Ticking off everything they set out to do, Ice Dancers Holly Harris and Jason Chan have skated into the history books, becoming the highest-placed Australian Olympic Ice Dancers in history.
Set to the music Clair de Lune, the couple completed their Games’ debut with a stunning Free Dance that showcased their fluid style and skating skills, with a performance that commentators described as “flawless.”
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“We kept this program from the last season and I think that was the right move,” Chan said. “It gave us time to work on all the little details and it was amazing to be able to put out a program like that and have something that we’re really proud of.”
“It felt really good,” Harris agreed. “We came here to do a job and we did that and we’re just so happy.”
Opening with an impressive dance spin, the program featured a difficult step sequence performed on one foot, multiple lifts across the ice, and required choreography elements.
“It feels like we put everything out there and showed what we’re capable of,” Harris said. ‘It’s amazing to think that all that work before the scenes and all the years of training together ended up with this moment. It’s a dream come true.”
Scoring 108.64 for a total combined of 176.39, Harris and Chan finished in 18th place, giving them the best result ever achieved by an Australian team.
“I hope this will inspire other Australians to give ice dance a go, and to encourage skaters who might be thinking about switching disciplines to give it a try,” Harris said. “I started out as a singles skater and I always dreamed of being at the Olympics. I never imagined that I would be an Olympic ice dancer but I’m so glad I tried it out.”
“The thing with ice dance is that it’s changing and developing all the time and it’s become such an exciting discipline,” said Chan.
Cheering them on in the stands, were ice dance legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. Dean, who coached Holly at times when she was younger, joked that he’d be happy to take the credit for Harris’s career.
“Jason actually spotted Christopher during the warmup and he was so excited to see him there,” Harris said. “It’s amazing to think you’re performing for people like that. The whole experience has been amazing.”
Next, the team will begin training for the World Championships in Prague, but for now they’re hoping to soak up the rest of their Olympic experience.
“I’m so happy with that I probably won’t sleep tonight,” Chan said. “It just feels so good to achieve everything we set out to do.”
Set to the music Clair de Lune, the couple completed their Games’ debut with a stunning Free Dance that showcased their fluid style and skating skills, with a performance that commentators described as “flawless.”
Article courtesy olympics.com.au
“We kept this program from the last season and I think that was the right move,” Chan said. “It gave us time to work on all the little details and it was amazing to be able to put out a program like that and have something that we’re really proud of.”
“It felt really good,” Harris agreed. “We came here to do a job and we did that and we’re just so happy.”
Opening with an impressive dance spin, the program featured a difficult step sequence performed on one foot, multiple lifts across the ice, and required choreography elements.
“It feels like we put everything out there and showed what we’re capable of,” Harris said. ‘It’s amazing to think that all that work before the scenes and all the years of training together ended up with this moment. It’s a dream come true.”
Scoring 108.64 for a total combined of 176.39, Harris and Chan finished in 18th place, giving them the best result ever achieved by an Australian team.
“I hope this will inspire other Australians to give ice dance a go, and to encourage skaters who might be thinking about switching disciplines to give it a try,” Harris said. “I started out as a singles skater and I always dreamed of being at the Olympics. I never imagined that I would be an Olympic ice dancer but I’m so glad I tried it out.”
“The thing with ice dance is that it’s changing and developing all the time and it’s become such an exciting discipline,” said Chan.
Cheering them on in the stands, were ice dance legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean. Dean, who coached Holly at times when she was younger, joked that he’d be happy to take the credit for Harris’s career.
“Jason actually spotted Christopher during the warmup and he was so excited to see him there,” Harris said. “It’s amazing to think you’re performing for people like that. The whole experience has been amazing.”
Next, the team will begin training for the World Championships in Prague, but for now they’re hoping to soak up the rest of their Olympic experience.
“I’m so happy with that I probably won’t sleep tonight,” Chan said. “It just feels so good to achieve everything we set out to do.”
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