ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2009, Part Trois

Since I don't think part deux concerning the men's free skate, Evan Lysacek's win, and the different style of commentating other members of TB provided at the event, I'm just going to move on and talk about the ladies' short program. Well, not so much talk because it's not something you can describe exactly. The short program that obviously stood out that day was the short program of one Yu-Na Kim of South Korea. I Kim Yu-Na it was amazing to watch in person. She set a new world record score with this short program and went on to win the world title and become the first woman ever to break the 200-point barrier. Her scores would've placed her among the top ten men in the world - and that's without any quads or triple Axels. Her skating is simply that phenomenal. But like I said, not doing much talking because you should just watch her and this absolutely gorgeous short program. She makes every element look so incredibly easy; there's a tension and a looseness in her body and choreography that perfectly fits Saint-Saen's "Danse Macabre"; and the performance is just amazing as she combines athleticism and artistry in a way few skaters ever have or ever will.

Umm, since I seem not to be technologically proficient enough to figure out how to get an embedded video to work, here's the link to Yu-Na's short program from worlds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqZe2oeiGj8.