Porpora

In order of skating: 1. Veronika Dytrt (GER) 2. Julia Vorobieva (AZER) 3. Julia Lautowa (AUT) 4. Alisa Drei (FIN) 5. Anina Fivian (SWI) 6. Zuzanna Szwed (POL) 7. Laetitia Hubert (FRA) 8. Elena Liashenko (UKR) 9. Eva-Maria Fitze (GER) 10. Maria Butyrskaya (RUS) 11. Olga Markova (RUS) 12. Vanessa Gusmeroli (FRA) 13. Julia Lavrenchuk (UKR) 14. Surya Bonaly (FRA) 15. Krisztina Czakó (HUN) 16. Lenka Kulovaná (CZE) 17. Irina Slutskaya (RUS) Podium: 1. Irina Slutskaya (RUS) 2. Krisztina Czakó (HUN) 3. Julia Lavrenchuk (UKR)

In order of skating: 1. Kaja Hanevold (NOR) 2. Elena Liashenko (UKR) 3. Ekaterina Golovatenko (EST) 4. Julia Vorobieva (AZER) 5. Anna Dimova (BUL) 6. Julia Lavrenchuk (UKR) 7. Irina Slutskaya (RUS) 8. Surya Bonaly (FRA) 9. Tony Bombardieri (ITA) 10. Klara Bramfeldt (SWE) 11. Krisztina Czakó (HUN) 12. Maria Butyrskaya (RUS) 13. Olga Markova (RUS) 14. Alisa Drei (FIN) 15. Anina Fivian (SWI) 16. Laetitia Hubert (FRA) 17. Vanessa Gusmeroli (FRA) 18. Mojca Kopač (SLO) 19. Lenka Kulovaná (CZE) 20. Jenna Arrowsmith (GRB) 21. Julia Lautowa (AUT) 22. Veronika Dytrt (GER) 23. Eva-Maria Fitze (GER) Ladies LP: https://rumble.com/v55eesp-1997-european-figure-skating-championships-ladies-long-program-b.esp.html

In order of skating: 1. Maria Krasiltseva / Alexander Chestnikh (ARM) 2. Oľga Beständigová / Jozef Beständig (SVK) 3. Ekaterina Nekrassova / Valdis Mintals (EST) 4. Inga Rodionova / Alexander Anichenko (AZE) 5. Sabrina Lefrançois / Nicolas Osseland (FRA) 6. Elaine Asanakis / Joel McKeever (GRE) 7. Olena Bilousivska / Stanislav Morozov (UKR) 8. Lesley Rogers / Michael Aldred (GRB) 9. Evgenia Filonenko / Igor Marchenko (UKR) 10. Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov (RUS) 11. Peggy Schwarz / Mirko Müller (GER) 12. Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis (FRA) 13. Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze (RUS) 14. Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer (GER) 15. Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov (RUS) Podium: 1. Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov (RUS) 2. Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer (GER) 3. Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze (RUS) Ladies SP: https://rumble.com/v55dzb0-1997-european-figure-skating-championships-ladies-short-program-b.esp.html

In order of skating: 1. Dorota Zagórska / Mariusz Siudek (POL) 2. Sarah Abitbol / Stéphane Bernadis (FRA) 3. Oľga Beständigová / Jozef Beständig (SVK) 4. Elena Berezhnaya / Anton Sikharulidze (RUS) 5. Sabrina Lefrançois / Nicolas Osseland (FRA) 6. Elaine Asanakis / Joel McKeever (GRE) 7. Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer (GER) 8. Peggy Schwarz / Mirko Müller (GER) 9. Maria Krasiltseva / Alexander Chestnikh (ARM) 10. Ekaterina Nekrassova / Valdis Mintals (EST) 11. Lesley Rogers / Michael Aldred (GRB) 12. Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov (RUS) 13. Evgenia Filonenko / Igor Marchenko (UKR) 14. Svetlana Plachonina / Dmitri Kaploun (BLR) 15. Olena Bilousivska / Stanislav Morozov (UKR) 16. Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov (RUS) Pairs LP: https://rumble.com/v55dl1i-1997-european-figure-skating-championships-pairs-long-program-b.esp.html

In order of skating: 1. Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov (RUS) Free Dance: Masquerade Waltz by Aram Khachaturian 2. Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov (RUS) Free Dance: The Feeling Begins by Peter Gabriel Podium: 1. Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov (RUS) 2. Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov (RUS) 3. Sophie Moniotte / Pascal Lavanchy (FRA) Pairs SP: https://rumble.com/v55d4a6-1997-european-figure-skating-championships-pairs-short-program-b.esp.html

Original Dance (Tango). Commentary by French and British Eurosport. Eurosport FRA: Michel Drouhard, Alexandre Piton Eurosport UK: Chris Howarth, Nicky Slater In order of skating: 1. Irina Romanova / Igor Yaroshenko (UKR) 2. Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas (LIT) 3. Margarita Drobiazko / Povilas Vanagas (FRA) 4. Sophie Moniotte / Pascal Lavanchy (FRA) 5. Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov (RUS) 6. Oksana Grishuk / Evgeni Platov (RUS) Ice Dance FD: https://rumble.com/v55d0q7-1997-european-figure-skating-championships-ice-dance-free-dance-top-2-b.esp.html

Compulsory Dance 2 (Polka). Commentary by French Eurosport. In order of skating: 1. Marina Anissina & Gwendal Peizerat (FRA) 2. Oksana Grishuk & Evgeni Platov (RUS) Ice Dance OD: https://rumble.com/v55cv8z-1997-european-figure-skating-championships-ice-dance-original-dance-esp-fra.html

In order of skating: 1. Alexei Urmanov (RUS) Long Program: "Princess of the Circus" by Emmerich Kálmán 2. Viacheslav Zagorodniuk (UKR) Long Program: "The Battle on the Ice" (from Alexandr Nevsky) by Sergei Prokofiev, Symphony No. 6, 3rd mov. by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 3. Philippe Candeloro (FRA) Long Program: Napoleon Podium: 1. Alexei Urmanov (RUS) 2. Philippe Candeloro (FRA) 3. Viacheslav Zagorodniuk (UKR) Ice Dance: https://rumble.com/v55cpta-1997-european-figure-skating-championships-ice-dance-cd2-esp-fre.html

The 1997 European Figure Skating Championships was a senior-level international competition held in Paris, France, from January 21 – 25. In order of skating: 1. Ilika Kulik (RUS) Short Program: "Faust" Fantasy by Henryk Wieniawski 2. Vyacheslav Zahorodnyuk (UKR) Short Program: "A Modern Tango" Men's LP: https://rumble.com/v55cgl2-1997-european-figure-skating-championships-mens-long-program-top-3-b.esp.html

In order of skating: 1. Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov (RUS) 2. Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev (RUS) 3. Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer (GER) WD Jenni Meno / Todd Sand (USA) Podium: 1. Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer (GER) 2. Oksana Kazakova / Artur Dmitriev (RUS) 3. Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov (RUS)

In order of skating: 1. Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz (CAN) 2. Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat (FRA) 3. Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov (RUS) Podium: 1. Shae-Lynn Bourne / Victor Kraatz (CAN) 2. Anjelika Krylova / Oleg Ovsyannikov (RUS) 3. Marina Anissina / Gwendal Peizerat (FRA) Pairs FS: https://rumble.com/v4oh4yf-199697-champions-series-final-pairs-free-skating.html

In order of skating: 1. Olga Markova (RUS) 2. Irina Slutskaya (RUS) 3. Tara Lipinski (USA) 4. Michelle Kwan (USA) 5. Maria Butyrskaya (RUS) Podium: 1. Tara Lipinski (USA) 2. Michelle Kwan (USA) 3. Irina Slutskaya (RUS) Ice Dance FD: https://rumble.com/v4od2hh-199697-champions-series-final-ice-dance-free-dance.html

The 1996–97 ISU Champions Series Final was an elite figure skating competition held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from February 28 through March 2, 1997. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The Champions Series Final was the culminating event of the ISU Champions Series, which consisted of Skate America, Skate Canada International, Nations Cup, Trophée Lalique, Cup of Russia, and NHK Trophy competitions. In order of skating: 1. Alexei Yagudin (RUS) 2. Ilia Kulik (RUS) 3. Elvis Stojko (CAN) 4. Todd Eldredge (USA) 5. Alexei Urmanov (RUS) Podium: 1. Elvis Stojko (CAN) 2. Todd Eldredge (USA) 3. Ilia Kulik (RUS) Ladies FS: https://rumble.com/v4od1c2-199697-champions-series-final-ladies-free-skating.html

A 1996 production, written by Stephen Pouliot and directed by Steve Binder. A retelling of the Disney film, Beauty and the Beast (1991), on ice. This also included live singers from the Broadway stage show, and clips of the animated film. With Ekaterina Gordeeva as Belle, Victor Petrenko as The Beast, Scott Hamilton as Lumiere, Lloyd Eisler as Gaston, Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko, Shae-Lynn Bourne & Victor Kraatz, JoJo Starbuck as Mrs. Potts, and special guest artists from the stage theatrical cast. Susan Egan: Belle (singing voice) James Barbour: Beast (singing voice)

A 2022 Tampere Hall and Kantelinen Company Production. Narration in Finnish with English subtitles. In 1844, Hans Christian Andersen imagined the story of an evil troll who wanted to drive the goodness out of the hearts of humans. To achieve this, he hangs a huge magic mirror in front of the moon. When it breaks, the people touched by its shards become insensitive to human kindness and see the worst in people. The Snow Queen is a multidisciplinary work performed on ice at the Tampere ice rink in Finland, with music composed by Tuomas Kantelinen. The performance includes ice hockey players, figure skating, dance and acrobatics with top Finnish figure skater Laura Lepistö in the title role. Cast: Laura Lepistö Silja Dos Reis Felipe Montoya Ilja Glebov Julien Dulière Mia-Mary Sinkkonen Sabato Bebe Daria Perminova & Evgenii Belianin Suzanna Rahkamo & Petri Kokko Lisa Mochisuki

Ladies LP - ESP: https://rumble.com/v3wlij1-1996-world-figure-skating-championships-ladies-long-program-highlights-esp.html

Ladies Podium: 1. Michelle Kwan (USA) 2. Chen Lu (CHN) 3. Irina Slutskaya (RUS)

A 1998 Documentary film about Ladies Figure Skating, narrated by Susan Saint James. The seemingly effortless beauty of ice skating can be breathtaking. But few truly understand the rigorous demands and sacrifices that the skill requires, or the history that made it all possible. This documentary on ladies figure skating combines rarely seen home movies, archival photos, and revealing interviews with the people who shaped the sport's success. Features rare archival footage, and interviews withwith pioneers Fritzi Burger of Austria, who skated with Sonja Henie in the 1920s and 1930s; Carol Heiss, the 1960 Olympic gold medalist and Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Tenley Albright, Ice legend JoJo Starbuck and many more.

A 1996 ABC Sports TV programme narrated by Jim McKay. Highlights from the 1996 United States, European, and World Figure Skating Championships that include individual skaters Nicole Bobek, Michelle Kwan, Tara Lipinski, Tonia Kwiatkowski, Rudy Galindo, Irina Slutskaya, Viacheslav Zagorodniuk, Ilia Kulik Elvis Stojko, Todd Eldredge, and Chen Lu, as well as skating pairs Renee Roca and Gorsha Sur, Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerod Swallow, and Jenni Meno and Todd Sand. Relive the magic moments from these championship events all over again, with commentary and insight provided by host Jim McKay.

A 1996 ice-skating television adaptation of the 1939 musical film based on Lyman Frank Baum's 1900 fairy tale novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". Staring the Olympic Champions Oksana Baiul, Victor Petrenko, and Pair World champions Barbara Underhill and Paul Martini.

Pairs Podium: 1. Marina Eltsova / Andrei Bushkov (RUS) 2. Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer (GER) 3. Jenni Meno / Todd Sand (USA)