Russian Skaters Exploit Aboriginal Culture to Win Russian Championship

From the Independent (U.K.) (thanks to E.D.):

It was certainly an arresting performance: the Russian world figure skating champions, clad in dark-toned bodysuits and red loincloths, performing a routine based on an Aboriginal dance. It won Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin a gold medal at their national competition last month. But in Australia, Aboriginal leaders were not amused.
Russia's Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin perform their Aboriginal ice skating dance that has outraged Aboriginal leaders in Australia Russia’s Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin perform their Aboriginal ice skating dance that has outraged Aboriginal leaders in Australia

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