Pairs free - extended | 1994 Lillehammer | BBC Live version+

HDp60fps format, mostly British/BBC coverage (commentators: Sue Barker, Barry Davis, Alan Weeks)
1994 Lillehammer Winter Games | Pairs free skate, extended BBC live version with some supplemented footage for pairs skating lovers. BBC joined the pairs competition live for the final group. Also see the Australian version which used British commentators already uploaded:    • Pairs free - top 4+ | 1994 Lillehammer | A...  
Performances featured here:
Final Rank. Name Nation SP FS TFP
1. Ekaterina Gordeeva / Sergei Grinkov Russia 1 1 1.5
2. Natalia Mishkutenok / Artur Dmitriev Russia 2 2 3.0
3. Isabelle Brasseur / Lloyd Eisler Canada 3 3 4.5
4. Evgenia Shishkova / Vadim Naumov Russia 4 4 6.0
5. Jenni Meno / Todd Sand United States 6 5 8.0
6. Radka Kovaříková / René Novotný Czech Republic 5 6 8.5
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8. Elena Berezhnaya / Oleg Shliakhov Latvia 9 9 13.5
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11. Danielle Carr / Stephen Carr Australia 10 11 16.5
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15. Jacqueline Soames / John Jenkins Great Britain 16 15 23.0
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WD. Mandy Wötzel / Ingo Steuer Germany 8
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Words by E.M Swift, S.I Extract: "It was the 27-year-old Grinkov who was nervous as the pair took the ice on the night of Feb. 15 for the free-skating routine that would determine who would win what was roundly praised as the finest pairs skating competition ever held. Gordeeva and Grinkov's good friends and countrymen Natalia Mishkutienok and Artur Dmitriev, the gold medalists in 1992 in Albertville, had just given the performance of their lives—a stirring 4½-minute program that lifted the spectators out of their seats. Then the hall quieted. "Everyone was waiting for us to do something very special," Gordeeva recalls. "We felt this, too." To the gentle, haunting strains of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, Gordeeva and Grinkov began their suspension of time and space.
Several things are remarkable about the way these two skate. Grinkov, at 178 pounds, spirits himself across the ice without a sound. At 5'11", he is 10 inches taller than the 90-pound Gordeeva, yet their strides match exactly. They jump the same height off the ice. They spin at the same rate in the air.
In stark contrast to the powerful, intricate lifts of Mishkutienok and Dmitriev, Grinkov holds Gordeeva aloft and sets her down as if she were a small bird. "All their overhead moves are done at smooth, quiet speed," says DeMore. "It's so peaceful. You don't worry."
DeMore and the judging panel were so enamored of the elegant pair that they seemed to barely notice Grinkov's two glitches during the performance—singling a double Salchow and hobbling the landing on a double flip. But so quickly did Grinkov recover that even Gordeeva was unsure if he had erred until, while hugging him afterward, she asked. "He didn't answer at first, because he doesn't want to tell me bad things," she said. "Sergei, when he's jumping, is not thinking about his jumps. He is looking to see if I am landing my jumps."
Still, eight of the nine judges put Gordeeva and Grinkov ahead of Mishkutienok and Dmitriev. The search for the perfect program will carry them to the worlds next month in Chiba, Japan. "We want to skate when we're not as nervous as here, so everyone can see our best." Gordeeva says, her smile bright with joy. "We love our music. We love our costumes. We love to skate with each other.""
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