(Beijing Winter Olympics) Ice Dance Arena "What is Love"
China News Service, Beijing, February 14 Title: "What is love" in the ice dance arena
China News Service reporter Zhang Su
On February 14, all the figure skating and ice dance competitions at the Beijing Winter Olympics ended. On Valentine's Day, when asked what the world is, many ice dancers have their own answers.
Looking at the ice dance arena, there are not a few people who use ice as the medium and have a good relationship. At this Winter Olympic Games, the Russian Olympic Committee team combination Snikina/Kacharapov, which won the second place in rhythm dance and free dance, and won the silver medal with a total score of 220.51 points, is a couple.
On February 14, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance Competition was held at the Capital Gymnasium. Russian Olympic Committee players Victoria Sinizina/Nikita Kacharapov finished second. Pictured is Victoria Sinizina (right) / Nikita Kacharapov in the match. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
After winning the runner-up, Sinizina said that the constant gaze at her partner before the game and making eye contact with him was the reason why she effectively alleviated her nervousness. Kacharapov credited his girlfriend for his achievements, "thanking her for being by my side and thanking her for everything she did."
"We left everything on the ice." Kacharapov added that while their performance today was the best of the season, it didn't mean it was the best free dance of their lives. When he comes, they will definitely exchange the silver medal for gold medal.
On February 14, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance Competition was held at the Capital Gymnasium. Italian Players Charene Guinal (left) / Marco Fabry are pictured during the match. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
There are also many ice dance "couple groups" that come to Beijing, such as the Italian group Guinal/Fabry. The two often say that because they are together every day, they need to balance work inside the ice rink with life outside the ice rink.
This time they were 5th, and Fabry thought "it could have been done better". Looking forward to whether he will participate in the next Winter Olympics, although he is not very sure, he specifically mentions that Milan is his hometown, and Genial has lived there for 10 years, "hosting the Winter Olympics in Milan is really attractive to us."
In the lyrics, "Lovers always divide and match", the American player Hubbell/Donohue, who was once a couple, proved that "public and private are clear" after breaking up. Today, they won the bronze medal with a total score of 218.02 points, and a number of "underlings" included the Spanish duo of Olivia Smart/Adrian Diaz. There are reports that Habel and Diaz are close to good things.
On February 14, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance Competition was held at the Capital Gymnasium. American Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donohue finished third. Madison Hubbell (left)/Zachary Donoho celebrates after the game. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
Hubbell praised Donohue after winning the bronze medal and said that in this Winter Olympic cycle "we train better and the friendship is stronger". On the other hand, although he rarely meets with his boyfriend privately during the competition, Huber sweetly revealed that he is expected to get married in June 2023, "we will also prepare schools to train a new generation of ice dancers".
In addition to the love that people talk about, there is also a family relationship in the ice dance arena. Natalie Tashkrelova/ Philip Taschler, who appeared today, are a pair of "siblings" who eventually finished 16th.
In the eyes of the younger sister, the elder brother is undoubtedly the "leader", and the relationship between the two has greatly improved since they skated hand in hand. "Before, we used to fight like we did as we did as children. But now that we are adults, we have to respect each other. The brother added from the side.
Ice dancers from all over the world, in addition to emotion, will also internalize the word "love" in the performance, and the ice dance gold medalist Papadagis/Nishizawa Ryu at this Winter Olympics is a leader. The free dance competition, accompanied by the tear-jerking Song of Sorrow, captured the hearts of countless judges and spectators with a series of flawless lifts, synchronized rotations in unison and dizzying footwork.
On February 14, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance Competition was held at the Capital Gymnasium. France's Gabriela Papadakis/Guillaume Caesaron won the title. Pictured is Gabriela Papadakis (left) /Guillaume Caesaron celebrating after the game. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
After the game, Nishizawa said that their performance was moving because it encompassed love, life, death and many of the emotions that came with it, "It's like a melting pot that carries all the extreme emotions that we as human beings can feel, as well as our past lives." He said more emotionally that looking back on the past 18 years, if he did not go alongside Papadaggis, I am afraid that it would be difficult to realize the dream of gold medals in the Winter Olympics.
Such "camaraderie" also appears in the Chinese ice dance group Wang Shiyue /Liu Xinyu. The pair finished 12th in the best record of the Chinese Ice Dance Winter Olympics created by their predecessors.
Both said that the luckiest thing is to work together to get out of the difficult moment of preparing for the Winter Olympics, as shown in their competition uniform "Green Mountains and Green Water", male companions for mountains, female companions for water, each other's complement, indispensable. Next, they are willing to work together to "bring the ice dance in China and even Asia to a higher position."
On February 14, the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating ice dance free dance competition was held at the Capital Gymnasium. Chinese players Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu appeared in the "Green Mountains and Green Waters" style competition uniform inspired by "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". Pictured is Wang Shiyue (left)/Liu Xinyu in the game. Photo by Cui Nan, a reporter from China News Service
At the same time, this Chinese group is proud to be able to paint a "map of a thousand miles of rivers and mountains" on the ice at the Winter Olympic Games, not only to promote the "beauty" of Chinese culture, but also to express their "love" for the rivers and mountains of the motherland. They are also happy to be able to meet the teachers and friends of the Montreal International Skating School in Beijing, and these days have fulfilled the "friendship of landlords".
What is the world? The answers are raised in the field, enthusiastically hugged in the waiting section, and smiled in the audience. On "Valentine's Day", when the contestants pass through the mixed interview area, they will also receive roses, floral fragrances, and more intense feelings. (End)