Olympic fans left stunned as Team USA appear to MOONWALK underwater in artistic swimming

Team USA's creator swimming squad delighted their fans connected Monday by outrageously moonwalking while upside down underwater.

The Americans yet sewage underway successful nan excavation connected Monday and performed their opening method regular to Michael Jackson deed 'Smooth Criminal'.

As nan capacity started to caput towards its large finale, nan Americans went underwater and inverted truthful their legs were supra nan surface.

They past pulled disconnected a sublime moonwalk - a move that is synonymous pinch Jackson. 

It produced a immense guidance from nan gripped crowd successful Paris and was besides a immense deed pinch fans backmost home, who took to societal media to request they beryllium fixed nan golden medal. 

One instrumentality wrote: 'This was nan item of nan time for me. USA Artistic Swimming squad pinch a underwater moonwalk successful a tribute to Michael Jackson's Smooth Criminal... instant iconic!'

Another commented: 'Artistic swimming squad US doing nan moonwalk are you kiiiiiddding me. The artistry & this is why this is nan only athletics I love'. 

'I'm sorry did I conscionable spot nan USA ARTISTIC SWIMMING TEAM MOONWALK UNDERWATER?,' added a third.

Another posted: 'Um. The Americans' choreography was ON POINT! A MOONWALK?!'

One American boldly insisted nan move 'should person gotten america golden correct there'. 

The USA will execute their free regular connected Tuesday earlier nan arena concludes pinch nan acrobatic regular connected Wednesday.

Russian athletes person won each of nan golden medals successful creator swimming opening pinch nan 2000 Sydney Olympics. However, they are not competing successful creator this time.

There are only a fistful of Russians competing successful Paris because of Russia's warfare connected Ukraine. So nan section is wide unfastened pinch China apt nan favorites.

Men were eligible to compete successful nan squad arena for nan first clip successful nan Olympics, but nary were selected

Swimming's world governing assemblage World Aquatics has said it was disappointed nary men were picked arsenic nan athletics seeks to broaden its appeal.