Julia Lipnitskaia, a 15-year-old Russian skating prodigy, took home the Olympic gold with a routine set to John Williams' "Theme from Schindler's List."
Lipnitskaia skated in a red costume meant to evoke the iconic "girl in the red coat," who briefly appears in the movie "Schindler's List" to enhance the pathos of a scene of the liquidation of Krakow's ghetto.
Here's video of Lipnitskaia performing this signature routine at the 2014 European figure skating championships, which preceded the Sochi Olympics:
For many, the slender girl's soundtrack choice struck a sour note in an otherwise breathtaking routine. "Schindler's List on Ice," as one member of the Twitterati called it, was, for some, another strange element in an already bizarre Olympics that has been plagued by malfunctioning snowflakes, toilet troubles and political unrest.
