3, 2, 1, let’s… skate?
Figure skating is a sport that demands precision, stamina, and an unparalleled sense of rhythm. Young athletes spend years of their lives training for their moments on the ice. The rink becomes their stage, as they deliver raw emotion through music and dance.
While figure skaters commonly choose a sweeping orchestral piece or a graceful instrumental for their routines, there are many who choose to blaze their own path on the ice with kinetic performances and energetic soundtracks. For example, Scott Hamilton won the world over at the 1994 Olympics with a punchy routine set to Aerosmith’s Walk This Way.
This weekend, though, at the Canadian Tire National Skating Championships, Kevin Reynolds opted to go for something a bit less rock, and a bit more bebop. Reynolds took to the ice decked out in full-on Spike Spiegel cosplay. His set, which was set to Cowboy Bebop opening Tank!, was a wonderful technical spectacle.
Through the routine, Reynolds nails a quadruple Salchow-triple toe loop and a triple flip. Though he fell during a triple Axel, he still managed to wow the judges. Reynolds ended up taking home a final score of 77.65 and third place.
Source: YouTube (Keiko12311)
