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[–] Obbop [S] ago 

"Russian skater Anton Shulepov, as so many have before him, skated his season’s free skate program to moving music from “Schindler’s List.”

The problem wasn’t the music. It was the costume. His featured an odd mix of elements, including the uniform worn by Holocaust-era concentration camp guards and a prominent yellow star across his chest.

The International Skating Union allows fans to vote for their favorite costume each season, and this one made the list. It was not until protests began that the union’s officials backtracked: "

https://www.jta.org/2019/12/04/opinion/this-holocaust-themed-figure-skating-costume-is-just-the-sports-latest-to-cause-scandal

Artistic to the Max