Send in the Psychiatrists

harlequinSeasoned figure skating fans develop a high tolerance for ridiculous costumes. Even Johnny Weir’s bedazzled fur get-ups are artsy when one accepts he’s not going to be wearing Balenciaga ready-to-wear on the ice anytime soon. But last night’s pairs short program forced me to mouth Oh Come On… when German skaters and reigning world champions Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy took the ice. In harlequin outfits. Skating to Send in the Clowns. With teardrops drawn on their cheeks. Surprised they weren’t deducted at least a point for losing their minds.

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