🔗 Share this article Chinese Ice Dancers Face Investigation Following Holding Prop Weapon during Event ISU officials are conducting a formal inquiry following two Chinese ice dancers appeared holding an object resembling a toy ballistic missile at an international skating competition. Broadcast video captured the skaters sitting alongside a large toy shaped like a rocket marked “DF-61” as they awaited the judges' results in the “kiss and cry” area during the event. The DF-61 is a recently introduced Chinese-made ground-launched long-range weapon capable of carrying nuclear weapons, that had been displayed during a national ceremony last month. Officials have acknowledged of an unsuitable soft toy appears to have been one of the objects tossed onto the rink by audience members following a routine during the competition,” the organization stated in an emailed statement. The item was then held by the athletes after their performance. The ISU apologizes for this occurrence and will look into it more deeply.” The duo placed in eighth place of 10 pairs in the ice dance event, with the victory going to Madison Chock and Evan Bates from the US.