My favourite skater of all time -- no one could touch him for the poetry and drama of some of his Pagliacci performances. I never cared about the flashiness of jumps, only his innovative grace and poetry... RIP, beautiful dancer...
Carol de la Haye Amen. I took up figureskating in part because of his Christmas shows. I was a ballet dancer before that. He was an artist of the finest calibre Emily Liberty
@@meadowlarkascending I will always remember him for his originality. One of my all time favorites. Some of the incredible moves he does are pretty much “ho hum” for today’s quadhopping crowd, but they were extraordinary and innovative at the time. Such a talented, talented and humble guy. His paintings were exceptionally beautiful, too.
Великолепный Толлер Крэнстон ! Его искусство вне времени , вне границ ! Любим и признан болельщиками из разных стран ! Поистине мировое достояние ! Bravo , Maestro ! ❤️❤️❤️
When this winter Olympics was on I would rush off the bus to see Toller skate . Even saved the newspaper clipping of him winning the bronze. He was the one who got me interested in watching skating. He was ahead of his time.
@@natachabelikova8726 Все перечисленные Вами прекрасные фигуристы- спортсмены, а Толлер фигурист - артист, Игорь Бобрин артистизмом очень напоминает Толлера !
The most elegant skater ever. John Curry was classically elegant and perfect, but Toller brought such artistic touches to everything he did. A complete artist.
Король льда, нежный и темпераментный, артист.с большой.буквы, музыкальное.сопровождение.потрясающее, классика. Спасибо что вы.были.и будете.всегда.первым.в сердцах .
I will take Cranston over any more perfect technician. His split jumps are to die for. and his style, his poses are otherworldly. He is a masterpiece. Hope they have ice rinks in heaven.
He was is and alwayls will be the best skater Truly great artist. He really could do everything, changing all in art! Thank you Mozart You brought happiness in our lives.Rest in peace! We miss and love you!
Toller Cranston, a Skater's skater. One man who put skating on the map and got people to watch, even those who watched and denied it. Loved this man's skating. He was a joy to watch. So what if he did not get Gold in a medal. He demonstrated Gold always. Look at the marks they tell the story, biased as hell. Thank you Toller for the joy you have given so many. No with your art as well.
The first person to get me interested in figure skating, and influenced nearly all the males who came after him. And a few females as well : ) You will be missed!!
John Curry and Toller Cranston were equally great, but in different ways. JC's edge lay in the fact that he was better in tracing the figures. Both supreme artists, and I miss them both. No one today can touch either one of them.
Великий неудачник - так называли Толлера! Всегда его подводила короткая программа.А произвольная Просто класс!!! Такого артистизма,как у него,тогда не было.
He was stunning but unfortunately a poor showing in figures (7th) cost him any chance of winning. He still should have won silver even with the figures. Kovalev was 3rd in figures but had very bad short and long programs and was held up.
I agree that Toller should have won the silver in Innsbruck 1976, in fact I would not even put Kovalev on the podium as I think Jan Hoffmann should have got the bronze. So my result would have been: 1. Curry 2. Cranston 3. Hoffman 4. Volkov 5. Kovalev - I might have even had Kovalev lower because I thought both Kubika and Santee were better in the long. I put Kovalev about 10th in the long!
Kubika was probably too far behind in figures and he didnt even have a good short (Kovalev didnt either) so he would have never beaten him overall. He did atleast beat Kovalev in the LP. Yes though Cranston and Hoffmann both should have beaten Kovalev overall without question. He did not deserve a medal in this event of any kind.
If anyone here appreciates skateboarding you’ll see that Toller is an expert at ‘switch’ stance. Clockwise AND counter-clockwise. Try it at home. World class program here.
American girl here, but I want a Canadian man to finally win the Olympic gold. There have been so many engaging, superb Canadian runners up. Canada seems to have a lot of up and comers. I love watching skaters from all countries but I want a Canadian man to finally win gold. Oh, Mr. Orser. Had you just not awkwardly landed that triple flip & doubled that triple axel….but you’re probably the greatest skating coach on the planet. Surely that counts for something. Bless your heart, the pressure on you in 1988 must have been enormous. I would have taken one edge on the ice and collapsed. You have done so much good for the world of ice skating!
Он навсегда изменил мужское одиночное катание Он имел свой, узнаваемый стиль Он показал другую, более красивую и художественную сторону фигурного катания. И навсегда вошел в историю спорта Уникальный, великолепный Толлер Кренстон.
Toller wasn't always judged fairly. They didn't much like his artistic innovation, his flowing movement, and colorful costumes. He is still my favorite 😍.
Those split jumps are better than any skater's nowadays. If there's one thing I can't stand, it's half-assed split jumps, but that's all anyone does anymore.
Oh yes I agree, Jason Brown is a very interesting skater to watch! I always thought he was smart for omitting the quad when he wasn't comfortable doing it. Others attempt to do it and fall, which just ruins the flow of the program, regardless of the higher points they may receive for trying it.*****
Had the opportunity of seeing him when I skated in the boys corps in Ice Capades back in the day. He was a "special guest star" in Toronto that week. His style was unique. So was he. I recall I asked him for his autograph on his photo insert in our show program and he asked me with this curt attitude; "Is THAT all you want?" I walked away. Without his autograph.
I don't know much about skating before the 90's... Can someone please explain his appeal? Technically, he performed the same as the top 3 women at the 80 Olympics. Was he just more artistic than the rest of the men?
Toller was very good but I'm afraid he was not in the same class as John Curry.John Curry never sacrificed position for anything and there were times when Toller looked untidy and some of his more extreme positions were frankly ugly. Even here at 0.47 Toller almost stops after landing his triple loop and drops his arms - no flow whatsoever.
@@user-kz8bv3ps6h I'm sorry but I don't read Russian. You can write in English, French, Spanish, German or Catalan but sadly I have no knowledge of Russian.
Your comments are spot on. Was the triple loop planned at that spot, I wonder? It looked like he threw it in there because of the flubbed triple toe loop a few seconds earlier, and perhaps that's why it looked rather unfinished.
