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French ice dancers Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac perform the rotational lift portion of their routine
French ice dancers Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac perform the rotational lift portion of their routine in the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics
irkjellis
1980s Olympic gold medalist Robin Cousins said it is an old ice show move called ‘the pencil’.
AlmostClever
Thank you! This stunned me last night when they showed it.
LexLurker84
He's just showing the world his girlfriend.
ferret100
Saw it live on TV. Unbelievable!
OPislowkeyasnowpea
Weeeeeee!
ITSSOFLUFFFYIMGUNNADIEEE
wayazaexa
Hold my beer...
DerangedMoosh
lawlphailure
That is impressive control.
TheFlyingB
But can your grandfather do this? https://imgur.com/JFzTkIs
Obsidengod
You spin me right round, baby Right round like a record, baby Right round round round
DjNeHi
I think I just got airsick watching figure skating.
Trexel
"HAH! airsick lowlander" - rock
arrowsintheknees
Hes really proud of her thats why he lifts her up and spuns around so everyone can see
TransistorRadio
Spuns
Lurch1911
That is some serious core strength bro.
squishcat
Look at my partner! Here is my partner!
GTimgur
Do performance pairs often get with each other? Because this involves a lot of physical intimacy and trust. You're halfway there!
Sk8rgrl
You are correct. Often it ruins the partnership though.
TimeAndMemeLordOfGallifrey
You spin me right round, baby right round, like a record baby, right round, round round
brucewree
She is definitely a spinner
MrPowPow
I think it’s refreshing that he can spend so much time with this girl with out making his boyfriend jealous.
Pflk9812
They have nothing on Canada...
Talentless916
Truth. shame she was born in Canada and lives there just decided to become French citizen in December 2017 ...so technically....
Kangadilla
I know diddly squat when it comes to Figure Skating, but damn is that Impressive.
DildoSwaggens
nounthennumbers
Your name is so stupid but I keep laughing at it. +1
MadameDex
I will never get tired of this gif.
DontcallmeLen
Is she 90% helium?
ticklefartmagoo
No just farting really hard
CaliZach
uses the rotation to help reduce the amount of weight he actually has to lift
asquiiiiiiisha
She’s 4’11” and he’s 5’10”, so that helps.
rookie23
Rotational momentum due to the central, uhm, axis of pivoting. Nocluewhatiamsaying
eddyfinnso
1% evil, 99% hot gas
admiralawesome4213
She's actually a living blow up doll
FenrisZeroSC
But she's French, not Iraqi.
Sekolah
On a quasi serious note, how often does these pairs become couples, anyone have an idea?
Sk8rgrl
Often times skating partners will end up dating because they're spending so much time together and the routines are often choreographed...
Sk8rgrl
To portray chemistry between the skaters to the audience. Usually the relationships don't last though.
Sk8rgrl
Source: I'm an ice dancer :)
Sekolah
Makes sense, thanks for the answer!
MathewMara
RustBunny
Boitano Wins! Flawless Victory! Fatality!
ortou
Behind the the bamboo curtain they call it...the iron lotus
oneifbyleland
dude where does the internet come from
Transginger
Hmmm...I went to school with a Matt Mara. Northwestern?
LooseSeall
Such Glorious Blades
AliceMudgarden
if you cut my head off i will kill you
KazuWaii
Dude wtf si that
ImAkuTheShapeShiftingMasterofDarkness
From the movie blades of glory.
nicktahou
The iron lotus. Only successfully completed once
JLanzxc
Is this real or just a clip from a movie?
Brayzure
It's a clip from Blades of Glory.
allibaster12
How was this supposed to work?
AmyBethMegJo
Better than that!
IceBearisGood
KazuWaii
Us that real ?
AmyBethMegJo
From the movie Blades of Glory.
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
Yes, happened in North Korea when they were practicing the Iron Lotus, which has since been banned by the ice skating federation
jeffoncom
If it was real there'd be blood literally everywhere. No, it's fake.
CanuckleheadChick
Sauce?
MindyTheTeaboo
Blades of Glory I'm pretty sure
ChallengerDeep
It is, here's the clip, at 1:25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Ew3F5rsqU
decarnatedame
Cutting Edge 5: The Guillotine
kenobijuan
Cutting edge was a great movie.
decarnatedame
TOE PICK!
ThisImgurShitIsHilarious
Never have such truer words been expressed on this site! +1
red411
Pretty cool, but can they do this
IBentMyWookie
ArchWizardofCanada
Expected pewdiepie.
arphaSleepWrecker
Is this modern sepuku ?
docHolidei
So you think you could dance
OmenRider
*so you think jew could dance
HeirElfSquire
Oh look, a penny
CluelessAmerican
Ohhh cause he's Jewish
HeavenPunisher69
I just laughed so hard while on the toilet I finished shitting
Logan9Fingers
BUT CAN YOU DO THIS??
TwistyMcSpinster
ON CONCRETE?!?
CosmicRadiance
*reclines*
ArgentXero
Only $399!
freezingpilot
Is he ok?
FredTheRed
It'll buff out
red411
http://youtu.be/BxfazApLMfs
freezingpilot
Ok, I feel better for laughing now.
Rapturr
Holy fuck, he hit the ground so hard his yamaka turned into a dreidel!
XaiaX
dreidel dreidel dreidel, I made you with my face
SlowerDwightYouIgnorantSlut
Jaco927
L3M0NSHARK
Jaboticaba
Thought they were called kippahs?
princepsfury
kippah is hebrew, yarmulke is yiddish
Rapturr
I googled it because I didn't know how to spell it and only the ones that rabbis wear are kippahs