Comments on: Evgeni Plushenko and Alexei Yagudin: The Rivalry Of The Greatest Figure Skaters

By: Yellow Magpie

Yellow Magpie — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:23:27 +0000

Two great skaters, Kat. Thanks for your comment.

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:09:40 +0000

I had a love a hate relationship with Plush for a long time, loved him for adding excitement to competition, hated him for being Yags rival…now that Yags is gone, Plush is still hanging on for dear life – it really shows how sparse the field of talent is in figure skating today. There are no new superstars, and don’t mention Patrick Chan – he is not on the same level as Yags or Plush for that matter.

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By: Yellow Magpie

Yellow Magpie — Fri, 13 May 2011 01:04:49 +0000

Thanks for comment Marina, and special thanks for the link. Plushenko is masterful.

By: Marina

Marina — Thu, 12 May 2011 02:37:04 +0000

If you have not seen Plushenko’s “Tribute to Nijinsky” program – then you can not talk about his “lack” of artistry!

Superb art and sports in one – all 6.0 for presentation!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkhn4KbisJc

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By: Yellow Magpie

Yellow Magpie — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:25:13 +0000

It is a great sport. Although it is much harder than what these two make it appear!

By: Michael Miller

Michael Miller — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:56:04 +0000

i would love to do figure skating every week, this has been my hobby and a mild form of exercise for my body .”,

By: Yellow Magpie

Yellow Magpie — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:31:52 +0000

Thanks for your wonderfully insightful comment, Ana.

Yagudin was, and is, a terrific skater. One of his most impressive abilities was the sumptuous way he expressed the music through skating. For that alone, his place will always be secured in skating history.

Don’t be too harsh on Plushenko though! All successful performers have an exhibitionist streak. Although some disguise it while others just like the limelight more so than others!

Besides, intense competition raises standards and makes people perform better.

Thanks for stopping by and we hope you return again.

By: Ana

Ana — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:55:20 +0000

I preferred Yagudin a 1000x over Plushenko for the exact arguments Rich mentioned. Yagudin (I started watching in the 2002 season; so I guess I’ve only seen him on his best) had this natural artistry (I guess he developed that skill less or more when training with Tatiana Tarasova & Nikolai Morozov) and of course terrific technique (learned by Alexander Majorov & Alexei Mishin). He was a complete skater that was skilled by figure skating’s best trainers. Too bad he had to stop. Plushenko may have spectacular jumps and mind blowing records (no congenital hip disorder to bother him – luckily), but still he lacks that passionate charisma… he has more of a clownish- it’s all a big show- (and maybe more appealing to the mass) charisma… No matter how long Plushenko will compete and how many records he may have, though I truly admire him for his jumps, for me he will never be able to come close to what Yagudin performed. That is just my opinion

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By: Author

Author — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:45:11 +0000

Thanks for your comment Rick. We hope you come back soon.

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:54:59 +0000

Plushenko is all sizzle and little steak in the artistic department. Yes, he has terrific jumps – but he hides the fact that his footwork is amateurish by over-using his hands and flinging his hair around to distract you from his lazy feet. He really has nothing in-between the jumps, which is the essence of the new Code of Points system. That cigarette puff thing he used to do was a perfect example of what I’m talking about. He also used to front-load his programs with all his jumps so that there really was nothing going on after the first 90 seconds of his program. He was a product of his time and that time has past and been taken over by skaters such as Patrick Chan – who is still only 18 years old. Watch out!

By: Author

Author — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 23:14:29 +0000

Thank you for your comment, Jeanie. I am delighted that your interest in figure skating has been rekindled. It is a pity that Yagudin is retired, however, Plushenko is a wonderful skater. I too hope that he never retires, Jeanie!

By: Jeanie

Jeanie — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:48:46 +0000

I haven’t watched figure skating for years and only discovered Plushenko when he came 2nd in Vancouver in 2010 Olympics. Perhaps he was slightly less “perfect” technically than Evan Lysacek during the Olympics but there was no comparison as far as showmanship is concerned. Lysacek is colorless. Plushenko overwhelms any other competitor with his charisma & flair now that Yagudin is no longer competing. Since Feb.I have watched EVERY competition of Plushenko that I could find in internet as well as certain shows. Even those with commentary only in Russian which I do not understand! His intuition of performing with violinist Marton was terrific, their dual performances are spell binding! Such beautiful music. Tribute to Nijinsky (my favorite) or Tosca are magnificent. let’s hope he never retires!