I watch figure skating like I watch a person walk into a room.
Even before the technique, I'm interested in how it occupies space .
On February 9, during the Rhythm Dance at the 2026 Winter Olympics , the ice was not a competition arena.
It was an exhibition surface.
Each couple brought a code. Some had style. Few had presence .
The jeweled ties I design are born from this same point:
not from the idea of ornament, but from the need to structure a body in space .
Fournier Beaudry / Cizeron
France – rhythm dance style
I looked at them and thought of discipline as an aesthetic choice.
No complacency, no concessions. Everything is measured, and precisely for this reason, authoritative.
I associate them with the You Can Do It jewel tie
Not for the literal message, but for the way it sits on the body: straight, present, without asking for confirmation.
It's a tie that doesn't encourage. He declares .
Like them.
Chock / Bates
United States – fashion performance rhythm dance
Here the body dialogues openly with the gaze of the beholder.
There's light, rhythm, and a sense of scene. But nothing is left to chance.
The jewel tie I see on them is Shiny Star
Not because it shines, but because it holds the light .
It is designed for those who know how to stay in the center without losing structure.
Exactly their balance.
Gilles / Poirier
Canada – ice dance rhythm style
I never read them as two separate individuals.
Their style is continuous relationship, adjustment, listening.
I associate I Can and I Will with them
It's a tie that doesn't immediately stand out.
Work over time.
Like their skating: consistent, decisive, never shouting.
Fear / Gibson
Great Britain – British rhythm dance style
They have an irony that never slips into the light-hearted.
There's always a little tension underneath, and that's what makes them interesting.
The jewel tie is Never Give Up
It's about endurance , not strength.
To stay in line even when it would be easier to break it.
This is what sets them apart.
Guignard / Fabbri
Italy – elegance in figure skating
With them, time changes.
They don't speed up to seduce, they don't simplify to please.
I associate Ex Voto with them
It's not a neutral tie.
It is an object that requires intention, presence, responsibility.
Like their way of being on the ice.
What I really care about
In figure skating at the 2026 Olympics I am not looking for perfection.
I seek coherence between body, gesture and intention .
Claudia De Rosa jeweled ties work the same way.
They don't complete a look.
They make it possible.
The ice, for one evening, spoke the same language.
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