt this a different program than what he skated at Lake Placid ?

[@johnatyoutube]

Beautiful jumper - the delayed axels sublime, but his spins and artistry were weak and no comparison to Cousins. He had worked hard to unlevel his artistry here though. He was just known as a serial jumper coming into this. He earned the silver.

[@viewfromwilmington]

Wonderful clean and elegant skating.

[@funindc]

@adamfirebear Back then and up to around 89 or 90, the ISU actually identified the triple toe loop and triple toe walley as completely separate jumps. So it was not unusual to see skaters doing multiple triple toe of various types. Kurt Browning did 3 (I think) at least in either his 89 or 90 world title win when he tripled a quad toe.

[@adamfirebear]

even then dick had a little trouble identifying jumps. before the rule, charlie did 4 triple toe loops in this program. he was one of the best skaters ever! love his romantic style and total lack of hesitation on his tricks.

[@IceAintNice]

No he wasn't slow and one can not really determine speed on video. A walley jump takes off from the back inside edge. A "toe" walley does too. The loop takes off of a back outside edge a toe loop does too. Search engines people,

[@adamfirebear]

@funindc i'm from that era in skating and used to perform the toe loops from outside edge and the toe walleys from inside edge so i know what you mean, but at @2:01 dick says 'nice triple salchow' when charlie had done a toe walley. just sayin'. happy holidays:)

[@lilbatz]

Swoon! I miss skating like this.

[@nondescriptnyc]

@Musica1953 I heard: (1) Moonlight; (2) Close Encounters; (3) Funeral; (4) Moonlight; and (5) El Cid.

[@IceAintNice]

So the toe loop and toe walley ARE two different jumps.

[@bellier]

what's the name of this song.