[HD] Oksana Baiul - 1994 Lillehammer Olympic - Exhibition - The Swan

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  • Oksana Baiul / Оксана Баюл / オクサナ・バイウル
    The Swan (Le cygne) / Лебедь / 白鳥
    Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games Figure Skating Gala Exhibition.
    зимние Олимпийские игры в Лиллехаммере. Фигурное катание. Гала-концерт.
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Комментарии • 953

  • @claudiaorlandini7696
    @claudiaorlandini7696 5 месяцев назад +25

    Oksana, The Swan... forever in our hearts. Thank you for the most splendid performance ever.

  • @ilovekaiser
    @ilovekaiser 17 дней назад +8

    She’s now 47. I remember watching this when I was a kid. The most artistic skater that ever lived.

    • @francescadelogu5969
      @francescadelogu5969 15 дней назад +2

      Her artistry is still unmatched in my opinion. I love Kim, Mao Asada and our Carolina Kostner but Oksana was something else.

    • @lorraineb.4698
      @lorraineb.4698 5 дней назад +1

      Ballet on ice

  • @rhondanelson2669
    @rhondanelson2669 5 лет назад +1302

    That was the most graceful ice skate performer I have ever seen. So delicate, beautifully aligned. A beautiful swan.

    • @jcaylalove8713
      @jcaylalove8713 5 лет назад +32

      That's why she won gold 😁🤩❤️ 🤘

    • @joycemckennon
      @joycemckennon 4 года назад +4

      Rhonda Nelson watch Yuzuru Hungary of Japan !, so beautiful too!

    • @크는사람
      @크는사람 3 года назад +3

      Yu Na Kim too.

  • @hubertdrzymala1358
    @hubertdrzymala1358 7 лет назад +1575

    Her mother loved ballet, it's a hommage to her

    • @lynncai587
      @lynncai587 6 лет назад +173

      Hubert Drzymala Oskana initially wanted to become a ballerina, but she was told that she wasn't "thin enough", so she was encouraged to pursue figure skating instead. She still trained in ballet afterwards, though, as a supplement to her skating. She's an excellent figure skater for sure, it I think that she would've made a fine ballerina as well. Those who told her she wasn't thin enough for ballet were crazy.

    • @jonathanm.9801
      @jonathanm.9801 6 лет назад +70

      Lynn Cai Professional ballet companies are very particular about the body type they want. Even if you have the best technique, your body might not be the one they want. The ballet world is very harsh.

    • @MD-722
      @MD-722 5 лет назад +21

      @@lynncai587 What Jonathan M. said! That is difference between the art and sports worlds. One is totally subjective, whilst the other although subjective in areas is ultimately objective.

    • @calisongbird
      @calisongbird 4 года назад +13

      @@jonathanm.9801 true, and yet... look at muscular and curvy Misty Copeland, superstar prima ballerina breaking all stereotypes. She’s stunning and as graceful as can be.

    • @AllTheCloudsArePink
      @AllTheCloudsArePink 3 года назад

      😭😭😭

  • @쿠키초코칩쿠키
    @쿠키초코칩쿠키 5 лет назад +1537

    As a ballet dancer, I’m so impressed that she showed so amazingly the exact key points of ’Dying Swan’! Amazing turns, spirals! I mean how could she perform this variation on the ice! Her turnout is absolutely amazing🩰👍!!

    • @nachtegaelw5389
      @nachtegaelw5389 4 года назад +47

      Right? She must have had ballet training as supplemental training for skating.

    • @Gawain-l7r
      @Gawain-l7r 4 года назад +40

      @@nachtegaelw5389 all ice skaters take ballet. most of them in Eurasia do at least. gymnasts too.

    • @nachtegaelw5389
      @nachtegaelw5389 4 года назад +33

      @@Gawain-l7r that makes sense, I know a lot of skaters take some ballet as cross training. At least in my ballet classes growing up there were a few students taking it as cross training for Irish dancing or figure skating.
      It’s just that Baiul has such obviously good ballet technique and her use of epaulement is exquisite (in all the videos I’ve seen of her). Her ballet training is just more obvious to me than with other skaters.

    • @christianealshut1123
      @christianealshut1123 4 года назад +30

      As far as I know, she originally wanted to train as a ballet dancer, but they did not accept her because allegedly she was too fat... I consider that laughable, but the Russian ballet schools have very strict criteria about the body characteristics of the girls they train, not just in terms of weight.

    • @nachtegaelw5389
      @nachtegaelw5389 4 года назад +4

      @@christianealshut1123 they so do have such strict body type standards! Most classical ballet companies do, but I heard of one company (years ago) firing a dancer because her weight exceeded 115 lbs 🤦‍♀️

  • @Маша74
    @Маша74 5 месяцев назад +7

    Потрясающе! Очень люблю Оксану! Она реально выделялась, у нее огромный талант. Очень нежно, красиво. Теперь фигурное катание часто завихрушки-попрынушки. Раньше было больше от танца, теперь больше от гимнастики. Оксане и её семье, счастья!

  • @cehaddunebuggy3899
    @cehaddunebuggy3899 9 лет назад +2104

    She was everything that Nancy was not. Greatness and elegance combined into one.

    • @KarmicOmen
      @KarmicOmen 8 лет назад +217

      Céhad Dunebuggy And she was humble and gracious.

    • @chanel58style70
      @chanel58style70 5 лет назад +27

      Céhad Dunebuggy Thank you for pointing this out. Also, she never did the tougher jumps as the other female skaters did.

    • @sahpire75
      @sahpire75 5 лет назад +93

      Nancy wore beautiful designer costumes and always looked polished, but was extremely limited as far as actual talent. In almost all Nancy's programs she has same choreography in most all of them , and no flexibility whatsoever. She was just a much different skater. Oksana was great here

    • @blahblah2288
      @blahblah2288 5 лет назад +5

      Jo Anderson but she was quite young at the time and her elegance and grace I believe made up for the not so tough jumps, but I respect ur opinion :)

    • @simonam3605
      @simonam3605 5 лет назад +21

      @@wandaborowy9400 oksana is wonderful. Nancy vs Tonya= Tonya for the life

  • @harrieellen1731
    @harrieellen1731 7 лет назад +1461

    Usually I feel like figure skaters can never embody the true grace of a ballerina simply because it's just a different art however, coming from professional training as a ballet dancer and now ice skating, this gave me goose bumps. Absolutely blown away! She truly embodied the role and it was gorgeous.

    • @elizabethalberto268
      @elizabethalberto268 6 лет назад +27

      Harriet Royle have you ever seen Alina Zagitova's gold medal performance or her short program in PyeongChang Olympics? They're really beatiful, i mean artistry not as god as this one but this two performances give me goosebumps too, it's just a recomendation, and it's okay if you don't like them, everyone have their opinions

    • @nicolejarel5953
      @nicolejarel5953 5 лет назад +3

      Purple Gum you should check out Alena Kostornaia! She is bringing artistry back to this beautiful sport!

    • @colins1358
      @colins1358 5 лет назад +7

      Same with women's gymnastics.

    • @MTknitter22
      @MTknitter22 5 лет назад +9

      Harriet Royle Agree Harriet - rare is it when an ice skater can really incorporate excellent ballet as she does

    • @MTknitter22
      @MTknitter22 5 лет назад +4

      Purple Gum yup and that is why the sport is losing audience

  • @mikegarcia7986
    @mikegarcia7986 3 года назад +220

    I wasn’t a big fan of Oksana until she showed poise, grace and class at the medal ceremony. Nancy’s icy glare as Oksana received her gold medal just stunned me. Then Oksana actually and literally danced on the ice for her exhibition skate to The Swan. I was in tears. She WAS THE Swan. Thanks for that unforgettable performance, Oksana. ♥️

    • @sairabanu335
      @sairabanu335 Год назад +11

      Same here. How could anyone Won't feel amazed by Her skating.

    • @michaelcoletta4547
      @michaelcoletta4547 Год назад +18

      I love Nancy but after the Harding/Gilooly incident and all the ensuing coverage I feel like she had a somewhat entitled attitude. I was disappointed with her by the end of the contest... she was definetly being a little petty.
      Good for Oksana, that girl deserved to take the gold medal.

    • @mariskelley8831
      @mariskelley8831 11 месяцев назад +15

      I get why Nancy wasn't happy, but being a graceful "loser" (even though second in the entire world is still hella impressive) is an important skill for athletes. And OMG, when you know you're on camera, conduct yourself accordingly. That snipe that "she's just gonna cry it off anyway" is an EXTREMELY bad look & she should have known better

    • @nedraleggett6837
      @nedraleggett6837 5 месяцев назад +1

      She did the black swan too. Just all very beautiful.

    • @christophercasey6775
      @christophercasey6775 Месяц назад +2

      I was rooting for Nancy for national pride. Now I looked back, Oksana deserved to win the gold. Fair and Square.

  • @irinablazhko60
    @irinablazhko60 4 месяца назад +18

    Время, когда катание было фигурным, а фигуристы были артистичными

    • @Krosandra74
      @Krosandra74 2 месяца назад

      Сейчас это смотрится как детский лепет

    • @ettag.9302
      @ettag.9302 22 часа назад

      Язва ​@@Krosandra74

  • @こんゆき-n7q
    @こんゆき-n7q 11 месяцев назад +11

    I shed tears for the first time while watching figure skating during this performance. Beautiful.

  • @grandmasadvice4791
    @grandmasadvice4791 7 лет назад +1029

    I remember this like it was yesterday. Such emotions can’t be faked like Kerrigan tried to do. This girl skated for her mom like her life depended on it. Only to find out it did. She had lost her mom early in life and she needed this to earn a living on her own. BEAUTIFUL

    • @christianealshut1123
      @christianealshut1123 5 лет назад +61

      Plus at the time she was skating this, she was in great pain - see the bandage on her leg? She had collided with another skater during a warmup or training session.

    • @46foryounger
      @46foryounger 4 года назад +30

      Harriet P she went through a lot after she became famous she struggled a lot in her career due to her emotional problems. It was sad to see but I’m glad she was able to win the medal she certainly deserved it

    • @RioMuc
      @RioMuc 4 года назад +8

      @@46foryounger I think her problems got even bigger after winning the medal, which I very much regret. I don't know what she's doing now, but I hope she's healthy and happy.

    • @lauragwillim1055
      @lauragwillim1055 4 года назад +2

      I remember it too. I loved watching skating with my mom. She was my favorite women’s skater. Her artistry was second to none.

    • @thelambsauce1701
      @thelambsauce1701 3 года назад +8

      @@RioMuc yes they did, which is heartbreaking. She was arrested for crashing a car due to drunk driving. She had a lot of problems with alcohol because she started drinking on a trip to a competition and everyone else was drinking because they were adults whereas she was just a teen. I think she's a few years sober now though and I'm really proud of her!

  • @katherinehayes9110
    @katherinehayes9110 2 года назад +54

    No one could compete with this beautiful young lady!! Truly the best at these Olympics Games in 1994!!

  • @kayonadowyer6061
    @kayonadowyer6061 Месяц назад +4

    She dances on the ice so gracefully and divine with compassion for skating. Wow, so beautiful

  • @elenaoleneva2007
    @elenaoleneva2007 5 месяцев назад +6

    Как нежно, тонко, как красиво❤❤❤

  • @kgvby6667
    @kgvby6667 4 месяца назад +14

    Впервые открыла для себя Оксану после интервью с Алесей Бацман. Сейчас посмотрела её выступление. Восхищена!!! Прекрасная лебедь,чистая,нежная девочка. Люблю Украину и украинцев. Молюсь о скорейшей Перемоге Украины. Беларуска. Кыргызстан

    • @ettag.9302
      @ettag.9302 22 часа назад +1

      Спасибо вам большое за тёплые слова и поддержку Украины.
      Большой привет из Харькова ❤️🇺🇦🤗

  • @deenibeeniable
    @deenibeeniable 4 года назад +55

    Wow. If you've ever seen the great ballerinas perform this, you know how amazing Oksana's performance really is.

    • @mae12561
      @mae12561 5 дней назад

      Her long arms an legs, sprinkling the sky with dance and art, right?

  • @johnqpublic2718
    @johnqpublic2718 Год назад +18

    My mother absolutely adored this woman. I remember watching this with her. I feel like figure skating and ice dancing were a bigger deal back then.

  • @user-wi4wp7li8v
    @user-wi4wp7li8v 4 месяца назад +6

    Як же гарно
    !

  • @kims1912
    @kims1912 Месяц назад +3

    Such a beautiful skater, she looks like an angel.

  • @wantobe8562
    @wantobe8562 Год назад +3

    Avec Oksana le terme patinage artistique prend tout son sens ❤❤❤❤❤ Oksana is a swan

  • @佐藤美和子-n9p
    @佐藤美和子-n9p Год назад +14

    Her performance was so beautiful. I could not forget her skating. Thank you.

  • @mariam2393
    @mariam2393 3 года назад +59

    Ви - прекрасна,Оксаночко!
    Нехай у вас складається все як найкраще! Українці вас люблять і пам'ятають!!

  • @marthaanderson2967
    @marthaanderson2967 9 лет назад +565

    Oksana could move like no other . Incomparable grace elegance & fluidity

    • @susansnow7839
      @susansnow7839 7 лет назад +1

      martha anderson the

    • @facelessman6865
      @facelessman6865 3 года назад +1

      Agree, My daughter gave me a poster of Oksana she knew I loved her skating so much. We used to watch her my daughter was a toddler, she fid dome skating and won a trophy at 12, she held her foot over her head with her hand, a wonderful moment.

  • @carollipton4584
    @carollipton4584 7 лет назад +508

    She skates as if she were Pavlova incarnate. No one before or after has ever skated like this. She is in a class by herself.

    • @BytomGirl
      @BytomGirl 5 лет назад +1

      She reminds me here of Ulanova.. I am sure she watched her dance it

    • @Iceis_Phoenix
      @Iceis_Phoenix 4 года назад +4

      She is just darling. I remember watching this live. We are almost same age us 2

    • @sweetpeach6583
      @sweetpeach6583 4 года назад

      Whatever happened to Oksana?

    • @lc6067
      @lc6067 4 года назад +5

      Totally agree. I saw her perform this in ‘94 (on TV) and I’ve never forgotten it. I was stunned then and am still to this day. None before or since like her.

    • @dreaarc1
      @dreaarc1 3 года назад +4

      Most beautiful performance ever

  • @m.h.1593
    @m.h.1593 7 лет назад +391

    Wow, so much control. I’ve never heard of her, but her artistry is impeccable. Better than most of what I see today.

    • @mnmb3640
      @mnmb3640 5 лет назад +14

      M. H. She was a absolute joy to watch- most of us who saw this performed were def mesmerized and realized immediately she was the real deal- grace and beauty.❤️

    • @MyFictionalChaos
      @MyFictionalChaos 5 лет назад +9

      "Ive never heard of her" LMFAOOO

    • @O_P_N
      @O_P_N 4 года назад +5

      You must be young if you don't ))) and she is Ukrainian. Who knows where is it? Do you this country? I'm from Ukraine too! 🤩

    • @ederlifortunato5681
      @ederlifortunato5681 3 года назад +5

      Top much enphasis on jumps nowadays.

    • @ederlifortunato5681
      @ederlifortunato5681 3 года назад +3

      If you like a sport, It is great to watch previous champions and best performers. You will be surprised as How much "novelty" of today was already being done years ago.

  • @pawsitivenooz
    @pawsitivenooz 3 года назад +60

    Quads, quads, quads blah blah blah, however accomplished skaters are these days with their quads I have yet to see a performance like this one - Oksana BECOMES the swan. All eyes are on her. Not a peep in that entire stadium. She is exquisite. Absolutely wonderful

  • @bluephoenix387
    @bluephoenix387 2 года назад +120

    I watch this as Ukraine is being invaded, cry and think of how beautiful the people and the country is. May this terrible war end quickly. Thank you Oksana for such beauty!

    • @mie9774
      @mie9774 2 года назад +13

      今でも彼女は私の最高のスケーターです。戦争が直ぐに終ります様に祈ります。そして彼女が幸せでありますよう祈ります。

    • @monichat
      @monichat 2 года назад +1

      Ukraine is not to be trusted by its neighbour Russia. In 1941 when the nazis attacked the USSR - Ukraine wanted to join the german armies. Hitler wanted nothing to do with them. Now Ukraine wants to join NATO, at Russia's doorstep. No wonder Russia reacted. But this is going too far now, time to negotiate. I don't want a nuclear war because of Ukraine.

    • @iulianbelu8413
      @iulianbelu8413 2 года назад +9

      Thank you Oksana, may god stop the war!

    • @SharonNewman-dd6gq
      @SharonNewman-dd6gq Год назад

      its a deepstate stronghold Putin is rescuing trafficked kids and blowing up biolabs there !you people wont look at the truth because you are too distracted and busy with your heads buried in the sand watching the fake media and their LIES The Biden admin are so damned corrupt got their evil dirty hands on all of it

    • @oiseau_libre
      @oiseau_libre Год назад +6

      @@mie9774 ❤🇯🇵 arigatoooooo gozaimasu!💛💙

  • @lma6808
    @lma6808 3 года назад +29

    This is a really hard dance to perform regular flooring. Could only imagine what it must be like incorporating the choreography on ice. No wonder she won the gold 🤙

  • @kiki_okaki5862
    @kiki_okaki5862 2 года назад +29

    めっちゃきれいだなあ..てか画質良すぎでビビる

  • @TheBATSnape
    @TheBATSnape 5 месяцев назад +4

    I remember seeing this and it was the most beautiful dance I had ever seen. A brilliant choreography that is seldom repeated. Even Oksana herself, never mirrored such elegance.

  • @Swaggybaggybimboo
    @Swaggybaggybimboo 5 месяцев назад +3

    Idk why but this looks so smooth and satisfying 😍 i love how she perform that🌷

  • @mariatrotter6889
    @mariatrotter6889 7 лет назад +307

    One of the best programs of all time. Oksanas a true and authentic artist on the ice. She glides and floats. She is the swan.

  • @NekoPetrovsky
    @NekoPetrovsky 10 лет назад +448

    My all time favorite. She´s a complete artist.

  • @magica1355
    @magica1355 5 лет назад +103

    Still one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. She looks like she belongs in a music box

  • @Dinosaurxxxhrya1232
    @Dinosaurxxxhrya1232 6 лет назад +387

    1994 ? wow look’s like it was taken yesterday, great HD for 1994..

    • @MistressGlowWorm
      @MistressGlowWorm 5 лет назад +71

      Kenneth Jake Liwanan The Japanese have that really clear HD tech. It’s awesome.

    • @mariann8271
      @mariann8271 4 года назад +38

      It's always shocking to suddenly encounter a Japanese hd video while watching old performances lmao

    • @elizabethpease947
      @elizabethpease947 4 года назад +4

      @@MistressGlowWorm ; These Olympics were in Norway.

    • @MistressGlowWorm
      @MistressGlowWorm 4 года назад +12

      @@elizabethpease947 However, Japanese film crews were there recording too.

    • @elizabethpease947
      @elizabethpease947 4 года назад

      @@MistressGlowWorm : OK, fine. Oksana wasn’t in the Japanese Winter Olympics, was she?

  • @MabruBlack
    @MabruBlack 8 лет назад +462

    I love this performance. Oksana herself was injured, so it adds to the parallels with the 'dying swan' routine (which shouldn't be confused with the white swan of the 'Swan Lake'. This is from 'The carnival of animals', in which a swan appears after getting wounded, sort of like having a last flight before death) I wish she would have stayed longer around skating. She's so graceful, and you can see raw passion behind her performances, which I prefer above the 'mechanical doll' that does everything perfectly and lacks emotion.

    • @heatherstephens8921
      @heatherstephens8921 7 лет назад

      Lu! w

    • @rzcification
      @rzcification 7 лет назад +2

      Lu! This is from Swan Lake...

    • @rzcification
      @rzcification 7 лет назад

      Lu! This is from Swan Lake...

    • @jonathanm.9801
      @jonathanm.9801 6 лет назад +18

      rzcification this is not from swan lake. It’s from saint saens carnival of the animals.

    • @L.Spencer
      @L.Spencer 5 лет назад

      I don't think I realized this is from Swan Lake, thanks!

  • @hn599
    @hn599 3 года назад +17

    20年以上経つが、あの時のインパクトは凄かった。

  • @payzent
    @payzent 2 года назад +31

    Качество тв-картинки для 1994 года просто потрясающее.

  • @boltoht
    @boltoht 3 года назад +25

    After all these years, this still reigns supreme as my fave performance of all time. Her arms, lines, the original elements of the dying swam choreography interspersed throughout the routine - amazing. She's the best.

  • @laurenrosen9331
    @laurenrosen9331 8 лет назад +180

    The most beautiful performance on ice I've ever seen.

  • @まなまなみーな
    @まなまなみーな 5 лет назад +17

    冒頭で一気に鳥肌が立ちました。
    美しい。見事にバレエとフィギュアスケートを融合してますね。

  • @treetopy
    @treetopy 7 лет назад +341

    The beginning was so intricate - breathtaking!

    • @nathanboecker9318
      @nathanboecker9318 7 лет назад +30

      That part was an almost exact recreation of a famous ballet solo to the same music. She really nailed the technique and artistry like a ballerina.

    • @dinh5532
      @dinh5532 6 лет назад +7

      That part was amazing. She didn't even started skating yet got an applause for that movement.

  • @carolleffingwell7428
    @carolleffingwell7428 6 лет назад +59

    I loved the little twitch of her head in a few places like the swan. Such a lovely touch

    • @biff5856
      @biff5856 4 года назад +1

      I noticed a similar tic in one of Ulyana Lopatkina's performances of Swan Lake. It's the DVD version. Ulyana owns The "SWAN"

  • @janisolson1013
    @janisolson1013 2 года назад +32

    I can watch this a million times over & it never gets old. I'm watching it again now & thinking of what's happening in Ukraine & am so sad to see what's happening in Oksana's home country. Prayers for Ukraine & all Ukrainians 💛💙

    • @oiseau_libre
      @oiseau_libre Год назад

      Thank you for your compassion and support!❤🤗

  • @unveilingtruths326
    @unveilingtruths326 2 года назад +7

    One of my favorite Ice Skaters doing her signature spin while performing so smooth and graceful.

  • @therealsongmeioneal
    @therealsongmeioneal 3 года назад +31

    This performance still gives me the chills after so many years. It's like watching for the first time all over again!!! What a great talent!

  • @julio_scissors
    @julio_scissors 7 лет назад +34

    There is something archetypical about this performance. I really don't even care about figure skating, but the beauty, femininity, and grace of this performance is undeniable. It's universally beautiful. Her performance almost defines the word itself.

  • @teresaharris-travelbybooks5564
    @teresaharris-travelbybooks5564 5 лет назад +26

    Still one of the most beautiful ice skating exhibitions I've ever seen.

  • @nikorucupcake2499
    @nikorucupcake2499 4 года назад +10

    I haven’t seen this much artistry in skating in long a while. I feel like skating now has become so much more about jumps and technique that the artistry is lost in the sport. So mesmerizing...

  • @valentinapreve4229
    @valentinapreve4229 4 года назад +7

    That's what happens when you mix two amazing forms of art together. That's the best performance I've ever seen.

  • @badger4382
    @badger4382 5 лет назад +16

    Okasana Baiul, what a delicate, sweet and elegant flower she is. She stole the hearts of hundreds of millions all over the world.

  • @ОктябринаПриморская
    @ОктябринаПриморская 4 года назад +17

    Очень красиво... слов нет

  • @janethartwig774
    @janethartwig774 6 лет назад +67

    Oksana is poetry in motion. So much death and sadness in her young life and still radiates happiness.

  • @HereForTheComments990
    @HereForTheComments990 5 месяцев назад +4

    Kerrigan was so entitled that she never even had Oksana on her radar. Oksana fought for her gold every second she was on the ice.

  • @ilovecanines
    @ilovecanines 5 лет назад +21

    I remember this performance - so perfect! She did a marvelous job combining ballet with ice skating to capture the mood and moves of the music.

  • @mariefriedmann3203
    @mariefriedmann3203 2 года назад +3

    She casts a spell... what beautiful, exquisite performance! Loved it. I had not seen this one, surely her best.

  • @jons9239
    @jons9239 4 года назад +5

    I was about 10 when this was going on. I heard of her and knew she was a champion but am just now seeing how good she was. I've never seen showmanship on an ice skater like this.

  • @kathymonica7516
    @kathymonica7516 2 года назад +4

    Most beautiful performances I’ve seen

  • @dpainter1526
    @dpainter1526 10 месяцев назад +1

    Now THAT is how you use the music in performance! So many skaters, (in my humble opinion) seem to have the music there as an after -thought, they don't jump in time with the big notes, or use phrasing--this was real artistry! Brava!!!

  • @nahlabella4857
    @nahlabella4857 5 лет назад +64

    To this day, I cry when I watch this orphan girl of 15...so much feeling, so athletic, so exquisitely beautiful.

  • @pamplayer4086
    @pamplayer4086 Год назад +2

    Saw this performance live also the pressure was off n she skated for her mother stunning!! Also all her skating at this Olympics was a tender thank you to a compassionate coach who took her in to her home n not only coached Oksanas talent to winning the gold but gave love n stability to a little girl who had lost everything God Bless You Madame Pechenko (please excuse spelling) 👏🏻⛸️

  • @PowerOfLoveTarot
    @PowerOfLoveTarot 5 лет назад +23

    I am from the same city. Odessa. We have one of the most beautiful Opera House in the world. We all grew up watching ballet.

  • @jessicagreene2649
    @jessicagreene2649 3 года назад +2

    I was 10 when I watched this and thought she looked exactly like a swan on a frozen pond. So captivating, graceful, and beautiful.

  • @xandra6492
    @xandra6492 4 года назад +7

    How well she imitates the swan. Super beautiful and elegant!

  • @tjp2109
    @tjp2109 7 лет назад +212

    It's like watching smoke move. It's like her skates don't touch the ice, she just floats on it.

  • @adric1643
    @adric1643 7 месяцев назад +5

    Desde niña e sido su fans y hasta hoy no la olvido

  • @foodculture6355
    @foodculture6355 2 года назад +4

    Exquisite. She is the standard of grace and artistry in women’s figure skating.

  • @lexiekrewitt1735
    @lexiekrewitt1735 3 года назад +15

    The best, most beautiful performance of these whole games!!!! She is the queen!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @barbleigh5571
    @barbleigh5571 3 года назад +2

    Breathtakingly beautiful and timeless.

  • @cappiim805
    @cappiim805 5 месяцев назад +4

    録画してVHSテープがすり切れるくらい見ました。五十嵐さんも2つ目のジャンプはもう解説してないですね、そこじゃないから。終わって顔を上げた時の笑顔がまた良くて、当時NHKはダイジェスト版に使いまくってました。今でもこのエキシビジョンが一番。

  • @susanv.7540
    @susanv.7540 2 года назад +6

    A breathtakingly exquisite routine , one that still moves me to tears almost 30 years after it was first performed. ❤❤

  • @FatimaMarques0890
    @FatimaMarques0890 6 лет назад +9

    My God. It was absolutely mesmerizing.
    I know Oksana had some tech problems (especially her landings) but the level of artistry it's incredible. Delicate, soft and yet passionate. So in character.

  • @lorivissell1437
    @lorivissell1437 3 года назад +7

    Her Artistry will live on FOREVER!! SHE WAS TOTALLY MESMERIZING!

  • @michelezink8677
    @michelezink8677 7 лет назад +122

    I'm overwhelmed. Beautiful

  • @bonnymcdermott1240
    @bonnymcdermott1240 4 года назад +6

    This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. So graceful. So wonderful.

  • @johnroberts389
    @johnroberts389 8 лет назад +92

    I would love to hear the translation here. I still am moved to tears each time I watch this performance. It was not for competition or for money it was simply to please the audience. Classic Oksana. So beautiful.

    • @thanaedwards9660
      @thanaedwards9660 7 лет назад +5

      I also started crying. Have seen so many swans (including Russian ballet) at Parthenon. Oksana nailed it.

    • @maggyblue9421
      @maggyblue9421 7 лет назад +40

      For the introduction, the commentator states, "The gold-medal winner for single ladies. She overcame an injury to her leg." During the performance, the commentator just states what elements she's performing. After the performance, he states, "A swan has appeared on the lake. It was like watching a ballet performance. She lets us forget that this is on ice. Splendid. Just 16 and she's on top of the world. Not only is her technique amazing, but her expression is magnificent." The other commentator replies, "I've never seen a female figure skater who's trained ballet this much and incorporate it with the technique of figure skating."

  • @richardmorales5469
    @richardmorales5469 7 лет назад +28

    She lands so soft and smoothly... mesmerizing, breathtaking, wow!

  • @MTknitter22
    @MTknitter22 7 лет назад +75

    She and Gordeeva were like exquisite ballerinas on ice - absolutely incomparable.

    • @agnes15101968
      @agnes15101968 5 лет назад +15

      So you remember Gordeeva too...... Unforgettable for me.

    • @MTknitter22
      @MTknitter22 5 лет назад +5

      agnes15101968 oh yes.

    • @biff5856
      @biff5856 4 года назад +5

      I agree wholeheartedly. Ekaterina and Oksana, I don't think we'll see the likes of them again. BTW. An absolutely fabulous, sensuous program check Ekaterina's "Reflejo de Luna" by Alacran. It's a tango number on RUclips. My favorite.

  • @carinamoses2704
    @carinamoses2704 2 года назад +3

    She makes a great swan and it's one of her best roles. Truly amazing.

  • @morgansparhawk8410
    @morgansparhawk8410 5 лет назад +14

    Hard to believe I first saw this 25 years ago. Man time flies

  • @ИринаПутилина-и6ф
    @ИринаПутилина-и6ф 2 месяца назад +2

    Красиво очень❤

  • @glamberkitten
    @glamberkitten 7 лет назад +16

    So BEAUTIFUL - I remember watching this with my family - her performance was magic!

  • @marydauby5229
    @marydauby5229 5 лет назад +12

    She didn’t piece together elements like most skaters. The choreography was beautiful. She is my all time favorite skater.

  • @GWalmer
    @GWalmer 7 лет назад +44

    Ballet on ice. Absolutely a true ice princess 👸🏻😍

  • @СветланаПегова-ч3х
    @СветланаПегова-ч3х 4 года назад +10

    Восхитительно! 👏👏👏

  • @LynnKao_SimplyDiamond
    @LynnKao_SimplyDiamond 7 лет назад +13

    I just saw the winner of the 2018 women's figure skating....amazing skater! But this here....make me cry...it is SO TOUCHING!!!

  • @TheMercurialone
    @TheMercurialone 3 года назад +11

    What I think is lacking in Olympic figure skating today (Yuzuru Hanyu being the exception), is elegance and artistry.. I don't think most fans of figure skating only want to see skaters complete a certain number of rotations and landings cleanly. If a skater tells a story with their performance, if their artistry and interpretation of the music moves people emotionally, if they can combine that with athleticism, that is what makes a skating STAR vs. just an amazing athlete, and (sadly) those don't come along very often.
    The 1994 Winter Olympics was a once in a lifetime event because we had legends like Oksana Baiul and Gordeeva and Grinkov who had it all. Oksana Baiul's performances there were breathtaking and elevating , as good art is.
    I hope that Yuzuru Hanyu's attempt at performing a quad axel and not sticking the landing at this Olympics, (which cost him a place on the podium to 3 others who skated cleanly but fell short artistically), doesn't deter him from preparing for the next Olympics. We need true artists like Yuzuru in the modern figure skating world.

  • @GuguSilva.
    @GuguSilva. 2 года назад +10

    Isso é arte... que interpretação, leveza, elegância

  • @michaellane3017
    @michaellane3017 3 года назад +6

    Beautiful and lovely! How I miss this era-figure skating was so divine in the 90s!

  • @bracksampson1
    @bracksampson1 3 года назад +5

    She was something else. What a beautiful skater.

  • @coralarch
    @coralarch 7 лет назад +17

    OMG, Pavlova on ice. Breathtaking. Thank you.

  • @HappyGillian
    @HappyGillian 7 лет назад +25

    2:11. The way she spins with her body in a loop like that is just amazing!

  • @nilaydin3960
    @nilaydin3960 Год назад +2

    Breath-taking. Well done, Oksana!

  • @Wesley4821
    @Wesley4821 3 года назад +2

    Oksana danced incredibly beautifully! It was very spectacular, clean, gentle, just a real high-class ballerina! The dance is admirable! Sumptuously! Bravo! Above all praise!

  • @Mama-Ames
    @Mama-Ames 3 года назад +4

    To this day... June 22, 2021... this is the loveliest... most graceful... most beautiful performance I have EVER seen on ice.
    🙏❤🇺🇲✌

  • @NeverIsALongTime
    @NeverIsALongTime 3 года назад +16

    Does anyone else cry when they see her skating? Or is it just me?

  • @remyparaskovia5499
    @remyparaskovia5499 10 лет назад +79

    On the ice she is the definition of Graceful art.

  • @gracemir2
    @gracemir2 6 лет назад +25

    She was such a precious jewel in figure skating
    Thank you for uploading a treasure!

  • @SageRosemaryTime
    @SageRosemaryTime 4 года назад +2

    So good she allows the viewer to forget how strenuous it all is . Artistry on skates.