Olympics - Figure skating - After COVID quarantine, German pair put on 'fighting face' in free skate

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BEIJING : German pair Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nolan Seegert battled through a rocky free skate on Saturday, suffering from a lack of preparation after Seegert was forced to spend nearly two weeks in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.The pair were forced to miss the team event earlier this mo

BEIJING : German pair Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nolan Seegert battled through a rocky free skate on Saturday, suffering from a lack of preparation after Seegert was forced to spend nearly two weeks in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.

At Beijing's Capital Indoor Stadium on Saturday, Seegert scrunched up his face while trying to lift Hase but twice failed to do so despite the crowd rallying behind them with cheers and applause. The pair scored 87.32 points, sitting in last place with 149.69 points overall with eight skaters to go. "It was just pure fighting and I'm really proud of him that he pulled me through this programme," Hase said, resting her head on Seegert's shoulder after their performance.Some skaters, including American Vincent Zhou, were forced to sit out their event after testing positive for COVID-19.

 

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