This is the view of Czech Republic figure skaters Milana and Jiri Porkorny, who love the New Zealand Masters Games in Dunedin.
''For us, it is our unofficial world championships,'' Jiri said.
''It's nice to see so many people who have the same crazy ideas.''
The Masters Games was the first official event for the Czech pair and they will compete in Melbourne before returning to Europe.
The pair dominated the figure skating at the weekend and won two gold medals in the ice dance events.
On Saturday, they won the pattern dance, and yesterday they won the short dance with sparkling displays.
The other main international event was the free skating in the women's aged 30 to 44 gold grade won by Margaret Riddington (Sydney) from Irina Koeltzch (Germany) and Kelly Hoebergen (Gore).
The Porkornys were both international skaters for Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and Jiri competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with dance partner Eva Pestova. They finished 11th.
Jiri (60), the financial manager of a theatre in Prague, gave up competitive skating after the Olympics and retired from competitive ice dance.
The couple kept away from the ice for 35 years before they started again in 2011.
''We had never skated together before,'' Jiri said.
''We are a new couple on the ice.''
They enjoyed the Games two years ago and wanted to come back.
''The Masters Games was a big surprise for us. We didn't know such an event existed,'' Jiri said.
''It is one of the few places in the world when you can meet people from different sports.
"Everything was so nice for us that we decided immediately to come back to meet very interesting people.''
Milana (60), a doctor, believes ice figure skating keeps the body fit and the mind alert.
''To have a top performance you need to practise and get the body into a fit and healthy condition,'' she said.
She is in favour of the Masters Games for older people.
''It is very important because you see people of an older age who have young brains and young feelings.
''It is very important to think about the future and don't think about age.''
