Slide show: Skating extravaganza

Ice dancing swirls to a close. A look back at our favorite, craziest costumes

Published February 23, 2010 7:01AM (EST)

Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski of Russia perform during the Ice Dancing Free Dance competition at the European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn January 22, 2010.  REUTERS/Grigory Dukor  (ESTONIA - Tags: SPORT FIGURE SKATING)  (© Grigory Dukor / Reuters)
Jana Khokhlova and Sergei Novitski of Russia perform during the Ice Dancing Free Dance competition at the European Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn January 22, 2010. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor (ESTONIA - Tags: SPORT FIGURE SKATING) (© Grigory Dukor / Reuters)

Ice dancing, for years the whorishly exotic stepchild of figure skating, exceeded all of our expectations these Olympics. There were siblings performing the dance of seduction. There were   adorable University of Michigan coeds pretending to be Bollywood stars. And there was that infamous native folk dance, seemingly honed at the John Mayer school of racial sensitivity.

And we loved it all! Here's a look at some of the contest's craziest looks.

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