The Russians chalked up another gold when Tatyana Navka and Roman Kostomarov won the ice dancing competition. But Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, of the United States, brought home a silver, the first ice dancing medal for the United States since 1976, and only the second ice dancing medal ever. It is also, thus far, America’s only figure skating medal. Tanith, it may be recalled, was granted U.S. citizenship by the passage of a special law, in order to allow her to compete in this Olympics.
The bronze medal went to Yelena Grushina and Ruslan Goncharov of Ukraine.
The Kerrs, who skated to the music of the Porridge Men, finished 10th.
The Ice Dancing was beautiful, while I wanted the Americans to win the gold,although I was happy the Russians won because they deserved it. Who could believe the drama that was going on with the Italian Skaters. What a hoot! She wouldn’t look at him, he would pass her up and then when the program was finished,they really did beautifully,they make up, great drama! I laughed through their whole presentation.
I’m a Scottish Country Dancer and would REALLY like to see the video clip of the Scottish ice dance duo doing SCD steps in their routine. I seems to be available Only in the UK. How can I access this clip?
Go to http://porridgemen.com/ and about the middle of the page there is a link to their free dance.
I am wanting to know what the music was that the Ukraine bronze medallists ice-danced to…Sounded Arabic
The only site I could find lists their 2005-2006 free dance song as The Feeling Begins (from Passion)
by Peter Gabriel. I have a hard time believing that’s what it was, but he does some “world” music, so maybe… I actually just read it in a second place, so unless they changed things between the European championship and the Olympics, that must be what it was.
For more information, you can visit http://www.ice-dance.com/grushina/.
What is the titles of the Latino music the Russian pair skaters who won the gold use in their free dance? One of them is a favourite song of my husband/s in his youth and I would like to find a recording of it. Thanks
I believe that is Bizet’s Carmen:
http://www.ice-dance.com/navka/skating/programs.html