A young female figure skater in a red and black plaid skirt and white lace top performs alongside an adult male partner at an indoor ice rink, both dressed in figure skating attire. 4:02
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A kilt on ice gets a standing ovation

Sinead and John Kerr, a sister and brother from Scotland, skate out at the World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, dressed in plaid. more

They skate for Great Britain and have won five British titles. Breaking through at the world level has been harder. This is their fifth time at the World Championships, and they finished 11th at each of the last two.

They open with a hard combination spin. He's in a camel spin and she's down low in a sit spin, and the whole spin stays nicely centered.

Then the commentators turn to the outfit. "This is a team that always shows great personality," one says, adding that John might be "the only guy that could ever pull off wearing a kilt skating." The other wonders aloud if he could carry one off himself. Not so sure, comes the answer, though basketball shorts underneath might help.

The skating takes over from there. A curve lift starts with a beautiful entry, and their edges run nice and deep. The twizzle turns earn praise too, and their side-by-side footwork gets called difficult and precise.

Sooner or later, any British ice dance team brings back thoughts of the great Torvill and Dean. The Kerrs have their own gift. They draw a crowd in, as if to say come with us, and they skate very free.

Their final lift spins at great speed. Folk dance is meant to celebrate a culture and invite everybody in at the same time.

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Sinead and John Kerr, a sister and brother from Scotland, skate out at the World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden, dressed in plaid.

Everybody comes in. The crowd in Gothenburg rises for a standing ovation as the Kerrs finish, kilt and all.

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