And I always thought it took two to do this event (where's her partner?), and the couple were never suppose to stop touching except to change positions
Somebody's getting it wrong ...
Well, it's odd that they did Ice dancing solo like that.
However, the rules of the competition have changed in recent years. They now allow the pairs to break apart for short periods of time, and do different lifts, to help with the judging and give the ability to do different tricks.