The thing that the camera didn't capture in this video is during the final pose, as she lifted her arms, the whole audience stood to their feet in unison. I think it's probably the most iconic memorable moments in the history of skating.
@keithbrescia9893
3 жыл бұрын
Let me add that the TV sound did not do justice to the roar of the audience at that moment. I was up in the nosebleed seats next to the ceiling, and that burst of applause came in like a breaker at the beach. I had binoculars, but I never used them during the performance. Michelle was able to reach out to us up there without optical aid. Definitely one of my biggest thrills at sports events.
@geraldpinoy625
4 жыл бұрын
Who’s here watching in 2020? ABSOLUTE PERFECTION. Chills and goosebumps to the core. No skater in this day and age can ever take her viewers with her in her journey as she glides through the ice like Michelle Kwan can. 🥰
@katherinetan4587
4 жыл бұрын
Same
@mklover
4 жыл бұрын
Ditto Gerald. Love this performance - power, timing , musicality, just JOY!
@pengguo5234
3 жыл бұрын
2021
@pengguo5234
3 жыл бұрын
2021
@user-mw8jc1ly4v
2 жыл бұрын
Anyone want to talk Michelle?
@ChristineTheHippie
11 жыл бұрын
I don't think there will be another Michelle Kwan, not just because all skaters are different, but because she is such an icon. Her longevity and the way she offered us her heart when she skated made her so memorable.
@cosmlayla
2 жыл бұрын
It's not always about jumps. It's about the whole package! She will always be my favorite skater.
@karenlouks3480
Жыл бұрын
Very much so mine too
@wildtigerwoman
13 жыл бұрын
I was in the stands that night with my Mom and my husband. I can't even begin to describe the energy that was there. When Michelle went into her straight line foot work, there was not a soul sitting down. We couldn't even hear her music, that's how loud and electric the crowd was. If a skater can be lifted by positive crowd energy, we sent her straight thru the strastophere! It was such a joy to watch the medal ceremony. What a fabulous skater.
@keeganthorpe
3 жыл бұрын
That split jump into that spread eagle get me every time. Just magnificent. Not a triple jump or quad. A freaking split jump into a spread eagle! I miss when artistry mattered.
@spottertruk
9 жыл бұрын
Years later, Michelle Kwan is STILL my golden girl of skating.
@ThePricklyash
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, She is the standard
@TT-ee4qp
Жыл бұрын
@@ThePricklyash If people held the Olympics each year, Michelle would win the most golds in the history.
@ThePricklyash
Жыл бұрын
@@TT-ee4qp thank you for having me watch this again. She is the epitome of strength, control, and majestry
@liveoakgap7489
Жыл бұрын
She is the silver and bronze girl of skating.
@liveoakgap7489
Жыл бұрын
@@TT-ee4qp if she could skate as well as Hughes and Tara, she would have Olympic gold.
@iluvbluecookies97
Жыл бұрын
This is one of those skating performances that I watch when I'm feeling down on myself and need a cathartic cry. There's something about this one that tugs at my heartstrings in such a way..
@jeannettebohland1453
4 ай бұрын
I was in the audience for that skate. It was magical.
@cheryldodd-marko9787
Жыл бұрын
The grace and beauty of her program's are UNMATCHED, EVEN IN 2023
@user-tc2rh1oo5s
10 ай бұрын
Юна Ким фигуристка отличная. Прыжки у нее высокие красивые, недавно только ознакомилась. Теперь это тоже смотрю.
@cosmlayla
16 жыл бұрын
I never get tired of watching her. I have tears in my eyes. She's more than a athlete.
@CocogoatMain0501
4 жыл бұрын
She's an artist
@EstherRimert
5 ай бұрын
This performance made me tear up too. So much love, passion and brilliance in one program🥲❤
@Sunshinefeelgood
5 ай бұрын
POV 2023: I’ve been watching Michelle since I was a child, and I still think about her every so often 🎉❤
@rfillangi
17 жыл бұрын
That edge coming out of the 2nd triple lutz takes my breath away. Tara Lipinki and Sarah Hughes never skated like that.
@lulumallory8259
2 жыл бұрын
Amen.
@lulumallory8259
Жыл бұрын
Both won gold medals flutzing their way through their programs. Oksana Baiul did the same.
@fnb8171
Жыл бұрын
롱엣지
@TT-ee4qp
Жыл бұрын
@@lulumallory8259 It's a accident that Tara and Sarah won the Olympics. (∩▽∩)Under the new system, Tara's technique wouldn't get marks, the ISU raised the age limit to 17 NOW, which means Tara Lipinski should go to the kid's Olympics with her Disney Cartoon program and incorrect triple triple combo. (∩▽∩)Michelle skated like an angel on ice, Tara skated like a happy puppy running in the park....Michelle was robbed at the 98 Olympics. 😎
@TT-ee4qp
Жыл бұрын
@@lulumallory8259 Sarah Hughes never won any National titles or World medals.....she was a middle skater who skated under Michelle's shadow. Unfortunately, Michelle fell at the 2002 Olympics and Sarah was lucky to win because the other better skaters like Michelle and Irina made mistakes.
@danjohnrob64
9 ай бұрын
I love Michelle's performances so much! I wish I could meet her some day, give her a big hug, and thank her for all the years she brought a little joy to my life!
@pearrock2
13 жыл бұрын
I still cry. I still cry when I see this. This is my #1 favorite Michelle moment, moreso than '98 Nationals. She was constantly trying to prove to the critics throughout these years that she could stay at a high level to be World and Olypmic champion, and just when some critics would count her out, she would perform a program like this.
@reubenkeyz5131
5 жыл бұрын
To me this is the best music she has skated to. Also, one of her best Worlds performance, if not THE BEST.
@pengguo5234
3 жыл бұрын
@K J agree
@joaocampelo3725
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, when it comes to the performance, this was her best at Worlds
@joephet
Жыл бұрын
Yeah I wonder if the outcome would be different if she revisited this piece for the Olympics.
@joephet
Жыл бұрын
I couldn’t tell did she double that salchow?
@LWOPP
15 жыл бұрын
Her LPs were often divided into acts, like a play. The first set the tone: athletic, abstract or soft and gentle. Act II showcased her spins, musicality, and usually her spiral. Act III brought it all home; usually beginning with a footwork sequence, plus a final jump or two and some grace notes like a falling leaf, spread eagle or Charlotte. IMO, it's why her LPs are so memorable. Today's programs often seem to me to be simply a series of elements with no master plan.
@joephet
Жыл бұрын
Yeah definitely her recipe. With a triple toe as her final jump into her step sequence.
@karenlouks3480
Жыл бұрын
Yep I agree
@CocogoatMain0501
Жыл бұрын
are u still alive?
@hrjr2009
10 жыл бұрын
And no one dominated the sport for more than a decade! That is why Michelle will be remembered, Gold medal or not...in fact, most everyday people think she won anyways, lol... More World and National Titles than any of them...
@ehrenjw
5 жыл бұрын
You watch the performances of today and they just simply don't compare. Kwan was and always will be in a league of her own. Extraordinary. Had the commentators in tears. And the rest of us.
@thivu9165
4 жыл бұрын
All of the girls do now is just jump spin jump spin.
@sanaansari8947
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah there’s no artistry in today’s skaters
@lukyone11
4 жыл бұрын
So true, artistic figure skating which is what it should be instead of all this who can have the most jumps is crap now. Pit those skaters of today agaisnt Michelle and I'm sure they would still lose
@justinmin6623
3 жыл бұрын
I completely agree
@tegmapat11
4 жыл бұрын
There has never been anyone like her! Michelle Kwan deserved every standing ovation she ever rec'd over her ice skating career, and every single one of those flowers thrown down on the ice. Have you ever seen anyone get as many flowers as she did? No, and you never will! She was the greatest!
@bordeauxhouse
3 жыл бұрын
Only Hanyu
@twebster9498
4 жыл бұрын
No one's skating makes you feel the way Michelle did
@freelyme333
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! No one. Was just about the type same.
@allyolsen
15 жыл бұрын
I know nothing about ice skating...but I do know that every time I watch this video I get chills all over..she clearly throws her whole being into what she does, as a dancer this motivates me greatly :)
@jzmusizz-4057
5 жыл бұрын
She raises both hands slowly at the end showing and telling the crowd that she was their to perform...and then the beautiful smile to the crowd to top it off. Most powerful part of the performance for me was the ending. Absolutely loved it.
@bordeauxhouse
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great comment summarizing her spectacular performance and ending.
@thesupremediva
3 жыл бұрын
You can't teach this kind of quality. She's the GOAT.
@mlc2005
15 жыл бұрын
I wonder if Michelle truly understands how good she was, and how beloved she is by skaters throughout the world?
@michellemoore1649
10 жыл бұрын
I was there in 03' and I tell you she just transfers joy.
@TheMajesticKnight
4 жыл бұрын
Wow I can't even imagine how amazing that must've been.... (':
@riverw4204
Жыл бұрын
Such an amazing moment. The roar of applause after she lands that last triple lutz, right into that gorgeous straight line step sequence, then a beautiful split jump and Dick yelling "I love it! I love it!", it's just magnificent!
@yoojin3877
7 ай бұрын
That was the point when they actually had to turn the music up in the arena for it to be heard over the cheering.
@Falln4DarkAngel
15 жыл бұрын
I love the beginning when she looks up and gives a little smirk like saying "I'm gonna beat yall with my awesomeness" ^^ I love Michelle!!
@limide
14 жыл бұрын
the triple lutz in the end of the program was amazing!!! i think this program is the best in the figure skating ever.
@jjh2456
10 жыл бұрын
Her layback spin here was absolutely exquisite. It became one of her many signature moves. This woman is legendary.
@AthenaisC
Жыл бұрын
I saw 98 Nationals live ... Michelle's connection with an audience, when she was on, was a beautiful thing to behold. I miss this kind of quality in ladies skating today.
@SecondPlaceYuya
15 жыл бұрын
It's between this program and Tosca at the 05 nationals that are my favorites. The whole program gives me goosebumps, there will never be another Michelle.
@anahuezo9162
11 жыл бұрын
I never tire of watching this video, she will come to be an ice skating icon.
@petalmist0288
3 жыл бұрын
And so she did. I’m graduating high school in ‘26, am interested in figure skating, and my dad just told me about this beautiful swan-
@anahuezo9162
3 жыл бұрын
@@petalmist0288 Good! Congratulations! And thanks for sharing your dreams.
@WHATTHEBUCKSHOW
5 жыл бұрын
Crying.
@electrictroy2010
5 жыл бұрын
That performance was......amazing. There’s no other word that fits Amazing. .
@bordeauxhouse
5 жыл бұрын
Yes. In awe.
@slayerchick303
15 жыл бұрын
I always get emotional at the end of her piece. The look on her face is of pure joy. She is astonishingly great!
@theprinceoftides6836
2 жыл бұрын
Beauty, elegance, power, precision, supreme artistry, sophistication and control and let's not forget that all important Superstar presence. Not to mention that rare ability to take her audience to a very special place when she skates. A once in a lifetime, lightning in a bottle skater. The G.O.A.T...
@TT-ee4qp
Жыл бұрын
In the late of her career, Michelle made improvement on more powerful, skating faster.
@thesupremediva
10 жыл бұрын
Perfection on every level. No performance at worlds has touched is in 10 years. CoP has all programs looking the same, like rush jobs with no room for artistic interpretation.
@uncchristine99
16 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite world championship performance of hers. I think I like it most because she came in with no expectations, was very relaxed the whole time and you can clearly see that she's enjoying every second. To still walk away with the top prize just made it perfect!
@eugeniocorpuz8338
3 жыл бұрын
People have described her skating as the closest thing to flying. Her programs have an emotional pull which brings the audience to their feet before the program ends.
@gloria7876
Жыл бұрын
I was there that night. I have been a skating fan since 1969. I never thought I would see an American win a World Championship in my home town- Washington, DC.
@miabulimanova4637
Жыл бұрын
The only skater that makes my bawl my eyes out. So much passion and emotion, not only athleticism. Everytime I watch this it's so hard to me not to feel goosegumps and a lump in my throat. She makes every movement and jump look so easy, you can tell she BELONGS there, that's her place.
@fishdude77
11 жыл бұрын
i almost started crying at three different points in this program. that spiral sequence set to the music here, its just perfect.
@rodia77
15 жыл бұрын
The most artistic, most consistent, and best skater of all time. She can do 7 jumps, but all you remember is the interpretation and the artistry of the program. I still remember 1998 Nationals.
@thaler543
16 жыл бұрын
damn, that was, like, perfect! she was so gorgeous!!! i wish she still competd :(
@Luv2FigureSkate8
16 жыл бұрын
I love her SO much!!!! I miss seeing her skate now. There is no one as good as her.
@thesupremediva
10 жыл бұрын
This was so solid and perfect. Not to mention - MOVING! Yet another year when our ladies miss the podium...we'll never see another one as great as Michelle. How I miss her.
@fitgraphisva
11 жыл бұрын
I had the lucky pleasure of being in the audience for this performance (up in the rafters). For the most part, the skating that evening was nervous and error-filled, until Michelle took the ice. From my seat, one couldn't even hear the music for the last 10 seconds of her program, the screaming was so loud. And her final pose looked like she was gathering all of us in. The screaming continued all the way through the television commercial break...quite awhile.
@JustWandering
14 жыл бұрын
FLAWLESS. Flawless, flawless - God, this performance rings me to tears every time.
@DelusionalDarcy
10 жыл бұрын
Oh, how I miss Dick Button's commentary. He's the best. This was a great performance. I'm still sad she didn't get a third shot at the Olympic gold. American female figure skating hasn't been the same without Michelle, and it's been lacking without Sasha, inconsistencies and all.
@MySummer25
10 жыл бұрын
i always come back to look at this routing after i see today's Olympics…i wish she still there…
@Gisele1113
10 жыл бұрын
OMG, me too!! Im so sad!
@Booger0303
10 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite performance For Michelle Kwan in a competition.
@bordeauxhouse
5 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch this program, MK brings me tears of joy. I have watched it dozens × dozens of times. Her second triple lutz is sublime.
@JUNGLEJIMY123
10 жыл бұрын
Wow one of the most electrifying performances ever. Michelle is awesome !!!
@tinafarrar2527
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely should have had a couple of gold metals. Beautifully choreographed & skated. My favorite music will always be "East of Eden."
@Blechacz
15 жыл бұрын
her movement is flowing so naturally yet powerful... it's just amazing, brilliant!!
@robitcha
5 жыл бұрын
No athlete has ever been more loved!!!!
@lulumallory8259
2 жыл бұрын
If you truly understand technique and technical merit as a skater, then it’s easy to see why Michelle was so good. While judges give marks technical marks for triple jumps, speed and placement of spins (and # of rotations)-one thing I think gets truly missed is how skaters “reach” for their jumps. Some flutz their jumps (I’m looking at you, Tara) while others jumping technique was quite sloppy (Oksana B. and Irina S. come to mind)- but Michelle’s jumping technique was always good and got even better as she aged. This program shows the epitome of her jumping technique. Her landings are soft and almost silent, which doesn’t detract from the program. Her edges are solid, there’s no wavering on her landings. True perfection and something the young skaters now don’t practice and implement enough. I watched the Russians at the Olympics, with their jumps flinging their arms over their heads, and it was sloppy and distracted from the program. There’s so much of artistry that’s being sacrificed for jumps, jumps, jumps. I don’t enjoy skating anymore. There will never be another skater in my opinion who blends the best of both technique and artistry into a seamless package as Michelle Kwan did. She was incomparable. The true Queen of the ice, regardless of Olympic Gold. She’s golden, period.
@theprinceoftides6836
8 ай бұрын
Truth. Well said
@whatheck6797
2 жыл бұрын
2022 Olympic got me thinking of Michelle Kwam!
@a2mipride
16 жыл бұрын
Oh, God. No one, absolutely NO ONE, can skate like Michelle. Have you ever seen such passion and strength and heart and pure emotion on ice? Even 4 years later, watching this program brings tears to my eyes. Timeless, timeless, timeless.
@Will_3000
12 жыл бұрын
I've always felt like this program just sails! The music and her seamless choreography make you feel like it begins and ends so quickly, because it's effortless. Just wonderful!
@mlc2005
15 жыл бұрын
Magic! We as viewers never had to worry when watching Kwan; I was never on the edge of my seat hoping she'd hit jumps like other skaters. We all just sat back and watched her put on one hell of a show! And the amazing thing was that she did it time after time after time.
@JESSPENC
10 жыл бұрын
One of the best skating performances!
@TT-ee4qp
11 ай бұрын
Totally deserved an Olympics gold.
@structure039
16 жыл бұрын
Has there ever been such a fan favorite in the sport of figure skating like Michelle Kwan? I have never seen so many fans cheer for one person, even when they are winning everything. I can't imagine any other skater capturing the hearts of the fans like Michelle Kwan has done.
@ALBrazil23
12 жыл бұрын
How many skaters are out there that we can say they've performed magical performances like this.. MULTIPLE times in their career? There may be a few performances from others that stick out, but Michelle? 96 World LP, 98 Nationals SP & LP, 2000 World LP, 2001 National SP, 2001 World LP, 2002 National LP, 2003 National LP, 2003 World SP & LP, 2004 Nationals LP, 2005 Nationals SP.. I'm sure I'm missing some. That many times!! Def. one of the most breathtaking skaters who will ever live!
@lizziewalker9374
4 жыл бұрын
I miss when skating looked like this and not the jumping festival it's become. I simply miss Michelle Kwan and many talented skaters like her of her time. So exciting watching this program again after all these years. It moved me then and it moved me now.
@janeafterfroman
2 жыл бұрын
And the crowd went wild. Watching in 2022!
@doetim
14 жыл бұрын
It's really amazing that most people can't even name the gold medalist from the last olympics game but Michelle's name has been floating in the air since 1996 as the eternal benchmark and ambassador of this beautiful sport!
@crazyeelee
14 жыл бұрын
I love this performance! She is the greatest.... This brings back memories----she's the best!
@klkpiano
15 жыл бұрын
This performance is simply beyond scoring, judgement, placement, or medals. Of course the Champhionship is hers, but this night she was divine and transcendent., simply above and beyond all expectations or limitations.
@TRose522
14 жыл бұрын
I literally just typed in her name today to see some old footage and ran across this video!!! I cried! I was so moved by her passion, goodness!! What am amazing athlete!!! I love this performance!
@baamtrazona2608
5 жыл бұрын
The best performance of Michelle&best crowd's....way to go Michelle...i missed ur skating style..#Effortless...
@elizabethallison5901
2 жыл бұрын
For my money she is my favorite skater of all time and that includes the current skaters with quad after quad jumps. She has a joy as she skates that no one else comes close to and all current skaters sacrifice elegance and choreography and emotional expression for more points on their jumps. It gets downright boring. Michelle is a joy to watch. No one can touch her level.
@twinklepug
16 жыл бұрын
omgosh. I can watch this program over and over and it still brings tears to my eyes. In the footwork sequence she's just putting her heart and soul out and her gestures look so heartbreakingly desperate.
@eugeniocorpuz8338
3 жыл бұрын
The crowd was cheering during the footwork sequence. You don't see that in programs today.
@mlc2005
15 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, well, here's the thing, I thought the first ones you mentioned were very graceful skaters and beautiful, and I thought that Lu Chen was graceful and emotional. But, for some reason, and it's a personal preference, there's an electricity to Kwan as well as an emotional connection that I just don't think the others captured. Don't get me wrong, the skaters you mention are wonderful, but Kwan captured something in people I just don't really know how to describe.. She had crowds in tears!
@sk8trjess
14 жыл бұрын
Michelle was the total package. She was an artistic technician, this is why she is known as the best skater of all time. She also was at the top of the skating world for a decade. Show me a skater that can land ALL of their jumps consistently, control spins and edges and complete complicated footwork.
@erivera4928
2 ай бұрын
2024 and I’m still hooked on this performance. Thank you Michelle! We were with you every step of the way!
@TT-ee4qp
Жыл бұрын
So passion, emotion and lively. 💞 That's why the ISU raised the age limit to 17 NOW, which means Tara Lipinski should go to the kid's Olympics with her Disney Cartoon program.
@cosmlayla
15 жыл бұрын
Where have you gone Michelle? This performance brings tears to my eyes...
@edwardbak4459
2 жыл бұрын
How?! How can one petite human have a heart like the ocean and take the entire audience on such an emotional journey like this? Never will there be another communicator like Michelle Kwan.
@pollyliu8159
2 жыл бұрын
ALWAYS BREATH TAKING PERFORMANCE OF MICHELLE KWAN..
@csopa08
15 жыл бұрын
I have seen this program of MK several times, makes me cry EVERY TIME! Sure, technicality is not the best, but man oh man, that expression throughout, from her fingertips to her feet. That captures you. Love it!
@snowangel21111
14 жыл бұрын
she will always, always be my favorite. such a beautiful skater.
@anthonymcng
2 жыл бұрын
It’s year 2022, and I was waiting for the Beijing Winter Olympic Figure Skating competition to go Live… then I can’t help myself… to look for the best Figure Skater of our era - the inspiring Michelle Kwan!
@Dylvente
13 жыл бұрын
@fluteAHS I think footwork in the late 90s/early 00s had reached an ideal balance between sophistication of steps and speed of travel, the latter of which has been totally sacrificed in order to increase the former, making much of the footwork we see quite tedious to watch. This sequence that she did here was especially brilliant.
@dannysimion
13 жыл бұрын
Gosh - I remember watching this back in 2003 and it was such a thrill to see Michelle Kwan do such a flawless performance! I love the old days of figure skating! Beautiful!
@tschan
15 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite programs ever. Love the footwork sequence.
@heribertoriverajr8901
Жыл бұрын
20 years later and I’m still here watching it! Thank You Madam Michelle! Queen of US Figure Skating!!!
@TT-ee4qp
Жыл бұрын
Oueen of the World Figure skating. And of course include Peggy Fleming, Katarina Witt and Yuna Kim....... All of them were artists on ice and all Oueens.
@alexdm4868
6 ай бұрын
this STILL gives me chills 20 years later. I hope Michelle is out there doing well these days.
@101tanith
11 жыл бұрын
love this programme! taking a break from my dissertation by watching michelle's classic programmes!
@mariahfan444
12 жыл бұрын
I have yet to see any skater besides Michelle who, when skating well, has been able to get the crowd cheering even before the end of her program. Her footwork sequences were always so emotional and breathtaking.
@JV-jc7ci
Жыл бұрын
She is like a real life doll from a nostalgic musical box. The way she spins so gracefully with precise consistency is surreal. I loved her since I was 8. I am 34 now.
@peggyfranklin715
Жыл бұрын
Awesome performance
@mikeudolf3474
2 жыл бұрын
Always my favorite. I'll never get over the judges giving gold to Lipinski in Nagano. It's a crime Michelle never won the Olympics
@paul-zx5du
2 жыл бұрын
The most decorated figure skater in the world. 💜
@geoboe84
18 жыл бұрын
This is the absolute best performance in the entire world of figure skating.
@jb7644
3 жыл бұрын
She had almost a decade of skating in a senior level with 2 olympic games and medals. To me that alone is already enough to say she's one of the greatest Figure Skaters to ever lived. Along side yuna kim, plushenko, and Hanyu. You really don't need an olympic gold medal to prove that, the real challenge is keeping the quality of your skate while having long skating career.
@TT-ee4qp
2 жыл бұрын
Mk won 5 world championships and 9 world medals . Olympics couldn't define MK .
@skatefan9495
15 жыл бұрын
She actually improved the height on her jumps in her last two seasons. Check out her Spartacus short program at Nationals 2005.
@supercuteshop360
10 жыл бұрын
That was masterful. I love her performance in this video better than her earlier years.
@ameychalke
2 жыл бұрын
It used to be so artistic those days ... I miss this today ... no one throws those bouquet now ... please bring back this 🙏
@user-ml2lk7dy7k
Ай бұрын
We will never see this kind of beauty and magic on ice ever again. Quite Simply, the G.O.A.T...
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