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MILAN, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- The ice dance duo of Hannah Lim and Quan Ye failed to qualify for the free dance after struggling in their rhythm dance program at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Monday.

Lim and Quan scored their career low 64.69 points in the rhythm dance to finish 22nd at Milano Ice Skating Arena. Quan lost his balance and stumbled trying to execute twizzles in the early part of the program, set to "Men in Black," "Pump Me Up" and "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" by Will Smith.

Hannah Lim (front) and Quan Ye of South Korea perform their rhythm dance program during the ice dance competition at the Winter Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 9, 2026. (Yonhap)

There were 23 couples in action, and the top 20 advanced to the free dance set for Wednesday.

Lim and Quan received 34.28 points in the technical element score, which considers skaters' execution of technical elements, such as twizzles, step sequence and rotational life. They had 30.41 points in the program component score, which evaluates skaters' overall choreography and presentation.

Quan Ye of South Korea (R) stumbles while performing the rhythm dance program with Hannah Lim during the ice dance competition at the Winter Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 9, 2026. (Yonhap)

Lim and Quan scored 70.55 points in the rhythm dance portion of the team event last Friday.

This is the end of their first Olympics together. Lim, born in Toronto to South Korean parents, has dual citizenship and chose to represent South Korea internationally. Quan, born in Iceland but raised in Canada, became naturalized as a South Korean citizen in December 2024.

Hannah Lim of South Korea (L) consoles her ice dance partner Quan Ye after finishing their rhythm dance program during the ice dance competition at the Winter Olympics at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on Feb. 9, 2026. (Yonhap)

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