Nancy Kerrigan (USA) - 1991 World Figure Skating Championships, Ladies' Free Skate
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- Munich, GERMANY - 1991 World Figure Skating Championships, Ladies' Free Skate - Nancy Kerrigan of the United States skated a solid program, which included an unplanned triple-triple combination, to finish in 3rd Place in the Free Skate. In doing so, that helped vaulted her up from 5th to win the Bronze Medal.
I think her so-called "frigid" look only enhanced her aura and gave her an air of elegance and regality. Her overall presentation was actually quite sophisticated, I must admit. On the technical side, she was the only skater to incorporate a variety of movements using different angles of the blade --- most notably in her step sequence --- as well as a triple-triple combination. Further, she virtually had no lower body pre-rotation on her jumps. She also executed the prettiest back crossovers and the most beautiful jump landings, all of which added to a sense of refinement and glamour to her skating. I believe she revolutionized the sport with her signature high-extension spiral, which ushered in a new era of flexibility and body line in ladies skating, as well as wearing Vera Wang dresses in competition. ♥️♥️♥️
Frigid btch. For sure!
It's funny you mention her face and I'm reminded of Michelle Kwan's detractors complaining about the pained dramatic expression she'd put on for certain sections of her programs. I wonder if Nancy might actually be on the Autism spectrum, she definitely demonstrated some traits in her younger years.
@Vegas Zen Thank you for your very intelligent review of Nancy's skating. I, for one, really appreciare it. I've been watching figure skating since 1960, and I've been very drawn to Nancy's skating since the first time I saw her compete.
100% agree with all of this. Few people appreciate how good Nancy's skating basics were. Her jumps were textbook (toe loop and lutz practically perfect technique), and her use of edges and spins and spirals were all top draw
BEST Spirals I've ever seen...period!
A triple-triple at this point in time was actually pushing the technical envelope.
Kerrigan knew she needed it in her repertoire against Ito, Yamaguchi, Harding and even Bonaly.
I really like Nancy's stoic yet vulnerable, New England Puritan style and aura. That and her insecurity give her a unique presence on the ice. I like the era when skaters used to have a distinctive personality when performing. They all seem so generic and homogeneous now, both in terms of skating style and aesthetic.
Every program was exactly the same.
True!..
Most top level skaters use this method. But I know exactly what you meant. Even when she did exhibitions Gates, it was the same. Mark militano had a very distinct way of doing choreography
I didn't watch figure skating til somehow I watched this on TV back in 1991 and I remember how they were talking about a possible American sweep. It got me intrigued. Happy memories til u read rude pointless comments. It's been enough to be judged by judges who aren't fair but by the fans ..WoW. I'm glad I'm a tennis player.
Nice but not extraordinary. Not being mean, just my humble opinion. With all her faults, Tonya is still my pick for exciting performances.
Stunning performance!♥️
If you like watching paint dry...
Is it me, but does all of Nancy's programs (91" - 94") seem the same? The same routine - for the most part / basically? Gets kind of dull after awhile!
It's true.
@@iamjeona Her program was the same in '91 and '92. There are a lot of the same choreographic movements in all her programs because Mary Scotvold did the choreography for all of them.
Its amateur
Same...
She skates ⛸ like a butterfly 🦋 and has the Grace Kelly look...what else do u want? Huh
Why was nothing said when she fell? If Harding popped a jump or 2 footed a landing they went crazy.
Harding was already a star in 1991. This was Kerrigan’s World Debut I’m pretty sure. Also, she placed 3rd at ‘91 Nationals so everyone was focused on Harding and Yamaguchi. Kerrigan’s saga didn’t start until the Olympics where she took home the bronze medal.
I mean, nobody skated as sterile as her but her Toe jumps with Evy's technique was masterful.
Kerrigan was always happy being second or third banana, but never comfortable being at the top under the glare of the spotlight.
This situation suited her perfectly in having to come from fifth to third.
Technically, even with a fall this was one of her strongest skates.
A triple-triple combo and a triple flip, a jump she rarely landed.
A breathtaking final spiral prob sealed the deal for the Bronze.
Interesting to note this was the first major competition where Kristi Yamaguchi beat Tonya Harding and she never looked back.
@shihlin1 She landed beautiful triple flips in both her '92 Olympic long and her '93 Piruetten long (at which she beat every major contender for the '94 Olympic gold, except Oksana, who was not there).
ICE QUEEN in every sense of the term ...
She was beautiful and when she landed her jumps they looked pretty technically perfect. My two biggest problems with Nancy’s skating is that she never seemed like she was enjoying it, and she seemed to rarely put on a clean long program. The USFSA had much stronger skaters than her, but clung to her because she looked good on ice.
She did look good on the ice . . . and even more so when she started wearing Vera Wang dresses!
@@TressBraga But she couldn't spare a shoelace for Tonya.
Maybe she knew Tonya more than either of us.
The judges and commentators really ignored tf out of her fall.
They probably thought that everyone looking at eyes and can see it for themselves. Did you see it?
Kerrigan was kinda unknown prior to this. The international scene didn’t know if she was consistent or not so they expected her to take a few stumbles.
She is a great figure skater, unfortunately with the charisma of a pressure cooker. Not even close to the level of Katarina Witt, although she jumps very well ...
Nancy’s skating at times demonstrated her resolve to land her jumps, which made her performances compelling. She was in the moment and by no means giving up. I can’t help but be drawn in. The last triple in this program she’d change to fit what she had landed prior. In this performance, she attempted the Salchow again. At nationals that year, she executed a triple toe instead.
I don't find her boring...
lol i do
I remember this performance and it being a big deal when she landed her triple lutz.
She doesn't smile very much.
The more I’ve seen this program, it’s sleepy but I kind of appreciate it for what it is. What is the music called? I like the slow ending.
Born in the Fourth of July
This was before the Vera Wang couture made her a media darling. I always found her skating to be generic and stiff. Without bespoke costumes she’d be nothing.
Elegant and graceful? More like stiff and robotic.
Grace Kelly on ice
Nah, Grace Kelly could act. Nancy's more like Barbie on ice
Oceans was so much better!
YAWN
She is and was so lovely. That was the time. Nasty jealous cats on here who will never accomplish anything athletic in her lives just love to rip her apart and I’m not sure why. Just unconscious misogyny that she isn’t built like a powerhouse or a zippy little girl.
It's a question of, if the artist is a terrible person, do you still accept that art? Nancy's just not very nice irl. Anyway, she's so mechanical on the ice. There's a difference between practice and talent.
i am so glad despite allthat she hasa been through Nancy's mom can still see enough of her daughter skating. Nancy's trademark were her Vera Wangdresses andthat spiral. She worked it. She actually wasn't the most flexible but she just made it her's andpur e eleganceon ice. She was a bit stiff but I do likeshewasn't a total princess like Yamaguchi, Sumners, Fratianne,Lisa marie Allen trneary, Cadavy etal - beautiful skaters but kind of boring. Nancy was a bit slow but stil deserved amedal here. I did prefer Baiualover her at the 1994 olympics.
She has no speed! She is awkward! Very rigid.
Let's see you do it. LOL
@@yellowdayz1800I think that Tonya movie made everyone hate Kerrigan. Personally I think Kerrigan had gorgeous technique and great edge work.
@@someone4888 something. Because no way is a "very rigid and awkward" ice skater gonna end up in the Olympics.. Just rediculous. She is outstanding. She deserves more credit than Tonya. But Nancy is proving by her quiet life that she is the more mature one. 👍
@@yellowdayz1800 Yeah, she got mad at Oksana and a little bratty at that Disney Parade, but the only other time I’ve seen her like that was at 1993 Piruetten (I’m pretty sure) because the interviewer kept asking her questions about the free skate. Other than that Kerrigan has done a great deal for her community and has helped charities worldwide. So I think she’s an amazing person.
@@someone4888 indeed. Far as her little brattiness, we are only human. She slipped. We all have. That should be no big deal. But people that gripe more than her are the ones making an issue. Most likely. 👍
That fall on the salchow was ugly.
Look at all the clueless "I, Tonya" fans acting like they know shit about figure skating posting in here, LOLOL
Nancy was mechanically close to perfect in terms of technique, it's true. But...
Nancy had such superb artistry and creativity. She was able to pull off such an amazing and intricate program with the use of music. Look at that edge work!
The camera zooms close up and suddenly the mom has her nose pressed to the television screen when she was watching the arena? Everything about the Kerrigan family screams over the top and dramatic.
Her mother could not see Nancy from up there, she was partially blind in her eye.
lame, boring no spirit
Hm just like you
@@mud6866 joke of the day, thanks for the laugh, we enjoy it
@@ZinziSchneider you sound skitzophrenic. There is only one of you.
@@mud6866 are you okay? is everything alright?You feel good?
@@ZinziSchneider you are the one calling yourself 'we'
Nancy always looks so elegant and she looks like the ideal ladie’s figure skater. Unfortunately this program, the choreography , the cut of the music was mediocre. And there were some moments where she looked awkward and some moves didn’t seem to match the music. Not sure why she would go back to this for her ‘94 olympics long program. That said, she did win the silver but this was not my favourite program of hers.
@ Darius Diongco She did not "go back" to this for her '94 Olympic long; she skated this for her '92 Olympic long. For her '94 Olympic long, she skated to a medley of Neil Diamond songs. I thought it was a great program, full of dramatic tension. As a program, I think it is my favorite program of Nancy's. Of course, I liked her '94 Olympic performance the best of her long program performances, but I loved this program using music from "Born on the Fourth of July."
Tonya the BEST!!!!!!!!!
Us athletes who aren't gifted naturally do have to work that much harder. I'm not a figure skating but a tennis player. I've worked hard over the years and get made fun of for the way I play since it seems unnatural to most players though I beat them most of the time. I'm proud of u Nancy. I've never watched figure skating before til I watched u win the bronze at this world championships and became an instant fan of figure skating and esp of you. And u do have artistry and athleticism.
She was the perfect combination of technical and artistic abilities - what the sport of figure skating is truly all about. However, Kerrigan possesed a unique attribute in that she was the actual bridge and hybrid of the previous ladies skating era styles ("classic"), and modern avant-garde. It's also done without forcing or pressing too hard.
@@alexsdb9712 Are you serious?? You don't think she's robotic and boring?
@RogerLewis-ey2tt Why, do you? Is everyone you? Is everyone the same age? Are figure skating fans all fans for the same length of years?? Ask yourself and don't flatter yourself. Best of luck.
@@RogerLewis-ey2ttNot robotic in my opinion, she demonstrated very good and textbook skating. If you actually know FS as a sport, you can tell her technique is perfect. She had good musical interpretations and her edge work was better than most skaters in her time. Boring is the opposite word I would chose to describe her. Nancy was incredible.
Put it this way....Tonya's signature move was the triple axel. Nancy's signature move was putting one leg out behind her.
Tonya could put her leg behind her head, can Nancy do a triple axel? Didn't think so😂
Tonyas' most notable move was smashing Nancys' leg
To my knowledge, Tonya only landed her triple axel 4 times in competion: '91 nationals, '91 worlds, and in both the short and long at '91 Skate America. She never landed it in an Olympic competition. Also, I never saw Tonya land a triple/ triple combination. At the '94 Olympics, Tonya had trouble landing anything in her short program, which left her in 10th place. Even if you skate great in a long program (which she certainly did not), you're not going to win if you go into the long in 10th place. If memory serves me correctly, Tonya did a single axel instead of a triple axel in her long at the '94 Olympics, and I don't think she even accomplished a triple-double combination, let alone a triple/triple. Nancy was pretty consistent with her short programs; they were usually very good (her short at the '92 Olympics was amazing and put her in 2nd - though it should have been first; her '94 short was excellent, and put her into 1st going into the long program). In her '94 Olympics long, Nancy skated with peace and joy, landed her triple/triple combo, a triple salchow/double toe, triple loop, triple lutz, double axel, and a dandy double flip, and held out her trade mark spiral for a complete circle around Olympic ice, plus did several very nice spins. She deserved the gold, but received the silver.
@@mud6866 Her EX-HUSBAND did it. It was just a bruise, Nancy howled like her leg was broken, and became America's darling--that incident was the best thing that happened to Nancy's brief career
@@genednomyar3383 Yeah, poverty, and being brutalized in the media for something she knew nothing about, kind of threw Tonya off her game. Nancy was Barbie on ice.
Nancy's dress is beautiful
She and Kristi always had the most beautiful costumes.
the shade
All of Nancy's skating dresses were absolutely gorgeous and she is very striking and beautiful. Peggy, who won 1968 OG, always commented on same - "she looks like angel" and her "dark beauty".
@@lauraarmstrong3168 Yeah,Nancy always looked like Barbie on ice
Always loved her spirals. Lovely end to the programme.
I still love this!
I think it was really brave to end on a slow note. You rarely see skaters do that. Only an elegant skater could do that.
that's the skate of her life?? she looks robotic as usual and even slow.
Unfortunately, it was up until the Olympics
She always looked miserable when she skated. No joy or passion.
I liked watching Jill Trenary’s skating more! Lmao
This might be Mary Scotvold's best work. Kudos to Nancy too for upgrading the jump difficulty for Worlds.
It is funny . . . I'd never heard of her or seen her before 1994. At the time I thought she was so lovely and beautiful. In retrospect, I think Tonya looked better than her. Strange what times does . . .
Fact: in lillehammer, tonya was had the most times of beating Nancy among the competitors she had.
@@unknownperson2596 What? I don't understand!!
Isnt she overscored? I mean she fell and did double jump...
Definitely overscored.
The pity princess
The other performances really were that much worse that year. She did land a triple triple which helped.
If you’re saying that then you’re saying Harding would have been overscored as well. Harding stepped out of her triple-triple combo and doubled a 3S.
@@flightoflightning2505welli dont know what happened to Harding but I am commenting in this particular video.
She is so basic compared to top female skaters that time.
Yup, basic is the word. Ito has unusual artistry, Yamaguchi is light, Harding is dynamic, Bonaly is fun while you have Nancy.......
Unknown Person Nancy is graceful. I like her.
1:45 to 2:13 is the most awkward step sequence ive ever seen!! its very juvenile and she look so mature on that dress and the bun up hair.
That was a nice 3/3.
She barely smiled. Some of the execution was perfect, but seemed so boring to watch because she looked like she wasn't enjoying it. I know the pressure is on, but If other skaters can smile and brush it off, there's no excuse she can't. I never understood the hype about her. There were other skaters that were so much better during her time. She was so stiff.
I love the graceful extention of her final spiral! She held those movements out, perfectly in synch with the music. I really wish she would have concentrated on the choreography in the body of the program, which often times appeared rushed and awkward. No one could touch those ending moments, though! :))
@Qq Jjs I don't think her choreography looked rushed or awkward; it looked avant-garde and sophisticated, which it was intended to be. But I do agree that her final spiral was amazing, and the best one of all she saved for the 94 Olympic long program.
That’s the move I remember her for the most. No one spiraled like she did.
She's one of thos forgettable skaters to me. Never really in the spotlight except for when the Tonya-Nancy saga. She's boring to watch. And after her attitude for winning only the silver and at Disney, I'm glad she didn't win the gold. I can only imagine how big her head gets.
Anjong Please don’t think I’m bashing Nancy, but her lack of self confidence while skating couldn’t justify the arrogance that she had. about her own abilities. She’d been known to criticize some of her competition, but at the same time she was too nervous in competition. Even Katerina Witt commented on that. Seeing a sports psychologist helped her. In her defense though, she could be her own toughest critic.
Jealous?🤔🤔
@@waynehentley4332No, just accurate
Yes she is stiff and boring but you want to know what, this doesn’t come natural to her the way it did to Tonya Harding which means she had to work that much harder to achieve that level. If TH would have been more disciplined and not smoking with asthma and drinking she would have won that simple.
Just imagine what Tonya would have been like with a stable upbringing more self disapline no smoking and with no Asthma, Nancv woukd notc have got a look in. Apart from the Asthma Tonya's Problems all started with that abusive Childhood.
Poverty. No Vera Wang costumes or extra laces.
She didn’t do a triple loop but she tried to do a triple salchow twice and failed on both
Wtf is this?! Midori Ito should have bronzed
No she should not have. Nancy actually completed more even technically, a lutz, a flip, and a triple-triple. MIdori was injured and badly subpar, and this is actually an unusually good long program for Nancy.
4:30 dab
i love tonya better. Hardings skates a lot better
Too bad she’s trash.
She actually doesn't, but you're entitled to your opinion. Nancy has far better basic skating skills, positioning, and skates with great speed. Tonya's skating is clunky and lacks finesse. They both had consistency issues throughout their careers.
Harding’s 3A was so inconsistent. Nancy was a textbook skater, and her edge work was more dynamic and intricate than most skaters. Harding was very inconsistent. Nancy at least was consistent with 3T-3T and 3Lz. In fact, I think Harding only landed two 3Lz in the entire 1993 season. Harding couldn’t do a 3T-3T for the life of her with the exception of 1988-1991.
Omg does this mean she used the same music and routine for 2 seasons ? This was the 90-91 season and it looks the same one she used in Albertville which was 91-92 season.
Chris Quidlat no biggie. Many skaters reuse programs.
Another thing that remains the same is she never skated cleanly. Even without the pressure as Harding, Yamaguchi, Ito were all more favored than her in all the big 91 and 92 events, she still made a bunch of mistakes in each, despite medaling each time. This was probably her best of the 3 events, and still full of mistakes. And some were actually surprised she couldn't handle the pressure of being favored at 93 worlds, LOL! It was obvious to me that would always be a position she would hate and could never handle, as she couldn't even handle the pressure at all with no real pressure before that.
@@travisstrong5389 Full of mistakes? Nonsense!!
@@waynehentley4332 Well she bailed out of and fell on an incomplete triple salchow, doubled another planned triple, and shaky and bad landing on the triple lutz (although she held onto it and I guess it counted). Seems like enough mistakes, even if full of mistakes might be an exagerration. Fact is, it was still far from a clean skate, and yet this was her best of those events, as 92 Olympics and 92 worlds were much worse.
@@travisstrong5389 A few mistakes? Yes which was normal for Nancy!! You didn't expect a clean program, did you? Neither did the judges!! You want to see 'full of mistakes'? Check out her Proam Hershey skate in the Fall of 1993!
She is so boring. Tonya Harding was much better. Shes like a robot and she has no expression. The program is even boring.
Tonya is a loser and a criminal.
@officeaddict33 I was thinking the same thing and was going to comment, then I saw yours LOL - you don't often see the last bit of the program as artistry without jumps. It was done very well and was memorable!
Kerrigan’s mom is literally me without my glasses
It was a pretty good programme, but I didn't see any emotions and passion. She is just correct. I like her costumes. Very elegant and modern.
This was her first World Championship and she was still new to the international scene. I think we can cut her some slack for not being perfectly expressive. I do think that she was very elegant and this program is really sophisticated and haunting. I love the way she extended the spiral at the end! Shame about the fall on the double salchow. The commentators didn't even acknowledge it! But overall she landed all the most difficult triples, including a triple-triple, which was impressive!
@@MsSkatefan BEST spirals ever...period!
She was a chocker, sad but true. Her line was elegant but yes, zero story telling, stiff poses, and in fact a series of poses rather than emotion passion or true freedom. Labored.
I"ll admit that Nancy didn't always skate her best at the biggest moments, HOWEVER, let's not forget that she did NOT choke at the biggest, most important competition of her life 6 weeks after a brutal attack that made her the center of the one of the biggest sports scandals in history. At the 1994 Games, the figure skating event was one of the most-watched events in television history, and Nancy skated beautifully! What a triumph it was! I've always felt strongly that she should have won.
@@MsSkatefanYeah, Nancy thought so too, she's a bad loser
Kerrigan is just so boring to watch
Lol Brenda is so proud of her daughter finishing an underrotated triple lutz lmao
I mean she's good.
Basic.
Ive watched figure skating for decades she is the most boring of them all.
Definitely.
Weak and boring, at least she could be more graceful and elegant to compensate, but she doesn't even have that, not impressed.
hehe shes great ,
I think Nancy Kerrigan should play a figure skatng coach in Blades of Glory 2 - Going For The Gold along with Taylor Firth, Sarah Hughs and Sasha Cohen
Actually, I'd watch that. Nancy could just be her nasty self and it's perfect cinema
I predict some jumps and a death fall or whatever you call it.
What a beautiful girl
sorry but she is too slow for a skater.
Someone should've told her mom that if you sit that close to the TV you'll go bli......oh wait. Nevermind.
sheryle Jeffers why? Did something happen to her mom?
Araceli Chely....I was telling Cesar Guardiola off for his rude comment.... Nancy's mom is blind.....
sheryle Jeffers oh my, really? How sad :'(
Araceli Chely....yes my dear there are mean and cruel people in this world...and Cesar Guardiola is one of them...Nancy's mother went mostly blind while she was giving birth to nancey and Cesar seems to think that is funny...! But thank God for kind people like you..and may God bless you always...
sheryle Jeffers Thank you 😊 and yes, Cesar was very disrespectful with that comment 😞
Have a good day ^^
the bias is screaming on the screens