Denise Biellmann, 'On Golden Pond', World Professional Championships Technical 1992-1993

[@erika6651]

My gosh, Sandra and Tom managed to keep their mouths shut through the whole thing. It's a miracle. What a beautiful program!

[@saschasash]

Die Biellmann-Pirouette ist das schönste und eleganteste Element im Eiskunstlauf❤

[@nilsfrederking62]

Even 40 years later with a lot happening in the ice skating world and crazy quadruple jumps, Biellmann is still my favorite, she really dances to the music, perfect combination of sports and art!

[@kkdoc7864]

Absolutely beautiful artistry that is missing somewhat today in favor of the athletic triple and quad jumps. I prefer this.

[@coreyadkins8775]

Agreed. I wish the judging system capped off jumps. Why? Because they should be staged in the right places of music such as this phenomenal skate. Artistry. !

[@wjasondriscoll2752]

Absolute perfection, stunning, beautiful, her very finest performance. A true skater.

[@jeanyvesdepeix1344]

Pour moi Miss Denise Biellman bien sûr dans cette vidéo la plus belle poupée vivante au monde !!!

[@kastrafior1487]

Denise doesn't dance with the music. She IS the music ! Wow !

[@lovefrenchbrittany5236]

The most beautiful performance I have ever seen. Thank you Denise for your artistry and perfection.

[@jamesdavid9664]

Absolutely stunning The best music she ever chose

[@karllieck9064]

My favorite skater. Period.She was an artist on ice.

[@LeDoctoer]

+Karl Lieck Yes she is. The most beautiful spins and always in perfect unison with the music.

[@nilsfrederking62]

Yes, agree and the most underrated skater as well. She just did not have the lobby behind her, Switzerland is a small country.

[@Dennis867.]

2024. I love looking backwards to this. Loved her then, and still today. Classic+1of a kind+beautiful+different+not every day. A true Champion.😊

[@michaelshelley1289]

watching in 2020.....and it is just as beautiful as i remember all those years ago

[@LeDoctoer]

The performance brings tears to my eyes every time I see it. I was lucky enough to see it live (on tv). Thank you Denise!!!!!

[@MusikPiratCH]

More than 20 years of competition. 1981 World Champion in Hardford, Connecticut: Denise Biellmann! And 11 times Pro World Champion says it all! Best ever women skater! :D

[@lynb2039]

Beautiful skater, gorgeously choreographed. Wonderful elegant performance. She is a technical yet graceful master skater. Can't take my eyes off of her!

[@lisahaydu7707]

Absolutely beautiful: artistic interpretation and perfect timing to On Golden Pond in a graceful flowing technically perfect performance.

[@valentinaantonova9875]

Супер! Море удовольствия. Когда спорт ещё был красотой и здоровьем. Великолепные хореография, программа и естественно исполнение. Спасибо, Дэниз!

[@davidneely5472]

that was exquisite. you could hear a pin drop the audience was so mesmerized - until the end where she does her classic move and they break into applause. I got goosebumps. perfection on ice!

[@joe11880]

Denise's last spin had about 40 revolutions, incredible!

[@nilsfrederking62]

And it was very fast which means a lot of centrifugal forces to overcome to grab the scate!

[@coreyadkins8775]

Exactly 40 revolutions. I counted 😁. She's wow!

[@mrslibertas3977]

One of the best female athletic figure skaters of all time...her legendary spinning and spiral sequences are rarely replicated even decades later...

[@i.8127]

Die Biellmann-Piroutte.... war seinerzeit weltberühmt.

[@nilsfrederking62]

Unparalleled. Perfectly synchronized to the music and such a beautiful expression.

[@apaigeintyme]

I can't get enough of watching this lady skate I have always love the way she had elegant and style they don't make skaters with feelings like that anymore

[@sbe79]

This is one of the classiest Biellmann performances. In the mid 1990s, she tended to steer towards weird drum-heavy "sounds" or 3 minutes of an aerobics class soundtrack punctuated by crossovers and split jumps. I was led to believe that was how she skated her entire career until she started doing programs with Robin Cousins in the late 1990s. This one, from the early 1990s, to On Golden Pond is masterful, classic and exquisitely executed.

[@corgeousgeorge]

she did an excellent job here! Such a pleasing skater to watch. So versatile, can do fast, pumping music and also soft, lyrical styling. Fantastic!

[@CarolWorth]

Absolute perfection! A skater's skater! 🥰

[@theresabollman8061]

Denise, you are amazing! The USA loves you so much. Thank you for being such a lady and for having the courage of your convictions. God bless you!

[@tjwash2]

Wow! I know that spin is named after her, but she really does it beautifully, distinctive. The positions she holds on the way up are visually beautiful, and her extension in full position is unreal.

[@figureskating2724]

Even though we are Kristi fans, Denise deserved 10s for this program too. This program moved us. Maybe she should have used it for the Artistic program. Both of their programs were excellent!

[@coreyadkins8775]

Yes I love this program. Yes it should have been her Artistic/ Free. If she had wanted to win Albertville Olympics. Simple edits. First jump is a 3+3. Sneak in a double axel later (perfect place already) turn her 2nd flying camel into a death drop, build a spin up 3 levels ending in a Bielmann variation, out of that continue on. I absolutely love this program and has grown major respect for the humble Denixe. Who could have won 84,8, 92 and 94 Olympics if she desired.

[@19betty51]

Ez az igazi Billmann -piruett, egyszerűen csodálatos és különleges volt abban az időben!❤💕❣❤❤❤❣❣❣

[@lopeover6296]

Incredible skater. Beauty & grace on ice.

[@danilopacpaco5734]

Thank you for posting. I watched this on TV when it was aired and even recorded it in VHS. Now I cannot find my VHS. What will I do without youtube? This is my favorite skating program ever. I have been watching skating for 25 years but will never tire watching Denise perform On Golden Pond.

[@chantalrenaud604]

Superbe, élégante, performante et extrêmement gracieuse, elle demeure dans mon esprit une des plus grandes patineuse de ces dernières années. Elle a, du reste, tant innové avec sa très célèbre et non moins gracieuse pirouette. On ne s'en lasse jamais.

[@DaFizz]

Extended positions, choreographed perfectly to the music, not overdone....just gorgeous. It's a shame figure skating looks so different now.

[@blinderII]

Beautiful and flawless! Love her!

[@dewidipo8792]

Such a beautiful performance. Love it.

[@skatestarny2001]

this performance gave me chills

[@EdmundoMD]

one word...beautiful.

[@donpkra]

GLORIOUS ARTISTRY

[@ЕленаКанивец-я3о]

Фея из сказки! Шедеврально!!!! Супер!!! Браво!!!!

[@albertartist1622]

superbe !! Beaucoup de grâce et d'élégance

[@ProudKansan08]

I wasn't a fan of the movie, but loved the theme song, and Miss Biellman did an absolutely beautiful job dancing to the song. So beautiful! And I don't get the 9 thumbs down.

[@coreyadkins8775]

Any thumbs down is sheer envy. This program is amazingly beautiful and choreographed in very long musical phrases with excellent ice coverage. I'm a choreographer stager and professional musician. ENVY = A THUMBS DOWN. This maybe my favorite program of all times.

[@innerspirit3373]

So special.... Thank you... I love figure skating :) This just makes me smile!

[@pilouetmissiou]

Vraiment poétique de la musique au patinage...un moment de grande beauté...

[@あん-k2s6s]

優しい音楽に調和した演技で、心が洗われました。スケーターの見本ですね。

[@may_laytrucker3127]

Greatest skater of all time 👌👏👌👏👌👏👌.........!!!!!!

[@НатальяДик-о6о]

Неповторимая!👏👏👏

[@joseisidro514]

Just beautiful

[@drouinjohnny9036]

So beautiful to watch.....💗

[@ceoa]

That song will relax you to a perfect performance. 😌✨

[@contagieux]

All of the top skaters are almost mandated to perform the "Biellmann" spin but no one can come close to this perfection. Its not just pulling your leg up behind your head. I hope some of the top skaters will take some time to learn it properly.. its a show stopper.

[@sbe79]

So many of the Biellmann spins done now are just so bland. You're right. Every skater does them (I wish they wouldn't). It isn't just the "technical aspect" of throwing your leg vertical to the ice whilst rotating. There is more to it. A lot more.

[@moonlight_oats]

One skater that has one of the best biellmanns would be Yulia Lipnitskaia. I mean it’s a feat of incredible flexibility and the audience eats it up too. Really beautiful

[@desertflower89]

@@moonlight_oats I think nowadays there are different versions of the Biellmann spin. Yulia's version looks like a "needle-Biellmann" spin.(sorry, I can't describe it any better🤷‍♀️) Beautiful to watch as well, but somehow I prefer the original version, but that is just my personal preference. But I agree, Yulia is a very talented figure skater😊

[@lourdesmilchorena7007]

I loved it!!!! She is fantastic!

[@coreyadkins8775]

Totally memorizing. With tweeks and 1 3+3 that was Olympic Gold as Free.

[@hphilsaul]

Notice her fingers at the very end of the program? She was skating from her heart.

[@theresabollman8061]

Just like watching a beautiful ballet.

[@feeer8]

HOW GORGEOUS!!!!

[@LISZTIZATION]

FOR ME THIS IS THE GREATEST PERFORMANCE OF THE GREATEST FEMALE FIGURE SKATER IN HISTORY - AND AT LEAST HALF THE CREDIT NEEDS TO GO TO THE COMPOSER, DAVE GRUSIN, WHO WROTE THE ABSOLUTELY STUNNING, AND CRAZY BEAUTIFUL MUSIC THAT SHE RESPONDS TO SO WELL !!!

[@coreyadkins8775]

It's the most enchanting program I've ever seen. A perfect Free Skate. And with a few edits Gold Contention Albertville Olympics '92. If it's a little short in time (wayyy too long for a short/tech program now) then fine. . We add an introduction while the loons coo. Denise comes from off the ice and moves beautifully to then pick up speed to do a serpentine form conceptual unique spiral sequence into an Avant guard spiral swirl in - to end up as she starts here. I think she could have captured Gold in 84,88,92 and 94. If she had the right elements and nailed them with super special programs as this. '92. Her 2nd jumping pass here has to be a 3+3. Her intro 2A add a 2 flip.. After her spiral sequence here and the pretty moves + footwork. She sneaks in a 2A (samd ice coverage) and keep on. Her triple becomes a 3+2 and her later 2+2 a 3+2. Olympic Gold Albertville. Her look was better than them all too besides Kerrigan was glamming up. I just discovered Denise like 5 days ago. Wow!

[@LISZTIZATION]

@@coreyadkins8775 HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT SKATING AND ONLY JUST DISCOVERED DENISE !!! WHERE YOU BEEN ???

[@coreyadkins8775]

@@LISZTIZATION I have designed in a visual sport that's much harder to program than ice skating. My role model designer used to stage Olympic Ceremonies. Even 1980. So he even staged Denise and those gals back then. And I've been in Complex PTSD and to watch figure skating became a therapy. And I discovered how strategic the sport side is. And figured out how Tara Lipinski beat Michelle Kwan in 1998, how Hughes won in 2002, etc. . And how Kristi won in 1992. And is learning how some coaches don't have their clients back logically with the right jumping pass formulas. I made Denise's open jump a 2A-,2 because Harding didn't and if Ito did we matched. I had to match Kristie's 3+3 which was supposed to be itos opening jump too. I had to sneak in a 2A single to show off how great Denise's land is and it fits the musical phrases to hold it pretty and long. I made all of Denises' 3s into combos because no other top contenders did that. And her last jumping pass is adjusted to a 2 + 3 because no one did a 2+3 combo period. Very strategic. Denise could fall too. But she can't miss her 3+3 or opening jump pass. If she misses the 2 double single jumps snuck in, then the ice flow forward is dead. She could elect to downgrade her last jump or 1 3+2. . But I don't doubt Denise's endurance at all. Super fit Denise.

[@coreyadkins8775]

@@LISZTIZATION did you notice that after Kristi arrived into professionals how Peggy and Hamilton slowly but surely turned on Denise? I heard Peggy bald face lie. Camera was following Denise. Her feet were easily seen. She downgraded a 3+2 to a 2. I saw that her skate ran over a huge spin dug out. VERY DISTRACTING. Obviously Peggy forgot that Denise is left-handed because her legs weren't twisted backwards. And she didn't 2 foot land that jump. I'd say her skirt cut in that program may have been a little distracting in jump passages. I forgot which program though.

[@НатальяДик-о6о]

Завораживающще!👏👏👏😍

[@valentinaantonova9875]

Наталья Дик не то слово! Восторг!

[@Jukka70]

@raymonda100 I don't see how you can say that the choreography doesn't express the music. Her moves were on time, flowed beautifully with the music. And I haven't seen much skating from Dorothy Hamill to comment on whether she would have done it better, so I'll just have to agree that Dorothy probably would have done well with it. But for this performance, Denise reminded me of one of those old music boxes with the porcelain dancer that pivots while the music goes. She was simply breathtaking.

[@coreyadkins8775]

Because Raymonda is a bias fan of someone. So bias that she can miss how incredible this program was. Plus Dorothy Hamill would never compare herself or say she'd do it better. Again that's Raymondas ego not Hamill's.

[@lps773]

This was Tom Hammond and Sandra Bezic's best commentary EVER. They introduced her and had lovely comments at the end with NO COMMENTARY during the program. This is among my absolute favorites :) A true shining example of lyrical skating at its best where Denise was one with the music and skated with freedom. She did have a minor toe tap on the 3 salcow and doubled her second salcow in the combination, but I only know this was there from watching the program hundreds of times.

[@estherimmer5766]

Dear Denise, I alwyse remember the summer training in Adelboden with you and with the trainer Rhyner who had the idea with this special spins. Back then we were close friends. I also liked your sisters spin. Hope you are well also today.

[@luvmuzik4me]

One of the great female figure skaters.

[@1iceskating]

MAGIC PERFORMANCE !!!

[@AnnaKraft97]

Wow did you see the landing on the first axel jump?! Soo clean!! What an awesome jump :D

[@cjm7764]

This is why i miss the 80 90s skating. Simplicity. But eligant.

[@coreyadkins8775]

You mean no herky jerky upper body choreography? Lol. Denise makes this look simple. This program only needs a few edits to win a World Gold. Her double doubles become triple triples. An end stadium fast (pick up speed) becomes an elegant beautiful shorter spiral. She picks up speed to then land that triple she does here. Just add a bit of twizzles or pretty legs or pretty arms with a little choreography before a couple of jumps and bam. Olympic Gold back then easy. I'd love to see Denise do an Ina Bower. I bet hers would be the most exquisite maybe over Ina 😍. Turn this into the Free Skate. Notice how long it is.

[@miabrack4220]

Beautiful

[@victoriagill3337]

Jill Trenary performed this as an exhibition at the St Ivel competition in 1986 which was lovely too. Been trying to find it here

[@nobodyaskedbut]

She simply became the most accomplished female figure skater of all-time. She won more world class events (23) than any other women ever has (19 2nds too). She was the best spinner & one of the best jumpers ever while her combination of athleticism & eye appeal is still unmatched.

[@billbright1755]

Superb.

[@sylviaschenkelberg8221]

So brilliant😍

[@courtneygraff6346]

I know of no scatter in history that has a signature spin that is Done by every female scatter, and even some male scatters! She was and is finominal!!!

[@kkdoc7864]

You can’t make that up. Were you trying to be funny? Scatter instead of skater? The f word at the end was supposed to be phenomenal? Thx for the comic relief lol.

[@raymonda5476]

Gorgeous program.

[@kristiinaapajalahti4768]

Beatiful

[@AnaLuiza-rl9ee]

Princesa dos patins

[@foucaultmarieannick204]

Prestation magnifique

[@hphilsaul]

Merci, vous êtes les bienvenus.

[@mca1218]

What a dish!!

[@Deborah-u7y]

OMG What a performer she is a joy to watch but i so wish i had legs like hers,.....

[@noopysma]

Denise represents the age of figure skating at its best. Today, it’s all about a jump-fest. No longer do the skaters do great spirals that sweep the ice from one end to the other or those great Ina Bauers. They don’t do innovative spins like those done in Denise’s day. All of those beautiful elements have simply been afterthoughts thrown in between a bunch of triple jumps and combos. I miss the quality of the skating from the 80’s and 90’s. I’ve lost my interest in watching skating the way that it is now. The changes in scoring may have helped a little but, as we can see from the controversy in 2022 Olympics, there is still cheating going on. I come back and watch the videos of skating, like this video, when it was at at it’s best.

[@nilsfrederking62]

Same with me, just watched some of the gold winning Olympics and then came back to Denise Biellmann..... But the 2022 couples gold medalists are fantastic too, very musical. Denise is in a league of her own.

[@АлексейДавыдов-т8т]

Бильман, спасибо за Бильман

[@kikilee3241]

Gorgeous

[@vigochestor3371]

BRAVO !!!!!!!!!

[@michaelpatrick7888]

poise control and elegance wowowowowowo

[@christymallesky8670]

Very nice

[@ЭлеонораЭшанкулова]

БРАВО

[@cj222100]

It's interesting, during this past olympics, I'd say that almost every girl did a Bielman spin, where as years ago, besides her almost nobody did it. Still don't recall seeing many men do it. I think I may have seen Evgeny Plushenko do it, but I don't recall seeing other men do it, though I'm sure many have

[@LISZTIZATION]

@ cj222100 - IT'S LIKE A "SHIMMY" - IT JUST DON'T LOOK RIGHT WHEN GUYS DO IT !!!

[@kkdoc7864]

Too feminine a move. Sort of like a man doing point in ballet

[@jeanyvesdepeix1344]

J'avais oublié un verbe ,ma chère Denise Biellman sera et sera pour toujours la plus belle et plus jolie poupée vivante sur glace !!!

[@wwofpk]

It was nice that the announcer's kept their mouth shut so you can just enjoy the performance. Did Denise win the championship this year?

[@ft-je3rs]

wwpfpk no Kristi Yamaguchi won that year in her first pro competition. She also skated wonderfully that year

[@joemachunda]

Two ladies. DENISE and Kamila. Best 2 female skaters. This performance was so gorgeous and although Yamaguchi beat her she shouldve won. Watch her free skate in this competition.

[@アラカン不思議]

ジャンプとステップ以外は、今でも通用する美しいポーズと、滑り。

[@szqsk8]

That spin still gives me goosebumps. Didn't care for the music tho.

[@j_hsu]

4:07 他の誰のビールマンスピンより美しい

[@kh-rw9wj]

こんなきれいなスケーターが、いてたんや‼

[@СергейКакунин-е4с]

Это великая фигуристка!

[@hphilsaul]

@wwofpk They were probably mesmerized by the performance like I was. Kristi Yamaguchi won but Denise was second.

[@militzawheeler3037]

hphilsaul ...it is always dissapointing when a very goo skater can not be number one. The rules seems to be unfair sometimes.

[@karllieck9064]

Kristi was a pretty skater but oh so boring to watch. Denise on the other hand was always thrilling to watch. I would have given her 1st place in this competition.

[@mrslibertas3977]

She makes today's female Russian skaters who backload all their programs and throw tanos on every jump to make up for their edge calls look like absolute shit.

[@TheLaylaLays]

Wow

[@Pusilars]

Какая техника!!!

[@ΜαρίαΣτρατάκη-γ4λ]

Sorry but in the beginning of the program the screen writes 1981 world championship, not 1992, so what's going on? Also, what's the difference between the world championship and the world professional championship? By the way she is so elegant and mesmerising!!!!

[@LISZTIZATION]

SHE WAS THE WORLD CHAMPION IN 1981. WORLDS AND OLYMPICS ARE AMATEUR COMPETITIONS. IN THIS PROFESSIONAL COMPETITION FROM 1993, SHE WAS NO LONGER AN AMATEUR, BUT HAD TURNED PROFESSIONAL.... PROFESSIONAL COMPETITIONS ARE FOR THE PROS WHO ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN THE AMATEUR COMPETITIONS, SINCE THEY BECAME PROFESSIONALS.

[@ΜαρίαΣτρατάκη-γ4λ]

***** Despite her age, 30 yrs old in this video, she's amazing!! Such a pity that the professional championship stop existing... Do you know when this championship stopped happening and why?

[@LISZTIZATION]

Μαρία Στρατάκη - SO MANY COMPETITIONS AND EXHIBITIONS BACK IN THE 90's - TOO MANY FOR THE RATINGS TO KEEP UP THE INTEREST - BUT NOT BORING FOR ME, I WATCHED ALL OF IT, AND LOVED IT ALL - BUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC DIDN'T LIKE IT AS MUCH AS I DID, AND THE RATINGS STARTED TO SUFFER, AND BY THE END OF THE CENTURY COMPETITIONS STARTED TO DIE BECAUSE RATING WEREN'T HIGH ENOUGH TO ATTRACT ADVERTISERS, TO KEEP THE MONEY COMING IN.......THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING ANYWAY, BUT I COULD BE WRONG.....I GOT TO GO TO THE ONE IN LANDOVER, MARYLAND 1985, WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG, IT WAS THE PRO-COMPETITION, AND I GOT TO SEE DOROTHY HAMILL AND THE PROTOPROPOVS ETC......

[@ΜαρίαΣτρατάκη-γ4λ]

***** Thank you for the information!!I wish I could see figure skating live!!! I hope I will manage to go to Korea in 2018 for the winter OG. In 1985 I was just 1 year old!!! Who is your favourite skater nowadays? I saw a video of Dorothy Hamill, she was very good for her era.

[@LISZTIZATION]

+Μαρία Στρατάκη MY FAVORITE OF ALL TIME IS EKATERINA GORDEEVA, AND I HAVE SEVERAL VIDEOS OF HER AND DENISE, DOROTHY, MICHELLE, ETC. ON MY PLAYLIST "CLASSICAL MUSIC TO SPORTS VIDEOS" - BUT THEY ARE ALL PROS, SO MY FAVORITE STILL COMPETING IS GRACIE GOLD, CHECK HER OUT SKATING TO SCHUBERT ON MY PLAYLIST....

[@rheawolfthal321]

I’ll take artistry over quads any time.

[@ΜαρίαΣτρατάκη-γ4λ]

Why did this championship stop existing? It was held by ISU?

[@carterwilson4605]

Actual 1980 olympic champion