Me too. I searched for it today.

absolutely!

This one and Savchenko/Massot in 2018 are my all time favorites. I think M&D should have won this one. Two 5.7’s for presentation??? That’s so wrong.

I was 13, as well. I remember being transfixed by this entire final flight of skating. M&D were incredible, here. Soooo close with G&G, for me.

STILL SO PERFECT!!!!!

I cried my eyes 👀 out! Still get teary-eyed every time.

I really like the G & G program, but now I wonder why M & D did not win gold. G & G were repeating their core elements. This was really innovative. And not misssteps. (Sergej had a small mistake).

Actually D&M were in better in unison here than G&G, who were out of sync not only on that jump but on their separate spins. Yet they got one 6.0 on artistry, which should only given to perfect unison. But hey, the sheer fact that we are still debating this almost 30 years later really says something about how incredible both pairs were.

@@annaamericanaccent9184 That’s very true as well. I love the podium finish that year, because all 3 pairs had their unique style, G&G were the most elegant, D&M had better execution on jumps, and B&L had the most daring lifts

Loved G & G and this pair as well. I can't believe it was that long ago. Still 😢to remember his untimely passing in Lake Placid.

Wow I never knew that about higher pcs winning if it’s a tie because today it’s higher technical score that wins. I think I prefer it being this way ( tech score winning ) because pcs has always been a little bit washy when it comes to judging and is SO subjective. Like interpretation marks can be different for any judge, I personally enjoyed this more than G&G performance wise because this is more my style but someone else might prefer the romantic and slow feeling of G&G. AT least with the technical score, you can’t really lie

How do you compare their side-by-side triple jumps? G&G didn't do them.

He was looking at her 2-footed double axel (which is a serioud mistake) and his stumble on the footwork, both are clearly evident. Plus, he comes to a dead stop on both throw jumps and they bump into each other on the throw triple twist. Their lifts were also not great. They only had two and only the last rotation of the first one was one-handed, the other one was completely two-handed. They grind into the ice (I mean they are loud!) to get their speed and they don't really extend and stretch out quite like G & G. Yes, they have all these "gumby" postitions that she gets into but that's really it. The rest just seems so laborious compared to G & G and that is why their presentation wasn't nearly as good. To be honest, the only element that was "harder" than G & G's was the sbs triple toe, everyting was either inferior or a wash compared to G & G. G & G has more difficult lifts, did 3 of them to M & D's two, had technically superior throw jumps (he's not coming to a dead stop to heave her into the air and running ot catch up). Plus, they had a unique entry into the throw 2-axel which made it much more difficult. They had a superior split triple twist, no bumping on the way down. Even though he stumbled on the 2 flip, he still landed it on one foot which is less of an error than 2 footing a jump. Of course you can argue the single salchow is an issue but that to me is negated with Dmeitriev's slip in their footwork. So the American judge got it correct.

Они феноменальны легко движутся скользят кажетьсявот просто в на самом деле они сколько зрителей тхбполюбили ведь непросто так

Программа. У них сложная и технтчьнач

Скоростььсильная скоростко чьо неговори он творили чудо

Я читала в интернете Что они лучше катались чем Г и Г.Там еще было написано , чтро судьям понравилась улыбка Е. Гордеевой поэтому их и протащили на 1 место.

Arvin Reuben щ

Просто американцы любили Гордееву и Гринькова, и никуда от этого не уйти. Увы, при той системе судейства субьективность играла очень важную роль. 5.6 за технику, даже дилетанту понятно, что этой оценки быть не может!!!!!

Amen! G&G as great as they were, HAD mistakes! The judges awarded by reputation, NOT who skated the best! This same thing happened at the Worlds in 1990-G&G had a flawed performance and yet still won.

What’s also interesting, Arvin is that this program more closely meets the new judging system. The choreography is more intricate than G&G’s program. The shapes they created were stunning.

Dry. Anybody can clown around.

Its horrible they are dreadful

@@reneemckinney8993 absolutely agree, the winners were already decided before the competition. Just listen to the biased commentary! All praising G&at and acting as if they are an Eiffel Tower above the rest. I do love G&G but their love story that was put on display for the whole world is what helped them win this

I think M and D should have won gold. They were awesome.

Mine too

Yes, it was. I believe that G&G were the sentimental favorites to win. The commentators talked about the perfection of Sergei and Katia (although their short program did have that spin error); but overall their routines tended to put me to sleep, so to speak.

I agree, they should have won

@@bophreyhumgart2953 I definitely thing G&G we’re incredible skaters but I think them having that love story helped them a lot. I keep wondering if they had never fallen in love and if it had never become so public, would some results and the attention and love they got from everyone be different? It’s so easy for the judges to get behind someone who has a story coming into the competition, we even see this today in figure skating. Definitely not taking away from their amazing achievements and incredible skating because they were a top team even before the whole love thing, but every time people mentioned them after they got married, it was always about them being in love and THEN about their skating. I have a feeling that in some competitions, they were the judges sentimental favourites

Not to take away from G&G but I think you’re right. After they got married it was all about them being in love and the judges ( even in today’s figure skating ) love nothing more than a good story to get behind. Just like at the 2002 Olympics with the Chinese pair who came in second. She fell very hard on a throw quad and had to stop in the middle of the program and came back on the ice. Of course I applaud her so much for doing that, it was such a brave move, but the judges went crazy on their marks even though the rest of the program was skated not to their maximum and their PCs was not really effected even though she literally stopped in middle of her program which is an interruption which should effect pcs. As long as you come in with a story or reputation the judges will never let you down

libertango They were low-balled on their scores for sure. This program was skated flawlessly.

G&G were the favourites of the Americans especially since they have everyone the love story they wanted. All the American news and streaming channels talked about was G&G being in love and that type of story and reputation can certainly help

I couldn't agree more ...Nancy certainly got robbed.

I think MD were too dramatic and less musical here. If they would skate in terms of presentation like they skated at the Commonwealth later that year it would be much closer to GG, and maybe even the Gold

No doubt M/D was innovative and strong skilled technically but their artistic for me was all over the place. Their fluidity was choppy and not much connection. I know the bobble on G&G was significant but overall it was top notch. Both were great! But, for me G&G was it. It was the battle of the comebacks!

@@RoroFin27 This particular skate was "all over the place") Just check how they did it at the goodwill games later that year: technically weaker but artistically - right on point.

@@bjl301 seems pairs or singles can skate their great before the Olympics and vice versa. Very few will do great skate before and during “skate” their best. I get it Olympics will steal the steels of nerves. Artistic long program goes to G&G And Technically it goes to M/D

@@bjl301 Yes their Goodwill Games skate was much better overall despite the doubled throw salchow. Had they done that skate with a throw triple salchow like here, they could have won.

M&D's performance looks harder because of what some people call the "circus" elements between the actual elements. While I wouldn't classify it quite like that, the truth is that G&G had the more difficult program. Their lifts were more difficult, the entries into the throw jumps were harder and they did the more difficult death spiral. As for flawless, M/D's errors were perhaps less visible to the audience than G&G's but they were more serious: G&G had 2 errors: Sergei's wobble on the exit from his double flip, and he singled a double Salchow. That's it. Compare that to M/D: She double-footed the double axel, which is less visible to the audience than Sergei's wobble but more serious in terms of judging criteria. On the triple twist they don't get the same height as G&G and she bumps into him. On the throw jump he stops, throws her and then runs to catch up.On the 2 lifts (compared to G&G's 3) there aren't errors but he only lets go on the 3rd rotation in the first lift and she holds onto him the entire 2nd lift - compared to G&G's fully one-handed lifts that are far more difficult. G&G make it look so easy but their overall program was both harder and cleaner. That's why they - deservedly - won the gold.

@@dafnabreines301 no. The elements here are harder and they did them flawlessly. Its not understandable how they lost.

@@lb4585 M/D's elements weren't harder: Not their lifts, not their death spirals, and they had overall less elements. And they weren't flawless - a 2-footed landing is, in terms of judging criteria, much more serious than a wobble, even if the latter is more visible to the audience. M/D's form is also not flawless - the stop on the throw triple twist, their entry into the death spiral (her leg is bent and her backside is sticking out), for example. Their overall footwork is also less complicated. M/D's performance had a lot of wild elements in the fillers which is why it was so popular with the audience. The judges, though are looking at the actual skating technique. I'm not saying their performance wasn't outstanding; it was. I'm just saying that it's not beyond understanding why G&G took the gold.

That's a very good explanation ....lol.

Three magic letters: IMG.

Agreed. I wonder if it had something to do with them wanting G&G or even B&E to have a better crack, since M&D had just won 2 years ago.

who cares?! this was riveting!

They deserved the silver medal 100%

Agreed. Just one point - G&G's program was also technically superior in that, overall, it was more difficult and their skating was faster and technically cleaner.

Robotic? Wow, that's a word I would never use to describe Natalia. She had a very reserved quality in terms of her expression but that's a far cry from robotic IMO. It's amazing how people can see things so differently from one another.