Incredible Winter Olympics Figure Skating Routine Inspired By 'Mortal Kombat'

The ongoing Winter Olympics in Italy have brought the best of the best in winter sports together. We've seen all kinds of impressive feats, and in figure skating, we've seen some impressive routines. One in particular is drawing quite a bit of attention for paying homage to the classic Mortal Kombat video game series.

Figure skaters Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava performed a tribute to the classic series during an exhibition gala at the Winter Olympic Games. Their performance was captured by SuperSisi on X. Meltelkina dressed up as Kitana from the series, while Berulava was dressed as Sub-Zero, which was appropriate for the Winter Olympics.

The routine includes old-school-style fighting game motions, fake punches, and even a "finish her" fatality animation after Berulava spun Metelkina, which was then turned into another finishing move from the game--a friendship. The routine was performed to what is commonly referred to as the "Mortal Kombat" theme song, from the 1995 film. The song is actually called Techno Syndrome and was originally composed by Oliver Adams and performed by the Belgian techno duo The Immortals for the film.

The routine was capped off by Metelkina performing Sonya Blade's classic "kiss of death" fatality move on Berulava, which awarded Metalkina with a "flawless victory."

Fan reactions have poured in, praising the routine. On X, user Ballmer's burner wrote, "We need Mortal Kombat on ice," after seeing the impressive routine. TheeSycoTik wrote, "Did this win gold? Because it should have."

Since this was an exhibition performance, no medals or points were awarded.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is the latest release in the long-running series, which saw a mixed reception at release due to its numerous oversights, lack of lobbies, and missing features. The game collection has 23 different titles in total, celebrating various parts of the classic MK era of games.