Before the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Winer Olympics, the internet already had its first figure skating meme.
German figure skater Paul Fentz glided into everyone’s lives while performing in some slacks and suspenders to the tune of Paul Anka’s jazz cover of Oasis’s hit song “Wonderwall” at Thursday’s the Men’s and Pairs’ short program during the Team Event.
Fentz may have took two tumbles during his performance, knocking him down to a 66.32 score, but his impact on social media was his true victory.
The Paul Anka “Wonderwall” cover was his song choice. While Oasis’s original has already served as ripe fodder for the internet, but on Thursday, many on the internet learned the big band version was a thing.
It wasn’t the first time Fentz brought out the “Wonderwall” rendition. The song is Fentz’s go-to for the short program. He busted it out at the European Championships.
This is the first Winter Olympics when single figure skaters are allowed to skate to music with lyrics, opening skaters up to limitless music for their choreography.
If anyone was looking for a new reason to take up an interest in winter sports. This performance was it.
See the reactions below.
anyways, here’s wonderwall
— jackie (@emptycIub) February 9, 2018
[does a triple lutz]
I was just about to be like “who really cares maybe I won’t watch the Olympics” but then I turned on the tv and THIS DUDE IS WEARING LAVENDER SUSPENDERS ICE SKATING TO A SWING JAZZ VERSION OF WONDERWALL
— Megan Crepeau (@crepeau) February 9, 2018
an idiot: i want some instrumental music for my skate routine
— curling. (@EpicK8lin) February 9, 2018
this genius: get me A JAZZ WONDERWALL COVER
Play this version of Wonderwall in the lobby of my funeral.
— Jesse Marshall (@jmarshfof) February 9, 2018
I’M SORRY THERE’S A JAZZ VERSION OF WONDERWALL !?? Is there no hope for humanity pic.twitter.com/jZdc6TCUkY
— gillian (@brotatoee) February 9, 2018
I've been awake for three hours. I have no idea who plays for what NBA team, and I just watched a German figure skater perform a "Wonderwall" cover by Paul Anka. Pyeongchang rules.
— Ben Cohen (@bzcohen) February 9, 2018
IM HAVIG AN ANEURYSM WHY WOULD THEY USE A JAZZ COVER OF WONDERWALL pic.twitter.com/uKNGifn7RS
— jackie (@emptycIub) February 9, 2018
So far in these Olympic Games, both a jazz rendition of “wonderwall” and a male cover of “1,000 years” have been played...clearly the motto is “bold moves only” in pyeong chang
— Claire Kudika (@clurkudi) February 9, 2018
I’M SORRY THERE’S A JAZZ VERSION OF WONDERWALL !?? Is there no hope for humanity pic.twitter.com/jZdc6TCUkY
— gillian (@brotatoee) February 9, 2018
You can listen to the full tune here.
