Torvill & Dean - Face The Music 2 - 1994 Winter Olympics
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Torvill & Dean's 1994 Winter Olympic Free Programme. This was a reworked Free Dance which they changed after only just winning the European Championships. This reworked version included more 'trick' elements in hopes of achieving a higher technical mark. Sadly, though they skated perfectly, they only won the Bronze medal. Commentators have since argued that the 'overhead' lift at the end of the programme cost them the Silver or Gold. The real truth is, most of the judges down-marked them, only to award the two Russian couples higher marks. Controversial maybe, but let's not forget the judging controversy that tarnished the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in the Pairs competition. It only went to prove that judging irregularities have been happening for years.
Canal: Sports
Añadido: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Autor: griffinm7
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Etiquetas: 1994 Dance Dean Face Figure Free Lillehammer Music Olympics Programme Skating The Torvill Winter
Comentarios
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nleytman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I am Russian too and I agree with you. They should have won gold - not silver.
nleytman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Their level of skating is so much higher than the others that the medals do not matter.
russianskatingfan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
They should have won gold. I love Usova/Zhulin but their 94 free dance was a total stinker, and Grischuk/Platov were so sloppy in their skate. This was definitely best of the competition. Funnily enough i thought Moniotte/Lavanchy had the second best of the night and they lost 4th place to the Finnish team with a FALL. Since I am Russian I cheer for the Russian skaters but I still like to see fair judging. I dont think this night had that.
grafgirl27 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
What you are saying makes no sense. 94 pairs and 98 mens are the only times from 92-2002 russians won Olympic gold when a russian had not won the previous worlds, and that was with a reinstated team coming back and winning pairs, and Kulik the headcase getting his head together finally to win Olympics.
grafgirl27 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
While I actually agree that they should have won gold, I also feel that way I still find what you are saying a bit strange. The commentators and nation of Britian are going to be biased so how is that a good barometer to whether they are going to win or not. Atleast the crowd is a better example since it isnt a british crowd.
ravingeddie (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
what the hell could beat that
ElizabethR1558 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The crowd's reaction said they'd won, the commentators thought they'd won, so did the nation.Pity they were robbed.
nicaisleain (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
They were robbed and I was devastated for them at the time. There wasn't another pair of Ice dancers on the planet at the time who could have touched them!
SimonDolan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
They may not have won officially - but the footage proves otherwise.
delayedricochet (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
They were the real no-brainer winners, but they didn't win because the results were done. Russians were going to win because what the IOC did then (92,94,98,02)was give the previous World's to another country, but then they have to have a Russian or former soviet win gold at Olympics. In all disciplines.
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