When skating was skating, not a jump contest. Class act.
@jjtruth350710 жыл бұрын
Old school skaters very composed, elegant & graceful. She & Fleming have a timeless style.
@sharonfabrizio89175 жыл бұрын
Yes they do.
@jananderson81496 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this lovely video of Dorothy Hamill! You can see her years of “figure” training and “loops” in each step she takes, something unheard of today! Her edges are deep and clear. She comes out of each jump perfectly on deep edge. She feels the music and her love of skating is so apparent on her face. This is TRUE ice skating for pleasure, not jumps and points. How delightful!
@richarddavis116310 жыл бұрын
I don't know enough about figure skating to discuss it intelligently, but this woman is one of the most beautiful creatures that I have ever seen.
@suzum56898 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. She has the same grace and style as Princess Diana and Julie Andrews. Love it.
@kaymuldoon35756 жыл бұрын
Suzu M she actually reminds me of Princess Diana. She has similar facial expressions to Diana’s. Especially when she was younger (like when she was in the 1976 Olympics).
@anne9127611 жыл бұрын
The legendary Dorothy Hamill has shown internal grace and beauty throughout these golden years on the ice. While those former greats fade forever into forgotten memories, Dorothy will continue to grace the ice. She is so blessed to have these gifts that were bestowed onto her. Thank you Dorothy for being you!
@charlieseable8 жыл бұрын
Love her...she was in the era when skaters took their time and moved to the music so fluidly. Jumps were a part of the program and not for a competitive edge.
@mwdupre12 жыл бұрын
I absolutely gasp every time I watch her do the single axel at the beginning of the program--simply perfect. It proves that in this day of triple and quadruple jumps and frantic footwork, a simple program consisting of one single jump, one double jump and three spins woven together with edgework--all done flawlessly--can still inspire.
@TheWesBradshaw5 жыл бұрын
The edge quality, the elegant simplicity, the Hamil Camel after the double toe loop... timeless... beautiful and everything IJS skating is missing today...
@BloomFairyPixie9 жыл бұрын
The control and grace on that final scratch spin was amazing!! I don't think anyone could match that.
@brucevarnes9786 жыл бұрын
it was a stunner that's for sure...and a smile on her face the whole time.
@BBBYpsi9 жыл бұрын
The last true American figure skating sweetheart. She is elogant & pure class. Even in her middle 50's she exudes beauty & grace. One of the most beloved olympians for Americans ever.
@labradoriteatheart2 жыл бұрын
Dorothy Hamill is Canadian, NOT American!
@BBBYpsi2 жыл бұрын
@@labradoriteatheart She was born in Chicago Illinois in 1956 & won a gold medal in the Olympics for the USA in 1976. She is American you are clue less
@dmmikes8 жыл бұрын
Just saw Dorothy on the Today show. Still doing great after 40 years since gold medalist. Inspirational!!
@ladyki95177 жыл бұрын
Her spins are top tier probably the best out of any figure skater in history.
@julianjones17897 жыл бұрын
that is not true i saw one better before
@abbysirakoulis71567 жыл бұрын
SM Sai that's an OPINION so for you to say that's not true that makes YOUR statement invalid.
@chichillguy7 жыл бұрын
DOROTHYS SPINS BECAME EVEN BETTER AS A PROFESSIONAL/ IF YOU RESEARCH NICOLE HASSLER CIRCA 1963 YOU WILL FIND A SPINNER PAR EXCELLANCE/ BEST SPINNERS OF ALL TIME ARE FOR SOME REASON SWISS LADIES /BIELLMAN/ NATALIE KRIEG AND PROBABLY THE BEST SPINNER OF ALL TIME LUCINDA RUH/ DOROTHY HAD THE PERFECT SKATING BODY ATHLETIC AND GRACEFUL/ WHEN SHE COMPETED, SHE SAID JANET WAS THE GIRL/ MEANING THE LEGENDARY JANET LYNN
@nlosbanos5 жыл бұрын
That scratch spin!!! 😍
@mymusic3166 жыл бұрын
She was so elegant and graceful...so fluid...and she made it look effortless! She was every little girls dream!
@tyronebranch29468 жыл бұрын
Even the first 35 seconds of her program was amazing. The choreographic moves very simply but high class and effective.
@janellekirkland30236 жыл бұрын
She was just so graceful 😇🌹😇🌹😇🌹
@reichmuth1009 жыл бұрын
What a Legend..She's still gorgeous and graceful on that ice..
@beckydelafuente74747 жыл бұрын
my favorite program of hers ever it is so calm straight and beautiful just to watch her Glide - love it. I often watch this when I want to just breathe. lovely! how it's done
@333mrwill7 жыл бұрын
One of the joys of life...watching Dorothy Hamill ice skate. There ought to be a nice big dvd of her skating....but there isn't!! Come with one, somebody!
@PVegas11 жыл бұрын
Absolutely breath taking. The lady still has it.
@walkingblueraven40886 жыл бұрын
This filled my heart with happiness and joy ... Thank you for posting.
@TahiraSkates10 ай бұрын
I love love love how long and flowy her dress is and her scratch spin was phenomenal. I've never seen one so graceful, fast and controlled.
@annanonymous68109 жыл бұрын
Just a classy act from start to finish.
@jojostarbuck83677 жыл бұрын
Breathtaking! Love this performance and love her. Too bad skaters today don't have the time in their IJS packed programs to try to skate like this. If they could, we may get television ratings and live audiences back again. Thank you Dorothy!
@retiredsk8tr195312 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this post. I love this program of Dorothy's. At that performance, she received perfect parks from the judges.
@vivsbabs10 жыл бұрын
simply amazing.
@OceanbornAngel6 жыл бұрын
Her posture and elegance is impeccable. It would be nice to see more modern skaters take more care about how they hold themselves while skating. Jumps are nice but if your back is hunched over too much and your skating is wobbly and out of line it just looks ugly.
@nichick397 жыл бұрын
She is beyond perfection almost cried watching her skate
@excommando16 жыл бұрын
Boy, she was gorgeous.
@neitha45 жыл бұрын
Right now this kind of program would be call boring... But she is so beautiful an elegant
@anthbig12 жыл бұрын
Classiest Lady on ice-EVER!
@charlottepatterson28643 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! I miss beautiful skating!
@iam2cross11 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous. Her scratch spin is phenomenal. You don't see one like that anymore. She had it all.
@mrslibertas39776 жыл бұрын
Pretty impressive that she can still skate like this 30+ years after the Olympics. #Respect
@asheeasmith9 жыл бұрын
she. is. so. beautiful
@333mrwill7 жыл бұрын
Man! What a knockout!!!
@nataliejkilmer53743 жыл бұрын
Elegant. Just lovely. My favorite skater
@jgilc2691Ай бұрын
And this ladies and gentlemen; is a FIGURE skater! And remains today as..."America's Princess"!
@333mrwill7 жыл бұрын
She takes my breath away.
@Sojourning_10 жыл бұрын
Gracefully Endowed, her every move' Grace, It was Wondrously Inspiring to Witness Her performance. Some thing Spiritually moving in her performance. Not to confuse your love; She wasn't dancing for a people, but for some thing far greater that was far more inspirational in her. It was out of that we witnessed what seemed, appeared to be Angelic Flight on Ice. She wasn't the only one to be graced in such a manor. The short of it' Liken it to having a good upbringing, There was a day in when it was being sought for, looking for such things in a person, sort of hard at times to find that in people today.
@sk8rjer6 жыл бұрын
I agree with you, Jim!! So thankful for these videos!!
@katemarietta57986 жыл бұрын
Most beautiful scratch spin I have ever seen!
@GetBenched2010 Жыл бұрын
She never aged, ever.
@863NightOwl Жыл бұрын
Pure beauty!
@psychoshamrock3 жыл бұрын
Royalty. The reason I put on skates. Every spin I did, I wanted it to look like this.
@amethystgranger88304 жыл бұрын
I love her.....always breath-taking im her forever fan
@user-ti8et6gh5z8 ай бұрын
Dorothy,'s so fastest scratch spin is so insane,majesty,glamour,attractive seductive and exquisite.I feel so many goosebumps each time dorothy is skating.So in love with dorothy ❤.
@pennyparham41232 жыл бұрын
Back when ice skating was ice skating. Now, it's more about the jumps
@vickyshah27 жыл бұрын
Ross really picked a hot one
@laurenteasle65238 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous performance! :-D
@slytherinnyc7 жыл бұрын
....and that's how it's done...
@300angel0037 жыл бұрын
Who's here because of "Friends" (The one with Franck Jr.)?
@haripraveen19927 жыл бұрын
i am hehehe]
@FabianaSantos-ct2rm7 жыл бұрын
Eu
@doskingin4605 жыл бұрын
300angel003 Yo!
@iam2cross11 жыл бұрын
Here here. You are so right.
@Tfontaine2097 жыл бұрын
she's still got it
@whitneybrown28238 жыл бұрын
Q#Dorothy did for figureskating what my dearest teacher, Diana Fay Sanders did for my passion of dance and Katherine Nevius, did for my love of music!
@mlpgurl16348 жыл бұрын
So pretty
@chichillguy12 жыл бұрын
yes the single axel and 2 toe are classy jumps singles are almost never done anymore and doubles are puncuation points. her lines and edges are clean and the scratch spin would receive many points on the new system. few people can match her scratch spin
@arautus6 жыл бұрын
I always thought Dorothy Hamill was the perfect woman, and I was right.
@dvdneely12 жыл бұрын
breathtaking!!!
@lindaosika76482 жыл бұрын
I Don't skate but you can see she doesn't rush from jump to jump. I have moved away from watching skating now because this type of skating is gone.
@niniane7218 жыл бұрын
Totally Amazing 😍
@lindaterrell61046 жыл бұрын
So,string to be said of the ballet like eloquence having to do figures imparted.
@trwent11 жыл бұрын
She bought the Ice Capades and then she went bankrupt when it folded.
@anne9127611 жыл бұрын
Some people have sinus trouble when they age, and sometimes things get worse so she decided to have plastic surgery on her nose. My late grandmother had a nose that looked very much like a witch. Some times, people develop bony growths that can have a negative impact on their sinus.
@StephanieAndersenlovesdefibs12 жыл бұрын
OK, I've got two years to be like her before the winter olympics. XD She has got some serious talent (Well,you know, she did get the gold) Gosh, i love her......
@iriswigle10 жыл бұрын
Dorothy also composed music under various names like Sissel. Perhaps, the composer/musicion, combined with skating helped, right?
@catboxcleaner35326 жыл бұрын
Exquisite
@sgsmozart4 жыл бұрын
Everything about it was graceful and elegant...the posture of the curved back...air between the arms...all style...Now skating has become just UGLY !
@user-ti8et6gh5z8 ай бұрын
Dorothy is so gorgeous, beautiful ,magnificent ,a magnificent natural beauty, a divine beauty,,graceful and a so attractive woman.Dprothy"s body is so gorgeous,magnificent, attractive, delicious, glamour,seductive,exquisite and somptuous.❤
@mythm9111 жыл бұрын
thumps up if friends brought you here
@jananderson81496 жыл бұрын
P.S. Oh, to be able to turn back the clock!
@kkstar12977 жыл бұрын
The singer on her soundtrack sounds like Jackie Evancho. Don't you think?
@stupid47010 жыл бұрын
i came here only because of friends :P
@gaushaus6 жыл бұрын
Came here from Mark Hamill
@سعس4 жыл бұрын
who else here because #friends series ?
@vipul27283 жыл бұрын
Me
@jantellit12312 жыл бұрын
Wonder why Dean Martin hated her?
@Lorieellesh7 жыл бұрын
I didn't know that; never heard it. Are you sure?
@lindashelley36357 жыл бұрын
Noelle Jordan I don't think that can be right. I just watched an interview she did with Larry King in 2004, in which she said that Dean and Jeannie always treated her like one of the family, and even after her divorce from Dean Paul she still had a good relationship with them. She even said that Dean always called her "sassy face!"