Oksana Baiul - Desert rose - Worldspro 2000 TP Nuthatch

Oksana Baiul - Desert rose - Worldspro 2000 TP Nuthatch

[@patchlindy]

If skating was all about jumps, then anyone can replicate them a thousand times over, with no individuality. But thank goodness ice skating isn't just about jumps. For Oksana, she is a completely original individual, with an artistic style uniquely her own. There will never be another Oksana, and I appreciate what she has brought to the sport. She has always been an exquisite, beautiful and graceful skater on the ice and is able to express her artistry through her body so well. She brings you into her world while she skates when no other skater has been able to do that. It's a shame her career didn't last well, maybe because she became pro too quickly. She should have stayed amateur status for a while to be better trained technically and to compete in more serious competitions. She kind of got spoiled too early because of her extraordinary talent. I think she also became the peripheral victim of the Harding-Kerrigan scandal. It's a real shame what happened to her because she was such a tremendous talent.

[@stan2026]

You're absolutely right! I was never interested in ice scating. Until two days ago when I watched Oksana for the first time scating to Sadeness from 1995. Since then I'm watching it over and over again. And I thought ice scating would be a boring sport with sliding over ice from one jump to the other. Oksana made this sport to an art. A true ice princess!

[@adrian123781]

She is original that’s what I love about her! She is giving performance not just the jump and spins

[@user-zp9ku1yo6g]

Найкраща наша україночка! В 16 років втерла носа цілому світові! Розумничка, трудяжечка, найкраща!!!

[@Tamesis66]

She's had a problem with jumps for a while but she was always THE BEST when it came to ARTISTRY. Fun to watch and you sometimes forget she's doing all this on SKATES, so superb is her performance.

[@user-ch7og6yl1d]

Оксанка Ти наша Зірка))) Любимо Тебе)!!!

[@maylynpassey211]

This brings back memories of when I was little and I always loved this number still do!

[@ludmilakalinichenko400]

Очень артистично, высший класс !!!

[@olia3576]

WOW!!! Oksana... She is really like ROSE in the Desert

[@jantellit123]

She had the height the control wasn't there on the landing due to the knee skating on it after surgery ruined her knees forever. Galina & Victor were both so freaking greedy it's insane. Kudos to Oksana for getting out there on that knee and doing her best. They never mentioned this fact they always wanted to make her look bad. The knee injury could have been prevented if only they'd permitted her to rest. Nobody cared about her well being. Oksana was the greatest skater of her time.

[@carolkelly8848]

I felt terrible for Oksana. It must have been so disheartening to have those problems with her knee. Galina was told by the doctors that Oksana could not skate for months and if she did her skating career would be over. Yet they had no problem with sending her out two weeks later to skate.

[@toxic-low-key-ghost7934]

What happened between her Alina and victor? I really don’t know anything. It’s a shame though cause victor seemed like such a nice person

[@Ariel-pi6lw]

Luv her skating and artistic expression

[@LDixon007]

Take away the jumps - and I don't watch women's ice skating for the jumps - she's the best, from an artistic standpoint.

[@user-kj1hu9cm9s]

Оксана, конечно, феномен , артистизм зашкаливает, настоящий балет на льду.Поражает, что девочка недавно стала полной сиротой.Современным фигуристкам нужно обратить большое внимание на неё.Но взрастил её СССР, Днепропетровск.

[@user-gv3hh1vw1v]

최고입니다. 보고싶어요 ♡

[@nadegda]

Sorry for the pain..... You will always be the best female figure skater. And I don't expect anyone to "beat " you until we are up again. Love!

[@user-wg7gf5fp1w]

Оксана наше сонечко!

[@jjtruth3507]

Hypnotic. Very original. The girl was severely undermarked 9.7 9.6 & 9.5 for artistry really? There wasn't anyone skating in the field who was skating with more artistry and innovation---not even Yamaguchi. They had it in for Baiul. Blocking her from the Olympics, tearing apart her skating & attacking her personality publicly releasing false stories planted in the U.S media. Now she's suing all of them. Her autobiography should be a fascinating read.

[@russianskatingfan]

Blocking her from the Olympics? She wasnt eligible for the Olympics since she was professional. She had a chance to reinstate in 95 when the final deadline was passed as the reinstated pros rule was taken away, and chose not to.

[@soniquecat4745]

Who had it for her? They let her win Olympics and world's based on her flailing her arms and calling it "artistic". Her pro-performances have been mess, appearing in bizzare costume, standing there and posing for about a minute and then waving and flailing her arms. Not much skating or technical skills.

[@cynthiacorcoran9389]

I'm Alamater

[@jantellit123]

The applause sounds hearty to me I hear many whistles of appreciation, people calling Oksana's name and cheering. Didn't sound like tepid applause at all. Not hard to figure what the skating media was up to regarding Baiul.

[@davidinkpen8766]

she is the Joan of Arc of figure skating

[@bellamelissa87]

She is beautiful, loved the music however she could have utilized it differently. The hand motions didn't really match I felt. But she is such a fantastic skater and I will always love her :)

[@tomburdett6639]

👍👍👍😁

[@russiaboy58]

KJ; seriously? She won her Olympic Gold on the basis of her artistic ability and huge 3-lutz. Sorry but you're COMPLETELY wrong!

[@cnoevil.5146]

The applause didn't sound tepid at all to me. I heard people cheering calling out her name.

[@ENIGMAPOP]

I don't appreciate Sandra's tone...but then again, it's f*cking Sandra!

[@urahkit]

I think the announcers should shut up during the performance... and then during the replay give thier comments. I am not blind, I can see...and I will know if i enjoyed without thier input. "Oksana is awesome!"

[@cynthiacorcoran9389]

I'm royal soprano, I'm Alamater. Cynthia as Oksana. I already won winter olympics at Seven. Ordained minister Pope at Eleven

[@iriswigle]

Okasana was several famous skaters, including Katarina Witt, it was more of "having to do something different".

[@zetsux321]

She's rather dramatic. :)

[@yolis963]

Het skating are dramatic... She always dancing, not skating

[@janablang]

What move was that @ 2:21!😂💃🏽

[@Lastfirst333]

Low artistic scores!!!! Who judged this? They’re nuts

[@reedyriver506]

I don't get the white face, the cross and the Arabic music O_o

[@cynthiacorcoran9389]

I'm white, I'm ordained minister Pope, dad and my SOUND. Oksana

[@ManuelPabloArnao]

She's nuts. Terrible program.

[@cevans9750]

Kristi Yamaguchi skated to this song. I preferred Kristi’s performance much better.

[@user-pi5et3dv6u]

Странная композиция! Странная её подача. Вышла на лед с недовольным лицом, набеленная вся. Зачем было так уродовать лицо? А потом сколько элементов не получилось. Почему? Не понятно, что это было?

[@user-wg7gf5fp1w]

...и не поймете.Зачем вам.Оксана наша гордость,наше солньlшко.

[@user-iz1sf7jn5q]

Это воспроизведение этой музыки понять невозможно неподготовленным людям