Robin Cousins “Satan Takes A Holiday”
Added on September 2, 2010
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A reader has shared this video:
Fascinating, mesmerizing and rather humorous skating program even non-skating fans enjoy.
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Written by mnco3 about 2 years ago.
@montykitty Righto – still waiting for Rockin’ Robin.
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Written by mnco3 about 2 years ago.
@medusacascade66 I just watched a videotape I made of the 1982 World Professional competition on NBC. Voice overs not too clear, but I thiink he said Robin was promising to do a backflip, and wow he did. And to my memory it was definitely before Hamilton.
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Written by 999elara999 about 2 years ago.
@englishbabexx Hello Natalie
I remember watching this at your house with Illy, lol -
Written by frube94 about 2 years ago.
does any one know the artist of the piece of music?
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Written by englishbabexx about 2 years ago.
that’s my god uncle
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Written by Wingtipshoes about 2 years ago.
@XDaddiesLittleGirlX I saw a different performance of this on video (many years ago – it was on a betamax tape) where it was all 10s. This was apparently one of his stock routines, and he must have done it at a competition somewhere.
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Written by PecanSandees23 about 2 years ago.
I hadn”t seen this in a while; it was so nice to see it again. Thank you for posting a really terrific skater and over-all nice guy: Robin Cousins. Miss seeing him skate.
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Written by killingjokefan1 about 2 years ago.
I’m not into ice skating but that was f***ing brilliant
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Written by jaybee106 about 2 years ago.
If yoy enjoyed this then I also recommend Robin’s exhition programme after the 1980 Olympics (Youtube Cousins Ex1980) He was still an amateur skater but no-one has ever looked as much as home and at ease on the ice. As the male American commentator said “this is sensational”!!
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Written by montykitty about 2 years ago.
The first backflip on ice was performed by Terry Kubicka at the 1976 Worlds. It was immediately banned from competition. If either Robin or Scott did the backflip in competition they were performing an illegal move and would have faced deductions for it. Though it was a signature move in both of their exhibition programs.
As for which performed the backflip first in *exhibition*, Robin Cousins pre-dates Scott Hamilton by a few years. It’s likely Robin was first.
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Written by medusacascade66 about 2 years ago.
Can anyone settle a dispute in my house? I distinctly remember Robin doing the very first ‘backflip on ice’, either in his exhibition piece at the 1980 Worlds or shortly afterwards, but my elder sister (also a figure skater, as was I at the time, but she was 24 then and I was only 14) says it was Scott Hamilton, the American skater, who did one first. Help please? She’s now 53 and I’m 43 and this disagreement has been going on (in a friendly way, of course *grin*) ever since!
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Written by ospreystudio about 2 years ago.
the 80′s and 90′s was a golden time for skating, w/Robin Cousins, Scott Hamilton and Curt Browning bringing new, innovative skating to the fore. I miss those days.
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Written by rekokuwahine about 2 years ago.
What an awesome skater. Not only is he a great entertainer but he is so great to watch.
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Written by babeofelvis about 2 years ago.
Robin Cousins is one of the best skaters of our time.
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Written by Arneia about 2 years ago.
i don’t think i have ever been entertained so much by a piece of figure skating!!!
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Written by MrSimull about 2 years ago.
A true legend and thats not a word i use to describe many people. We need him, and Torvill & Dean training our British skaters, we might win something. Shame know body in the British Winter Olympic Committee has bothered to ask
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Written by purplepony24 about 2 years ago.
when he did the backflip i was like “is he on strings??”
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Written by XxIceSkaterLauraxX about 2 years ago.
he kinda reminds me of mr bean lol
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Written by TheSienna29 about 2 years ago.
We need to clone this man.
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Written by SapphireM about 2 years ago.
This is so clever…you know the scene with buster Keaton when he sticks two forks in the bread rolls at the dinner table…watch Cousins feet at the start…he does that!
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Written by videomuppet about 2 years ago.
He did compete with this piece in the world professional championships back in the eighties (I forget which year, but I think it was fairly shortly after he turned pro) – and deservedly won, although I forget what his marks were. It blew me away back then – now I appreciate it even more. Thanks again for posting it.
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Written by sheilaskelly about 2 years ago.
would love to see christopher dean robin cousins and nicky slater do this as a threesome, for charity mabe
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Written by lollilollalollipop about 2 years ago.
omg! hes brilliant
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Written by billyelement about 2 years ago.
Brilliant!
I’m not even into ice skating and I favourited this!
Excellent, talented, funny and just keeps you hooked.
No joke, it was at 1.09 until I actually remembered he was on slippery ice!
One word: EFFORTLESS.
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Written by skellingtongal22 about 2 years ago.
We r lucky that he comes from britain lol ! What a performer !
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