Zhang and Zhang

Posted in Figure Skating, Olympics, Sports by Elliott Back on March 2nd, 2006.

I was watching day 1 of the Torino winter olympics 2006, starting with the pairs figure skating short program, and I was highly impressed by the Chinese team Dan Zhang (??) & Hao Zhang (??). They were more daring and powerful than all the other pairs teams, I thought, and skated with technical perfection and passion. The danced and skated to an instrumental version of Led Zeppelin’s Kashmir, and go on to win the Silver in pairs:

Dan Zhang
Zhang Dan before the pairs event

Hao Zhang
Zhang Hao before the pairs event

First Trick: Lift
Their first trick was a long lift and spin, often on just one hand

Triple Loop Throw
Their second major piece, a throw triple loop

Skating Around
Another random moment on the ice

It’s from beautifully rendered moments like this one, where the skaters intersection, that you fall in love with ? and ?. Read more at Wikipedia: Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao.

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