The Bottom Line
"Skating Through Time" is a great way for figure skating fans to see some of the best performances from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Several decades are represented. Viewers will see how skating has changed through time. Only part of the history of figure skating in the United States is covered this series.
Pros
- Some of the best figure skaters in history are shown.
- Full-length performances are shown.
- Historical information about some of the skaters is shared.
Cons
- This series would be better if more skaters were shown.
- Many great figure skaters in U.S. history are not a part of this set.
- More historical background of each skater could have been shared.
Description
- Three volume set
- Available in both DVD and VHS formats
- Each volume can be purchased separately or as a set.
- Hosted by figure skating commentators Dick Button and Peggy Fleming.
- Available through the World Figure Skating Museum and U.S. Figure Skating
- Each volume is approximately sixty minutes in length.
- Marketed and Distributed by Ten Mayflower Productions - An ABC Sports Production
- Produced in 2005
Guide Review - Review of "Skating Through Time" - Figure Skating DVD or Video Set
"Skating Through Time" shows some of the best figure skaters in the history of the United States. Figure skating commentators Dick Button and Peggy Fleming are the hosts.
The three volumes include the following skaters:
Volume One
- Peggy Fleming - 1968
- Brian Boitano - 1988
- Judy Blumberg and Michael Seibert - 1982
- Michelle Kwan - 2001
- Todd Eldredge - 2002
- Nicole Bobek - 1995
- Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner - 1979
- Kristi Yamaguchi - 1992
- Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto - 2005
- Debi Thomas - 1988
- Rudy Galindo - 1996
Volume Two
- Scott Hamilton - 1984
- Tara Lipinski - 1997
- Kristi Yamaguchi and Rudy Galindo - 1989
- Jill Trenary - 1990
- Johnny Weir - 2004
- Elaine Zayak - 1994
- Colleen O'Connor and Jim Millns - 1976
- Michelle Kwan - 1998
- Kitty and Peter Carruthers - 1980
- Paul Wylie - 1990
- Janet Lynn - 1970
Volume Three
- Dorothy Hamill - 1976
- Susan Wynne and Joseph Druar - 1990
- John Misha Petkevich - 1971
- Tonya Harding - 1991
- Jojo Starbuck and Kenneth Shelley - 1972
- Brian Boitano - 1994
- Sasha Cohen - 2000
- Jenni Meno and Todd Sand - 1995
- Scott Hamilton - 1982
- Elizabeth Punsalan and Jerrod Swallow - 1991
- Michelle Kwan - 2004
Anyone interested in figure skating and its history will enjoy this set, but all viewers will wish that more skaters were included in these volumes.
