Мне нравится прямолинейность Ирины Родниной. Человек с собственным мнением по любому принципиальному вопросу.

Rodnina didn't do joy. Gurning for the judges wasn't ever the purpose of their skating. It's a study in power and precision.

Thanks for the rational comment!!! Some people don’t seem to understand that this was four or five *major* rule changes ago-and difficult lifts, death spirals, and pair spins carried a lot more value than they do now and, by contrast, throw jumps weren’t valued very much. Everything this couple did well was a big point getter, which is why they were unbeatable. With the major rule change that went into effect in 1981, though, they picked the right time to retire, for sure.

actully at the time throw jumps were not realy common

Agreed!

@@carlajonas4508 but Rodnina never did even one throw throughout her entire career, including the 1980 Olympics when every team in the event did them! In 1980, a throw double axel was the norm and standard from the top teams. (And teams *were* doing throws in the early ‘70’s)

Let’s remember that it was an entirely different scoring system. Pairs were judged based on lifts, pair spins, speed, synchronization, and death spirals primarily, with SBS jumps and spins in sync being equally important. While North American and East German pairs were doing throw jumps relatively early in the game, they didn’t carry as much weight through the 1970s until a major rule change went into effect in 1981-and subsequently in 1983 (when the ISU finally limited the number of lifts a pair could perform in FS). The pendulum apparently swung too far to the other end, though, and, in 1989, the ISU actually ended up limiting the number of throws and twists a pair could perform in FS this time, encouraging pairs to focus more on lifts and other skills that had become neglected with too much focus on big throws and twists.

What a huge difference between these two and Gordeeva and Grinkov.

I do have the ABC version.

I have the ABC coverage of the pair event too. The show was shared with other events that being the North American luge championship plus the Mr.Universe body building competition. The figure skating included the last minute of Gross/ Kagelmann , The complete long of Melissa Militano and Johnny Johns as well as Rodnina/ Zaitsev The short programs of Dorothy Hamill and Toller Cranston. Last portion of Kermer/ Osterreich and ending with the last minute or so of Babilonia/ Gardner with the graphics running on the screen at the same time.

Yes, five minutes, as was the men's free skate. An absolute marathon when you take into account they were also skating at high altitude here.

@@floskate Thank you!!

I have cinefilm of their short program but it is silent. Such a shame. Pairs short programs were hardly ever broadcast back then.

@@floskate When you watched, even without sound, how did the program appear to you? Because Rodnina wrote in her book "Rough Ice" "Tatiana got down to business with all her characteristic energy and passion, the music specially for the new compulsory short program was written by the composer Alexei Mazhukov, but this program was not successful with the public and specialists. We did not cope with it, we were unprepared either morally or musically."

@@Dossen_A I love any opportunity to watch R&Z. My impression is that they showed very fast and powerful skating covering loads of ice and doing elements cleanly. There is no room for musical interpretation other than through the elements in these early short programs because they are so short!

@@Dossen_A do you know the name of the music? Is it available anywhere?

@@floskate Unfortunately no. Rodnina only mentions the name of the composer. But we can assume that the program was choreographed in 1974, and Aleksey Mazhukov wrote instrumental music before that in 1973, which was published on this album. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hK1_YKiF16m7j58.html If Tarasova did not use one of these compositions, when we can have an idea of the style in which Mazhukov wrote music.

It is yes.

yes, this is her first season as a RZ coach (from october 1974)

Благодаря Ирине Родниной и ее партнерам 10 лет под сводами ледовых дворцов разных стран мира поднимался наш флаг и звучал гимн нашей Советской Родины!!! Зачем это забывать и смешивать с тем, что она делает сейчас. Не стоит обесценивать прошлые достижения. Они были и остаются !

Роднина для прославления своей Родины сделала гораздо больше, чем многие заштатные патриоты!

Мне 55 лет,но никогда не забыть это чувство гордости за нашу страну и то ,что я пусть и маленькая ,но гражданка великого Союза.Нет не за деньги так выступали наши спортсмены,они действительно любили свою Родину,гробили свое здоровье,чтобы мы простые граждане смогли сказать,"смотрите,завидуйте попробуйте повторить элементы Великого Жука и его учеников.