(Beijing Winter Olympics) "What is Love" in the Ice Dance Arena
China News Agency, Beijing, February 14th: "What is Love" in the Ice Dance Arena
China News Agency reporter Zhang Su
On February 14, all the figure skating and ice dancing competitions at the Beijing Winter Olympics ended.
It is "Valentine's Day", when asked what love is in the world, all the ice dancers have their own answers.
Throughout the ice dance arena, there are not a few people who use ice as a medium to get married.
At this Winter Olympics, both rhythmic dance and free dance won the second place, and the Russian Olympic Committee team combination Sinitzina/Katcharapov, who 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 Sinitzina/Nikita Katcharapov won the runner-up.
The picture shows Victoria Sinitzina (right)/Nikita Katcharapov during the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
After winning the runner-up, Sinitzina said that before the game, she kept looking at her partner and made eye contact with him, which was the reason why she effectively relieved her nervousness.
Katcharapov credited his girlfriend for the achievement, "thank her for being by my side and for everything she's done."
"We left everything on the ice." Kacharapov added that although they had the best performance of the season today, it didn't mean it was the best free dance of their lives.
In the future, they will definitely exchange the silver medal for the gold medal.
On February 14, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics figure skating ice dance free dance competition was held at the Capital Gymnasium.
The picture shows Italian players Charlene Guignard (left)/Marco Fabbri in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
There are many ice dance "couples" in Beijing, such as the Italian group Guignard/Fabry.
The two often say that because they are together every day, they need to balance their work inside the ice rink with their life outside the ice rink.
This time they finished fifth, and Fabry thinks "can do better".
Looking forward to whether he will participate in the next Winter Olympics, although he is not very sure, he specifically mentioned that Milan is his hometown and Guignard has lived there for 10 years. very attractive to us.”
The lyrics sing "Lovers are always split and closed", and American players Hubbell/Donoghue, who were once married couples, proved that "public and private are clear" after the breakup.
Today, they won the bronze medal with a total score of 218.02 points. A group of "defeaters" include the Spanish combination Olivia Smart/Adrian Diaz.
And there are reports that Hubbell and Diaz are close to each other.
On February 14, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics figure skating ice dance free dance competition was held at the Capital Gymnasium.
Madison Hubbell/Zachary Donoghue of the United States won the third place.
The picture shows Madison Hubbell (left)/Zachary Donoghue celebrating after the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
Hubbell praised Donoghue after winning the bronze medal, saying "we've trained better and our friendship is stronger" this Winter Olympics cycle.
On the other hand, although she rarely meets her boyfriend privately during the competition, Hubbell sweetly revealed that she is expected to get married in June 2023. "We will also prepare a school to train a new generation of ice dancers."
In addition to the love that people talk about, there is also family affection in the ice dance arena.
The Czech players Natalie Taschlerova/Philippe Taschler, who debuted today, are a pair of "brothers and sisters" who finally won the 16th place.
The older brother is the undisputed "leader" in the eyes of the younger sister, and the relationship between the two has greatly improved since skating together.
"Before, we used to fight like we were kids. But now that we are adults, we have to respect each other," the older brother added.
Ice dancers from all over the world, in addition to being emotional, internalized the word "love" in their performances. This year's Winter Olympics ice dance gold medalist Papadages/Cazerlong is one of the best.
The free dance competition, accompanied by the tear-jerking "Elegy", captured the hearts of countless judges and spectators with a series of flawless lifts, synchronised spins 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 Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron won the championship.
The picture shows Gabriela Papadakis (left)/Guillaume Cizeron celebrating after the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
Caesaron said after the game that their performance was moving because it covered love, life, death and the many emotions that came from it, "It's like a melting pot, which carries what we can feel as human beings. All the extreme emotions we have been to, and our past lives.”
He said even more emotionally, looking back on the past 18 years, if he hadn't moved forward side by side with Papadakis, I'm afraid it would be difficult to achieve the gold medal dream at the Winter Olympics.
Such "friendship" also appeared in the Chinese ice dance group Wang Shiyue/Liu Xinyu.
The pair of young players broke the best record in the Chinese Ice Dance Winter Olympics created by their predecessors with 12th place.
Both of them said that the luckiest thing is to walk out of the difficult time of preparing for the Winter Olympics hand in hand. As shown in their competition clothes "green mountains and green water", the male partner is the mountain and the female partner is the water, which complement each other and are indispensable.
Next, they are willing to join hands to "bring ice dancing 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 water" style competition clothes inspired by "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".
The picture shows Wang Shiyue (left)/Liu Xinyu in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
The Chinese duo are also proud to be able to draw a "a thousand miles of rivers and mountains" on the ice in the Winter Olympics, not only to promote the "beauty" of Chinese culture, but also to express their "love" for the motherland.
They are also happy to meet the teachers and friends of the Montreal International Skating School in Beijing, and they have achieved the "friendship of landlords" in the past few days.
The advent of what love is?
The answer is the gestures on the field, the warm hugs in the equal divisions, and the knowing smiles in the audience.
On "Valentine's Day", the contestants will also receive roses when they pass through the mixed interview area.
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