Ryom Tae-ok and Kim Ju-sik skated to A Day in the Life and others used Adele and Ed Sheeran, a far cry from Torvill & Dean’s Bolero in 1984 MLADEN ANTONOV/GETTY IMAGESAlthough Team GB may not be topping the Winter Olympics medal table, there is one area of competition in which the country’s brightest stars are dominating: pop. Britain’s hottest musical talents — including Adele, Ed Sheeran and Coldplay — have been providing the soundtracks for the glitzy stars of the ice rink as figure skaters enjoy a new-found freedom in Pyeongchang. This is the first Winter Games at which skaters of all disciplines have been given total freedom to choose their own music. The US figure skater Adam Rippon skated to Coldplay CARLOS GONZALEZ/ALAMYPreviously skaters and their choreographers were restricted to songs without lyrics, meaning most opted for classical or jazz favourites. The rules were changed by the International Skating Union as part of a drive to attract younger viewers, and medal hopefuls in South…

Source: The Times February 16, 2018 00:04 UTC