Where are you most likely to find style at the Winter Olympics? Other than the opening ceremony costumes, the garb on display tends to be pretty utilitarian. Except for during the figure-skating competition, that is. With all the feathers, rhinestones, cutouts, and colorful fabrics gliding across the ice, you could very well be watching a fashion show — albeit one with lots of spandex.
From the Cinderella-inspired costumes worn by Team Russia to Germany's Pink Panther-inspired getups and the rich designs favored by Team USA, here are the best costumes we've seen on the ice in Sochi so far.
Gabrielle Daleman wore what has become a bit of a trend among the solo ice-skating ladies: a one-sleeved performance costume.
Carolina Kostner's look would have been staid and conservative if it hadn't been for her plunging neckline.
Maé Bérénice Méité was one of a handful of ladies to choose a purple costume for her performance.
Julia Zlobina wore a vibrant pink dress, while Alexei Sitnikov went for a more subdued gray blazer.
Evan Bates and Madison Chock got formal. While Evan suited up in white tie, Madison wore opera length gloves on the ice.
Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat got more than a little sassy during their ice dancing routine.
Lloyd Jones kept things simple in basic black, but his partner Pernelle Carron looked like a princess.
Julia Zlobina and Alexei Sitnikov made this move look effortless in opposing shades of orange and blue.
Spanish skater Sara Hurtado might have had the most interesting, painterly onesie Sochi has ever seen — and her partner Adria Diaz didn't look bad either.
Kaitlyn Weaver's dramatic facial expression was only equalled by her and her partner Andrew Poje's dark costumes.
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy looked ready for Valentine's Day in pink and red.
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov, who won the gold medal for pair figure skating, wore mellow yellow costumes.
Peng Cheng is seen here spinning in the air wearing a neon costume after being thrown by partner Zhang Hao.
Simon Shnapir wore a shoulder holster to reflect the James Bond medley that played while he skated with Marissa Castelli.
Fedor Klimov and Ksenia Stolbova coordinated their maroon tops (and their moves) perfectly.
Vanessa James and Morgan Ciprès were a study in contrast in black-and-white costumes dotted with rhinestones.
Evgeni Krasnopolski's ombré shirt blended perfectly into Andrea Davidovich's blue dress.
The only thing more dramatic than this backflip, perfectly executed by Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek, is Berton's red-and-black outfit.
Nicole Della Monica's outfit had a formal flair, which paired well with Matteo Guarise's tuxedo-inspired look.
The focus of Kirsten Moore-Towers's costume, which she wore on the ice with partner Dylan Moscovitch, was blocks of bold color.
Yuri Larionov's simple all-black outfit let Vera Bazarova's black-and-white costume shine.
Aliona Savchenko set tongues wagging with the all-hot-pink ensemble she and partner Robin Szolkowy wore on the ice.
Meryl Davis and Charlie White weren't color coordinated, but that didn't stop them from making a great pair.
Leave it to Brit David King to smarten up with a tie. Still, his ice-blue cravat didn't stop him from lifting his teammate Stacy Kemp high into the air.
Narumi Takahashi and Ryuichi Kihara went for simple yet elegant outfits in red and black.
Zhang Hao and Peng Cheng gave their routine a colorful lift with blue and green ensembles.
Julia Lavrentieva's cutouts made her and her partner Yuri Rudyk (who proved he wasn't shy of a little neon) stand out on the ice.
Maylin and Daniel Wende chose dove gray outfits accented with just the right amount of sparkle.
Who doesn't love a little purple? Vanessa James wore an all-lavender look on the ice, while her partner Morgan Ciprès used it as an accent.
Meagan Duhamel was pretty in pink, while her partner Eric Radford looked cool in a dark gray.
One of the biggest style statements so far was easily from Maxim Trankov and Tatiana Volosozhar, who looked like Cinderella and Prince Charming in their costumes.
Evgeni Krasnopolski lifted Andrea Davidovich into the air, both of them wearing purple and white costumes.