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While spinning above the ice on razor-sharp blades may seem impressive enough to most Olympics viewers, French figure skater Maé-Bérénice Méité decided to work a costume change into her routine as well..
Méité competed in the free skate program Thursday (February 22) skating to an elegant Chopin piece that changed midway to Pharrell’s “Happy.” With the change in song came a surprising switch in outfits. She quickly adjusted her skirt to reveal a hidden sparkly section to better accentuate the playful song, and while she didn’t medal, she definitely should have for that Broadway stage crew execution alone.
NBC was quick to point out the impressive moment, and viewers were awe-struck (though the Olympics committee didn’t seem to give her any extra credit for sheer innovation?)
First @beyonce, then a mid-skate costume change? France's Mae Berenice Maite pulled out ALL the stops in 2018. #WinterOlympics https://t.co/ZARjrrHq1s pic.twitter.com/P2thM7PDAk
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) February 23, 2018
Mae is TAKING ME THERE with that costume change yasssss
— Buri @ Year of the ClamJam🦪 (@vivaceburi) February 23, 2018
I like when they do stuff like this! @NBCOlympics @Olympics pic.twitter.com/sLmzammn3c
— Leslie Jones 🦋 (@Lesdoggg) February 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/bentylercookie/status/966847123659591686
If Méité’s name seems familiar, it’s likely because she made headlines with her sleek Beyonce routine earlier this month.
Real-life footage of all of us whenever Méité takes the ice:
