12 Ice Dance Costumes From The Beijing Olympics That Are Just So Delightfully Extra

If you like your Olympic sports with a lot of shine, your moment is here. Figure skating is in full swing at the 2022 Beijing Games, and in the rhythm dance on Feb. 12, the skaters had to perform programs incorporating street dance rhythms. Their many sparkly outfits grabbed attention — in good ways and in bad.

Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates skated to a Billie Eilish medley, and their color scheme was on point. Chock’s costume for the second part of the two-day competition is the real standout (it took 120 hours to make!), but her green-and-black look was both glamorous and a little edgy.

Skating on home ice, China’s Shiyue Wang and Xinyu Liu opted for music by Elvis. Many male ice dancers leave the ornate costumes to their partners, but not Liu. He had a heavily embellished vest and, best of all, a mullet styled à la The King.

ROC’s Nikita Katsalapov was another man who wasn’t afraid to stand out when he performed with partner Victoria Sinitsina. It’s more than just his animal-print button-down — if you look very closely at his pants, you’ll spot another pattern.

Meanwhile, Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson of Great Britain skated to songs by Kiss. To dress the part, they both wore black — with lots of silver sparkle.

For their Janet Jackson medley, Americans Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue were Rhythm Nation-inspired. Their look even got them a shoutout from Leslie Jones when they skated in the team event.

Both Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha of Canada fully committed to their funk- and disco-inspired rhythm dance, costume included. Lagha’s jacket took it up an extra level.