I was never her biggest fan but there is no denying this performance. Clean, high, fast jumps, great flow, great showmanship and fast, sharp footwork. She OWNED this program from start to finish.

This young lady's musicality is absolutely phenomenal! I remember watching her win gold in the 1994 Olympics, and I'm so grateful her brilliant performances are preserved here for all to experience. Love from the US 💖

You can tell she is not suffering from injuries like those of the Olympics. She was suffering so bad but pulled off to win gold! What a champion 🏆

Beautiful skating and music - I remember watching this live in 1993 !

It’s like the music was written for her Skating Such a good program

Музыкальная и талантливая фигуристка, сейчас после нее таких нет как она

Oksana trascendio la tecnica y esta en la gracia divina del arte de deslizarse en en el hielo. Grande !! 😍✨💖

I have to say this program was Wow it was so good she definitely had potential triple toe triple toe combo! Her donut spin so fast love her footwork I like this even better than her swan Lake performance moves to the music

Jak bialy motyl wspaniala codowna i piekna tancerka i artystka, skradla moje serce❣️pokochalam ja, jej gracje wrazliwosc i piekno🤍❤️ogladam naokraglo i podziwiam. Kazdy wystep to cos wiecej...jak taniec...to magia prawdziwosc i sztuka. Podziwiam wiele lyzwiarek na lodzie, ogladam z zapalem od dziecinstwa, ale Oksana jest Jedna 🤗🤗🤗dziekuje❤️❤️❤️

Изящная....💖🌹💖 Прыжки таки легкие,молодчинка💕

What came before Oksana was Katarina Witt, what came after was Nicole Bobeck. Then they ushered in Sasha Cohen. These skaters skated truly from a pure performative, hear-on-your-sleeve, get lost in the pulse of the music kind of approach that most of their peers couldn’t quite tap into.

Люблю, когда выступают в белых костюмахх

Перформанс.Два золота кряду 1993, 1994.Тренер Г.Змиевская

Hallo what is a music name ?

Чудово

الجمهور متحيز لأوكسانا رغم ان تقنيات سوريا بونالي و عرضها كان أفضل بكثير

What commentator faux pas she goes she opens up with her Triple A. triple toe. No girl back then was doing a triple triple toe no way well Christy yummy. Gucci. Did it in 1994 but Airlie did they ever do that it was a triple double tell that’s what they are all doing triple double tell why would she say Triple to what a bozo

I love the crowd reaction at her 'Baiul' spin or the donut spin. I remember the first time I ever saw that spin was from Oksana at '93 Euros. It's a cool move to this very day.

This was the first performance I saw of Oksana and I was enthralled. Such a natural fluidity and feel for the music. You can’t teach that performance level. And at 15 years old. Say what you will of her technical ability but she jumps much higher than the current phenom Russian Eteri girls. Her balletic moves to such a great Latin music with hips that don’t lie! Mesmerized. Thank you for finding this. When I saw it first in ‘93, I was so bummed that I didn’t record it. Such a natural performer. Reminds me of Yuna Kim’s performance level and musicality.

One of my favorite skaters. NOBODY and I mean NOBODY can move like Oksana!

i really love early 90s skating... it was really such a special time... all good things...

This was Oksana at her peak. Beautiful jumps, great speed, no mistakes.

She stole my heart and never gave it back. I love her

Great speed, great stretch, great flexibility! Oksana had it all! I never realized she a triple lutz-triple toe in her arsenal. Amazing! Flow, speed, technique. Sandra Bezic called it right!

What made Oksana great was her flow and her artistry, not her jumps and the technical merits. She never scored the highest scores technically, but artistically? Very, VERY hard to beat. She had charisma, something skaters who comment tend to marginalize. As the New York Times article put it, "Compete" has replaced "Perform" in the skating world. Many skaters just skate around the ice "hitting" jumps, but are boring to watch. Oksana had balletic ability, which I, as a dancer trained in ballet, appreciate very much.

I remember when I first saw her here at Worlds,telling everyone this was going to be the one who won the Olympic Gold,they thought I was crazy,that Nancy was going to win it...on a side note,I had forgotten that Oksana was in second place behind Nancy going into the Long program here...just like the Olympics..same result both times. Oksana will always be my favorite skater,only wish she had been able to equal Sonja Henie's 3 Olympic Gold Medals,just wasn't meant to be.

The music it's played by Ottmar Liebert, Shadows/Barcelona Nights.

SENSATIONAL!!!

This is my favorite skate of all time.

That donut spin! Not sure who invented it first but that’s all her move! And everyone tries to emulate it. Love those hips! I know Russians learn ballet at an early age but Latin groove? She has just a great feel for the music! And let’s you see the movement. These days, no one knows how to just stop! Give us a pose or a spiral or edge and STOP so we can appreciate it. Too many steps and transitions ruins the appreciation of great lines. At 15, such a natural!

YES.... She is The Queen of the Ice

Very beautiful skater

One of the VERY FEW clean skates in her career.

@stefrevollo Overall Oksana had a higher degree of edge quality, speed, execution & even position throughout the entire program. Baiul executed her 3Lutz 2toe combo with more speed, Jose had no speed coming out of it & had to cling to her toe picks to keep the 2nd jump in control. Oksana's Spiral sequence featured more pleasant poses. Looking at both ladies, they held the positions for pretty much the same amount of time. Jose was underscored I agree but I think Oksana earned her score :)

The technical requirements were different back then. You can be sure Galina made certain Oksana fulfilled them in the technical portion, and I'm sure Sandra would have pointed out anything that was lacking. Oksana was there to win and she skated like a champion. Not to mention the judges were consistent across the board in both the Required Elements and Presentation scores. Her marks were deserved.

omg this MUSIC. just magical, what is the name of this song?

@stanuris I agree, skating had alot of personality back then :)

Just watching blades of glory

Is this the only time that Oksana completed a clean triple-double combination in competition?

you can do a triple-triple in technical program last time? i didn't know that. and wow that's be cool if Baiul has landed a triple lutz-triple toe combination.

@stefrevollo actually I think the rules were different back then... the spiral sequence did not have a required amount of time on each foot, and the combination only required a change of foot... the sitspin was optional in either the combo or if entered from the air (Oksana did a death drop). As for the double flip and axel, I think Josee's 2axel technique always looked a bit iffy... too much height and often times overrotation. I also thought Oksana had better steps going into her 2flip.

@tanaramclean ... that Oksana's skate looks terrific but when you detail it, it's more lacking. But I'm not saying I would place Josée higher than her, simply because the presentation is spectacular.

Yeah and her layback spin was not centred well.

This ladies and gentlemen is the LAST time she would ever land a clean triple in combination in an amateur competition.

Was this the only clean performance she ever skated in a major world competition?

@stefrevollo only 1 of the judges had Josee even above Surya Bonaly. Chen nearly hit the boards on her combo and had a better overall series of ordinals than Josee, but lost 4th on a 5-4 split only. Josee was not seen as a true elite to the judges, too old and not enough achievements for her age.

I guess Sandra can get away with the usingt he word sexy but Kurt Browning got zapped for it. LOL

awful layback spin

@tanaramclean Indeed Chouinard's spirals were poor, but so were Oksana's. To me they are held less and there are only 3 ! I would give the edge to Oksana only on the combination, because she had better flow out of it, but Josée's axel and flip were better. Then Josée's spins were definitely better and held for long. Don't forget Oksana should have received a deduction for not performing a sit spin in her combination spin, which was mandatory back then ! Anyways, my point is that...

As much as I like this program and would reward it a very high second mark, I cannot understand the judges’ first mark. Good jumps but no real spiral sequence (just three short shallow spirals with no extension and no spiraling on the ice), no sit position in the combination spin (mandatory), and very weak layback spin. And this is worth 5.8 technically? That’s a joke! Chouinard’s fulfilled the requirements much more and only got 5.5 and 5.6s… I’m clueless !

@stefrevollo They were obiviously cheating in this competition as well. I thought Josee should have been placed above Baiul. Oksana's spins were horrendeous and the spiral was hardly a spiral.