Worlds 2001 Ladies LP Michelle Kwan USA

[@troyaturner1979]

When Michelle skates like this, NO ONE can touch her. I love it when her programs are jam packed with technical content (and that was the best triple triple combination ive ever seen her do BTW). Yet her artistry doesn't suffer at all. If anything, the jumps enhance the choreography. I love this program as a whole and she truly is a legend.

[@cassandrakay6943]

Man, she really knew how to create a moment. One of several.

[@theprinceoftides6836]

More than 20 years , and we haven't seen anything than can come close to this kind of effortless beauty, elegance and magic on ice. The last true Superstar of figure skating. The great Michelle Kwan.

[@carolluketina6519]

She was and is in a class of her own. Indeed the great Michelle Kwan.

[@tinafarrar2527]

She was the best with artistry unparalleled!

[@Mary-x9g]

I miss watching Michelle skate

[@Sassy4826]

I really miss her skating; she had such artistry and expression on the ice; her hand movements are exquisite. Her skating was so elegant and graceful. Olympic gold or not, she is hands-down, one of the best female skaters of all time. This was also a time when artistry meant something; today the programs are packed with jumps, jumps, jumps. In my opinion, all the jumps take away from the program. Figure skating used to be an artistic sport and is what made me fall in love with figure skating in the first place.

[@TT-ee4qp]

Michelle totally deserved the Olympics gold, she just with bad lucky. Actually she deserved more than one Olympics gold, at least two I sure .

[@Sassy4826]

@@TT-ee4qp I agree!

[@alisharispoli2996]

Same is true for gymnastics… I don’t enjoy those routines anymore either

[@evanperilstein5308]

Anyone who disliked this just doesn’t have taste. It’s as simple as that. This was probably her best performance ever too.

[@pengguo5234]

it was her best, i have watched it for dozens of times, love it

[@Curtis45100]

I agree.....so graceful and effortless. Technically Outstanding!! Loved Michelle!

[@canyoubelieve2167]

Her artistry was otherworldly!!! One of the best ever in the history of figure skating.

[@eugeniocorpuz8338]

Michelle kwan is one of the few skaters who spins in both directions.

[@fbueller]

This was one of MK’s absolute best performances!

[@ohioweatherguy]

As Kwan bows and waves to the audience at the conclusion of her free skate, you can see in the background the Chinese judge, Jiasheng Yang, watching on and smiling at the performance she just delivered. Kind of nice to see that small reaction compared to the normally emotionless expressions from international judging panels. He was appreciating the moment (as was I as I stood in that arena screaming in excitement over witnessing one of Kwan's great performances).

[@troyaturner1979]

When Michelle skates like this, she really is incredibly difficult to beat. She skated with speed, emotion, energy and attack. Not to mention, she makes it look seamless. Today's skaters really need to watch her performances if they ever want to be a true champion because THIS is how you do it.

[@eugeniocorpuz8338]

I would have scored 5.8 for technical and 6.0 for presentation. This program was seamless and breathtaking.

[@eileenbagshaw5949]

Agree with the 6.0 presentation but the tech should be a 5.9 given the clean 7 triples (plus a great Triple Toe/Triple Toe). An exquisite performance.

[@jjh2456]

I just got finished watching the ladies championship at Skate America. I have to say that Michelle has spoiled me. She makes it look so easy and effortless. Watching those ladies today labor through their programs has made me realize how special of a talent Michelle was.

[@theprinceoftides6836]

Truth.

[@sschimel]

The most consistent skater of all time.

[@LWOPP]

This one and "Red Violin" are my favorite LPs she ever did. I always wondered why she did not do this one at the 2002 Olympics. It is choreographed and paced so well, it's so elegant yet loaded with difficult content, and the music has not been done to death. Just love it!

[@LWOPP]

Absolutely.

[@ChristineTheHippie]

***** That's an interesting theory, and it could be true. Michelle was more reserved, Tara skated with energy and exuberance, combined with technical difficulty. As much flack as Tara gets, she did skate the performance of her life. There will only ever be one Michelle Kwan, and Michelle is Yu-Na's idol.

[@LWOPP]

The reigning US Ladies' Champion in an Olympic year, which Michelle was in 1998, has the gold medal hung around her neck by the media before she even arrives at the Olympic Village. It's not fair to any athlete to be proclaimed winner of an event before it's begun, but it has happened to every US frontrunner since Peggy Fleming in 1968, (and even before the 1961 plane crash that killed the US team.) I think Michelle was rattled by Tara, who came on like gangbusters. I think most people believed Tara would be the one to beat in SLC in 2002, not Nagano in '98. Tara seized upon Michelle's tentativeness and won gold. If Michelle had won gold in 1998, would she have skated to 8 more US and 4 more World titles? I guess only Michelle knows for sure, but I'm sure glad she did. As for 2002, had Michelle been successfully incorporating a 3x-3x combination on a regular basis, her chances of winning the OG would have been greatly improved, because by that point it was vital. Sarah Hughes had none of the suffocating pressure, but so many other factors were involved in her winning the gold over Michelle that night. I think Michelle is far less bitter over not having an OGM than I am for her at times!

[@ChristineTheHippie]

LWOPP I know what you mean about hanging the gold medal before someone even at the Olympics. It's like Men's skating in Canada. Orser, Browning and Stojko were all touted as the Olympic Champion, but it didn'dt happen. Athletes have enough pressure at the Olympics without that! Michelle also had to skate first and in the old system the judges would "save room". Had she skated later she may have won, or may not. Tara deserved her gold. I think the pressure of being the World Champion with the Olympics in your home country definitely affected Michelle in 2002, I don't think not having a coach helped and she did need a 3x-3x combo. Sarah was under the radar, with Michelle and the hype over Sasha Cohen's debut. Sarah rose to the occasion. It is frustrating that Michelle didn't win Olympic gold. It drives all her fans (myself included) crazy, but she's fine with it. Would she have stuck around after Nagano? Who knows. She was only 17, so she might have, had she won in 2002, I do think she'd have retired.

[@LWOPP]

People's ideas of what constitute real success are pretty limited. "Success" isn't the same thing as talent, although the two do often go together. I saw all three of the skaters you mentioned in ice shows over the years. Multiple medals and titles, all great; Stojko especially was incredibly powerful, and he really was robbed in '92. I saw that year's gold medal winner, Urmanov, in an ice show a few years later. He fell out of a scratch spin. Not kidding. In any case, it seems very likely that in 2014 Canada will have its first male Olympic gold medalist. I don't want to jinx him, but it would certainly appear to be Patrick Chan's year! My husband and I were married in 2012, so he has never seen me in full Olympic figure skating mode. I've told him to watch out -- it will be all I want to see or talk about for half of February!

[@ChristineTheHippie]

This is why Michelle was a five-time World Champion, when the chips were down, she delivered. She was consistent and the complete package. She makes it look easy.

[@linzshorts6535]

Can you imagine this performance at the Olympics 2002...she would had won the Gold TAT

[@TT-ee4qp]

If Michelle didn't fell at the Olympics 2002, she could win. Unfortunately, some people deserved the Olympics gold but never got it.

[@johnseals1986]

I blame Danny for making her leave Frank. Biggest mistake ever!

[@Bnizzofashizzo]

@@johnseals1986 I don’t know if Danny “made“ her leave but, however they reached that decision, it was a mistake. Patrick Chan did the same thing leaving his coaches at the most inopportune time

[@theprinceoftides6836]

@@donnyhathaway5710 Exactamundo. Hit the nails in the head. Well said.

[@thesupremediva]

Watching this as a palate cleanser after a very disappointing and uneven Worlds. Seriously, I don't think any of us appreciated just how talented, mentally tough, and truly special she was in her heyday. This blows every performance we watched last week out of the water. Even Tuk's amazing short with the triple axel is a paint-by-numbers COP road map compared to what Kwan put out here.

[@jjh2456]

Even Irina Slutskaya was better then the current crop competing at the world level and that is saying something.

[@troyaturner1979]

+Jose Hill That's because her jumping ability is superior compared to today's crop of female skaters. She had natural spring and crazy airtime to her jumps. no underrotations when it came to Slutskaya.

[@jjh2456]

Troy Turner except on those loop combinations. She would always under rotate her 3sal/3loop combo.

[@mamaccarlson5338]

Exactly! After watching 2021 Worlds and the sloppy mess, I had to rewatch Michelle’s grace, elegance, flow, lines, her unmatched artistry! The COP has destroyed Figure Skating!

[@SDoesNotKnow]

I think this is my favorite Kwan long program of them all. It was a bit streamlined and not as busy choreographically as some of her earlier work, but man there was always something filling in the space. So many MITF spread throughout as opposed to being done all together in choreo sequence and I love how even though most of her competitors were doing extended LPs with a spiral sequence and such, Kwan just spread those out too. There was a brilliant pacing to this program and I love how it built. The footwork could be better, but I loved the whole sequence from combination spin to footwork leading up to footwork preceding the triple Lutz going into the backwards spiral on a brilliant fast curve straight into a split falling leaf right into a deathdrop to back sit-scratch spin. I mean that's how you end a program. This also showed off her brilliant, regal carriage. I mean this is what I think of when I think figure skating.

[@mitchgrube2480]

My goodness this is why I am a fan of skating. I get chills watching this. Michelle personifies all the history of this sport for me. The beauty the athleticism the artistry and the pure joy of performing the best your sport calls for were there and this skater is deservedly one of the all-time greatest champions. Love this !!!!

[@jarenmorris4621]

I still get chills watching this. I love and miss Michelle!!!

[@mlc2005]

So glad you posted this!!!! I was surprised to hear the commentator say Kwan is not an emotional girl. Kwan is an incredibly emotional skater!! Always has been: Wears her heart on her sleeve every time.

[@Mary-x9g]

I love to watch Michele skate

[@lynnzucco5049]

For sure💯👍

[@Mary-x9g]

I miss watching Michelle skate

[@lynnzucco5049]

@user-yx8yr2cy2d Me too. I so wish I could have watched one of her performances in person.

[@Mary-x9g]

Me too. Seeing Michelle skate in person would have been wonderful.

[@lynnzucco5049]

@@Mary-x9g 😊⛸️❤️

[@kev7978]

Slutskaya delivered jumps. Kwan delivered a program. That's the difference.

[@Jude74]

True but I would take one of Slutskayas programs over the shite we see today. At least her jumps were real and her speed dynamic.

[@jjh2456]

Jude74 Slutskaya’s loop jump alone is better than what we see today.

[@troyaturner1979]

Michelle delivered a performance with jumps.

[@tyboogie1982]

Amen!

[@MichaelDruck]

slutskaya delivered sloppy telegraphed jump combinations

[@troyaturner1979]

I really wish Michelle was still competing. The routines nowadays look like paint-by-numbers. Michelle has the emotional impact and when she skated this...with verve, attack, fire & speed...she was unbeatable. The only other skaters whom I've seen skate with their heart and still land the difficult jumps is Kim Yu-Na & Carolina Kostner.

[@1veggiemonster]

Alas.....if you can't stay 21 forever but then again it'll be real inspiring to see a 42 year old woman compete in a "sport" ruled by baby ballerinas no older than 22.

[@troyaturner1979]

Exactly. Its too bad injuries took Alissa Czisny out too.

[@vistaprime]

I was never a fan of her skating nor Kostner nor Yuna Kim's, whose horrible layback I could never get over. But I can see what people see in Kwan's skating the others you mentioned less so.

[@evanperilstein5308]

Yuna's layback wasn't THAT bad. Her foot was mostly pointed down instead of turned-out, but her back position was actually pretty good and she had good speed on it when she was with Brian. It was her spirals that were mediocre/bad. A horrible layback would be like Miki Ando's.

[@troyaturner1979]

@@rolandgreen7484 Exactly! That's the issue that I have with the scoring system. It favors athleticism & technical ability over artistry. There has to be some happy medium or balance because it definitely isn't there!

[@jjh2456]

I'm glad this could be reposted.

[@Mary-x9g]

I love to watch Michele skate all these years but favorites was in 2000 add 2001 World’s. Champions.

[@auntiechercher4266]

This is my favorite World Championship win by Michelle Kwan. I even think I like it better than her 2000 win with The Red Violin (because her hair is long again and in a bun). She looks so lovely here (pretty and fit and trim and light . . . makes for great jumping)!! I wish she had saved this program for the Olympics for the next year!

[@lavenderlady9942]

wow! wow! wow! showed her best artistry

[@scootie12]

Love this program. Michelle at her best :-)

[@jonny8790]

20 years later and who even comes close?

[@stacythomas7162]

Damn I miss this young lady....a bygone era...

[@zetsux321]

The true queen of figure skating right here!

[@troyaturner1979]

When she skates with speed and attack like this, no one can touch her. I miss the hell out of her.

[@Bnizzofashizzo]

correct

[@troyaturner1979]

Indeed. Not to mention that that triple-triple is the best one I've seen her do.

[@mileslacour1992]

She really did amazing!

[@LizTiddington]

That ending! How does she not get dizzy? She is incredible!

[@krizju]

Great! Thanks for the video!

[@Laura-rm6us]

She transforms on the ice. For me there’s no one better.

[@michaelshelley1289]

i liked her program in 1996 better.....but this again was outstanding.....NOBODY can out do her in artistry!!!!

[@genki2genki]

She is the only figure skater who could make me weep with admiration!

[@jjh2456]

genki2genki she was for me as well, then I saw Hanyu at the worlds last year.

[@AnneSmith-l8t]

RIP Frank Carroll June 9,2024. MK is the most beautiful and exquisite skater ever, this is the epitome of elegance, sophistication, refinement, fire, focus and passion. Magnificent 💞⛸️💞🌷💐⛸️💞

[@baamtrazona2608]

Wat a superv performer...effortless and ended the most reliable skater in the world...

[@kroakie4]

That judge couldn't have praised her more highly. To say her performance was better than those of champions was the most lush, gratuitous merit I've heard a judge give.

[@sallydaniel1023]

This program is in a class of its own. Simply spectacular ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤⛸️

[@yodabeeshdc8275]

A classic Kwan program. I really wish that she would have stayed with Lori Nichol as her choreographer for the 2002 Olympics. It was a perfect combination. If she wanted to experiment with new choreography, it would have been best done after 2002. I just found Scheherazade to be bland, but imagine what it could have been with Lori. (Of course, I wish she had stayed with Frank as well, but I think at that point she was extremely well-disciplined, but again, it could have been done after the Olympics.)

[@sallydaniel1023]

RIP Frank Carroll. You were a great skating ⛸️ coach

[@lynnzucco5049]

She is so light on her feet.Almost like she's lifting herself up with her upper body.⛸️👍

[@breahsaldana9251]

The Best in Figure-skating!! Only one Michelle Kwan

[@luciataylor843]

She is so talented... miss her competing

[@Mary-x9g]

I miss watching Michelle skate

[@williambruno392]

she revolutionized the sport and will always go down as one of its greatest artists, but what a competitor she was. ice in the veins when it mattered most

[@fabianfilipponi7599]

Totalmente unica y maravillosa. El salto en el minuto 4.25 es mi preferido de siempre.

[@mikeg8375]

I think this is her best performance ever. Stunningly beautiful.

[@baamtrazona2608]

Michelle is so appealing in figure skating,thats why she won the title because she has more heart and reliable one.

[@Kreatures100]

Exquisite skating. Far better than the music which sort of sat there idle in the middle section but her beautiful choreography and balletic moves brought this to another level. I will take this skating than the jumping beans from Eteri’s style of coaching any day.

[@reformsupporter8775]

NEVER FORGET - SOCHI 2014. The scandal must never be forgotten. Reform figure skating NOW!

[@jjh2456]

Boy this comment aged well considering what is going on currently.

[@안대나무]

3,11초의 저 자세보소 미셸은 세계최고의 피겨선수다 표현력,기술,몸짓,점프때도 가볍고 정확하고ᆢ아름답다는 말밖엔 할수가없는 전무후무한 예술인 미셸이다

[@guyinsf]

During her time not a single skater came close to Michelle's grace, elegance and consistency. Some might have had more technically difficult jumps but artistically she made the rest look rather clumsy.

[@michaelcain9324]

Her best LP ever.

[@jjh2456]

Michael Cain you are not wrong.

[@muscleboi4use]

Oh I think you are right when she skates her emotions are all out there, but she is not the sort of skater that cries in the kiss and cry or shows huge emotions *off* the ice.,.. *on* the ice, I agree, she she wears her heart on her sleeve for sure!

[@JoshCConnor]

G.O.A.T.

[@Raptorsky20]

she was one of the best figure skater in history , i think

[@TT-ee4qp]

Yes. Michelle got into the World Figure skating Hall of Fame, at least she was one of the greatest skaters in the history. And Michelle was the most important and popular skater in her era.

[@GaryGarlic]

Amazing performance. This program would have been magical the following year at the Olympics. I don't know what happened but 2002 she was slow and not powerful and her LP was flat. Here she was invincible!

[@JP852]

Don't worry, you didn't say anything that wasn't true! Anyway, I'm really glad you have enjoyed the video - it's such a great performance!

[@aliceabasolo4901]

Elegant & graceful❣️ She is outstanding technically👌🏻 The BEST🥳 Artistically majestic!!

[@TT-ee4qp]

Totally agree, and I always love the music.

[@vincentsusinno9382]

Kwan The Swan!

[@edwarda.7761]

He says Slutskaya, for presentation, just has the edge on her. Umm....has Slutskaya ever gotten 6.0 for presentation? I don't think so!

[@callystarr]

Edward A. The ISU has been giving Skutskaya higher presentation marks all year which was BS to me

[@erivera4928]

Oh she got 2 of them in 2002 at worlds, lol. Was a late gift for not winning OG

[@jjohn1388]

lu chen had 6.0 as well, they are amazing

[@jjh2456]

E Rivera I don’t think Slutskaya got 6.0s at worlds.

[@MrTurtledove1981]

I wish someone would post a video of michelle doing different 3/3 combo--Peggy has mentioned on more than 1 occasion that michelle has done the 3sal/3toe?(3sal/3loop?) at 2001 worlds in practices/warm ups and at the 2001 skate canada LP, the 3lutz/3loop combo in practices as well--MIchelle was, is and will always be my favorite skater. I just want to see her land a different 3/3 combo. P.S. Since Michelle has been doing the 3lutz/2toe for the longest time, Wouldn’t it be a more logical move to upgrade it to a 3lutz/3toe in competition rather then the 3lutz/3loop??

[@lawr17]

MrTurtledove1983 Michelle landed a 3 Salchow/3 Loop in the warm-up for this free skate. The uploader posted the entire warm-up but unfortunately cameras don't catch it. There was likely a camera isolated on Michelle, but I suspect that footage is long gone. When Michelle started trying new triple-triple combinations in 2001, it actually made sense for her to do loop combinations. Her triple toe-triple toe was already secure, plus if she missed it she could always throw in her "plan B" triple toe. The loop was always her least consistent triple. Slutskaya was attempting triple Lutz-triple loop, so at least in terms of layout, it made sense for Kwan to try that. But Kwan never got the same "pop" that Slutskaya and Hughes did with their loops, and she abandoned that combo (she reportedly was getting hip injuries attempting it). She ended up going just for the toe combo, but did upgrade her Lutz combo to at least include a double loop.

[@TheRacingWind]

1:34 so simple but SO challenging. she's unbelievable

[@ft-je3rs]

Magnificent

[@naturelilacgold9016]

I think this was her best performance 您好關詠珊⋯⋯

[@ronnybowers2716]

God made Michelle Kwan on a good day

[@Azlura_]

I like Michelle Kwan

[@nathanielharper8701]

I think my favorite part is when the commentators called Michelle Kwan “not an emotional girl” like did you see 95 worlds? 96 worlds? 98 Olympics?

[@TT-ee4qp]

If there was an 2001 Olympics, Michelle would be the Olympics gold winner.

[@thesupremediva]

It still boggles my mind that any judge could have placed her anywhere but still the top of the heap after this perfect performance. Slutskaya was sloppy and completed fewer triples, and Hughes lacked the sophistication. As much as I dislike CoP, the old system certainly showed its flaws here.

[@jjh2456]

Meghan Elizabeth she was placed at the top though. Slutskaya skated after her and no one had any idea what she would do.

[@jenniferropke5885]

I read on of your books kwan and your brother has the same name as me

[@jarenmorris4621]

Still.

[@L1623VP]

Does anyone know why, after skating so incredibly here, Kwan left Frank Carroll less than one year before the 2002 Olympics? I mean the real reason, not what she told the press. I believe her leaving Carroll was one of the reasons she lost gold in Salt Lake.

[@jjh2456]

My guess is he was trying to push her technically to places she was not comfortable in going. Frank saw the writing on the wall, but Michelle just didn’t want to go. In the end though Frank was correct.

[@L1623VP]

@@jjh2456 That's probably true. Michelle had stopped doing a triple-triple years before Salt Lake, and didn't perform one in Nagano either. She skated safe in '98 and expected her reputation and artistry to make up where she lacked technically, but there wasn't enough distance between Michelle and Tara artistically that Kwan could afford to pull back technically and yet, that's what she did and lost. Skating safe almost never pays off, especially when your competition doesn't make any mistakes. I'm surprised she didn't learn from that between '98 and '02. I've also heard some say Michelle's father had a lot of influence in her leaving Frank. Still, it's one thing to switch coaches, but to go it alone thinking you can direct yourself in an Olympic year is something very different. To me it was very foolish.

[@jjh2456]

@@L1623VP yeah she has stated time and time again that was a foolish move on her part.

[@bordeauxhouse]

@@L1623VP incorrect. Michelle performed triple-triples at Worlds in 2000 and 2001.

[@L1623VP]

@@bordeauxhouse On the rare occasion that she did a triple-triple, it was a triple toe loop, triple toe loop, far easier than triple lutz, triple toe loop that nearly all the other ladies were doing.

[@iluvbluecookies97]

Tbh I don't think the judges should have held back in her presentation scores even though she skated earlier. No hate but looking at her competition here, nobody else was gonna earn a 6.0 tbh

[@TT-ee4qp]

Back to 1998, Michelle was robbed and Tara was overrated.

[@iluvbluecookies97]

@@TT-ee4qp Tara's presentation marks were way too high imo. Give her higher technical marks, fine, but on the artistic mark? No comparison to Michelle.

[@Mary-x9g]

Me too

[@edrivera8824]

2nd to Sarah hughes? WTF? how? See this is why I like the NJS, takes the crap out of judging... I wish they would give a bonus for originality though because there is no artistry these days! They should've come up with a hybrid judging. NJS for Technical Merit and 6.0 system for scores. Then just add both! lol, I actually like this!

[@erivera4928]

@ziba YOU are not special...actually, you are...

[@katherinetan4587]

ziba if you don’t appreciate her lines and her flow and elegant simplicity then you’re the special one

[@StageAurora]

WOW! Including the Triple Toe +Triple Toe.

[@calculusfan1]

Does anyone remember where in the skate order she was? Her scores seem really low for that 7 triple beautiful performance. Irina must have stumbled, because the judges left plenty of room. (Shame on them)

[@RedbeardNC]

She was 2nd of 6, so they did leave room for Irina who was next. And, Irina did stumble. They both were pretty evenly matched; Michelle is usually more artistic but her technical skills were good; Irina was usually known more for her her technical ability but her artistry was good (I thought). So to me it just came down to that stumble, if I were judging.

[@jjh2456]

She was actually 3rd. Sarah Hughes was first and Nikodinov was 2nd.

[@zaynahassan3959]

How does she do that I wanna meet her

[@Dylvente]

It's really too bad about that triple-triple after this season. She did one in the warm-up at Salt Lake, but I guess she just tightened up in the performance.

[@zisforzoo16]

What piece is she skating to?

[@layane4878]

Song of the Black Swan by Heitor Villa-Lobos.

[@skatefan9495]

And Dvorak Dumky Trio.

[@nipaipo36100]

5.9 and 6.0

[@kroakie4]

I stand in awe of Michelle. She is a skating goddess and a true force to be reckoned with. Did she ever skate against Nancy Kerrigan?

[@carrietremble]

@@harveychadbourne5180 Yes, she did. Both Nancy and Michelle competed at 1993 US Nationals.

[@USA-qm2bk]

Was she with frank for this ?

[@TT-ee4qp]

Yes. Still together here.

[@sbeallvln]

What piece is this? It sounds French.

[@sbeallvln]

Ravel?

[@TT-ee4qp]

If people held the Olympics each year, Michelle would win the most golds. Actually, Michelle was robbed at the 98 Olympics . Michelle's artistry was much better than Tara. Tara skated like a happy puppy . Tara's technique was overrated. Tara's flip and lutz would be called out for under rotation. Tara's triples were cheap.

[@JP852]

I'm sorry that you have to put up with awful comments like that - I've removed the comment.

[@thesupremediva]

I have no idea what happened to the 3-3 after this season, if she was nervous about it other hip was starting to bother her. Either way, watching this, there seems to be no good reason why she didn't attempt and land it more often.

[@mht4908]

Fair enough that she was more conservative in 1998 Nagano because of her foot injury, but she could've easily won the 2002 Olympics with this program, it's a shame she fired her coach and had that heartbreaking fall. She was the best in the world, yet was never an Olympic champion

[@TT-ee4qp]

Michelle kwan was robbed at the 98 Olympics. Michelle's artistry is the most difficult technique which Tara Lipinski never touched the level. Tara skated like a happy puppy. And Tara's technique wouldn't get marks today, Tara's flip and lutz would be called out for under rotation. Tara's triples were cheap.

[@cosmlayla]

The music is not my favorite. But her performance is flawless.

[@aatsw]

Figure skating back then was so much easier compared to what people do today. How the sport has evolved and changed.

[@TT-ee4qp]

The ISU raised the age limit to 17 NOW, which means Tara Lipinski and the Russian girls today all should go to the kid's Olympics. 😆 Tara and the Russian girls today all got hurt by the jumps and retired one by one. No one of them could be the next Katarina Witt or Michelle Kwan. 😎😎😎

[@TT-ee4qp]

Actually, artistry is the most difficult technique which the Russian girls today never touched.

[@aatsw]

@@TT-ee4qp Even Kwan's artistry is quite simplistic compared to what some of the better ones of today can do. Kwan was good in her era compared to her peers, but the sport has moved on and been elevated to a totally different level in all aspects. Things do change, and we have to go with that. Otherwise one can always look back to the 60s or 30s and find even 'better' skating because things were ever simpler back in the days and people had a different focus. Speaking of the 'Russians', Tarasova back in her days was an absolute goddess with the looks to match it, better than those in the 90s, though with much simpler elements.

[@TT-ee4qp]

@@aatsw Seriously ?😇 Peggy Fleming, Katarina Witt and Michelle Kwan are great artists on ice in the history. 👍 They all got into the World Figure skating Hall of Fame. 😎😎😎 Where are the Russian girls today ？🤭🤭🤭 Michelle kwan finished no lower than 3rd place between 1995 ~2004 , her longevity was unreal and hard to close for the Russian girls today. 😆 Irina Slutskaya is the greatest skater in the Russian history. She also skated under Michelle's shadow. 😎 And the Russian girls today all should go to the kid's Olympics with their Disney Cartoon program. 😅😅😅 The Russian girls had bad landing, less coverage, terrible jumps, ZERO spiral......But, who cares ? ☻️💤☻️💤☻️💤

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@@aatsw Michelle kwan and Yuna Kim had triple triple combo for 10 years...... Could the Russian girls today make triple triple combo after they grow up ？ 😆😆😆 The Russian girls today had terrible artistry, up and down jumping beans. And their skating...... ugly. 😆😆😆

[@caseymcdonald8088]

What is that gesture she always does in the kiss and cry? She touches her nose and then wiggles her ear. For some dumb reason, it feels bothersome to me, but hey, whatever works for her.

[@viacheslavunderwood2522]

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[@mikelara8306]

5.7! Hahahaha. (Eye roll)