60K views · 750 reactions | 25 years ago at the Opening Ceremony of Nagano 1998, sumo grand champion Yokozuna Akebono performed ‘dohyo-iri’, the ceremonial entrance into the ring, to welcome the start of the Olympic Winter Games. #Nagano98 | Olympics | Facebook

25K views · 259 reactions | Tatiana Malinina, Olympics 1998, FS Born...

Tatiana Malinina, Olympics 1998, SP Born 28 January 1973 Is a Russian-Uzbekistani retired figure skater who competed for Uzbekistan. She is the 1999 Grand Prix Final champion, the 1999 Four Continents champion, a two-time (1998, 2001) NHK Trophy champion, and a ten-time (1993–2002) Uzbek national champion. Malinina was born on 28 January 1973 in Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR. Her mother was a gymnast and her father a figure skater. The family moved to Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, when she was a teenager. In

48K views · 1.2K reactions | Figure skating is one of the most mesmerising winter sports. ⛸️朗 Did you know that it featured in the Summer Olympics before the first Winter Games at Chamonix 1924? Watch the video to discover the captivating history of this discipline! ➡️ #WinterOlympics100 | Olympics | Facebook