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Heavy metal figure skater performs to AC/DC on the ice

February 21, 2018

While we’re all content to watch Winter Olympics figure skating set to tasteful classical music, every so often someone comes to mix up the formula.

Ivette Toth of Hungary hit the ice on Wednesday in a black leather ensemble, complete with fingerless gloves and a studded belt, and performed her short program to AC/DC’s “Back in Black” and “Thunderstruck.”

She really is “Back in Black.”

Image: Maddie Meyer/ Getty Images

The crowd in Pyeongchang, South Korea, cheered her on, clearly excited about her unusual choice of music. Though ice dancing has allowed music with lyrics since 1997, figure skating performances have been restricted. Per Vulture, this is actually the first Olympics where music with lyrics is allowed for figure skating. The International Skating Union’s decision to allow lyrics didn’t go into effect until after the Sochi Olympics in 2014.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Heavy metal figure skater performs to AC/DC on the ice

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