Philippe Candeloro (FRA) - 1998 European Figure Skating Championships, Men's Free Skate 

Love how the commentator got borderline overexcited about pretty much everything he did - and understandably so. It was a truly amazing program you can never get tired of watching.

Seen in person one of the BEST EVER 🕊🇺🇲💕

My favorite male skater, not just a skater, but a true artist and actor. Loved it!! even here in 2019.

Thank you for uploading this, I have been looking for this for years. I remember watching this on TV, I was so captivated, I could never remember his name or what competition it was. Thank you, thank you 💐❤️👋🏻

Hey boys why are some of you wanting to know "why? Philippe puts a triple axel at the end of his programs"..well boys if you do not know the answer let mama tell you..."its balls and guts boys balls and guts..!and I for one admire the hell out of him for it...!!! He is the best his artistry and Sportsmanship is bar none.....! Look listen and you can learn....yup Balls and Guts.....!!

5.6 and 5.7 for artistry were juste pathetic

A great entertainer but TERRIBLE form and posture !🥶🥶🥶

Phillipe is friggin awesome. Yeah he may not have had the most perfect technique, but no one was a better showman than him, & he didn't seem to care what anyone thought.

What do they mean he's "too commercial". He's not anymore commercial than most. It should be about skill, talent, style, and showmanship, which he is rich in. I love to watch him perform. The best thing about him I think is that the thing he is most concerned with bringing pleasure to the audience.

Dick Button's commentary is priceless. LOL

My favorite skater

Absolutely awesome and so entertaining! Love his skating.

I'm so dissappointed that the russians are the most unfair only 5.6 for presatarion? European are unfair to russians but i didnt know that the russians can be even mean, very unfair. He deserves 6.0 for presantation.

BRABO PHILIP,

@premierrules Honestly, I think he would struggle with the current system because while he could do all the jumps, his technique is very unusual and the judges would probably penalize him for that. He was also kind of a weak spinner. But this program and his Godfather programs always got great presentation marks, so he'd probably do quite well with some of the program components.

Stop talking.... PLEASE!!!!!!!!

I think Samuel Contesti (fellow Frenchman) is a similar comparison to Candeloro, particularly his 2009 Western-themed free skate that earned him European silver and a top-five finish at Worlds. A lot of two-foot skating, not the best spins, and an overall rough feeling. However, much like Philippe, Samuel is a showman and believes in his character. The previously-mentioned free skate was one of the most simple choreography-wise, but he still pulled huge PCS for selling it.

i think one of the few times that triple axle at the end last jump in this program is actually successful in landed clean bravo