For what it matters, artistry is more important to me than being a Sky Dancer 3000 with flawless, robotic jumps. Her performance here and in the 1998 Olympics in Nagano Japan are both beautiful.
@dlnnyc648 ай бұрын
This program was very ambitious for its time. Holds up well. Sophisticated and intricate choreography.
I love the delayed action on her jumps. It gives them an airy quality.
@zacharyschleter38954 жыл бұрын
Her spins have such a unique style. She doesn’t get many rotations in and they lack power, but the simple style and straightforward positions gives them an elegant quality
@noelohashirodriguez5 жыл бұрын
Wonderful performance deserves a wonderful soundtrack like this one Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, performed by Joe Hisaichi. In my perspective she deserved Silver. And very close to Oksana's Gold.
@acuison14 жыл бұрын
She rotates so quickly in the air. It looks like she's got a delay when she takes off then rotates very quickly and lands. She wasn't given enough credit I think. She's actually a very beautiful skater. But this was during the time when winners are still supposed to come from US/Canada or Europe. Unless you're an American-born Asian skater, it will be hard to make a name for yourself.
@joccskates44973 жыл бұрын
True she goes into the air first then starts rotating its very difficult
@glaznflip15012 жыл бұрын
@@joccskates4497 means she’s jumping with minimal pre rotation which is proper skating technique
@john.arnold18605 жыл бұрын
She was so much more graceful and dynamic than Nancy...and as much as I love Oksana, Lu was more powerful, she could have easily won the gold here if not for the small mistakes
@scarletfairy61614 жыл бұрын
Stop compering athletes... Just enjoy !
@geupelboi4 жыл бұрын
@@scarletfairy6161 like it or not, they are competing, so it's pretty natural to compare them
@mikeg83753 жыл бұрын
She certainly had the content to do it.
@erika66513 жыл бұрын
None of the judges put her ahead of Nancy, but two had her ahead of Oksana. Her program was the most complex.
@julielabelle29072 жыл бұрын
She in her program bumped in the wall during her triple lutz double toe did triple lutz didn’t have room for the double toe
@shuaiw5 жыл бұрын
i love the energy of her skating!
@penguinZ852 жыл бұрын
She is a lovely skater and I feel like she didn’t get the recognition she deserved because everyone was so focused on the Nancy and Tonya drama.
@penguinZ85 Жыл бұрын
I agree. Unfortunately, the Nancy and Tonya drama overshadowed a lot of the skaters.
@toxki.Ай бұрын
Fr all because of that guy
@The-Cookie2 жыл бұрын
Personally I think Chen Lu is way too underrated- Understandably she made a small slip-up but she really did deserve Silver. If she hadn’t made that tiny mistake she would have definitely won gold. Not only was her performance elegant and beautiful but she was as well.
@Dylvente Жыл бұрын
I was only 10 when I watched this event and I didn't appreciate the "magnificent choreography" (Scott Hamilton's words) at the time, but each time I watch now, I see how excellent it was. Much more sophisticated than Nancy's or Oksana's choreography. I agree with you that Lu deserved silver!
@metsdudenj Жыл бұрын
Correct, silver in front of Baiul
@wheresbaby778311 ай бұрын
She couldn't win gold cuz she was 4th I. The short ..it was weird scir7ng
@mikeg83759 ай бұрын
@wheresbaby7783 If she would have won the long program with Bauil second and Kerrigan third, she would have won the gold
@makeupboss35682 жыл бұрын
She’s flawless in spite of the one mistake . She’s elegant and fluid on the ice . She deserved better.
@stephanie38482 жыл бұрын
It's so great to see this footage in HD from way back in 1994. It's an unexpected treat, a gem. So much from the past even until 2008 is lousy quality visual, so thank you.
@teenygozer6 жыл бұрын
Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind FTW! Perfect music for a beautiful routine.
@michaellane30173 жыл бұрын
Love Chen Lu! Beautiful skater and beautiful performance!
@Demetri4503 жыл бұрын
When music, interpretation, choreography, artistry and technical blended.
@animefan59864 жыл бұрын
One of the few skaters that went toe to toe with Michelle Kwan artistically.
@gamorris76465 жыл бұрын
She should've beat Nancy in my opinion, I felt like her jumps had more height.
@scarletfairy61614 жыл бұрын
Stop compering athletes... Just enjoy !
@hollyjolly20663 жыл бұрын
@@scarletfairy6161 Why do you keep telling people to stop comparing athletes? Lol...
@flightoflightning25054 ай бұрын
Technically their programs are comparable. Oksana should have received bronze in my opinion, her program was quite lacking technically although she was very consistent and had good edge work, Lu and Kerrigan had great jumps, edge work, and a very Orthodox style.
@菫-t7z Жыл бұрын
I love her lutz jump. Really clean out-edge lutz, which looks very difficult.
@koolaidnhemlock9 жыл бұрын
the ending of the program's music was so human sacrifice under a full moon.
I think if she had done one direct combination and/or not fallen on the 3 flip, she very well could have won the long program. This was arguably the strongest artistic program of the night and thr best choreographed program of the competition.
@ellen35223 жыл бұрын
Love her performance! Can fell she enjoyed herself over screen😄!
@lindaosika7648 Жыл бұрын
That was a beautiful rink.
@atlasstargazer4 жыл бұрын
She was adorable!
@nipaipo361006 жыл бұрын
To me this was the skate of the night
@monicacarranco85256 жыл бұрын
Love the costume
@frankesposito21826 жыл бұрын
Simply Amazing!
@MrSatterwhite10 жыл бұрын
If not for that hand down in the flip, she could have certainly won the gold.
@chocolatesupport8 жыл бұрын
+MrSatterwhite Well, at least silver because Lu was in 4th after the SP. But I said it then and I say it now, that Nancy was the clear winner, but Lu was 2nd in the free, Yuka was 3rd in the free.
@hyacinthoides8 жыл бұрын
+chocolatesupport agree!
@toneyhenry27547 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you that Nancy should have been 1st, Chen Lu 2nd and Yuka Sato 3rd in the Free Program. Oksana should have been 4th in the FP and 3rd overall.
@TheBob19016 жыл бұрын
This was a good long program, but I don't think Chen Lu would have won gold had she skated cleanly. Even with that mistake on the triple flip, and Nancy Kerrigan's doubled flip jump... well, both of them had superior long programs to Oksana Baiul, and yet they both finished behind her in the freeskate.
@jjh24565 жыл бұрын
bitterboi31 if I remember correctly Nancy had a 3/3 combo.
@sheriffburfordt.justice44885 жыл бұрын
Lovely skater.
@GaryGarlic3 жыл бұрын
this is the Gold medal skate. No clue how she got bronze
@911copcam5 жыл бұрын
Gold medal proformance except that one little slip up...
@Cmc9955 жыл бұрын
Way better jumper than Nancy or Oksana
@katkk4096 Жыл бұрын
She did Great!
@beckydelafuente74747 жыл бұрын
I always liked the music on this program but I don't remember the name of it - can anybody help me with either the composer or the name of the piece of music she skating to? It's gorgeous!
@kokolittlekup2396 жыл бұрын
It's from the OST of Studio Ghibli movie "Nausica"
@BW921166 жыл бұрын
The music was from the soundtrack to "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind," a 1984 Japanese animated film, which was composed by Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi (also known as Mamoru Fujisawa).
@pianofranck6 ай бұрын
03:10 I love her ballet jump - 3T combination, which was effectively done in the last part of her 1995 FS (Last Emperor)
@flightoflightning25054 ай бұрын
I love her Russian Splits lol, the triple toe adds extra spice
@vivianpowell17322 жыл бұрын
Lovely skater. She should have won silver, and Nancy bronze. I felt sorry for Chen Lu having to listen to Nancy's tirade about Oksana while they were waiting for the medals ceremony. On the other hand, if we hadn't witnessed that we would have never known Nancy's true colors.
@melissakerber82872 жыл бұрын
Nancy is practically shooting death rays out of her eyes when the gold medal is presented to Oksana. She changes facial expressions when she realizes the camera is on her.
@thedwightguy Жыл бұрын
@@melissakerber8287 I never bought into Nancy. But the politics of figure skating had her going in ahead of Tanya on the USA team. I didn't see it. But as it stands, I don't think we'll ever get rid of politics in what is a subjective judging event. Too bad, really.
@nassauguy482 жыл бұрын
This performance, coupled with Surya Bonaly's falling down, are what propelled her to the bronze.
@mikelara83063 жыл бұрын
I would have had LuLu second in free shake. The podium should have been Kerrigan, Chen and Really tough call between Basil and Bonaly for third. I would have given it to Bonaly.
@julielabelle29072 жыл бұрын
Yuka sato 3rd
@girlscarf2 жыл бұрын
She was a beautiful jumper.
@eyen303 жыл бұрын
I am in agreement with all that see the positives in Chen Lu’s skating, and also have to saw judging back then was incredibly biased and political. Had she been Russian or American, the color of her medal would have been at least silver, With that said, the key issues the prevented her from really breaking through the bias and the politics was the speed of her skating. She just didn’t have enough flow and her spins often travelled too much.
@lflagr3 жыл бұрын
1:24 Does the announcer say she is skating to Ennio Morricone’s “The Mission”???? Um....that is not correct.
@abimaelsantos46283 жыл бұрын
What's the song?
@Bert_the_figure_kid2 ай бұрын
@@abimaelsantos4628 it's nausicaá of the valley of the wind but there two song mixed and edit; 1 is battle 02 2 is opening 1
@quiddy2 жыл бұрын
She hit more triples than Kerrigan and Oksana, and better landed with better height. She should have won
@kaliaschuster8 ай бұрын
She skated her ass off! Great routine!
@wheresbaby778311 ай бұрын
She spun so fast in her jumps
@crispyorsmthnidk53142 жыл бұрын
5:33 was Kerrigan helping pick up flowers or preparing for her skate?
@horrormuseksk8r6412 жыл бұрын
The judging of the ladies at this Olympics has never made sense to me. I am in agreement with the technical program standings having Kerrigan 1st, Baiul 2nd, Bonaly 3rd and Chen 4th, but the free skate is where the judging was problematic. I would have ranked the free skate as Chen 1st, Baiul 2nd, Sato 3rd, Kerrigan 4th, and Bonaly 5th. Unfortunate for Yuka that her technical program was marred by the single Lutz and a 7th place finish, which really took her out of the medal contest. My final results would have been Baiul 1st, Chen 2nd, Kerrigan 3rd, Bonaly 4th, and Sato 5th. It’s always been a mystery to me why Nancy was always so unbelievably over marked in artistic impression for her lack of expression and grace. Her skating exuded no joy and her style was always robotic.
@nipaipo361002 жыл бұрын
she should have wun the long programm and have been 2nd overall behind kerrigan.
@sunshinesun1013 жыл бұрын
Even with the hand down on the triple flip...This program should have been place ahead Oksana Baiul...It had more difficulty and superior choreography. Oksana had five triples and one of them was two footed...Chen Lu had five clean triples including TWO Triple Lutzes.
@nipaipo361004 жыл бұрын
she should have wun the long programm. for me 1st chen 5.8 5.8 2nd kerrigan 5.7 5.8 3rd sato 5.7 5.7 4th baiul 5.6 5.7 5th bonaly 5.5 5.5
@alexsdb97123 жыл бұрын
Very good and sensible judging and placements! I watched this on livetelevision back in 94, and I've never changed my ranking for the free skate. I have the same free skate placements as you but with slightly different scores, but after Sato in third, my fourth place free skate is Tanja Szewczenko.
@kamedanikazuma7355 жыл бұрын
エンニオ・モリコーネのミッション??笑
@藤麗華3 ай бұрын
あ!確かに、、、💦ナウシカ、、、です、、、よぉー、、、ねっ??
@pattysmith59578 ай бұрын
Yeah!
@axe66515 жыл бұрын
what is name of the first paino song
@daneivaalarcongonzalez54308 жыл бұрын
song?
@gjgjgjaify8 жыл бұрын
Nausicaa Valley of the Wind by Joe Hisaishi
@rUSNI_PUZDA10 ай бұрын
Chen Lu and Nancy Kerrigan did well, but Oksana Baiul honestly won the gold. Oksana is a charming and fragile, hot-tempered girl. She skates flawlessly on the ice, flawless in everything.
@flightoflightning25054 ай бұрын
Don’t kill me for this please - but Oksana was way overmarked technically. Artistically, yes, she was amazing and a beauty to watch, but how she received higher technical marks than Lu Chen considering their content is something I cannot understand.
@-d22814 жыл бұрын
Actually i am not interested in things but just looked up chen lu cause of a certain maths channel and Sound this funny though
@rcdogmanduh4440 Жыл бұрын
Could she skate her way to freedom?
@GGE474 жыл бұрын
Gold Nancy Kerrigan, silver Chen Lu, bronze, Oksana Baiul. That's how the Canadian and British judges scored it.
@amgm19963 жыл бұрын
nancy was boring
@GGE473 жыл бұрын
@@amgm1996 That statement is completely without meaning.
@alexsdb97123 жыл бұрын
I watched this on live television during the 94 Olympics, and today I still have the same free skate placements: 1. Chen, 2. Kerrigan, 3. Sato, 4. Szewczenko
@julielabelle29072 жыл бұрын
@Garland English remember in short program the triple lutz double toe bumped in the wall here she triple lutz double toe supposed to be a triple lutz triple toe no combination a landing little off in the first lutz and a touch down on the triple flip all the ladies had problems with their triple flip except Tonya
@GGE472 жыл бұрын
@@julielabelle2907 Nancy Kerrigan led after the short program. She was near perfect in the required jumps.
@CGMedia20237 ай бұрын
The unsung hero in this trashy stain of an event.
@VoMisma5 жыл бұрын
Lu fue menos 'artística' pero sí más fuerte y con mejores saltos que Oksana y Kerrigan pero bueno queda claro qué al jurado le gustaban las princesas por sobre los buenos ejercicios. Y Tonya quedó muy abajo con el tremendo nivel mostrado
@julielabelle29072 жыл бұрын
Lu had artistic and fluidity
@scarletfairy61614 жыл бұрын
Stop compering athletes... Just enjoy !
@hollyjolly20663 жыл бұрын
Maybe people enjoy comparing athletes. Why is that a problem for you?
@НатальяГлущенко-й6п3 жыл бұрын
Техника высочайшая у китаянки,так никто не прыгает! Сама куколка-чудо как хороша! Но артистичность на нуле. Жаль...