Do you recall when you put on roller skates for the very first time? There were probably quite a few falls and off-balanced moments, you know, until you eventually got the hang of it. Well, when it comes to ice-skating, many find that it’s more complex. Thus, it’s no surprise that the average age for professional ice-skaters in the U.S. Olympic team is 22.26-years-old.
But, a pair of elementary-aged Russian ice-skaters proves that you can be great at gliding on ice no matter how young you are. As the boy and girl are engaged in a “romantic” ice-skating performance to Rufus Wainwright’s version of “Hallelujah,” jaws and tears dropped at the incredible skill and grace the two boasted.
The couple of ice skaters featured in the exemplary performance were trained by Russian ice skater and silver Olympic winner, Ilya Izyaslavovich Averbukh, himself. And it truly shows!
In a video of the children’s graceful “Hallelujah” show, they are shown lying down head-to-head at the time the music begins. They gracefully point their index finger up to the “sky” one at a time as if to point at funny-shaped clouds or constellations, sharing a romantic moment together.
Shortly after, the boy plants a kiss on the girl’s face as she’s standing in the opposite direction. That’s when the young skaters truly begin their show on skates.
Still moving slowly to the calm beat of the song, lifting their arms in a poised manner, the skaters’ performance thus far is quite peaceful and beautiful.
But, then what the skaters do next is what truly blows the audience and judges away. They glide quickly across the frozen surface beneath them, twisting a few times before joining hand-and-hand. As a unit, they look just as if they are ballroom dancing. With the inclusion of ice skates, the dance appears even more graceful, almost as if they are dancing in the air.
Throughout the rest of the performance, there are plenty of spins, kicks, and even leaps. The young boy even picks up the girl a couple of times, which has the audience cheering loudly.
Then towards the end of the show, the couple returns to their initial location, lying on the floor head-to-head, pointing again at the “sky” before getting up to bow at the audience.
That was incredible, to say the least!
This is definitely an ice-skating performance you’ll want to watch from start to finish. You can check it out in the video below!
