One account of this practice claims that during the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, American figure skater Janet Lynn stumbled into Japanese pop culture when she fell during a free-skate period, but continued to smile even as she sat on the ice.
American figure skater Janet Lynn stumbled into Japanese pop culture. This is what one account of this practice claims. This was during the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. This was hokkaidō. She fell during a free-skate period. She continued to smile. She sat on the ice.