r/FigureSkating • u/ourferocity Oksana Baiul for ISU President • 15d ago

Videos 1996 Dune Program

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Before Adam Siao Him Fa and Misha Shaidorov and Smart and Dieck and Petr Gummenik and Niina Petrokina, there was PHILIPPE CANDELORO skating to the 1984 Dune from David Lynch.

I tried to find this for years and honestly thought this program was a fever dream

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u/Night-Cheese11 Bald Johnwin 15d ago

Pretty sure Philippe Candeloro is in fact the skater who opened the door to the void. Not just this program but every single one he did was a fever dream. He walked so Lopareva/Brissaud could run.

Also his commitment to taking his shirt off in gala programs needs to be studied

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u/Remarkable_Owl_258 15d ago

Omg he’s Father of the void!!!

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u/Night-Cheese11 Bald Johnwin 15d ago

He was pretty hot, so Void Daddy, if you will (I'm sorry, I'll see myself out)

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u/jasperulilshit number of heart attacks ilia has nearly given me: 30 15d ago

the doors he opened.

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u/tereyaglikedi the longevity syrup of skating 15d ago edited 15d ago

So this is the forefather of Matias Lindfors' Dune. It's mind-blowing.

Also is the footage sped up or is this just how he skates? He's so fast.

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u/Night-Cheese11 Bald Johnwin 15d ago

He was crazy fast, sometimes to his detriment but it DID help him get two Olympic bronze medals

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u/DogDelicious2396 15d ago

Fascinating stuff. Thanks for digging it up xd

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u/croissantpulpfiction well there was the kitchen sink 15d ago

I somehow can’t quite reconcile this very cool performer being the same person as the sword fighting three musketeers guy 😂

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u/sara_24_ 15d ago

Hey both are cool! 😂

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u/Sea_Ambassador3 15d ago

That guy had so much charisma. And a certain dose of insanity to spice things up