it's SOO Graceful!! It's magical what the athletes achieved with their gear and technology back that. Imagine!! the ice was different, weather was different, skates were different... wow..
It is really fun to watch these old films of the Olympics past. It is also interesting to see how much Figure Skating has certainly changed a lot since then. It must have been hard to skate outdoors and wearing the costumes that they did back then.
I would be more worried about their skating shoes... they look like they have no padding and support at all. plus the ice was probably very bad and uneven. it would be interesting to make the current champions skate in similar conditions (and skates and costumes)... they some may end up injured...
Thanks very much for posting this. After hearing so much about Dick Button being back to back Olympic champion, I really wanted to see this history being made. Thanks again.
Thank you for posting this. I can't imagine where you found it. So much has changed in the years; I'll never understand the bent free leg on the landings of jumps.
thanks for this clip - I haven't seen a lot of skating vids from the 40's, I enjoyed seeing Button and Scott here, as well as some skaters I had not heard of before.
How lovely...they skated dignified and elegant. I loved how the ladies wore bloomers and headpieces. Dick Button was so light on his feet. My parents were only 2 years old then. It must of been so neat to been alive back then.
Yes, nothing says fun like the end of WWII, dealing with the destruction and death and nuclear bombs, the takeover of Eastern Europe by the Soviets, severe shortages in the US as factories changed over from producing war goods, PTSD, horrific injuries....
It was so much nicer in the past..outdoor competitions, surrounded by forests and fresh air, jumps not so complex as nowdays but also not so many ugly falls which totally kill the pleasure for both performers and public...This winter sport like all other actually was much much pleasurable to watch in the past than it is now..
Seems like they took their spins a little more seriously back then. There's so much focus on the jumps nowadays that some of the artistry in some skaters is lost. IMO currently Jason Brown is the best for men.
Mary Carla Jason Brown is an amazing skater, probably my favorite too. I feel like jumps do help draw attention to figure skating because it looks more impressive to do. I’m not mad at the current way that skating is but there are always jewels like Jason
wow people, the humanity made such a progress...these jumps....kids do at the age of 5 nowadays:)probably in 100 years people will watch nowadays athletes and say; hey that's easy...but nowadays it looks so hard!
Try doing these jumps on outdoor rinks, which is where they skated at the time. Also, 60% of the score was based on school figures (figure 8s -- you know, the term for which "figure skating" got its name?) ;)
Lisa foxinbox Fox Didn't they have Zambonis back then? I thought they did. Seems like if they were used anywhere, it would've been at these high-level competitions.
I think zambonis came in the late 1950. I think it was Carol Heiss (but I may be mistaking her for some of the other old time competitors) who said they had to shovel their ice back then if it was snowing heavily.
Joking, but I was born too late, or I could have been Olympic champion...sure it's just a joke, but I love FS so much I could have been quite good. I had no problem with single jumps and spins.
So sad you don't see the Olympic runner-up Eva Pawlik who had only been third after the school figures but whose free program earned her the silver medal.
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Sure i know that, but i still like comparing it. Who wouldn't? And who of those who commented and pressed the play button did it to marvel at sportive achievements. I guess everyone here thought something like: "Hey cool... this might be funny... just imagine the costumes and the just barely developed network of talent scouts and sponsoring for figure skating in that decade..."
@@micheleh5269 Oh I am not doubting that he did the best one could do with his means, but it still is a funny comparison if you take in today's level. I am sure and fully accepting the fact that a few generations from now people will laugh about the movies I thought were awesome and groundbreaking and go like: "They aren't even 4D....!" I do believe that the guy was aware of the fact that at some point he will be overtaken. Just not by how much. That said: No disrespect, but I am still amused.
Competing on an outdoor rink must have felt so magical
cfjermedal1 and so cold
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...and extremely traumatic. 😊
I love the last frame where you see that she was doing her skate practice while wearing pearls. Beautiful skating.
it's SOO Graceful!! It's magical what the athletes achieved with their gear and technology back that. Imagine!! the ice was different, weather was different, skates were different... wow..
It is really fun to watch these old films of the Olympics past. It is also interesting to see how much Figure Skating has certainly changed a lot since then. It must have been hard to skate outdoors and wearing the costumes that they did back then.
luvmuzik4me Tbh, the costumes look quite comfy. But I bet they were freezing, the poor things. At least the men got to wear trousers.
I would be more worried about their skating shoes... they look like they have no padding and support at all.
plus the ice was probably very bad and uneven.
it would be interesting to make the current champions skate in similar conditions (and skates and costumes)... they some may end up injured...
for 1948 this was amazing
Thank you, thank you for this precious footage!! What a treasure. Barbara Ann will always be my idol! - forever....... RIP Barbara Ann.
The jumps may be totally different now, but the spins don’t seem to have changed all that much. I love the way the skirts flow with them!
Thanks very much for posting this. After hearing so much about Dick Button being back to back Olympic champion, I really wanted to see this history being made. Thanks again.
😮 2:47 that Russian Split jump! I love watching these videos ❤️ Thank you so much @floskate for uploading them 🤗
Thank you for posting this. I can't imagine where you found it. So much has changed in the years; I'll never understand the bent free leg on the landings of jumps.
PecanSandees23 it's probably because the skates had a lot less support than they do now so it helped secure the ankle maybe
THANK YOU!! I was wondering the same thing! :)
Alexis Brownstein That makes sense, especially because the boot uppers (if you notice) fit higher on the calf than they do nowadays.
It was primarily because the free leg would be bent when doing figures. It was sort of the standard resting position of the free leg
You could dream of going to the Olympics back then.
thanks for this clip - I haven't seen a lot of skating vids from the 40's, I enjoyed seeing Button and Scott here, as well as some skaters I had not heard of before.
Skating was so dainty back then. I love it.
The jumps were... what one would expect them to be like, but the spins are phenomenal
Age of innocence and simplicity❤️
At first I thought this was in slow motion. Then I realized it's the way they skated back then. It's so much slower than we're now used to.
Wow.....like a time machine! My nan was 19 my grandfather 22 :-)
Love this
Barbara Ann Scott did a beautiful job here!
How lovely...they skated dignified and elegant. I loved how the ladies wore bloomers and headpieces. Dick Button was so light on his feet. My parents were only 2 years old then. It must of been so neat to been alive back then.
Yes, nothing says fun like the end of WWII, dealing with the destruction and death and nuclear bombs, the takeover of Eastern Europe by the Soviets, severe shortages in the US as factories changed over from producing war goods, PTSD, horrific injuries....
Yes and people were moving to Detroit. It was safe to walk the streets. People were polite.
Thank you! I don't see the "famous" double lutz of B. Ann Scott, here is only one revolution lutz
It was so much nicer in the past..outdoor competitions, surrounded by forests and fresh air, jumps not so complex as nowdays but also not so many ugly falls which totally kill the pleasure for both performers and public...This winter sport like all other actually was much much pleasurable to watch in the past than it is now..
Skating on an outdoor rink and their skates are not at all of the standards of today. That’s the Real Talent!
Dick Button...a national treasure
A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!!
Uncle Dick! He was such a twinkie. Barbara Ann is adorable, may she rest in peace.
Amazing
This music was later used in the Summer Games in London.
Figure skating's golden age for sure!!
cfjermedal1 Ah, nothing beats rose tinted nostalgia goggles. Look at it. It's boring.
Seems like they took their spins a little more seriously back then. There's so much focus on the jumps nowadays that some of the artistry in some skaters is lost. IMO currently Jason Brown is the best for men.
Mary Carla Jason Brown is an amazing skater, probably my favorite too. I feel like jumps do help draw attention to figure skating because it looks more impressive to do. I’m not mad at the current way that skating is but there are always jewels like Jason
Sure, I also think for PCS Jason Brown is the best with Yuzuru Hanyu and Mikhail Kolyada really close to him
Изящное артистичное катание без иногда безвкусных изысков
I guess somebody had to make some rules up at one point, so at the time this was top notch.
why is this pretty old i can’t breath, but i loved the video anyway~
Dick Button is better known for his fifty years as a figure skating analyst on American television.
wow people, the humanity made such a progress...these jumps....kids do at the age of 5 nowadays:)probably in 100 years people will watch nowadays athletes and say; hey that's easy...but nowadays it looks so hard!
Try doing these jumps on outdoor rinks, which is where they skated at the time. Also, 60% of the score was based on school figures (figure 8s -- you know, the term for which "figure skating" got its name?) ;)
Well said, the outdoor rinks had a rough bumpy surface that would not have been suitable for the big quads of today.
Vika K maybe you are a stupid chatterbox
Lisa foxinbox Fox Didn't they have Zambonis back then? I thought they did. Seems like if they were used anywhere, it would've been at these high-level competitions.
I think zambonis came in the late 1950. I think it was Carol Heiss (but I may be mistaking her for some of the other old time competitors) who said they had to shovel their ice back then if it was snowing heavily.
you weren't alive 64 years ago!!!! Skating has evolved. But this was the BEST in the world at that time. Grow up!
itsinthechicken1560 true, the boots were also different too
Edi Rada can also be seen here
Hey I am Adam a film student and I wanted to ask if I could use this footage for my documentary! Have a great day.
Joking, but I was born too late, or I could have been Olympic champion...sure it's just a joke, but I love FS so much I could have been quite good. I had no problem with single jumps and spins.
Rest in peace Barbara Ann!!!
So sad you don't see the Olympic runner-up Eva Pawlik who had only been third after the school figures but whose free program earned her the silver medal.
Who's the gal that fell?I'm sure those ponds later became sites for hotels.
A lot changes in 60 years!
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Сейчас такое количество зрителей можно собрать только в России и Японии.
Катки не крытые
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Where did you find this footage?
On this event Hungarian couple Király Ede - Kékessy Andrea was robbed from gold medal, judges cheated in favor of the belgian couple.
I would have won the Olympics back then haha!!
+Payton Marr How good are you at figures? They were 60% of the score.
idolfan9495 Poor Janet Lynn was a victim of compulsory figures😟
most of the world was trying to get back on it's feet after the war.sports were probably not top priority.
Except they would flunk at the compulsory figures
Выглядит все волшебно🧚👏
😂Single and double jumps🤣these figure skaters did their absolute best back in 1948. Oops that was 75 years ago. 😆
Sad knowing the vast majority of people in this video are dead by now
I could've easily won the Olympics o.o
kpopsk8rgrl1 lol probably not actually, they needed to perform 12 compulsory figures and they were worth 60% of the score
@@alexisbrownstein8579 12? Holy cow, that’s a lot to remember! No wonder they didn’t have time to practice jumps!
lol I know I was just saying~ ^^
Sure i know that, but i still like comparing it. Who wouldn't? And who of those who commented and pressed the play button did it to marvel at sportive achievements. I guess everyone here thought something like: "Hey cool... this might be funny... just imagine the costumes and the just barely developed network of talent scouts and sponsoring for figure skating in that decade..."
it had a harm unlike nowadays kating
Just watch this! .... .... gosh imagine that guy in todays girls figure skating on regional level... he probably would make it.... ;p
Imagine the ice he practiced on a couple months each year.
@@micheleh5269 Oh I am not doubting that he did the best one could do with his means, but it still is a funny comparison if you take in today's level. I am sure and fully accepting the fact that a few generations from now people will laugh about the movies I thought were awesome and groundbreaking and go like: "They aren't even 4D....!"
I do believe that the guy was aware of the fact that at some point he will be overtaken. Just not by how much.
That said: No disrespect, but I am still amused.
Sieht echt ulkig aus. Jeder Freizeitsportler kann das heutzutage besser. Unglaublich die Entwicklung nach heutigem Standard.
🤨🧐😳😲🫢😶🌫️🫣 Нихрена себе! 👏💪
Figure skating ⛸ ✨ my dream 😍