Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov - 1969 World Figure Skating Championships LP

A very young Irina and Alexei winning their first World title at their first attempt; the first of what would be 10 for her. They leave out a lift rather obviously half way through - probably minimising the impact of altitude? - but their speed and level of difficulty really were like a revolution in the sport of pair skating and their win was unanimous with the judges. If you watch this and then compare it to 1977 Worlds or 1978 Europeans when Rodnina was at her absolute best, you can see the massive imp