The Ukrainian dance duo was stunned by the announcement and immediately embraced each other in an emotional moment. “Oh my god,” exclaimed Dan Karaty, visibly impressed along with the rest of the jury. “Congratulations. You did an amazing job,” Soundos added as she handed them the €50,000 prize. Once they regained their composure, Vladyslav and Veronika thanked the audience: “Thank you so much. We feel so honored to be here, to share our art with you and dance for you.” The couple, who fled Ukraine, had already touched the judges deeply during their audition. “You made me cry. I felt everything—the despair, the chaos, the emptiness, the grief,” Soundos had said at the time. Dan was equally moved and even pressed the Golden Buzzer for them, explaining: “If you can take something so terrible and ugly and turn it into something beautiful, that’s incredible.”