Winter Olympics Mostly Sliding

The Winter Olympics Is Basically A Bunch Of Sliding

With no disrespect to the athletes, you can't help but notice that almost all of the winter Olympic games can be reduced to one activity:

Seriously, there is a lot of sliding going on in Sochi. Even Seth Meyers would say so:

Sure, the Summer games may be more varied, but what's more thrilling than impressive gliding on frozen or semi-frozen water? It may be repetitive, but between the crazy jumps, amazing outfits, and this, we just can't look away.

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ROSA KHUTOR, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 11: Austria's Philomena Bair wipes out during the women's ski slopestyle qualifier. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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Kim Lamarre, of Canada, crashes during the ladies' ski slopestyle at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/MCT via Getty Images)
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ROSA KHUTOR, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 11: U.S.A. skier Devin Logan slides on her stomach after wrecking during the women's ski slopestyle final. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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ROSA KHUTOR, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 11: Canada's Kaya Turski gets up slowly after wiping out during the women's ski slopestyle qualifier. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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ROSA KHUTOR, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 11: Canada's Kaya Turski wipes out during the women's ski slopestyle qualifier. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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ROSA KHUTOR, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 11: Canada's Kaya Turski wipes out during the women's ski slopestyle qualifier. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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ROSA KHUTOR, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 11: U.S.A. skier Julia Krass wipes out during the women's ski slopestyle final. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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ROSA KHUTOR, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 11: Japan's Chiho Takao wipes out during the women's ski slopestyle qualifier. Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Tuesday, February 11, 2014. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Ville Miettunen of Finland crashes out in the Men's Moguls Qualification on day three of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Dale Begg-Smith of Australia crashes out in the Men's Moguls Qualification on day three of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 11: Anna Segal of Australia falls while competing in the Freestyle Skiing Women's Ski Slopestyle Finals on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 11, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Dmitriy Barmashov of Kazakhstan crashes out in the Men's Moguls Qualification on day three of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 10: Sergey Volkov of Russia crashes out in the Men's Moguls Qualification on day three of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 08: Hedvig Wessel of Norway crashes out in the Ladies' Moguls Qualification during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 09: Severin Freund of Germany crashes upon landing during the Men's Normal Hill Individual first round on day 2 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center on February 9, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 08: Hedvig Wessel of Norway crashes out in the Ladies' Moguls Qualification during day 1 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

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