South Korea has fallen in love with this Olympic skater because of her love of K-Pop, even though she didn't win

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February 23, 2018 1:48 PM

Fans of a massive K-Pop band were gutted that talented Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva came second after she warmed up listening to EXO.

A Russian figure skater was screamed on by passionate K-Pop fans when she competed at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Friday.
This is because Medvedeva, a fan herself, loves enormous K-Pop band EXO.
She could even meet the group at the Winter Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday.

An Olympic Athlete from Russia has won an unlikely fanbase.

Figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva has been screamed on by passionate K-Pop fans because of her own love for EXO, who are one of South Korea's biggest bands.

Medvedeva even listened to EXO song "Growl" while preparing for Friday's free skating event.

With the 2013 hit song in the background, Medvedeva — a medal favourite because of her championship history — loosened up on the sidelines of the Gangneung Ice Arena as she awaited her turn to compete.

When her name was called, she skated onto the rink and executed triple-triple jump combinations in a routine that "stunned" NBC.

But it was only enough for silver as, once all the scores were tallied, she was pipped to gold by Olympic Athlete from Russia team mate Alina Zagitova.

And K-Pop fans weren't happy.

Lets look at the scores sha... @ xia // #emo##emo##emo# EXO #emo#

Despite of winning Silver, ... @ r#emo#n #EXOlympics

Did not win gold medal but ... @ EXO FANBASE

EXO and K-Pop singer CL will perform at the 2018 Winter Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday.

It has been suggested by news agency AP that Medvedeva will get the chance to meet the band at the Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium.

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