Wardrobe Malfunction in Helsinki

icedancingnut31

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Did anyone see this? At Europeans Russian Ice Dancer Ekatarina Rubleva had wardrobe malfunction during the CD and one of her breasts popped out. http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2009/...erina-rubleva-has-legitimate-wardrobe-malfun/ Poor thing, how embarrassing. Do judges take off for this??
Here is what Gregory and Petukhov have to say on the matter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgO1nTRkfos&feature=related

 

dorispulaski

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Yes, I saw it. The video is up on youtube and according to Melissa & Denis, about 1 million people have seen it. I OTOH saw it when it occurred thanks to the amazingness of internet streaming.

 

icedancingnut31

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Did she get deducted for it? I read her strap broke but at least she did not pull a Janet Jackson, who supposedly did it on purpose in the famous Superbowl incident.

 

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You think they would have put a piece of material or a band to hold that side of the dress up.

 

dorispulaski

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There was a clear plastic strap across the back. It looks like it pulled out of the costume. I wonder whether it caught in something...a skate, a hand, whatever. I couldn't tell, watching. You can see the strap hanging, and it's not a wispy little thing.

I feel so sorry for her. She seemed horribly embarrassed but skated through it. Worse, their first circuit on the finnstep was excellent, but since she was fighting with her top the whole second circuit and ending, it wasn't the same. If she had stopped skating for a wardrobe malfunction, I believe the deduction is 2 points? You surely don't want to take a hit like that in the CD.

 

Medusa

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Who says that figure skating isn't popular anymore? The two videos of that have 2 Million hits together already!

 

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Medusa said:

Who says that figure skating isn't popular anymore? The two videos of that have 2 Million hits together already!

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Gosh people will go to any length to see a boob She handled herself well.

Two considerations for her: Nude illusion fabric is your friend. Use it as a safety net. Second, if you must wear strappy, non-netted costumes while ice dancing, and you really don't want anyone to see your areolas, use some of those petals that you can get everywhere. If the costume goes down, the nipples are still covered.

 

Tonichelle

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I haven't seen Melissa and Denis' video yet, but Melissa had a similar problem (though I Don't think she was ever fully exposed) at nationals when they skated their FD to Snow (sooooo long ago now lol)... they'd put more beads on the dress right before hand which weighted it down more... sometimes you just don't realize how much a seemingly minor alteration can change how a costume works.

 

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I heard that she skated so they would not get deducted. However, if the 'ref' called it to stop, she could have stopped, fixed it without any deductions. He chose not to stop and let her skate through with the exposure..............

 

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Winnipeg said:

I heard that she skated so they would not get deducted. However, if the 'ref' called it to stop, she could have stopped, fixed it without any deductions. He chose not to stop and let her skate through with the exposure..............

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mean.

 

Blades of Passion

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No no, not mean....entertaining! It was bouncy and fun. :yes:

 

Dee4707

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The same thing happened to Shae Lynn Bourne. One could say she got a lot of exposure.

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One could say she got a lot of exposure.

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both figuratively and literally!

 

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I like how they black out only the nipple in the photo

 

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Johar said:

I like how they black out only the nipple in the photo

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I've seen the original unedited photo. basically it's for real, most definitely.

 

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Dee4707 said:

The same thing happened to Shae Lynn Bourne. One could say she got a lot of exposure.

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Really? I don't recall this

 

sillylionlove

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I am sorry but that is so funny!!!!

 

Medusa

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I watched Eurosport yesterday night, there is always a compilation of funny clips in the night - and this was a huge part of that compilation, with close-ups...

They also included Ponsero on ski, the Swiss pairskater falling twice on footwork in 15 seconds and Steuer laughing about it, Korpi falling (while playing some Barbie song) and Maria Mukhortova falling really badly during the freeskate.