Musics of Programs


1997/1998:


*I PAGLIACCI
"Vesti la giubba" (aria)
(Leoncavallo)
Exibition created by Shanti Ruspaul
for the Ultimate 4 Pro-Am competition.
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*MORTAL KOMBAT
Movie Soundtrack
(George S. Clinton)
Exibition where Ilia skates with a japanese sword. ==>
*RHAPSODY IN BLUE
(George Gershwin)
Free Program . Ilia won the Gold medal in Nagano with this music and the Famous black-yellow shirt too!
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*REVOLUTION
Industrial revolution, Overture
(Jean-Michel Jarre)
Short Program . (my favorite!-Isa) (Mine too ! - Val)
Very difficult with great footwork
and beautiful spins. ==>


1996/1997:


*LIEBESTRAUM
(Franz Liszt)
Exibition. Very beautiful program
with a rare artistic.
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*ROMEO AND JULIET
"Fantasy Overture"
(Tchaikowsky)
Free Program. His most difficult
program created by Tatiana Tarasova.
Ilia does his second triple axel out
of a beautiful spread eagle!
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*FAUST
"Fantasie Brillante"
(Charles Gounod)
Short Program. Ilia plays the Devil.
Great technic-artistic performance.


1995/1996:


*ALWAYS
(Bon Jovi)
Exibition. Ilia looks so good in jeans ! :)
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*ALADDIN
(Movie Soundtrack, Alan Menken)
Free Program. Very beautiful, very dense choreography, first Tarasova's creation for Ilia.
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*THE ADDAMS FAMILY
(Movie Soundtrack, Mark Shaimam and Vic Mizzy)
Short Program. Great footwork, jumps, spins, everything.
Ilia wore a black&white costume.


1994/1995:



*AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
(George Gershwin)
Free Program. With this program,
he won the 95' European title
And became the future of Figure Skating!
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*RIGOLETTO
"La Donna e mobile"
(Verdi)
Short Program. Ilia skated so young,
everything became easy with him.
It was the first time I saw him (WOW! Isa)
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---- Photo credits ----

Valerie Milon (Münich, Lausanne) except for :
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"Pagliacci"
"Liebestraum"
N.M., Obajanie Home Page
from Obajanie Home Page
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"Always"
"Aladdin"
"Addams Family"
"Rigoletto"
J.Barry Mittan,
The Electronic Photojournalist.
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"An American in Paris" Richard Martin (Agence Vandystadt)




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