Alexandra Nazarova and Maxim Nikitin were applauded standing up.
Ukrainian figure skaters Alexander Nazarov and Maxim Nikitin performed at the World Figure Skating Championships, taking 16th place. From his native Kharkov, which is brutally shelled by the Russian military , skaters fled without suits, performed in training.
The musical accompaniment of the number was Jamala's song “1944” and the folk song “Oh, there is a red viburnum in the meadow” performed by Boombox vocalist Andrei Khlyvnyuk .
After Nazarov's speech, Nikitin could not hold back his tears. The hall greeted the Ukrainians with applause while standing. Many held posters with words of support for Ukraine.
Performance of Ukrainians from 2:58:07 minutes.
“Even if you’ve never loved figure skating, look! Because this is not a story about places, medals or sports aspirations to prove ourselves as best as possible, but a shrill cry about our desire to be … When pain breaks through the ice, when the whole world applauds standing up, when you can't breathe evenly from the misery bombs, rockets and “hail” on us, when on the ice are not athletes or artists, but people telling the story of suffering and struggle of their country in real time, when tears do not stop, “- wrote on Facebook journalist Lena Tokova , who posted a video of the speech.
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