Mishkutenok & Dmitriev (EUN) - 1992 Albertville, Pairs' Free Skate

Albertville, FRANCE - 1992 Winter Games, Figure Skating, Pairs' Free Skate - Natalia Mishkutenok and Artur Dmitriev of the Unified Team won the Gold Medal skating to Franz Lizst's "Liebestraum."

[@Quiddler]

That death spiral sequence when she goes into the splits, and then he lifts her back out of it into a 2nd spiral...KILLS me every time.

[@kristijones5446]

One of the most memorable performances that was beautifully choreographed and absolutely timeless!!!

[@childofthemosthighgod1995]

The most beautiful i have ever seen. Been watching this forever and it's still my favorite

[@susanv.7540]

Almost 30 years later, this performance is STILL breathtaking!

[@AthenaisC]

This is probably my most favorite pairs program of all time. I loved this pair. I still get chills and its never gotten old.

[@patricewilliams5109]

I remember this performance so unforgettable , beautiful artistry and music . 🌸🔥💯🏆🧡

[@rickysikes1631]

These two were always my favorite of all times.

[@caroleann_2142]

I never cried watching any sport, not skating nothing, until this MASTERPIECE performance. We will never see this again ...🥰 So 😘 Beautiful, I watch it at least once a year. ❤

[@ancamg]

This is the best program that pairs ever skated. They were not perfect, but wow, this was beautiful, beyond words.

[@ЛюдмилаКузенная]

У Тамары Николаевны что ни пара, то шедевр 💗💕😍😘. Искусство, изумительно божественно, эпитетов не хватает❤❤❤

[@whitecat3923]

Very beautiful program!!👌🏼 I remember it, have watched in 1992...

[@ГалинаТитова-т1б]

Огромное спасибо Вам за прекрасное видео и Танцы Шедевр. Всего самого наилучшего вам в жизни Успехов во всем. Берегите себя. Галина.

[@drsuessl]

I’ll never forget this program 💙💜

[@tvfanatic14]

21 yrs later & this program STILL rocks!

[@timothybessemer7316]

I have never seen a pairs skate this breathtaking. It was all heart. This is my favorite pair of all time as they could transcend all the technical elements with sheer artistic prowess enough it was easy to forget any need for perfection as the perfection showed in the heart put forth.

[@27merrell]

I really miss these days, when Pairs Figure Skating was ballet on ice, an art, flawless, fast, and had an effortless appearance, it was also a sport which was beautiful. The pairs brought their own creativity on the ice, It was so captivating to watch. Now pairs figure skating looks the same as their competitors. Way too much emphasis on the required elements. The Russians have lost their edge in this sport. Not to say that other nations had great pairs teams.

[@Lulu198401]

THIS. I love that death spiral, not only was it unique and innovative, but it fit in with the choreography absolutely perfectly. It wasn't just a death spiral for the sake of performing a death spiral, it fit in with the overall narrative of their program.

[@ravenel2]

I have never seen a death spiral in reverse!

[@bella1215ification]

My favorite pair ever. She was so beautiful. I never get tired of watching them.

[@LWOPP]

A T Me neither, but the constant comments from the analysts really detracts. This is such a quiet but strong program, and the music, their costumes and their artistry should just be enjoyed, not blabbered over. :-)

[@kimromanski1061]

Me neither

[@lillieherold7943]

I Simply Can't Stop Watching This Ice Skating. It's The Most Beautiful Ice Skating EVER, EVER. THANK YOU SKATERS!

[@MarcAP71]

I have LOVED this program from the day I watched it live. An amazing performance that still brings a tear! This is what I look for every Olympics. It is the greatest performance in my eyes! I didn't know until today she did a split. Only showed her face on the screen when I saw it. Magnificent!

[@lillieherold2312]

I do not believe we will ever see another program like this one; I have not. It will always be my most favorite pair skating program.

[@SDoesNotKnow]

I haven't seen this particular performance in a while and wow. They weren't perfect, but that crowd reaction just shows you how extraordinary that program and Natalia and Artur were. That was amazing.

[@romantickeys2822]

I get goose bumps everytime and watch this. The best performance ever in pairs skating.

[@lillieherold7943]

I simply cannot stay away from watching this skating program. It's The Most Beautiful Pairs Program Ever. The Skating, Music And Commmentary Is Forever Memorable. THANK YOU SKATERS!

[@fannyfanny4082]

I cry every time I watch this. They were the most beautiful pairs team ever. I appreciate others, but these twowere magical to me!! This video I taped back then and I still have it, but not a vcr. Watching them helped meget over the death of my mom which sounds silly, but watching the beauty of their skating helped me not giveup on life. KZbin is great. Now I can watch them again. I wish them every happiness in their lives.

[@lillieherold7943]

Even today, 2017, I can't stop watching this program. It's The Most Beautiful Ice Skating EVER, EVER!

[@gracewilliams338]

I agree.

[@dawnbaswell1853]

No they don't come close to gordeva and grinkov

[@melindaramon7524]

And Standing ovation they got.. Beautiful program!!

[@starsmoon0216]

This program was a work of art. I love this pair...Next to Gordeeva and Grinkov, they are my favorite pair team of all time from any country. I remember watching them skate this very program at the Olympics in Albertville. Just beautiful artistry...

[@МихаилРоманчиков]

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[@dawnbaswell1853]

G and G were way better than these too a class way above these too

[@rchman100]

@@dawnbaswell1853…..I do disagree. G&G had a huge advantage because of the huge male and the tiny female and were able to do some lifts, etc that others could not accomplish. Mishkutenok & Dmitriev could get right into your soul with their routines.

[@kimromanski1061]

I was pregnant with my first son, I couldn’t stop crying! Perfection!

[@СветланаЛинская-ъ5к]

Браво, брависсимо Наталья, Артур, Тамара Николаевна!!! Восхитительная постановка, великолепное исполнение!!!👏👏👏👍👍👍❤️💐💐💐

[@drsuessl]

Still one of most gorgeous programs ever.

[@selenesimonson9930]

Exquisite!!!

[@miffy1950]

Unforgettable!!! such great elegance en flexibility, BRAVO M + D; my favourite pair ever

[@joemachunda]

How beautiful

[@gracewilliams338]

Never seen anything this beautiful.

[@beautebox]

The most beautiful pairs skating program ever! Period.

[@lillieherold7943]

I Totally Agree. I Get The Feeling That The Judges, For Some Reason Didn't Like Them. As Such, They Would Consistently Rate Their Artistic Program Below That If G&G, And There Was Just No Comparrison. Anyone, ANYONE Can See That Not Only Were Their Autistic Style Was Then Anyone Then, And On Thtough To This Time-2017.

[@sylviacohen1041]

My favorite pairs couple. They were the best.

[@pmointernet]

OMG. This song introduced me to Liszt, though it took me 10 years to track down the song until the Internet hit.

[@1bustacurves]

Wow. That was so beautiful.

[@mikeg8375]

It's interesting hearing Verne Lundquist talk about past champions like he does here with the Protopopovs, he's talking about champions who performed long before he ever started covering the sport but he usually knows what he's talking about...It's so interesting because he obviously did not have any background in the sport of figure skating, yet he seemed to immerse himself in learning all he could about the sport for his commentary purposes and for that I have a lot of respect for him. He knew what would be interesting to the viewer a lot like Jim McKay. Terry Gannon too.

[@LWOPP]

Good observations. Tom Hammond who covered figure skating for NBC for several years also fits the category.

[@irinapopandopulo2703]

Какая атлетичная пара. Наталья , такая крепенькая, но гибкая , легкая на ногу👌. Какое совершенное катание!

[@rchman100]

Mishkutenok & Dmitriev..My opinion? These two are the best skaters in the world. Dmitriev has to be considered the best male skater ever. He is a perfectionist and a terrific innovator. I think he was robbed in several competitions. If you want to watch some routines, this is good as it gets.

[@whitecat3923]

At that time the best skaters were definitely E.Gordeeva & S.Grinkov!!

[@aksana8030]

у меня нет слов браво масквина браво дмитриев мишкутеноу фантастическое катание.

[@madarau1439]

Thatis favorite russia pair skating! Cuz she is so beautiful a person and also best of pairs!! I never forget abt that it 1992. I love it and remembered who they are!! Wow! But I never fall to sleep in me cuz I watch this video more time , I love it! :D

[@lisasmith8554]

Hard to believe this is over 30 years ago. Usually the girl is the focus, but in this team, Artur is the one with the charisma

[@ЛюдмилаБецкова-ц8о]

Великолепно!

[@galinalykova2854]

Браво!

[@aksana8030]

с такими прокатами и сей час можно выигрывать олимпийские игры а ведь прошло 20 лет

[@signorinakitty]

un programma di una scorrevolezza, una scioltezza, un'intensità senza pari ed il tutto affrontato con estrema semplicità. una coppia che sta vivendo un sogno sul ghiaccio. ti prende e ti coinvolge fino all'ultima nota trascinandoti con loro in quel viaggio meraviglioso chiamato Amore...

[@saylebeisenova8080]

очень красиво.

[@yury_leningradskaja_oblast]

ну не может быть "Высокого спорта" без русских!

[@НатальяМалая-б1и]

Праздник какой-то, в 90-х их не видела, было не до фигурного катания.

[@tatcha90]

i agree the protopovs , G&G made everything flawless/effortless. M&D made our muscle flex, tension in good ways

[@skaterboy-cz9wj]

They did this better at 1991 worlds i believe but still magical. Reminiscent of Gordeeva and Grinkov's moonlight sonata that despite some minor errors just magical.

[@usaskjock]

Their signature upside down split pair spin and my god I'd forgotten those moves at the end of the program.

[@НатальяМалая-б1и]

Наталья с Белоруссии.

[@НатальяМалая-б1и]

Наталья красивее Катарины Вит!

[@whitecat3923]

Это дело вкуса!!) 😉

[@ВдадимирЧепиков]

Естественно,милоаилнее,и,красивее,Катарины,Наташа,

[@НатальяМалая-б1и]

@@ВдадимирЧепиков!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paul-zx5du]

Wish she had completed all of her jumps. That would have been perfection. 💜

[@Bronze349]

Never knew the Soviet Union took forever to get their shit together with the transition to Russia. I was born in 1990. Interesting.

[@ТатьянаКретова-с4и]

Несмортя на достигнутые успехи в фигурном катание, Артур все же слишком атлетически сложен для него !

[@irinapopandopulo2703]

Так и Наталья ему под стать. Он атлетичен, но как лёгок на льду👌 И она девушка не хрупкая, но какая гибкая и пластичная. Они очень органичны!

[@ТатьянаКретова-с4и]

​@@irinapopandopulo2703 При чем тут легость движений Дмитриева ? Он очень громоздко смотрится (как шкаф, который выкатили на лед ), слишком большой и широкий ! В каком месте они с Мишкутенок органичны не знаю ! Но вот то , что эта пара не эстетично смотрится , это точно !

[@cathy.gilligan2172]

Commentators: Shut Up!!!!! You ruined their performance!!! Love it ....but still think G & G were the best ever!

[@bethany3242]

3:58-4:13 tho

[@mlc2005]

Katarina Witt farted. Proudly, loudly, and with East German pride. Trust me, I watched her live. There was a reason she didn't lift her leg too high on the spirals. And thank the lord above that she didn't!!!! Now, M&D are the best fucking pairs skaters EVER, along with the protopopovs and Shen and Zhao.

[@aksana8030]

слов нет. савченко с пантерой отдыхает.

[@SuperFree06]

Katarina, unlike Germany, Ukraine has been denied her national self determination and identity.... Natalia is not Russian. She is a proud Ukrainian. The USSR destroyed her country.... Understand she is not Russian.

[@НатальяМалая-б1и]

Наталья с Белоруссии.

[@whitecat3923]

🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️What a BULLSHIT have you written down here??! 👎🏼😂

[@caroleann_2142]

She lives in the USA now.

[@АлександрЕвстифеев-ж8к]

Шедевр!

[@АлександрЕвстифеев-ж8к]

Ленинградская школа фигурного катания

[@mail2vw]

Love ❤️