Nicely said, Vic. ;) Personally I've always called Johnny's skating "mesmerizing." I think it's all the more so because it's so introspective and not showboat-"out there." You could tell right at the beginning of the Olympic "Otonal" that Johnny was really starting to weave a spell--even Scott H. said, "You can hear a pin drop," and I think that's exactly what he was referring to.

That magic, in my mind, is what makes Johnny's skating so special.

Nicole