Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir's 2011 Rhumba Freedance

Hot!

Wednesday Inspiration: Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko's 1992 Olympic Freeskate

Brilliant.

Ode to Miss Saigon #3: Paul Wylie's "Why God Why?"

Paul Wylie is a master of his art.

Tuesday Inspiration: Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy's "Pina" from the 2012 World Championships

The gold-standard.

Ode to Miss Saigon #2: Nancy Kerrigan's "I'd Give My Life For You" by Lea Salonga

I just watched this program for the first time a few minutes ago. Though Nancy has a little slip-up on a spin at the very end, this program is one of the strongest I've ever seen her do. Her jumps are strong and her artistry sophisticated and regal, as always. Lovely job, Nancy!

Ode to Les Miserables #4: Jeremy Abbott's "Bring Him Home" from the 2012-2013 Season

Jeremy's program is not without flaw, but even so, one can appreciate the quality of skating. This program is a gem. Thank you, Jeremy, for not just giving us skating, but art.

Ode to Miss Saigon #1: Yu-na Kim's "Miss Saigon" Soundtrack Freeskate from the 2007-08 Season

Listening to the glorious music of Les Miserables (which inspired me to begin posting "Ode to Les Mis" posts) has led me to links of the great and beautiful Lea Salonga. Salonga performed in Les Mis on Broadway and turns up in most of my Les Mis You Tube searches; however, she is best known for her work in Miss Saigon. Click HERE to hear a clip of Salonga performing "I Still Believe" from Miss Saigon.

The music from Miss Saigon is comprable to hte brilliance of Les Mis, in my opinion. There have been many fine skating performances to the music over the years. While I'm "ode-ing" to Les Mis, I'm going to start an ode to Miss Saigon, too!

For the first post, I'm featuring Yu-na Kim's 2007-2008 freeskate performance to the "Miss Saigon" soundtrack. The music is perfect for Yu-na, from a cultural standpoint, but also it gave her a lovely artistic vehicle. The whole package suited her and it's one of my favorite programs of hers. This particular performance from the 2007 Grand Prix final is flawless!


Enjoy!