The buzz around town was the US vs Canada hockey game, but I was glad to be sitting in the 7th row next to the judging area to watch a brilliant Original Ice Dance performance. Again there were 23 pairs, each doing an original 'folk dance' routine. There are several required elements including two lifts, simultaneous spins and foot work that shows off their ability to use the inside and outside edges, and some dance work. The couples could choose any country, so it was quite funny that there were two cowboy and cowgirl routines, one from the US and one from Great Britain.
The Japanese couple did an elegant routine that was well received by the audience, so when the scores were relatively low, the audience booed for the first time since I've been here. THat is the magic of this 'sport'. Here we are watching beauty and art, AND we get to boo and eat French fries.
