That's very true. I remember all of the controversy (to a degree) about
Oksana's "arabian" program, because artistically, it was so risky, the
outfit, the choreography, all of it. And that one paid off beautifully.

It's so sad that the jumps still seem so important, each year the overall
beauty, artistry and taking chances of FS seems to fade more and more.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jennifer Lyon" <jjenniferlyon@...>
To: <TheSwan@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [TheSwan] Unpopular Oksana routines you love


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> --- arabian <arabian@...> wrote:
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>> Does anyone have any favorites of Oksana routines
>> that aren't very well liked? I'm pretty sure that
>> most did not like "Ain't Nobody's Business" (the
>> schoolgirl outfit one, I think she even stopped
>> doing it on COI that year because of the reception),
>> but I absolutely love it. It's always been one of
>> my favorites.
>>
>> Does anyone else have any?
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> I liked the schoolgirl routine, too. I like it even
> more now, because the current generation of skaters is
> so unwilling to take risks artistically or experiment
> with different styles. Their show numbers tend to be
> slow, pretty, and-- above all-- safe. I really miss
> skaters like Oksana and Christopher Bowman, who
> weren't afraid to push the boundaries.
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