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All The Funny Faces You Need To See From The Olympics' Figure Skating Events

These looks deserve their own medals.
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Senior Reporter, HuffPost

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Photo Editor, HuffPost

China’s Yan Han competes in the figure skating team event men’s single skating short program during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on Feb. 9, 2018.
China’s Yan Han competes in the figure skating team event men’s single skating short program during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on Feb. 9, 2018.
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Figure skating is an incredible mix of athleticism, grace and strength. But much like diving and tennis, the sport occasionally produces some pretty funny faces.

Already, the figure skating events at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, have provided some pretty great content and unforgettable looks.

Photographers captured the world’s best figure skaters hurling themselves into the air, twirling into a tizzy and gliding around on the ice. Though skaters mostly make their dizzying jumps looks effortless, their faces sometimes say otherwise.

Take a look at all the incredible looks below. And keep in mind most of us could never ― and will never ― attempt anything this difficult.

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Mirai Nagasu of the United States.
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Mikhail Kolyada, an olympic athlete from Russia.
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Evgenia Medvedeva, an Olympic athlete from Russia.
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Nagasu of the U.S.
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Adam Rippon of the U.S.
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Nicole Schott of Germany.
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Bradie Tennell of the U.S.
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Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford of Canada.
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Alexei Bychenko of Israel.
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Alina Zagitova, an Olympic athlete from Russia.
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Kaori Sakamoto of Japan.
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Cha Jun-hwan of South Korea.
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Shoma Uno of Japan.
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Cha Jun-hwan of South Korea.
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Kolyada, from Russia.
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Bychenko of Israel.
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Patrick Chan of Canada.
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Yu Xiaoyu and Zhang Hao of China.
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Keiji Tanaka of Japan.
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Tanaka of Japan.
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Li Xiangning of China.
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Natalia Zabiiako and Alexander Enbert, Olympic athletes from Russia.
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Nagasu of the U.S.

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