This piece is quintessential John, and sums all all he wanted to do to making skating an art form. Here to me he achieved that goal. Others have commented on John's 'simple edges and basic skills': I saw a good example of that when John was filming a show for the BBC. During a lull while the technicians were moving the lights around, he came over to the barrier and amused us by spelling out 'j-o-h-n' on the ice, on one foot, without putting his free foot down. Now *that's* control of your edges!

This video defines exactly what our sport is about. Pure magic. Thank you John Curry for this timeless legacy.

People often forget just how good John was at school figures. He was not just a great artist and free skater - a true all round skater.

Actual figure skating--a real pleasure to watch. It's nice to see a program devoted to skating without the intrusion of jumps every few seconds.

He probably had the best loop footwork of any skater in history. You don't see loops that good now days.

There was a chunk of time in figure skating that belonged to John Curry. This period of time was his and his alone. There was, and never will be, an intruder.

A study of figures. Perfection.

What a great artist John Curry was! He skates to the music with such grace, harmony and perfection! HE IS THE BEST SKATER EVER! We miss you so much John!

School figures set to music, performed by the balletic John Curry. Tracings, edgings, lines and flow. Curry, the calliope of the blade. John Curry, the epitome of beauty!

Thank you floskate.... this means the worldbto me... awe. sheer awe!

Oh thank you for these videos... I saw John on TV 1976 in Innsbruck...when I Iwas a young girl.l.never thought, to see these performances again, there was no internet in those times.... I never forgot those great moments. When I discoverd your videos, I was so pleased and wept tears of gladness to see this grat artist and tears of grieve about his death in so young years. ... I hope, my English was not to bad, ro express, what I mean. Thank you !

This was beautiful! Some of it was literally school figures skated to music. Brought a whole new meaning to school figures, helped to make them beautiful. I think that Mr. Curry was skating on a relatively small ice surface too which is more difficult.

A reminder of what the true beauty of figure skating is all about……interpreting music with style and grace……

This Curry-Tharp collaboration is so complicated and rich in technique and artistry. So beautiful. Exquisite glide at end. Heaven.

I legit got chills from this. Bravo John, Bravo!💐

Iconic and elegant! love it!

This is the reason that school figures were so important and why skating skill has regressed since the competitions no longer require them

I know I've said this before, but I LOVE this piece. So beautiful and so pure. Amazing.

Oh, this is quintessential Twyla Tharp! All her fans should know about this, and John Curry's glorious performance.

He was a gifted man. Wish I could have seen his school figures for real.

Great story! His line is often lauded as the best, but I think his edgework is also what makes his skating so exceptional.

Superb. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

A gold medal figure skater and beyond

Удивительная техника !!! Чудо !!! Хочется смотреть бесконечно ) Стойкое владением телом - Лёгкость ( сколько туда !!!) Благодарю за уникальное видео ))))

Beautiful !!!

He remains the greatest male figure skater, ever.

Utterly, utterly beautiful. Thank you so very much.

Exquisite. I don't see Twyla Thorp's name as choreographer although I think it is her work. This performance for me is ice skating as good as it gets, not showing off acrobatics that become dull after awhile because there is no there there! iIt's my all time favorite piece, which I saw him skate in NYC in the 70s. thank you for posting it.

Last few seconds were all skated on one foot.... amazing control. I couldn't even tell he was skating on one foot until 2-3 viewings. His skill was so masterful and invisible.

I love this. So beautiful.

Ah, so great!! Excuisite!!! This is a form of artistic expression, absolutely fine craft. I love the axel jump sequence and one-foot sliding. Somehow people nowadays misunderstand "artistry" in figure skating as posing or acting. I think annual compulsory examination in order to participate international competition might be good discipline for the young skaters.

WOW!!! I've never seen anything like it!

Simple and beautiful!

As my coach says, “There’s a reason it’s called FIGURE skating.” And that’s why we sometimes work on figures even though it’s no longer required.

So beautiful that I cry every single time I watch this video. He was a master of the ice.

Absolutely exquisite! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting.

S o clever, incorporating figure moves into this wonderful performance. The man was a genius.

Только удивительная техника и талант в исполнение ВОСХИЩАЮТ !!! А качества личности , которые видны в танце вообще не поддаются описанию ВОСХИЩЕНИЯ !!! САОЕЗЕЦАНИЕ этого творчества БЛАГО!)))

Always with the expression of the music....

I have never seen balletic glissades on ice before. That is so clever and dangerous!

The best English curry of them all! Bravo! TY.

Eat your hearts out--those quads pale against the profound integrity and beauty of this man's artistry!!

Extraordinary ❤

This is *so* difficult to do. I doubt that there's a skater alive today who could pull it off.

This is truly wonderful. One wonders what those four people didn't like about it. Perhaps they were expecting multiple quads. If so, I fear they totally misunderstood it.

One of the best in skating -the most élégant and inside the ice

It's ballet on ice. So beautiful. He passed away far too soon.

Posso dire che è un poeta

Like him? NONE other!!!!!

today no more quality Compulsory figure skaters..most important part gone sadness..

John Curry. Tharp!!!! o. m. g. ...

It's Albinoni's Trumpet concerto in B flat major. Now if anyone can tell me if it's available now on cd I will be eternally grateful. I used to have it on an LP recorded by Neville Marriner and the Academy of St Martin in the fields but that is long since lost.

4:56 Opposite direction Axel jumps sequence. Impressive.

Someone said they watched him write his name in ice tracks and I can believe it.

Try watching "After All" without the music to see how well Curry achieved the work he commissioned from Twyla Tharp (1976) while still retaining all ice skating technique including basic figures no longer in Olympics. But keep your eye (and camera) out for David Liu who brings similar skills and ambition to ice skating and dance. He may achieve Curry's dream of elevating ice skating to an art form.

Somehow he makes one feel that we could get up and do the same!

@blackskatefree thank you SO much - I have now ordered a copy so will be able to hear it again properly, rather than the rather worn-out tape that was all I had!

와 ! 멋있다 아름답다.

Just saw Twyla's name:-) I missed first credits.

Non plus ultra

Wow thank you Gorgeous 💖💖💝 ♾️🦚🗽🌸🎊🤓 💯🗼🕉️🙏🎓🤓

Who is the composer? They forgot that.