{"id":484633,"date":"2026-02-22T23:19:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/484633\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T23:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T23:19:07","slug":"you-have-to-see-this-mortal-kombat-themed-olympics-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/484633\/","title":{"rendered":"You Have to See This &#8216;Mortal Kombat&#8217; Themed Olympics Routine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever thought, \u201cwhat would\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/the-first-trailer-for-mortal-kombat-ii-is-a-johnny-cage-filled-extravaganza-2000630199\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mortal Kombat<\/a> look like on ice?\u201d If so, look no further than the Winter Olympics to see how it\u2019d fare.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Georgian figure skaters Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava did a performance based on the popular fighting game, with Berulava dressed as Sub-Zero and Metelkina as Kitana. The entire performance, which you can see below, has some fun nods to the games: not only does <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EAwWPadFsOA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the iconic theme song<\/a>\u00a0play, the skaters bounce back and force like idle animations in the earlier games, they incorporate basic attacks into their routine. It\u2019s a good performance, and the judges seemed to agree, since it earned 75.46 points and the pair placed silver behind Japan\u2019s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Awesome performance! Mortal Kombat makes a special appearance at the winter Olympics! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MortalKombat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@MortalKombat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/noobde?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@noobde<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dD4DVJNIhd\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/dD4DVJNIhd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Freelancer (@TehFreelancer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TehFreelancer\/status\/2025388611852525942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mortal Kombat\u00a0has been referenced plenty of times in popular culture, and usually in music or just by being played or referenced in movies or TV. It doesn\u2019t always get a big sports push, though\u2014unless you did band or went to football games in high school, in which case, you probably heard a version of the theme every now and again. 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