Gabriella Papadakis, a 22-year-old French Olympian ice dancer, suffered an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction during one of her routines at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.
The 22-year-old French Olympian, who was dancing to singer Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You” with her partner Guillaume Cizerone during the malfunction, had her left breast exposed on live television, something said that the incident was her “worst nightmare”.
The French Ice Dancing team finished in second with a final score of 81.93, behind only Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (83.67). Furthermore, American competitors Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue finished in third.
“It was pretty distracting, kind of my worst nightmare happening at the Olympics. I told myself, ‘I don’t have a choice. I have to keep going,’ and that’s what we did. I think we can be proud of ourselves being able to deliver a great performance with that happening.
“I felt it right away and I prayed. That’s about what I could do,” Papadakis said after the routine.
The free dance portion of the ice dancing event will take place on Tuesday, February 20 at the Gangneung Ice Arena. The 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea began on February 9 and will run until Sunday, February 25.
With partner Guillaume Cizeron, Papadakis is a two-time World champion (2015–2016), a four-time European champion (2015–2018), a three-time Grand Prix Final medalist (2014 bronze, 2016 silver, 2017 gold), and a three-time French national champion (2015–2017). They have won three gold medals on the Grand Prix series. Earlier in their career, they won silver at the 2012 Junior Grand Prix Final and at the 2013 World Junior Championship.
