I attended the very first Ice Wars in November 1994. At the time, coming so soon after Lillehammer, it felt like a huge event! What I remember most is Kristi Yamaguchi's cool, beautiful skating. And Oksana Baiul commanding the moment in lavender harem pants and top to skate to "The Feeling Begins." The latter music was pretty new at that time and felt daring and different back then. Oksana either took forever to start her program, or took a dozen bows afterward, or both--very much demanding, or needing, the audience's attention. The event was held at Nassau Coliseum, which is still the best venue I have ever been in to watch skating events, and also home to the 1998 Goodwill Games a few years later. An event to remember. :-)
I attended the very first Ice Wars in November 1994. At the time, coming so soon after Lillehammer, it felt like a huge event! What I remember most is Kristi Yamaguchi's cool, beautiful skating. And Oksana Baiul commanding the moment in lavender harem pants and top to skate to "The Feeling Begins." The latter music was pretty new at that time and felt daring and different back then. Oksana either took forever to start her program, or took a dozen bows afterward, or both--very much demanding, or needing, the audience's attention. The event was held at Nassau Coliseum, which is still the best venue I have ever been in to watch skating events, and also home to the 1998 Goodwill Games a few years later. An event to remember. :-)