Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - 2002 Winter Games, Figure Skating, Men's Free Skate - Aleksei Yagudin of Russia easily won the Free Skate, earning four 6.0s, and thereby winning him the Gold Medal.
Best performance in the history of men's figure skating. A humble, handsome, masculine, powerful, Dynamic figure skater. Alexei yagudin has never been surpassed
@@desired8492это его и его тренера ЛИЧНАЯ победа! Медаль досталась команде России, но это его ЛИЧНОЕ достижение благодаря долгим годам упорного труда, разочарованиям, поискам себя и своего тренера. Это Лёшина победа и Татьяны Тарасовой, которая поверила в него. Это не победа нации. Не нужно приравнивать его, который вкалывал с раннего детства с теми, кто сейчас, попивая баночку пива на диване, восклицает- Россия, вперёд!
The only programs that are anywhere near this in terms of artistry and setting a mood/telling a story are Paul Wylie’s ‘92 “Henry V” program and Todd Eldredge’s ‘98 “Gettysburg” program, but both of those had technical flaws, this one did not.
So well deserved. He out skated & buried Plushenko that night. I was so happy & overjoyed to see him win. One of the best moments of Olympic figure skating ⛸ I'll never forget.
In my opinion the best skater of all time. He deserve the gold medal nobody worked harder than he did and it showed it also showed that Scott Hamilton doesn't know what he's talking about.
He was just referring to the fact that he didn’t do the second quad in combination and left out the second triple Axel. He wasn’t criticizing it, just acknowledged that he was skating for 2nd place in the long because that was all he needed to win gold. Many judges still had very high regard for Plushenko artistically so that plus more technical difficulty could have allowed Plushenko to win the long. I wouldn’t have agreed with this-the only program that remotely rivals this in terms of artistry is Paul Wylie’s “Henry V” program from the ‘92 Olympics but that one still had a couple technical flaws, so this from Yagudin still has no overall equal ever-it’s just that Hamilton was only commenting on his downgrading a couple elements technically
He's my favorite of all time, the artistry and technical skating is above any single male skater that I've seen. It's 10 years later and this guy's skating just amazes me and the level of it. And honestly, never a doubt that he had the gold. Soon as he finished his program, it was so obvious, did not need to wait to hear the scores to know this.
@@primalcritters I completely agree, this is one for the vault, to be stored away as perfection, and I honestly thought he should have gotten more 6's for artistry, but as they said he's the first to get 4 of them for a male skater, so at least there was that. Now had timothy not messed up the triple axel, I think you would have seen one change, I think he would have beat Plushenko, but Yagudin would have still won the gold even with holding back on the technical. The reason being is that in the case of a tie the artistry breaks the tie, and Yagudin had that sewn up. So he was smart to not go for the extra jump. Again for me the artistry should have been 6's across the board.
It's hard to believe, but Yagudin never became Russian champion. After all, in his career he was a 4-time world champion, 3-time European champion and Olympic champion. On the international stage, he won everything there was to win, and yet he never became Russian champion. For me, Yagudin is the most outstanding skater in history anyway.
Because Russian nationals were on side of Mishin, his former coach who did not like the fact, that Alexei left him and said he can assume his career as a figure skater is over. After knowing all that, I just can't watch none of his students programs.
Господи, как Тарасова искренне за него радуется! Какое счастье, что они встретились, ведь она подарила ему не только лучшие свои программы в фигурном катании, но и всю свою нерастраченную материнскую любовь! И как замечательно, что Алексей платит ей такой же искренней сыновней любовью, ведь для Тарасовой сегодня он, его жена и девчонки - единственная семья! Ягудин не только великий спортсмен, но еще и глубоко порядочный человек, умеющий помнить сделанное ему добро и умеющий быть благодарным (в отличие от Кулика). В большом спорте это такая редкость...
@@-IRINA-IRINA-77 А ты что ли всю жизнь в психиатрической больнице провела и олимпиад не смотрела? Тогда лечись дальше и не пиши шизоидных высказываний! ДБ!
I think some contextualisation may be needed for those who are too young to remember those Olympics because Scott's comments are confusing: 1) Yagudin was a real celebrity at the time. Russian skaters were already judged more favourably back then compared to other skaters as there was a Russian clique in this sport, a clique that was dismantled only after these Olympic games. On top of that, Yagudin was the darling of judges and audiences, and you can see why: he was handsome, artistic, emotional but also powerful, he really knew how to sell his programs and how to engage with the public. 2) These Olympics were really about Yagudin and Plushenko. Unless one of these two was going to mess up really badly, no one else stood the slightest chance for the gold and silver. And neither of them messed up in the LP, so Timothy Goebel, for all his jumps, was never going to get anything better than the bronze. To think or hope otherwise under those circumstances is simply ludicrous. Look at how hard the judges fought to keep Plushenko in the cards for the gold even after he fell badly on his 4T in the short. 3) Yagudin skated last and didn't make a single mistake (unlike all others). Back then the marking was done by subtraction (you were penalised for mistakes), not by addition like today (where you can fall or step out and still win). If he had skated earlier in the group, maybe the judges would have left a bit of room for the others in case they were going to perform an amazing program, but as such, they had no reason to downgrade Yagudin. And since Plushenko needed not only to win the LP, but also Goebel to come 2nd (which we have established was impossible given the judges' bias and Yagudin's flawless performance), there was no point in placing Plushenko first in the LP as that would not have been enough for him to win overall. So the judges went with the flow, pleased the crowds and gave Yagudin not only the gold medal, but full glory too. Overall, it was a deserved gold, no doubt about that. The commentators are American, so I can understand if they saw a glitter of hope for Goebel to get the silver, but, as long as Yagudin skated clean, to entertain such hopes was pointless. Personally, I think Goebel should have got the silver and Plushenko the bronze because the former was indeed superior to the latter, but by no means was he ever able to beat Yagudin, as Scott strangely repeats several times here.
Best men's gold medal performance ever! I don't know what Scott is talking about- Plushenko had 2 clear mistakes and while Yagudin took out his second triple axel and no mistakes. On top of that, Yagudin has a million times better artistry. Terrible commentating.
Scott Hamilton doesn't know what he's talking about. I've heard him say dumb things about other programs with other skaters as well. I'm surprised he's a commentator.
It wasn’t terrible commentary and Scott isn’t stupid. In the old scoring system you never knew how the judges would go on any given night. Sometimes it was highest technical content (Timothy), sometimes it was reigning world champion (Evgeni), and sometimes it was best artistry/clean program (Alexei). We’ve seen Olympics and worlds where these were evaluated differently. You never know. Look at men’s 2010 and women’s 2014 (yes I know under current system, but still). Give him a break.
Scott Hamilton really needed to stop talking. We already heard that he was pulling back and didn't go all out. Yet he kept harping on it and almost ruined our enjoyment of one of the best gold medal performances ever. Even after he was crowned gold medalist!
Did Scott Hamilton have doubts in Yagudin's victory? Yagudin in his performance combined what Hamilton considered unreal: high level of technique and high level of artistry. Scott himself, being a champion, could make only 3 kinds of triple jump, and always underestimated the importance of choreography. Yagudin is the best!!!
Scott only won his Olympic gold in 1984 because Brian Orser placed lower in the Compulsory Figures. Otherwise, Orser would have been Olympic champion. Scott was off his game at those Olympics except in Figures. And he didn't know what the hell he was yapping about in this Men's LP in 2002. Yagudin and Plushenko were always going to be 1-2 barring major meltdowns.
Мы так болели за Лёшу, передать нельзя! Какой он борец! Бог всё видит. Примерно 95 % населения Мира были за Лёшу, потому что он настоящий и талантливый во всём! Господи, спасибо за эту победу! Браво, Лёша! Браво, Татьяна А. Тарасова и хор. Морозов!
it may be technically a little more conservative but it was still very good. as far as artistic, i feel this is absolutely wonderful. the choreography is beautiful.
Scott’s commentary was pathetic. Alexei performed the greatest Olympic men’s long program ever. He had to eat his words after the judges rightfully awarded him the Gold medal!
He honestly wasn't putting him down. He is explaining to the audience the reason for the changes, and as elviade said, this is not an easy thing to do, to change a move on the fly. These skaters have this program down cold, every second of the music and knowing where they should be after each jump. And it may not seem like much, but a second less because of one jump and needing to correct the speed somewhere else. Scott has always respected other skaters and believe me, he always respected Yagudin and I always heard him praise him. And it was true, this was conservative in some places for Yagudin. And I do think this is what shows the maturity to know where to pull back. You have to understand that not everyone who watches skating understands what's taking place. It's not like he's commentating saying, well I think he should have done this here, or I would have done this here. I've had to hear that from a few commentators who did tennis, and that is bad commentating, but not what Scott was doing here.
Люблю обоих, Алексея и Евгения.Очень нравятся программы,,overcome,,,,Человек в железной маске,,,, Гладиатор,, и,, Зима,,,,Революционный этюд,,Смотрю много раз. И всегда жду оценок, и слёзы вместе с Алексеем, и радость.
Я честно не понимаю на что там комментаторы надеялись, что Ягудина третьим что ли поставят?)) или втооым после Плющенко который завалил короткую?) тут уж как говорится, без всяких нареканий золото 🥇
Best Men's FS at the Olympics ever! I want some of whatever Scott was smoking that night. As if Alexei was ever in any danger of losing to Timothy (much as I love Tim) nor to Plushenko who is superb but artistically not quite in the same league as Yagudin. . What a drama queen Hamilton is.
I don't know. I kind of feel like Plushenko had a different kind of artistry. More theater less balletic grace. Still, I agree that Yagudin deserved the gold here. What a fantastic skater, so graceful, powerful and musical. And uses every inch of choreography and blade to create visual impact, meaning, and effect.
In Scott's defense, I am sure NBC mentioned he should be a bit more reserved and cautious in calling THIS competiton. Don't forget the free skate competed before this one was the S/P pairs debacle where he & Bezic both had the gold handed to Jamie and David before judges confirmed anything.
Clearly, his move to Tarasova was a good thing. She removed that loose, wild/frantic quality to his skating and enhanced his musicality. But I think Hamilton was on to something. It looks like Yagudin faded near the end, he looked tired. I think Scott went off in the wrong direction on his comments. He underestimated the artistic mark/aspect.
The American guy is very good technical skater, but his artistic part really sucked compared to the russians. He had parts in his program that could make some artistic moves but they were left open like gaps which made him look bad. Anyways it wasn’t his fault. His coach should’ve worked on it. It is sad for him because he is really talented and has easy skating and landing skills.
He’s great. If judged properly, the move at 4:32 should be counted as a fall even if it’s choregraphed that way. If a skater fell in that same exact way, they would receive a deduction from it.
@@viviennewiesler460 Don't know how I made it back here so many years later and missed your reply, but watching it again, I would use different words. I'd now say "generous" on the artistic mark. I can see a 5.9 for technical but mixed in with 5.8s. No second triple axel, *only* two quads to Goebel's 3, and one shaky landing. And I just don't see 6.0 for artistic. 5.8s, 5.9s are fine. Good choreography but not the best ever. Hard to see the 6.0s when Goebel got several 5.4s for artistic. Maybe not as good as Yagudin artistically but THAT drastic a difference? I know he skated last so I guess that explains some of it but he I don't see how he was technically significantly better than Goebel.
Con todos mis respetos pero para mi esa medalla no fue a donde tenia que haber ido . Pero bueno ya se sabe los hombres fallan al juzgar y Dios bendice con su gracia a quien brilla con luz infinita y ese ya sabemos todos quien es P.
Женя не был бы 1 потомучтоЛеша на все времена Первый хотя Плющенко Женя самородок талант даже можно сказать уникальный спортсмен но Леша Леша!!! Душа сердце огонь на льду Любовь!
The best men's program I ever saw. The costume, the music, his skating and the choreography. Scott needs to shut up. I knew 1 minute into his program it was Gold. Love Tatiana.
The commentator was a real idiot. He must be really blind:)) This program became a pure classic and is still considered one of the best if not the best men's program of all times.
Леша Ягудин! Спасибо тебе за твои шедевральные программы ,которые ты исполнил на олимпиаде, сколько лет прошло, но они для меня всегда буду т лучшими,спасибо тебе и великому тренеру Татьяне Анатольевне Тарасовой!
Господи да перестаньте уже оскорблять наших великих спортсменов. Ягудин уникальный, но и Плющенко тоже великий фигурист и так же приносил медали и славу России и мы его тоже любим и гордимся им. России вообще повезло, что у нас были такие замечательные мальчики.
@@erynn9968 - А что , такие как , ты хвалящие Ягудина не могут жить без того чтобы не - Оскорбить Плющенко? Так тогда чтоб ,ты -сука ..не помнил, как тебя зовут?
ты ,Наталья Филиппова пишешь тут .... Ягудин показал на ОИ, что всегда был лучшим! Всегда! Кто бы, что бы не говорил. Если бы не ушел, у Плющенко было бы намного меньше медалей!))))))))))))))))))))) Ага? 1) Так ,если Ягудин был таким всегда ”лучшим” - ТО тогда почему Ягудин - Проиграл свою первую Олимпиаду в 1998 году до 5 места Илье Кулику ученику ТАТ? 2)А также - Почему такой ”лучший” Ягудин в 2001 году Проиграл Все ГС в Предолимпийский сезон, и- ФГран -При ? ЧР? ЧЕ? ЧМ - 17 летнему пацану Евгению Плющенко? 3)А также - Почему такой ””лучший”” Ягудин - Приехал на Олимпиаду в 2002 году за ручку с Магом Загайновым владеющим Гипнозом? Нанятый ТАТ за Гонорар в ПОМОЩЬ Ягудину побеждать при помощи ГИПНОЗА? 4) На видео 2002 года мужик в ГиКе рядом с Ягой - это и есть Загайнов -Чего Он там присутствовал в ГиКе - НЕ будучи для Ягудина , ни Тренером, ни Хореографом , и даже Не будучи - Врачом Сборной? 5) Так вот - А Не Пошли бы Все НАФИГ... со своим Ягудиным? Хотите.. восхищаться ..Ягудиным и Его - Нашельмованной Гипнозом медалькой ,это ваши проблемы? Значит Ягудин с- Ссыканул... и обратился за ПОМОЩЬЮ к ЗАГАЙНОВУ с ГИПНОЗОМ ?Факт! 6) НЕ было бы там Мага Загайнова с Гипнозом -ТО и разговоров об этом не было бы? Тьфу ”лучший ””Подлец .. 6)Вот , и - Заткнитесь , и - НЕ прикасайтесь вообще имени Евгения Плющенко? Точка. Так понятно?
What's wrong with the commentator? From the moment he landed the first jump there was no doubt that this was the winning performance. The rest stood no chance. I remember rooting for him, all nervous in front of my TV. Alexei entered the ice determined to win, you can see it in his eyes. He was passionate and flawless that night, conquering the audience and the viewers with his technique and artistry. It was his moment of glory. After all these years, I still feel emotional watching it. This program is a classic and he is definitely a legend of figure skating!
Bit surprised to find myself joining in the STFU HAMILTON comments, since I normally don't mind commentators. But at 4:56, here Yagudin was doing amazing footwork and Scott was yapping away. Ugh. I saw this at the time, and I do remember Hamilton using the word "conservative" a lot, but I've also always remembered it as being an excellent performance, and watching it again now I got chills. The position he was in at the time was, he had done an epic short program while his closest rival (Plushenko) had fallen, and so all he had to do to win was skate a clean program. And that was clearly his intention, by not doing a risky move he didn't need to do. I don't think he was "conceding" anything. Grr.
Счастлива и горжусь, что увидела его выступление на “Stars on Ice” много лет назад в Канаде. Он спустился на лёд на канате с потолка ледовой арены! Я такого никогда даже по телевизору не видела! Я встала и кричала : «Алёша, Алёша!» и плакала от счастья, что вижу великого фигуриста на льду наяву!!
Yagudin could have stepped on any stage as a principal dancer. So strong, dynamic and fluid. The same cannot be said for Scott Hamilton who is clearly an idiot who was lucky to win gold in Sarajevo with that hideous disco explosion.
Of course he was the gold medalist. The commentator couldn’t understand what he’s watching. Started watching figure skating after 2018 Winter Olympics and all I could watch was Yuzuru Hanyu till I see this program. Among all the greatest performances Yuzu had given I still wanted to put this one above all. I thought maybe the style of Plushenko can be inherited and carried forward, like Yuzu did. However Yagudin is the only one in his style, in history. Too sad his figure skating career was too short.
Summer Day Well, this program is relatively clean compared to the programs we see nowadays but this program was a downgraded version with only 1 triple axel. The original layout had two 3As.
I agree this program was not has “hard” as some of the programs nowadays technically. But under the judge system then, he didn’t play safe. He was told by his coach he could win with one quart, but he went with two. The judge system really didn’t encourage technically hard programs but emphasized on “no miss”.
Я всегда была поклонницей Евгения Плющенко. Но на Олимпиаде 2002 я бы Алексею Ягудину поставила только шестерки. И программы и исполнение- это шедевр!!!!!
Cвета Садыкова - Приветствую Вас! Я тоже Поклонница Плющенко ещё с 1998 года ! Но с вами не согласна - То что Вы говорите ради Ягудина под общий хор....- Это противоречит истине? Плющенко младше на 2,5 года и вышел на Взрослые Соревнования - Позже Ягудина? 1) На Чемпионате Мира в 1998году Дебютант 15 летний Плющенко Сразу Выиграл Бронзу ! Тогда Мир Впервые Увидел Новую.Восходящую Звезду ФК Плющенко и Полюбил навсегда за Его Суперталант! 2) В 2001 году Плющенко уже в Предолимпийском Сезоне Обыграл Ягудина на - Всех ГС - ФГран -При! ЧР! ЧЕ! ЧМ! 3) В 2002 году на Олимпиаде Ягудин Прибегает к ПОМОЩИ Мага Загайнова с ГИПНОЗОМ ...Нанятого ТАТ за приличный Гонорар? 4) Спрашивается - А ЗАЧЕМ ТОГДА НУЖЕН БЫЛ Ягудину с Его ””шедевром” программ на Олимпиаде Маг Загайнов с ГИПНОЗОМ..Он же есть в ГиКе на Видео 2002г - Зачем ,Он там будучи НИКЕМ в ФК? 5) А -Чё , самому Ягудину было - СЛАБО....? 6) Но ведь ПРИТАЩИЛИ ЖЕ ... Они туда за Море - Океана Загайнова с ГИПНОЗОМ..который -НЕ БЫЛ Ягудину -НИ тренером , ни хореографом , и даже не Врачом Сборной ? 7) И ,вот моё личное мнение -Можно верить и не верить в силу.. ГИПНОЗА...НО Загайнов же всё таки БЫЛ - ТАМ.. и на видео есть? А- ЗАЧЕМ...? Даже , если Ягудин был пациентом Загайнова -То психике.. Ягудина То лечить дома нужно было? НО -Не на ОИ приезжают и БЕГАЮТ Вдоль бортика Шаманя Гипнозом Ягудину ? ВОПРОС.... 8) Ну тогда тем оценкам 6,0, что дали судьи Ягудину -Не верю? Считаю что ,оценки были под воздействием того же ГИПНОЗА .. Точка. Ну и все, вы без ума на ПОДЛОСТИ.. Ягудина,но это ваши только проблемы? 9) А -Зачем Обижаете Плющенкои Занижаете Его Суперталант, ОН в чём перед всеми вами провинился ? 10) Что всё таки до конца под таким Cильным Воздействием ...Давления чуть не ”сдох”” после с температурой под 40 градусов? 11) Но 18 летний Плющенко - Выдержал и Выиграл на ОИ Своё Честно первое Олимпийское Серебро! 12) Ведь -эта Оскорбительная Негативность тянулась -15 лет- Против Плющенко пока Он не ушел со спорта? 13) Как такое может происходить с Людьми так, Цинично ,Безжалостно Судить .. Оскорблять. Унижать одного,а при этом Пиарить другого... на имени Плющенко ? 14) Ведь в реале -15 лет -НЕ конвертируется ни один комент пиара Ягудина- БЕЗ УПОМИНАНИЯ и ОСКОРБЛЕНИЯ в адрес имени Евгения Плющенко? 15) Так что же, это такое Получается...что Ягудин на ОИ СЕБЕ ПРИВОЗИТ С ГИПНОЗОМ МАГА ЗАГАЙНОВА ...В ПОМОЩЬ..и -Ничего? 16) А во всём оказывается ещё и Виноват Остался Евгений Плющенко, и Главное , чтоб Он об - Этом, ни , ни слова..что там присутствовал с Гинозом... Маг. какой - Абсурд..- Это Уму -НЕПОСТИЖИМО..? Ужас ...! Дурдом...по другому не скажешь? Так вот, Я - Уверена что там на Олимпиаде 2002 было самое настоящее Подлое.. Кидалово..cо сторны ТАТ, Ягудина - При Помощи Гипноза Загайнова? ..Точка.
Agree love Scott but his entire commentary was wrong tonight. At one point he was suggesting this program would be behind Timothy. Not even close. He needed to shut it a bit more. This program was a masterpiece of jumps and choreography and performance by Sexy Alexi.
Какие раньше программы делали, закачаешься! Мини спектакль на льду. А сейчас один набор прыжков. Ягудин не только профессионально катается, он еще и очень артистичный! Красавчик! Заслуженное золото на все 200%!
В 2002-м, когда смотрела Олимпиаду, болела за обоих, но колебалась в выборе между Ягудиным и Плющенко. Сейчас, спустя много лет , однозначно - Ягудин. При всём уважении к Плющенко. Ни одной ошибки, лишь минимальная помарка при приземлении, выверенная и очень сбалансированная программа, блестящее выступление, высокая техника и шикарный артистизм, и, что хорошо, отсутствие внешних "украшательств" в хореографии. Очень мужественный и цельный образ.
After the program you can hear Tarasova telling him: "I haven't known you are so strong". Who knew that that would be his last OG😔... He was already constantly in pain because of hip displasia(. The doctors could not get any proper diagnosis from his X-rays, it was only after the Olympics he learned about this problem, and that he probably had it since childhood. Those amazing jumps he did - he paid for them with his health. During one interview his mother was asked - if she knew about her son's health condition from the very beginning, would she still encourage him to go into figure skating. She said nothing...
je viens de le revoir ce soir, j 'en pleure.....YAGUDIN: le plus grand.patineur...de tous les temps, inaccessible, inégalable, merveilleux: comme il manque à ce sport!
