Saturday, August 18, 2012

Michelle Kwan's "No One" by Alicia Keys


I was listening to Pandora this morning and heard "No One" by Alicia Keys. Of course, the song reminded me of when Michelle Kwan skated to it in Yu-Na Kim's All That Skate show in South Korea two years ago. While I don't think this is my favorite Michelle program, it's still definitely worth a look, as all Michelle programs are. In any case, it's always a joy to see Michelle on the ice, especially since her appearances are so few and far between in recent years.

Enjoy!

Monday, August 6, 2012

Happy Birthday to me! Some All-time Favorite Performances

In honor of my 29th birthday today, here are some of my favorite skating performances of all time:



1.) Michelle Kwan's "Taj Mahal" from the 1997 World Championships:





2.) Artur Dimitriev and Natalia Mishkutenok's "Piano Concerto No. 2" by Sergei Rachmaninoff:




3.) Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko's 1992 Olympic Freeskate to the music of Bach:




4.) Alexei Yagudin's "Overcome":

Happy Belated Birthday to Michelle Kwan: "On My Own" from Les Miserables


Michelle Kwan celebrated her 32nd birthday on July 7th. Obviously I'm a little late with posting something in honor of her day, but better late than never, right? In honor of Michelle's birthday, here is her beautiful exhibition from the 1997/1998 season to "On My Own" from the musical Les Miserables.

Happy belated birthday to Michelle. Enjoy!