A Russian teen figure skater’s move-for-move recreation of Jenna Ortega’s viral “Wednesday” dance at the 2023 Russian Figure Staking Championships is having a viral moment in itself.
Kamila Valiva’s routine began with just the 16-year-old peeking out as the Thing with her hand, then she climbed onto a sheet of ice in a fringed black dress, like a Wednesday Adams in Episode 4 of the Netflix series One Worn to the school dance. , She also copied Ortega’s ponytail, light makeup, and blank facial expressions.
The opening moments were interspersed with Danny Elfman’s theme music for the show, and then switched to The Cramps’ “Goo Goo Muck”, where Valiva channeled Ortega’s now iconic dance moves.
she finished Lady Gaga’s “Bloody Mary,” The song that the “Poker Face” singer chose for her own Wednesday dance tribute. Watch the full routine in the video above.
Valiva received 247.32 points from the judges for her short program and free skate, but lost to 15-year-old Sofia Akateeva in the women’s senior championship division. Board Reported. The competition was held from 22 – 25 December in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
The teenage skater made headlines at the Winter Olympics in February when she tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine. The test was taken on December 25, 2021, but was only reported on February 8, after the then 15-year-old helped her team to a gold medal at Beijing 2022. The investigation is still going on. at that time, Valiva said That there must have been something wrong with grandfather’s heart medicine.
Valiva is the current world record holder for the women’s short program, free skating and total score. She holds nine world records to date and is the first female skater to land a quadruple jump in Olympic competition.
