An unfortunate wardrobe malfunction has overshadowed the Winter Games for a pair
of French ice dancers. Welcome back to What's Trending, I'm Shira Lazar. Be sure
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Gabrielle Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron were near the beginning of
their program to Ed Sheeran's "Shape of You" when part of Papadakis' costume
loosened behind her neck. Her nipple was visible for the majority of the duo's
performance. They were true professionals, though. They kept going, finished their
routine even. And I actually think they should get extra points for maintaining
their composure throughout the entire thing.
NBC analysts Terry Gannon and Tanith white praised the duo for finishing the
program, but admitted the distraction would probably remove them from gold
medal contention. White said: "There are such exceptional skaters. But
unfortunately that was distracting throughout the entire program and it
hurt them in their technical execution, which is really where they shine. They are
such a strong team. I'm just heartbroken that this even had to be part of their
Olympics story." And I admire her not only for how she handled it while she
was skating, but after the fact her perspective on the incident is just
inspiring. She said: "I felt it right away and I prayed. That was all that I could
do. ... I told myself I don't have a choice, I have to keep going and that's what we
did and I think we can be proud of ourselves to have been able to deliver a
high performance with that happening." She added: "It was my worst nightmare
happening at the Olympics." I can't even imagine my nip slipping while I'm live.
That's why I wear big sweatshirts. So it doesn't happen. But the incident has won
Papadakis some fans on social media. Jessica Morgan of the Go Fug Yourself
podcast asked: "Sincere question: Papadkis could have stopped and asked
the judges if they could start over once her dress unsnapped, right? I get why she
didn't, just wondering." Onson Smeemey says: "Seriously, a million points to
Gabriella Papadakis for just saying "f*ck it" when her dress broke and skating
with her entire boob out. That is a bad bit." Olympic gold medalist Meryl Davis
tweets: "My heart is broken for G/G today. For something like a costume malfunction
to hinder this moment for them is utterly devastating. Empathy is always a
good idea. Please remember how much time these dedicated athletes have put in
these moments. We may have favorites, we may root for our fellow countrymen, but
kindness is universal. No better event than the Olympics remind us of that."
Meagan Duhamel added: "Devastating... a costume malfunction can be such a
disturbance mentally. I'm sad for them that this happened at this moment."
Personally, I think if you can just skate out there with your boob out like that
and not make a scene, you deserve a gold medal and you are a hero in my eyes. Now
despite the costume slip-up, the French team is less than two points behind
leaders Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir from Canada going into the final round.
Virtue and Moier are also a hot topic on social media. While they are professional
partners, the Internet is obsessed with their romantic chemistry on the ice.
@miss_meaux tweets: "Honestly, Tessa and Scott have more chemistry in any single
moment of a 4-minute performance then exists in the entire 50 Shades
trilogy." And Jade Leto says: "Yeah sex is great and all but have you ever watched
Tessa and Scott skate." And there's also the fact that they share an extended hug
before every competition, just like me and my writer before we shoot these
videos we just share an extended hug and it's really awkward.
I mean this is difficult. We have the really hot, intimate, seems like
spiritual connected skating duo, and the one that just lets it all out. That's a
tough one. They are both heroes in my eyes, but I
must say I gotta go with the Canadian since I am from Montreal, Quebec.
Believe it or not, this isn't the first wardrobe
malfunction to take place at the Pyeongchang Olympics. A clasp on South
Korean your Yura Min's dress came undone during their performance, and it's only
by the luck of a single strap that kept her whole top from falling off. Min also
had a really good sense of humor about the incident tweeting out this video of
her covering up her chest with a jacket with a word
"oopsie." If you're wondering, malfunctions like these do happen at the Olympics
although they aren't necessarily intentional. Like Janet Jackson and
Justin Timberlake. I mean that was so intentional, right? Where my conspiracy
theorists at? This one may have been intentional though at the 2014 Sochi
Winter Games when Russian speed skater Olga Graff unzipped her suit after a run
which earned her bronze.
Ah my virgin eyes. How dare she? Too much skin. And that image went viral around
the world. Can you blame her though? I mean imagine how hot it gets underneath
those suits. For me that's just like a typical day here at What's Trending. Back
to 2018, and in American Olympics news, skier Lindsey Vonn is dealing with
online trolls because of an interview in which she criticized President Donald
Trump. Back in December, Vonn said the following during an interview with CNN.
Well I hope to represent the people of the United States, not the president.
Would you accept an invitation to the White House if you were to win Olympic
gold in Pyeongchang? Absolutely not. Then after a mistake cost her a medal in the
Ladies' Super G, commenters hit at her online.
Gregory Weicker says: "Her biggest mistake was that WH comment. Karma is a bitch."
And @ptguy2001 says: "She deserves to lose! She made a point of being political."
Another female Olympian not sweating the small stuff.
She said: "I'm enjoying being at the Olympics. My family is here. They love me,
and of course there's going to be people that hate me and hope I ski off a cliff
and die. But that's fine. I'm not going to do that. I just take it for what it is. At
some point you have to laugh and say this is just completely ridiculous."
Lindsay Vonn will have a chance to redeem herself and possibly claim gold in the
Women's Downhill and the Women's Combined. So go ladies for saying f*ck you to
the trolls out there at the Olympics. So what would you do if you had a wardrobe
malfunction at the Olympics? Let us know in the comments below, be sure to LIKE
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