This year I think the pop culture gods all sat down in a circle and said,” You know what? Let’s give Betsy Tampke a special Olympic wrapped treat this year.”
Seriously how did I not know about this sport!? It’s like regular pair (figure) skating except the dances are themed, you can use music with lyrics, and you aren’t allowed to jump or throw your partner. I don’t really care about the differences except for one…
The Russian Dance: Really controversial (and hillarious) Aborignal themed dance (Bronze medals):
This is not the olympic performance but I can’t seem to find in on NBC’s website (maybe you will have better look than I did).
The best part about this is that this three minute routine upset a ton of people! It’s like a soap opera on ice! The Aboriginal people were (understandably) really offended by this routine. And concerns were brought to the Russian pair before the Olympics, but did Oskana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin (the skaters) decide to change their dance? Of course not, the settled instead for modifying their costumes.
Here are the original costumes:
the modified:
There are so many things I could type right now… look at their faces….. it’s just too easy.
The Amurican Dance: Meryl Davis and Charlie White’s BollyWood themed dance (silver medals):
The Canadian Dance: The theme is…. awesomeness? (they got gold)
Watching this actually made me want to cry because it was so awesome.
Next time the olympics roll around keep your eyes open…. the pop culture gods might turn the fates in your favor next.
