5 sweet and charming pair of skating on ice

Drawing love on ice in pair.

There are many impressive moments in pair skating games, the eyes contact, the connection and the interaction, every details of it are fantastic. Many pair train together for a long time and then fall in love with each other, writing their romance with skating. Or some pair have the blood connection.

1. Madison Chock and Evan Bates (from the US, Madison Chock Instagram: chockolate02)

Madison Chock and Evan Bates are friends ever since 2001 but they became pair in 2011. Bates later revealed his feelings to Chock and they became lovers.

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2. Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim (from the US, Alexa Scimeca Knierim Instagram: alexa_knierim)

Alexa and Chris won the bronze medal in this year's pair skating.

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3. Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov Russia (from Russia, Evgenia Tarasova Instagram: tarasova_evg)

Vladimir accidentally hurt his girlfriend with the blade of the skates when they were training for 2017 World Figure Skating Championships. However, they insisted on joining the Games and won the third place.

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via Evgenia Tarasova IG

via Evgenia Tarasova IG

4. Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland (from British, Penny Coomes Instagram: pennycoome)

Penny and Nick have been dating since 2005, and now been sweet lovers.

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via Penny Coomes IG

via Penny Coomes IG

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5. Marie-jade Lauriault and Roman Le Gac (from France, Marie-Jade Lauriaul Instagram: lauriaultlegac)

Marie and Roman, who started working together in 2014 and decided to marry a year later.

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6. Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani (from the US, Shibutani Siblings Instagram: shibsibs)

Maia and Alex are brother and sister, and they won 2 bronze medal in Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

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via Shibutani Siblings IG

DETROIT (AP) — The NFL draft has taken the show on the road for a decade, giving cities around the country a chance to be in the spotlight.

Detroit is on the clock.

The Motor City, which was once one of the nation's largest and most powerful cities, has bounced back from filing for bankruptcy in 2013.

Fans driving and flying into town from the league's other 31 teams will see signs of progress from the symbolic to the significant.

DETROIT is spelled out, each letter standing 10 feet off an embankment alongside a freeway between the airport and downtown, in an art installation that made its debut earlier this month.

A few miles away, the long-abandoned Michigan Central Station has undergone a renovation funded by Ford Motor Co. to transform the 18-story, 113-year-old train depot from an eyesore into a gem.

In the heart of downtown, where the NFL draft will begin Thursday night, a 685-foot-high tower represents the largest construction project in the city in more than a half-century as it rises from the site of the former Hudson’s department store.

With more than 50 million viewers and an expected 400,000 visitors over the three-day event, there will be a chance to change the conversation about the city.

Lions President Rod Wood pitched the city as a draft destination in 2016 and teamed up with the Detroit Sports Commission a year later to submit the formal bid to land the NFL's annual event that gives fans from each team a jolt of hope.

The Lions and the local sports commission also partnered with Visit Detroit, Dan Gilbert’s real-estate company, Bedrock, and the Detroit Police Department to make the most of the opportunity.

"The draft here in Detroit is going to make a big step for us in making that old image go away and people having the new image of the city," Gilbert told The Associated Press. “We’re going to be able to showcase Detroit like never before.”

That's part of the NFL's plan, and it has led to 20-plus cities vying for a future draft. Green Bay will host next year's draft.

After the league had its last draft in New York a decade ago, it envisioned giving cities — particularly those in colder climates that may not host a future Super Bowl — a chance to have a signature event that would have a lot of benefits, including an economic impact.

Chicago was the first tour stop in 2015 and it generated $81 million for the community. Kansas City had it last year, sparking $164 million in economic impact.

“Another opportunity for our franchise and our city and just for the world to kind of migrate to downtown Detroit,” said Lions general manager Brad Holmes, who has turned around a franchise that is coming off its best season since winning the 1957 NFL title. “I expect it to be pretty packed. I’m excited for all the businesses."

Detroit's draft is expected to bring in at least $160 million, giving small businesses a boost from fans flocking in and around Campus Martius Park.

One longtime business is looking forward to more than just an increase in foot traffic.

Lauren Stovall, the business lead at Hot Sam’s, and two others representing the 103-year-old men’s clothing store and tailor shop will be onstage during the draft’s final day Saturday.

“There’s a perception of Detroit that comes from people who actually have not been here,” Stovall said. "What’s so great is when people actually come to Detroit, they are blown away, because Detroit is not what they might have thought.”

There are new hotels, high-end and trendy restaurants and bars along with a skyscraper nearing completion. Challenges continue to exist in some neighborhoods as the city continues to demolish abandoned houses, including more than 25,000 over the past 10 years. Crime has been trending down and homicides are the lowest since 1966.

“We’re not going to lose our balance patting ourselves on the back,” Detroit Police Chief James White said.

Hundreds of uniformed and plainclothes officers from Detroit, county, state and federal agencies will patrol the greater downtown area. White said all the city’s police officers will work shifts during the draft, some downtown, others in neighborhoods.

Bomb-sniffing dogs and other K-9 teams will be flown into Detroit by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, which also has pledged to have its tactical team on standby. Intelligence agents are monitoring social media for any threats.

Mayor Mike Duggan devoted some time during his annual State of the City address Wednesday to talk about the importance of the draft turning a lot of eyes on Detroit. Visitors for the draft are “going to see a very different city,” the mayor promised.

“We have a chance to reintroduce Detroit to America,” Duggan said.

Associated Press writers Corey Williams and Mike Householder contributed to this report.

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FILE - The refurbished Michigan Central Station is viewed Monday, March 18, 2024, in Detroit. The NFL football draft has taken the show on the road for a decade, giving cities a chance around the country a chance to be in the spotlight. A few miles from the draft which starts Thursday, the long-abandoned train station has undergone a remarkable renovation funded by Ford Motor Co. to transform the 18-story, 113-year-old old train depot from an eyesore to a gem. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

An NFL football draft jersey is displayed on the Spirit of Detroit statue Friday, April 19, 2024, in Detroit. The draft has taken the show on the road for a decade, giving cities a chance around the country a chance to be in the spotlight. The Motor City, which was once one of the nation's largest and most powerful cities, has bounced back from filing for bankruptcy in 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

FILE - The new 685-foot tall tower under construction on the former Hudson's site is viewed Friday, July 7, 2023, in Detroit. The NFL football draft has taken the show on the road for a decade, giving cities a chance around the country a chance to be in the spotlight. The Motor City, which was once one of the nation's largest and most powerful cities, has bounced back from filing for bankruptcy in 2013. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

An NFL football draft cleat is displayed near the Spirit of Detroit statue, Friday, April 19, 2024, in Detroit. The draft has taken the show on the road for a decade, giving cities a chance around the country a chance to be in the spotlight. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta shows off the NFL football team's home jersey during an unveiling at Ford Field, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

FILE - Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, March 1, 2023. The Lions have the No. 29 pick overall in the NFL and if they do not make a move to pick sooner, it will mark the latest the franchise has made a first-round pick. Holmes has led one of the more impressive turnarounds in the league. He took over a laughingstock of a franchise three years ago and turned it into one of the NFL’s best last season. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

General Motors future headquarters is seen, Monday, April 15, 2024 in Detroit. GM plans to move its iconic Detroit headquarters to a new downtown office tower and redevelop its home office site. In addition, Bedrock, which owns multiple office buildings downtown, will join GM in studying redevelopment of the seven-building Renaissance Center now owned by GM. The new building is on the site of the old Hudson's department store in the heart of downtown. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)