Elvis Stojko (CAN) - 1994 Lillehammer, Figure Skating, Men's Technical Program
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2010
- Hamar, NORWAY - 1994 Winter Games, Figure Skating, Men's Technical Program - First, an interview with Steven Cousins of Great Britain; then it's a profile on Elvis Stojko of Canada; followed by his Technical Program where he placed 2nd.
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He was amazing! So innovative and fun to watch. Incredible athlete!
Elvis is out of this world. He's my all time favorite. He's incredible. He pulled me through 9 years of horseback riding, including passing two of my basic entry level dressage tests, and overcoming a abuse situation
We are Americans and yet we fell in love with Elvis decades ago when we first saw him on the ice. Not only were we awed by his amazing skating talents & athletic abilities, but the more we knew of him the more respect we had for him as a gentleman and true Sportsman. AS everyone knows the rules that govern Figure Skating, especially Olympic Figure Skating are extremely CONSERVATIVE. They fight hard to maintain that conservatism. They have their reasons. I can see both sides of the issue, but the changes Elvis was hoping to break through were not things that changed the basis of the sport, nor were they self serving. That was part of why we held him in such high regard. The other part was that he always had the Courage of his Convictions. He knew that many of the judges would mark him lower to prove their point. And over & over again that's just what they did. Even though he had no trouble crushing all of the required elements, he was just trying to open things up a bit more regarding style etc. Time & time again he paid the price with a smile on his face. He took places beneath many far less talented Figure Skaters. He never once made a scene, refused his medal or placement. He never once ruined the big moments for other athletes & their families by making their moment about him. Compare that with skaters like Mz Bonaly who came from a gymnastics backround & but wanted to change in sport of Figure Skating to suit her strengths and and allow in forbidden moves that were pretty much not even attempted by other female Figure Skaters. As I have heard explained by color announcer s many times now: "She knew the rules when she decided to leave Gymnastics & go into Figure Skating. She'd have literally no female competition in the area of speeding back flips etc. Even many of the men were slow to attempt it. But on the other hand she did not possess the lovely grace & flowing performances that are the hallmark of female figure skating. Peggy Fleming once said (after Bonally ruined an olympic moment for two winners and their families with temper tantrums and disrespect). "Figure Skating is about far more than just jumps". And Peggy was right. Bonaly's efforts to make changes that suited her best interest were far too obvious.
His jumps were SO big that he had to muscle the landings to stay upright. That's power! And there is no way this could be called non-artistic. His moves and choreography match the techno music brilliantly. Super skate! I'm sorry he never won an Olympic gold, but he earned three world golds and two Olympic silvers. He can be justifiably proud.
Skate stud. 🤘 LOVE his outfit! What a performer. His musicality is always brilliant. 🖤
He was RAVIN!!! LOVE IT! Shoulda been first after this SP!
Komakino
Frogs in Space (song that plays in the end portion)
In case you’re wondering about the AWESOME music.
Still would love to know the name of the song segment(s) at the start. I love techno and EDM because of this exact skate program by Stojko. Saw it live, and never forgot.
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
#leatherdaddy
Those Axels were GIGANTIC. On both the double & triple Axel he had sooooo much time coming down for the landing.
He was so much fun to watch and had his own artistry that filled the entire arena every time. if anyone saw him live, u knew that
I never got why people said he wasn't artistically talented. Yes, in his early career he wasn't, but by this time he was pushing the envelope artistically and doing something different from the rest of what men in figure skating were doing. Just because it wasn't what people in the figure skating community wanted they said that artistically he wasn't good. He was, he just wasn't what they wanted. In today's era this program would have been massively praised.
I remember getting up at 5am so I could watch this skate as it happened rather than on replay later. He didn't disappoint.
The judges simply didn't get Elvis Stojko and Tonya Harding, and they made it clear that they didn't want to understand them. This goes mostly for judges from North America and some from western Europe. They were complete skaters, very strong technically, independent, artistic but not in the classic sense. Simply ahead of their times.
Elvis may not have been "artistic", but he had a presence about him when he skated a look about him that drew you in.
Great to see this program again!!!
What a DYNAMIC PROGRAM!
I forgot how fantastic this was
Way better than the foo foo Russian ballet crap
The song kicks major a**!!!!
He was wayyy before his time. Robbed of Gold.
I totally agree!
we all hammered him for his lack of artistry including me...looking back I think the criticism was mostly undeserved.
scottee2hotee52 It’s an insult to compare Elvis to Sury Bonaly, he knew how to SKATE . Surya didn’t even know how to use edges and is/was VERY overrated
thanks dawg well said.
very cool
such a fuckin cool program
what was the name of the techno song that plays while he's skating? its frickin awesome
Well either the name or the artist is called "Frogs in Space".
Absolutely robbed of Gold in 1994, then denied it by injury in 1998.
If ever there was a tie in men's figure skating, it would have been this year. Both Stojko and Urmanov missed a jump in the LP that they successfully threw back in later in the routine. Technically speaking, everything was equal, even the number of triples. Artistically, they were also equal within the VERY different styles of programs they skated. How then is a winner chosen under those circumstances? At that point, I believe you have to start looking at the finer details like body line, posture, jump technique, edge quality, etc. In that regard, Urmanov is easily the better skater when it comes to the finer points of skating. He's much more polished. His jump technique is pristine, and his checkout positions with high chest, arms out, and straight back leg could be used in instructional photos. Stojko always landed with low chest and bent back leg because he muscled through all his jumps. Urmanov's jumps looked effortless. It's splitting hairs, but I believe that's why Urmanov deserved the gold in '94.
Stojko's time to win was '98. Even with the quad, Kulik was very young, and his presentation was stiff and immature. Stojko could easily have beaten him, but as you said, it wasn't meant to be because of the injury.
lcowles Urmanov didn't replace the jump he missed. He missed the triple flip, what he threw in at the end was a triple toe loop. So he didn't complete a flip cleanly. Elvis also did triple Axel/triple toe in the long, while Urmanov did triple Axel/double toe. So Elvis had an edge on difficulty and elements completed. Somewhat counteracted as you say by Urmanov's better lines and ease of jump positions, but I still think that gives Elvis a .1 edge technically with his difficulty and more jumps. Artistically yes, it's apples and oranges, different styles, but I loved them both on that. I'd have given it to Elvis with 5.9's on both marks, with Alexei at 5.8 first mark, 5.9 on the second.
ADEAL918 thanks. You saved me from having to reply to that nonsense. Sure if people like ballet they will give the presentation score to urmanov but to say they were equal technically is ludicrous.
1998 just broke my heart. He was ready for that moment but the body just failed sadly.
Why is he not coaching? or is he? don't see him at the kiss and cry with any skater.
This dude had amazing height on his jumps, but I've never liked how he lands. It looks so awkward to me. I always felt that he was a little too full of himself, as well. Not much humbleness or a desire to "skate for your country." It was all about HIM, but that was probably a reason why he was such a good entertainer, as well. A bit like Bowman the Showman.
I adore this guy, but his sit spins sucked.