Winter Olympics 2022 - 'The mascot is all over the place!' - Bing Dwen Dwen sent flying during figure skating gala

ByEurosport

Updated 20/02/2022 at 08:47 GMT

China's Sui Wenjing has absolutely no remorse for the Winter Olympics' official mascot Bing Dwen Dwen. With the skaters due to leave the ice rink inside the Capital Indoor Stadium after a memorable gala event, the Chinese gold medallist at this year's Games decided to push the affable panda to the ground to her own delight and that of her fellow athletes.

‘Oops! All over the place!’ – Skater cleans out mascot at figure skating gala

There has been plenty of high-quality figure skating over the past two weeks with some of the best performers in the world showcasing their skills to the largest audience of their careers.

But one final moment to remember inside the Capital Indoor Stadium came in the gala exhibition on Sunday where a variety of medallists and competitors were on show to celebrate a wonderful couple of weeks of figure skating.

The Olympics' official mascot Bing Dwen Dwen was sent flying by China's Sui Wenjing as the skaters were due to exit the rink.

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"Oops!" shouted Louise Walden on commentary.

"So the skaters take their leave and the mascot is all over the place!" said Chris Howarth.

Fortunately, after a few skaters decided to playfully roll the ambassador around on the ice for a bit, the mascot was helped back onto its feet and no injuries were incurred.

The hugely popular two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu took to the ice to the sound of Haru Yo Koi in one of many highlights of the gala event.

Nathan Chen, who won Olympic gold performing to Rocket Man, also performed one last time.

The medallists in each discipline and a handful of other top skaters took part in gala event and most will return for the world championships next month in France.

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