Though his lead was soon snatched by Russian skater Dmitriy Aliev, who managed to score a 98.98, there's no denying that it was an incredibly beautiful performance. Rippon's personality and vivaciousness seriously shined through his time on the ice, because as usual, he really put on a spectacular performance, receiving an impressive score of 87.95. His short program song was called "Think About It," by Ida Carr and Fedde le Grande, and the video of his performance will make you feel lighter than a freaking feather. 15 in the U.S., he performed to a much funkier and livelier beat. Freeskier Gus Kenworthy is also a gay athlete who's representing the country.įor Rippon's short program routine, which aired on the evening of Feb. Rippon is also the first openly gay athlete from the U.S. Aside from the fact that this happens to be Rippon's first Olympics Games - which he worked incredibly hard for - "O" is super fitting, based on the back story behind his Olympic journey. His interpretation of "O" was seriously incredible for both the individual and team skate, and he most definitely brought some heat to that ice rink.Īs Coldplay's song "O" is about "flying on," both of Rippon's interpretations of it were beyond emotional. He scored a well-deserved 89.38 points, which led him to dominate the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR), who held a score of 88.35.
Adam rippon coldplay song free#
Rippon performed to "O" by Coldplay during the team free skate last week, on Feb. Though this change might seem abrupt to some, Rippon had already been skating to the main piece of music, Coldplay’s O (Fly On), as an exhibition program while he toured with Stars on Ice and Mao Asada’s THE ICE, so he is incredibly familiar with the program. If you weren't able to catch his individual free skate program, make sure to check part of it out below, because as usual, it truly was a sight to see. I was personally surprised at the clear emotion evident in his performance. He's dominated in many of his other events, and watching him perform, especially to "O" by Coldplay, is always a treat. Don't get me wrong - I was 100 percent positive that he would kick butt at his individual free skate. 17 in PyeongChang, South Korea, which was Friday, Feb. Rippon seriously has it all.Īdam Rippon's individual free skate performance took place on Saturday, Feb.
and this video of Adam Rippon's individual free skate performance proves that it was truly emotional, passionate, and all-around beautiful. While Rippon has already put on a slew of beautiful and super graceful performances, his performance on Saturday in PyeongChang was definitely ice cold. In addition to setting aside time to watch Lindsay Vonn (because, duh), and while I could never miss out on seeing Chloe Kim, one of the athletes I can't bear to ignore is Adam Rippon. I try to watch as much of the 2018 Winter Olympics as I can, but I make sure to set reminders for myself so I remember to watch all of my top favorite athletes compete.
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