Now that figure skaters are allowed to perform to music with lyrics [1], what song would you choose? "Despacito [2]" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, obviously! South Korea's Yura Min [3] and Alexander Gamelin's fiery performance will pull you in, and you won't be able to stop bobbing your head and belting the lyrics. The song medley continued to ignite our hearts with the inclusion of Mariah Carey's "My All" and Thalia's "Mujer Latina."
The video above isn't from the 2018 Olympics, but it's the same routine performed at the 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Competition [5], and fans were loving it!
The South Korean ice dancers skated to a medley of songs that included Despacito, I assume this means they automatically win. #Olympics [6] pic.twitter.com/mIUUx1GpGr [7]
— Japari Parker aka Minoru-kun aka Rin and You besto (@Minoru79) February 11, 2018 [8]
@LuisFonsi [9] @daddy_yankee [10] First I hear Aguanile song, then Despacito song! PR music on fire! Latin flavor on the Winter Olympics! Boom! pic.twitter.com/1g5BWk3QLg [11]
— Christine Abreu (@AbreuChristine6) February 11, 2018 [12]
Yura was moving so fast and efficiently that she had a little wardrobe malfunction. Her top started to slide off her shoulders, but that didn't stop her. She gracefully pulled it up as if it were part of the program, and Leslie Jones [13] called her a "soldier"!
Let me tell you about a good partner he pulled it when they ended I love it. @Olympics [14] pic.twitter.com/y6ukRoqZpW [15]
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) February 11, 2018 [16]
We are totally loving this modern twist on skating. We adored Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir's ice dance to "Hotel California [17]," and French figure skater Maé-Bérénice Méité performing to Beyoncé [18] completely wowed us. We were also floored by Adam Rippon's performance to Coldplay [19], and who wouldn't love Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron skating to Ed Sheeran [20]? Our ears can't wait to hear what's next!