Sleigh theory
January 20, 2021

Nu-metal in modern figure-skating, how come?

A funny text in Stereogum by a former amateur skater Loren DiBlasi about how nu-metal is entering figure skating, written after US pairs team Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier performed a stellar short program to the tune of Linkin Park’s signature nu-metal hit 'In The End'. There were other metal figure-skating mash-ups, like yet another Linkin Park song, 'The Catalyst', and Disturbed's cover of 'Sound of Silence'. So, what's the point of it: "In figure skating, like in nu-metal, there are very few second chances. Like Mike Shinoda ecstatically rapping across a supernatural desert of broken dreams or Alexa Knierim being launched into the heavens in a gravity defying triple twist, it’s all about pushing through pain and doubt to seize the moment".