4 comments about 1994 Winter Olympics Figure Skating.

1. I was so pleased to finally have the chance to watch the 1994 Winter Olympics on tape, and the coverage was great. Of all four Olympic champions, CBS showed complete long programs that were uninterrupted, plus Nancy Kerrigan's complete long and short programs, and wonderful interviews. This is a must have for any figure skating fan! END



2. I am so glad I got this video. All the performances are great, especially Gordeeva and Grinkov's. END



3. I was given this video as a gift and have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it over and over and over.....The commentary, the skating, the Tonya/Nancy fiasco, the Baiul collision and victory, the costumes and the music come together in such a way that one feels all of the intrigue and excitement of the 1994 Olympics all over again.



4. The title says it all, this was not perfect, but it was good. When I saw this I was hoping it would be the entire 1994 Olympic Figure Skating competition and not just the highlights. They left out a lot of moments in the ladies figure skating, including the upsetting performances by Josee Chouinard and Surya Bonaly... and they didn't show the entire Usova and Zhulin performance, only about 15 seconds of it!
   
   The exhibition was very disappointing I thought, because they left out a lot of it... both tapes are 60 minutes long, and they seem like they were thrown together very quickley... The most disappointing to me was the Ladies events, I thought it was just too short and they left too much out (including Nancy Kerrigan's bad attitude, they made it look like she was a good sport)! They didn't show ANY of the podium ceremonies either!
   
   Despite these flaws, it was entertaining to watch, just don't have incredibly high expectations of it!

No comments about Skating Through Time Volume 1: Great Performances From the US Figure Skating Championships.

5 comments about An Evening with Scott Hamilton & Friends.

1. I really enjoyed the DVD. I am a big fan of Scott Hamilton. It also included people like Brian Orser, Ekaterina Gordeeva, and others that I enjoy watching. The music selection from Michael Feinstein was nice and gave it an elegant touch. I would recommend it. I would also recommend the Stars on Ice Volumes I, II, and III with Scott Hamilton and other really good figure skaters.



2. Please - a real figure skaing fan wants to see skating not Michael Feinstein hamming it up. Very disappointed in this DVD. This seems to be a trend - guess the real fans aren't protesting enough!!



3. Scott Hamilton is a genius on ice & this shows that to perfection. I love the others he has picked to join him as well. I think ice skating is a beautiful sport to watch & I love it.



4. I wish I could get my money back on this. It was all about entertainment and the pianist whose personality I found grating. A showy night club like atmosphere, not at all what I expected with fine skaters and classical music. The camera kept cutting back to the musician and the whole mood was Las Vegas like and not world class skating.



5. The DVD would not play on my DVD player but only on my computer. In addition, you can tell it was spliced because of the poor video playback. I would not recommend this DVD.

5 comments about My Sergei.

1. On 20 November 1995, figure skating lost one of its greatest athletes - ever - when Russian pairs skater Sergei Grinkov collapsed and died during a practice in Lake Placid, New York. Now, through re-enactments and footage of his career, Grinkov's memory is brought to life through this touching documentary, "My Sergei".

   At age 15 Grinkov was paired with fellow Russian skater, 11-year old Ekaterina Gordeeva. Though the two were different ages and heights (he was about 2 heads taller than she), they became the greatest pairs team in the history of the sport. In 1986, their first year in senior competition, they won the World Championships. Two years later, at ages 16 and 21, they became Olympic gold medalists in Calgary. The world was introduced to, and fell in love with, Gordeeva and Grinkov - G&G.

   Two years later the duo turned pro, got married, and won the hearts of fans the world over. Through Stars on Ice, they reached American audiences with their graceful and emotional routines, always consummately performed with style. When they returned to Olympic competition in 1994, there was no doubt that they would win gold again -- and they did. Within two years, however, Sergei was dead, and skating would never be the same.

   Told through the eyes of Grinkov's partner and widow, Katia Gordeeva, this documentary is a joyous and touching film, as it reveals the life and loss of one of skating's greatest athletes.




2. Ten years. Ten years since skating lost one of its most beloved skaters, Sergei Grinkov.
   
   This is such a lovely, beautiful, marvelously put-together documentary. It is a must see for all skating fans, and even non-skating fans can watch this movie and enjoy it, because everyone can identify with Katia's sadness when Sergei, her one true love and her husband passes away.
   
   This movie made me cry. Katia and Sergei's story is just so touching.
   
   Sergei, you are remembered and loved.



3. If you are a G&G fan and you haven't seen this, it is a must see. If you have never heard of Gordeeva & Grinkov - watch it and you will fall in love with them. Based on Katia Gordeeva's book about her life with her late husband (also a must-read) it features extensive footage of the couple and interviews with Katia and only a few hyper-cheesy "flash back" re-enactments. It is more a docu-drama than a movie. Now, almost 10 years after Sergei's death, with Katia remarried and expanding her family, it is still a beautiful movie to watch and enjoy. And if you have never experienced G&G you are missing the greatest pair ever to take the ice. This movie is a good way to "get to know" them.



4. The first time I saw G&G and their amazing synchronicity on ice was at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Gordeeva was only 16, Grinkov only 22, but their talent was tremendous. They hadn't paired up romantically yet but it was obvious they were a duo to be reckoned with. By the 1994 Winter Olympics in Norway they had married and had a daughter and won Gold again. Sadly, just a year later Grinkov died suddenly and left a widow of 24 alone with a toddler. Their love story is heartwarming and probably one of the most enduring real life tales in figure skating history. This video is a testament to twin flames on ice and off. This is the kind of love story others only dream about.



5. I absolutly love the story of G&G this is a one time movie that anyone would love to have. I have the VHS version which I love with all my heart. Anyone not wanting to buy this movie is a fool. You will fall in love with their story just like I did. ~Julianne

3 comments about 2006 Olympic Winter Games - Figure Skating: Ladies & Pairs and Men's & Ice Dancing.

1. I completely love this dvd set! even though I saw the olympics live,I still watch it all the time.There is the usual irritating nagative commentary from Dick Button, but,like we didn't expect that.The ladies programs include short and long programs for Sasha Cohen,Irina Slutskaya,Kimmie Meissner,Emily Hughes,and Shizuka Arakawa.Men's include:Yevgenei Plushenko,Jeffrey Buttle,Stephan Lambiel,Johnny Weir,and Evan Lysacek.There is also an excellent menu that allows you to get wherever you want to on the dvd.I definately say go for this one!



2. If you love Figure Skating, definetelly you must have this dvd set. You can watch the Sasha Cohen, Kimmie Meissner, Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto performances. The video & audio are great. But, not High Definition.
   
   Great shopping!!!!!
   Go Sasha!!!



3. I didn't get to see all of the Figure Skating during the 2006 Winter Olympics, but I did get to see Sasha Cohen's Free Skate. I remember being moved to tears by her performance--after her initial two falls, the rest of her program was spot-on gorgeous (especially her famous spiral sequence). She definitely earned her silver!
   
   Since I've gotten this 2 DVD set, I've watched it nonstop. The pair skating is transcendently beautiful; the partners entwine themselves into breathtaking positions. The only annoying aspect is Button's interruptive and too often negative commentary.
   
   I really want to see the movie, "Blades of Glory." I've heard it's hilarious!

No comments about Olympic Figure Skating - Vol. 2.

4 comments about Olympic Figure Skating - Vol. 1.

1. I bought this DVD because I love to watch figure skaters. I have many of the performances on this DVD on old video tapes, but wanted them all in one DVD, so I'd have them in one place, easily indexed, so I could find each performance without having to fast forward. Well, was I mistaken. This so-called DVD is actually more a video CD. There are no extras, and there isn't a menu. They didn't even put chaptering on the thing so you could skip to the beginning of each performance, so I'm still stuck fast-forwarding through the DVD to get to what I want to watch. And splitting the set into two volumes was just a way for the greedy to scam more money. Both volumes would easily have fit on one DVD, with room to spare for extras that weren't included. I gave this one star because Amazon doesn't give an option for zero stars. It really deserved a negative one.



2. I was thrilled to get this DVD of performances but it's disappointing that there's no menu and you can't simply go to one performance. Still, the viewer gets a great overview of historical moments in the sport and epic performances from figure skating's greatest champions.



3. I disagree with the other 2 reviewers. You don't buy videos just to have nice chapters, but rather to watch the performances; who cares about fast fowarding? This set has the complete long programs--without commentary--of many skaters, even hard-to-find perfomances like those from the 1980s and earlier. The only snippets are of those of Dick Button, Debi Thomas and Sonja Henie. The quality of the video is very good, and the music is clear. My main criticism is the lack of Russians included in the collection; it's mostly North Americans. I'd also have liked more pairs & ice dancers. But overall, it's a nice collection for skating fans, and allows you to see the changes in the sport over the last few decades.



4. I agree with most of the reviewers--it would have been nice to have a menu and be able to click through the performances to see a particular skater. I wonder if the producers made it first for video and then just recorded it on DVD without any changes.
   Truly, forwarding through the DVD would be great for my daughter. She's a figure skater and wants to analyze different performances.
   
   What was really frustrating was the way they built up the two Carmens (Katerina Witt and Debi Thomas), but didn't show much of Debi's performance. It would have been nice to compare the two.

5 comments about Ice Princess (Full Screen Edition).

1. Kids love this DVD. Cute with no bad language. Definitely a "little chick" flick!



2. A movie for the whole family to enjoy.It teaches you to follow your dreams and enjoy life.



3. I just love this movie its one of my favorites and the music vidoes are my favorite besides the movie on the dvd .



4. Wonderful! Nice story, fast pace. Kim Cattrall both likable & rugged at the same time. Whole cast terrific!! Music nice!



5. It was an okay movie but I don't know anything about figure skating or physics to understand it fully. I didn't find the ending very good and it wasn't really extremely funny or entertaining. It was an okay movie though.

5 comments about The Cutting Edge - Chasing the Dream.

1. Great movie, first saw it on TV and enjoyed it so much that I has to purchase it on DVD



2. I love all of the Cutting Edge movies and this is a great continuation of the storyline of people coming together and overcoming obstacles to reach their goals.



3. Those who try to compare the latter titles to the original are not giving the sequels a fair shake. The original Cutting Edge was hands down the best. Going For the Gold was terrible, acting, character depth, need I say more. Chasing The Dream was great. The skating footage was a lot better, the drama was there. The acting was right on and the character development and depth was outstanding. If you are a fan of the original this one is definitely worth a look, but stay away from Going for The gold. In the end I thought this was a very well put together film and very well rounded I highly Recommend.



4. this is a newly released DVD and I purchased this from Amazon for half the price of the department stores here. New DVD factory sealed.



5. While not my favorite of the trilogy, this waw tied with the second installment. Both characters were lovable and you wanted them to win from the moment they began working as pairs against all odds.

5 comments about The Cutting Edge - Gold Medal Edition.

1. I was very impressed with this 1st movie-I had both the 2nd & 3rd movie. The vendor was timely & the movie was great!! I also checked the special features & learned about how the skaters had done with their ice skating. I was very impressed with both the skaters & the way the movie was done.
   
   Excellent all the way!!



2. I love this movie. Two hard to get a long with people lost thier chance at the Gold for the Olympics. One a spoiled rich girl the other an arrogant philanderer who lost peripheral vision and works in a bar. Now these 2 must compete together in order to get the gold. If they dont kill each other first. Its just awesome to watch these 2 together.
   
   In this special edition you get to see the actors interviewed now (some ten years later) It only about 20 minutes worth but I really enjoyed it.



3. Loved the movie, first saw it on TV, a great starter to the other two movies that follow it



4. I loved this movie. It was awesome. Its the frist in a set of three. The story is beautiful. It shows triumph over both personal and physical tribulations. And the loves story was beautiful. The stars were perfect for their parts. Cast well done. This is just and over all perfect movie.



5. As expected, an old plot, a very old plot, done with new technology, new faces and in color. Like an ice cream sundae, always good for a few minutes of relaxation, with no lingering negative after effects.