Sporty and Scary came to shine in Milan, as Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson took fourth place in the rhythm dance.
The British ice dance pair had received messages from two of the five Spice Girls in the lead up to their Olympic performance in Milan, which is set to a medley of hits from the pop girl group.
Following an Instagram message from Mel B, and a video message from Mel C, Fear and Gibson have seen the backing of their idols spur them on far on their Olympic journey and they came out firing for the first part of their bid for an Olympic podium in Italy.
Despite a slight mistake on their step sequence it is still all to play for in Wednesday's free skate, where they will come back in full force with a rallying Scottish medley.
"I know I just wanted to nail it and just do exactly what we wanted and I know we did," said Fear.
"From the moment I stuck my toe pick in in the first position I thought we mean business. I wanted to attack and enjoy and entertain and we did that.
Fear was dropped down ever so slightly in her step sequence for the twizzles, coming out of the element ever so early to lose on execution.
It meant that a season's best was not to play for and the duo dropped into third place with two pairs still to skate.
With the French pair leading the way, it meant that Fear and Gibson had to hope their other competitors would also make a mistake on the way to the top.
Italy did just that, with synchronisation issues costing them a medal position, but with the USA's Madison Chock and Evan Bates storming to perfection, it left Fear and Gibson in fourth place at the close of competition.
"We went out to do the best we ever could," he said.
"When we did the team event, we did a very good programme in that and so to go under pressure again it was crazy. The confidence it gave me for Wednesday was great."
Earlier in the session, Phebe Bekker and James Hernandez also qualified for Wednesday's free skate with their George Michael inspired routine.
The pair admitted that they are bringing European flair to everything they do in life after an incredible performance at the Continental Championships last month, and that attitude has already seen them encounter a seasons best at the Olympics.
The pair took to the rink for their Olympic debuts and scored a season's best of 72.46, and it all came down to the pressure they instilled on themselves, with Europeans providing the perfect environment for them to prepare.
"Europeans was a huge learning curve, it was an amazing experience because it was such a pressure cooker environment," said Bekker.
"We can now say we draw upon Europeans in anything we do in life, especially as we were able to deliver under the amount of pressure we wanted to put on this.
"Yes, we wanted to do a good job because it is the Olympics, but we work best under pressure and we thrive under the pressure and we did that today."
They will now perform their Romeo and Juliet inspired dance to the world with the hopes of another seasons best result on Wednesday.
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