Ladies' Final Group's Morning Free Skate Practice Session - 1994 Lillhammer
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- Hamar, NORWAY - 1994 Lillehammer, Figure Skating, Ladies' Free Skate - First, a portion of Tonya Harding's practice. This would be the last time she's seen landing the triple Axel. Morning practice session of the final group of skaters (including Nancy Kerrigan of the United States, and Chen Lu of China) where Oksana Baiul of Ukraine and Tanja Szewczenko of Germany collided with each other as they were both setting up to perform a triple Lutz jump coming from opposite ends of the ice at full speed. Both would be shaken up and badly bruised, but they would later be able to compete later that night. An interview with Tanja Szewczenko is included.
Wow.....both this happened at the 94 Olympics AND the Kerrigan/Harding thing..??? I never knew Oksana had been that badly injured. Never realized she was skating with 3 stitches in her leg. I’m just so happy for that sweet 16 yr old girl back then that she won the Gold😌. My heart always went out to her for the loss of her mother & not having any parents....😢
I think what was worse was her back and shoulders from what i read in book.
@@skaterboy-cz9wj yes, she was badly injured and still won the Gold. She was phenomenal, such a mature skater for her age, such elegance, like ballet on ice! And so entertaining to watch!
Too bad afterwards she took to alcohol and did a DUI. . Never liked her after that..
@@rosemariemello6675 oh shut up
Wow, the thunderously crisp sound of Tonya's skate when she lands the triple axel, the speed coming out of it, the corrected air position....beyond incredible. If she had tweaked her 3A like this earlier in her career she would've had an even better 3A than Midori and been untouchable at these Olympics.
The 3A in this clip was very good. She might have been able to match Midori's 3A if she had worked at it, but no way would she had been able to surpass it. Midori's 3A at the1990 World was sublime.
God tonya had a beautiful 3-axel.
Damn tonya had a 3 axel and a 3Loop-3Loop. If she were in in the right head space she could have dominated for years!
I love swan lake and oksana’s performance
The distance Tonya got on her triple axel was insane! I don’t care what anyone says, she was the full package when it came to skating.
Absolutely stunning!! 💯
Not even close
@@erictyson5947 you’re so sad lmfaoooooo
i prefer more graceful skaters but it’s hard to deny pure athleticism when you see it.. tonya had it in spades and i’m sure many wonder (myself included) just how great she really could have been with better funding and a better support system
@@hamilcross he’s right. she’s wasn’t.
What a golden moment, Katarina Witt helping the skaters up. TRUE CHAMPION
Katarina Witt seemed like such a lovely lady.
How beautiful! Best dancer and artist of all times!
Katarina Witt is The Legend
And a kind soul
***Does anyone know the name of that song in the first 30 seconds?
French Skater also Jr. World Champion Laetita Hubert collided with Midori Ito of Japan in practice in 1992 can be seen on Women's Sports Injury Compilation Part 8 along with other sports injuries.
That's during the 6-minute warm-up for the Original Program at the 1991 World Championships in Munich, Germany.
Nancy Kerrigan’s reaction to Oksana winning the gold was some of the worst sportsmanship I’ve ever seen.
The way katarina witt just hauled oksana up off the ice like a sack of potatoes and then skated off... rude and not helpful!
Oksana is the best!
The good thing is she won the gold.
the usual story line is NK knee was clubbed. I recall looking at doctor notes allowed by olympic something or other commenting on the injury on THE BACK OF RIGHT KNEE. behind the leg. NOT THE KNEE. NOT. KNEE. A skinny baton that a man had to hunch over to reach, and it was one smack on the BACK of the knee. pix show the skater - hysterical - holding the BACK of her stinging right leg behind the knee. Oksana GETS THREE STITCHES in LANDING LEG - shin - and stories of her possibly being too injured to compete - was this in the plan, too? BAM wins gold! No five weeks of intense physical therapy, etc etc etc. If someone really wanted to side line another skater.... would it be done in a busy arena? by a person who has NO idea of geographics? really? a thin baton? on the back of the leg? (no world's comps necessary to possibly do poorly at) Sure it stung - but skaters do worse sometimes in practice! BLADES and really hard ice surface ----- this thing seems so scripted. something was in the works way before the skating. endorsements, undisclosed amounts for ads ... the banning of another skater from ice? her ex HAD TO DISCUSS it within ear reach in order to implicate, those two bozos couldn't rub two brain cells together but come up with this plan? and who makes out like a bandit s then get married
? SKETCHY (.... found online: The attack injured Kerrigan, but she quickly recovered. ... Kerrigan was bludgeoned on the right lower thigh with a police baton by an assailant,) BLUDGEONED!!! and all the other paid for articles claim on the knee. no. back of knee - the area was the hamstring. MRI found NOTHING. " The hamstring muscles are the muscles in the back of the thigh that allow the knee to bend (knee ). The hamstring muscles turn into tendons as they come down and attach at the back of the knee. They can get tight and inflamed.) Perhaps this was the cause of knee swelling - a smacked hamstring/tendon.
THANK YOU for trying to get the truth out. I've seen you post under other Tonya-related videos. I always believed it was Nancy's knee that was directly hit.
Do you have any links you can share?
This literally has nothing to do with Nancy Kerrigan but I find it amusing you got by 2 seconds of watching her skate by
@@hollyjolly2066 the back of your knee is part of your knee. Is the back of your hand part of your hand?
Have you ever been smacked in the leg, by a man, using metal pole you absolute moron.
Nancy always was beautiful and had lovely costumes.
She was boring to watch skate tho
@@lum148 I was watching one of Nancy's programs recently, and my mind wandered...lol. When I watch Tonya, it's pure thrill and excitement! She brings that to the ice whether she skates perfectly or not! 💯
@@hollyjolly2066 exactly,like you never know what to expect plus she positions her jumps in parts of the music to give more excitement
@@hollyjolly2066 it's weird how y'all talk about Tonya like she's still a skater
@@lum148 what do you mean? We know exactly what to expect. These videos of her are 25 - 30 years old.
😍😍😍Nancy Kerrigan.😍😍😍
Damn! That was one hell of a triple axel!!!
I miss how popular the sport used to be..... so popular that practices were shown on tv! now it's quad quad quad and pretzel spins. but I can't say the skater personalities are all gone... Elena and ashley and polina are all fun to watch in interviews. at least they aren't boring. polina thinks she's the whiz and Elena is an adorable diva and ashley says whatever she wants. fun!
Tonya Harding ruined it for everyone
@@erictyson5947 tonya harding MADE the sport popular lets be real here
TONYA'S AXEL...OMG
Bnizzofashizzo right???
I know...I'm still so frustrated that there had to be a scandal. She had a MONSTER triple axel.
She could have thrown one more rotation easily..that coverage was craaaaaaaazy
She was a powerful skater. Way better than Nancy.
Tonya was so talented, if only she didn't crack under pressure during the actual program because she did some beautiful triples here
Even if she didn't make some mistakes during her LP she would never get scored the way she deserved. There was just no way... :(
Loki1982axala VERY true
Tonya was and is a loser
@@erictyson5947
Not true
@@biscuitcase83
True
It's quite funny when people say Tonya only did 2 triple axels in her whole life. She landed multiple of those in her warm-ups and they were so clean and amazing. The reason why she didn't do a triple axel again in a competition (from 1994) is because of the pressure of the media she had to experience since Nancy's accident. Banning her from ice skating was an absurd punishment. She had such a raw and unique talent, and I'm sure she would have made history (even though she is already considered as a legend).
jade's tattoos LMFAO LEGEND, my ass!! F u Tonya traitor trash!!
She landed 3 in competition
The media pressure she had to experience?
I love Tanya's skating but there was evidence against her, I believe its very likely she was involved which was the only reason she had to experience media pressure.
@RiverTree you can't prove someone is innocent. You can get a "not guilty" verdict, though.
This video isn't about Tonya Harding incase you didn't notice
I love Tanja's interview about the crash.. We both saw each other while setting up for the lutz... I went on one side of the rink and she went on the same side and we both crashed.
where is the footage of that crash - you only see ONE version from CBS was it? how many folks with cams rolling? was it evidence that someone bought as to not see a possible hired hit to take out one of the more likely medal contenders??? cannot find it anywhere. hmmm..... first, we get rid of 3axel woman - then the worlds champ.... who else?
That was nice of Katarina. Not that anyone wouldn't have helped in that situation, but it was nice to see.
RedbeardNC shes always been a class act
2:17 Katarina Witt being a boss.
She was always a graceful lady - unlike another certain lady I won't mention here.
@@christianealshut1123 it's okay I'll say it for you....TONYA HARDING
@@erictyson5947 No,. actually I meant NANCY KERRIGAN for her behavior prior to the medal ceremony and her attempt to draw Lu Chen into her bitching against Baiul...You should watch the footage; it's plain that Chen notices what Kerrigan is up to and that she feels uncomfortable about it. Yeah, Miss Kerrigan's knack of making unfomfortable statements on camera and at the same time thinking that no one's watching... And to think she even worked with a sports shrink...
@@christianealshut1123 no you clearly meant Tonya Harding who is a convicted criminal and skated like a dinosaur on ice
@@erictyson5947 a wrongly convicted criminal, you mean. She never took part in the conspiracy to attack Nancy; she did not learn about it until afterward...She pleaded only guilty of "obstructing justice" because she had not reported what she knew after she learned about it. I am not even sure she ever was under an obligation to turn Jeff Gilooly in; she was married to him at the time, however but and toxic their relationship might have been. Isn't there some sort of privilege in American law that you cannot be forced to testify against a close relative or spouse, and not be punished for refusing to do so? (Here in Germany there is.) And that privilege should equally apply to not having to report a spoused for a crime? Here in Germany this is an outflow of the protection of the family, which is part of our constitution even. For all I know, Toya might well have been acting within her constitutional rights. But they couldn't stand her from the start and that's why they cracked down on her and banned her for life. If it had been anyone else, any of the "golden girls" of the sport, she would have gotten away with a warning and a temporary ban.
I'm sorry I know I shouldn't find it funny but I find it hilarious when they ask Tanja to explain the crash between her and Oksana.. Its like they saw eachother than crashed... Tanja even cracked a little smile while explaining it.. Knowing its accidental of course..but realizing its a bit funnie when explaining the incident out..
Attitude towards us, the former Soviet, are always "special": you saw a clash of Tanya and Oksana Shevchenko How carefully the assistant (or whoever it is there) podnyalaTanyu, brought her to the side, and there she carefully lifted and planted on the bench. Oksana is another matter: it stirred up as the "ugly duckling" and pushed on the ice ... It's good that the duckling turned swan, like a fairy tale by Andersen!
Was Oksana considered an ugly duckling?? I thought she was adorable. Anyway, I was so happy she won the gold!
Poor Oksana...😟. The disparity between the way Oksana was “helped” up like a sack of potatoes and given a push by Katarina Witt (not really very helpful, Katarina....my gosh🙄) vs. the way Tanya was so gently helped up and lifted over the boards was just soooo sad! And Oksana’s injury was so much more severe than just the bruised ribs of Tanya’s. I’m just glad that things worked out as they did....and Oksana won the Gold😊🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
well Tanja might have had the wind knocked out of her, so she probably appeared to be more seriously injured upon first glance. Also, Tanja was Katarina's teammate - and there was a language barrier between her and Oksana because Oksana did not speak English well at that point.
+Sam Henderson Wouldn't Katarina and Oksana have both spoken Russian?
Katarina was/is from Germany while Oksana was/is from Ukraine. So it's possible that Katarina might have known Russian but much more likely she spoke German. Also it wasn't really a rude shove from Katarina. She got Oksana onto her feet, and the girl was able to stand and glide herself to the barrier while Katya then went to the other skater. It's important to get two fallen skaters up and off the ice as quickly as possible, especially during a run-through of a third athlete's program. I know it probably seems cruel but this sport has a lot of injury and falls/crashes are more common than most would realize.
@xue 717 I know that, you don't have to be rude. Katarina grew up in East Germany which was part of the Eastern Bloc, so I thought she might have been taught Russian growing up. And Russian was the predominant language in some parts of Ukraine (I believe Viktor Petrenko grew up speaking Russian and not Ukrainian).
@@lila2986 actually Russian was the second language that the children in eastern Germany learned so there is a high chance that she spoke it, just maybe not as fluent
0:20 Keep smiling 😁😅
And Katarina witt will always the wise woman of them 😂👏
You may have noticed how carefully lifted and passed through a side Tania Shevchenko and as casually picked up and pushed on the ice Baiul?
Glad Oksana won the Gold and not Nancy.
victoria grant me too
Somebody had to say it. Thank you.
Nancy haters always have something idiotic to say. It's not that you are ignorant, it's just that you people know so much that just ain't so. That can also be an attitude problem. So many preconceived ideas that are just not true about her, yet the big fraud was the judging that lifts your spirits. Those five Reds that gave a permanent black mark on the 1994 Olympics.
I had to say it,because it is oh so true.
Meeeeee too
katarina picked her up like she was a sack of potatoes.
cause Oksana was a dramaqueen someboby help her up
the way she picked up her…she could have done more damage.
Hardly
@@piramis7615 she was badly hurt. should’ve been you.
I can also play the what if in regard to Lu Chen not putting her hands down on her triple flip? What if Suryea had landed her second triple lutz? What if Sato hadn't popped her lutz in the short program? I may have mentioned Tonya and Nancy but that doesn't mean anything.
It would have been a very different competition. I wonder where Sato might have been if it weren't for the Lutz in the short. Lu's artistry in the long was exemplary but would Sato's speed and precise technicality overtaken it? Lu was an awful spinner and had marginal footwork. Sato excelled in both. Lu could truly "tell a story" on ice while Sato wasn't very imaginative.
Haha I love how Katarina picked Oksana up like a BOSS. Lol.
CandyisAwesome86 communism
101!!!
Krissy Wow you got communism out of that? Sounds racist. 😂 You must be a Trumper.
Katarina...good on her.
@getoutofmyway01 Why is this "extra drama"? This was taped before the long program, and Oksana fought through this incident, which very much could have had serious consequences, to win the gold. Don't be so jaded.
Оксана-наш хрупкий маленький лебедь!Наша гордость!
Interesting, I remember wondering what happened to Tanja because they didn't show her actual long program. Thanks, CBS!
When it originally aired they show Tanja Szewczenko long program. This is a shortened version.
I believe Scott Hamilton's dad was dying at this time, but Scott could not get out of his contract with CBS.
Galina was seen crying after the incident. I don't think you can really know what her true feelings were nor Viktor's. Petrenko was cheering in the stands along with Gordeeva and Grinkov. He never gained any money from Oksana. Where did you hear that??
Who was the last skater who performed the black swan?
Oksana Baiul
@@dashafromrussia1363 thank you😊
@@annaskywalker9328 You're welcome! 😉❤️
The practice sessions of both American women leave a what if in my mind. What if Tonya had landed the triple Axel in her long program. I think her technical marks would have been 5.7 to 5.9 and her artistic marks would have gotten bumped up by about 0.1. I think she would have finished 4th or 5th in the long program which would have allowed her to finish in 6th or 7th...What if Nancy had landed that triple flip in her long program? I believe she wold be the 1994 Olympic champion.
thanks katarina...she yanked her up like a sack of potatoes...she could have made the injury worse
That's why they generally have professional medical people move injured people.
Should be quite interesting when Oksana releases her new autobiography hopefully she'll address this matter once & for all. This accident created a lot of tension wondering if she could skate or if she'd withdraw from the event etc.? Would she re-injure herself? How would it affect her skating? What if she fell & how bad was it really?
Scott could have gotten out if he'd wanted to. In the States almost always employers allows one leave due to death or terminally ill close family members. My understanding was that Scott chose to soldier on, and his dad wanted it that way.
@SexyLiLLeilaniMya Whatever, Stop reading so much narrative into what Scott (or any other journalist) says. It is certainly a fact that Tonya hadn't landed a 3A in competition in several years (very sad, she's an amazing athlete). But whatever, he's reporting it as he sees it--don't be paranoid.
geez Tanya had a jump and spin on her.
Just incredible!
Despite her fall on that spin, Tanya's spinning abilities were about as good as her jumping ability. Nobody ever talked about her spins but she had outstanding speed and leg position on her layback.
@@Juice_Lover123 she was a phenomenal athlete,absolutely.
@@freddiemercury4evr 💯!
@@Juice_Lover123 that's not true, the commentators talked about her spins all the time
katarina shouldnt have picked up oksana she didnt knew if oksana even coud stand. a medical team shouldve gone in and picked in oksana by a sled
JE ENN 🤣🤣🤣
LOL. A sled? Jackass
@@krissy7342 that’s funny ?
Figure skating has a history of women running each other down. The American announcers seemed to think Oksana would be unable to skate & the fat one seemed over anxious a bit giddy even. But his giddiness was for nothing Oksana wouldn't give Nancy an easy route to the gold medal. She gave all of her opponents a fight!
Japan's Midori Ito and France's Laetita Hubert collided in practice in 1992. I was looking at that on "Women's Sports Injury Compilation Part 8" which also includes other sports injuries.
Fat? You don't get to the Olympics if you're fat. And comments like that are part of why these young skaters develop eating disorders. Smh
3:40 I love Oksana but that coat is hideous!
Malvavisco it's just Ukrainian 90s fashion
@@userresuuserresuuserresu IDK that, it was probably an old coat.
@@malvavisco10 no you’re wrong it was ukrainian 90s fashion like the other commenter said lol
i laughed so hard at katarina picking up oksana
Aw, come on now! Katarina Witt showed the grace and maturity of an already 2-time Olympic gold winner.
Aschley Erinn exactly...you don't pick someone up like that after a collision. she could have caused an even greater injury.
Aschley Erinn why?
U laughed? Seems like not the healthiest of reactions to have?
Do you know twilligert123, the equally irritating snotty brat who post boorish tirade after tirade? At least, you have an ounce of common sense. TI would like to add that Miki Ando is starting to resemble that of Oksana Baiul. I am simply departing from a comparison of Kerrigan's noble attempt to execute a flawless program with Oksana's balletic grace and now I am seeing Miki's resemblance to that of Oksana. To prove to you my point, you might want to see various comparison of Miki to Oskana.