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If you like your Olympic sports with a lot of shine, your moment is here. Figure skating is in full swing at the 2022 Beijing Games, and in the rhythm dance on Feb. 12, the skaters had to perform programs incorporating street dance rhythms. Their many sparkly outfits grabbed attention — in good ways and in bad.
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Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates skated to a Billie Eilish medley, and their color scheme was on point. Chock’s costume for the second part of the two-day competition is the real standout (it took 120 hours to make!), but her green-and-black look was both glamorous and a little edgy.
Taking fans to another decade, Canada’s Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Sorensen used music by George Michael. Fournier Beaudry stood out in hot pink, but Sorensen wasn’t without flair. He embraced the deep V and also had embellishments on his jacket and pants.
French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron learned waacking for their rhythm dance to John Legend’s “Made to Love” and “U Move, I Move.” Both had a lot of skin on display, but there was still plenty of fabric — perhaps to avoid a wardrobe malfunction like the one they so unluckily suffered during the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, where they won a silver medal.
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Meanwhile, Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson of Great Britain skated to songs by Kiss. To dress the part, they both wore black — with lots of silver sparkle.
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For their Janet Jackson medley, Americans Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue were Rhythm Nation-inspired. Their look even got them a shoutout from Leslie Jones when they skated in the team event.