Alright, I'm just gonna come right out and say it: figure skating is the best damn part of the Winter Olympics [1]. I mean, curling is definitely entertaining and man do I love watching Chloe Kim tear up the slopes [2], but nothing truly compares to admiring the sheer elegance that is figure skating. Each and every time I watch the sport, my jaw ends up on the damn floor because I'm so in awe of how skilled (and ballsy) the skaters are for gracefully nailing such insane tricks [3], all while somehow maintaining their balance on top of the slippery rink.
To honor the mega-talented figure skaters who competed in the Winter Olympics this year [4], I tracked down craziest photos of the athletes in action. These snapshots prove just how fearless and badass the sport really is, in case you somehow needed further evidence. Look through them below, and you'll be convinced that there's literally no gravity in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
I'm Honestly Unsure of What's Happening Here, but I Like It
*"Defying Gravity" From the Wicked Soundtrack Plays Softly in the Background*
She Is Mere CENTIMETERS From the Ice, Y'all
They Make This Move Look Like a Piece of Cake Somehow
Here's Mirai Nagasu Casually Nailing a Mid-Air Split
Not Sure How These Two Didn't Fall in the Middle of This Trick
Please Allow Patrick Chan to Demonstrate What a Perfect 90-Degree Angle Looks Like
I Think My Heart Just Stopped
Here's Adam Rippon Looking Like a Real-Life Fidget Spinner
Her Face = My Face When I Saw This Picture
I'm Just Struggling to See How This Is Even Possible
Here's an Aerial Shot of That Same Move, Too
I Have No Words at This Point
Tessa Virtue Still Nails the Spirit Fingers While Balancing on Scott Moir's Thighs
Here's the Shib Sibs Killin' the Game, as Per Usual
Oh, and Here's Nicholas Buckland Twirling Penny Coomes Around Like It's NBD
Links:
[1] https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Team-Canada-Tessa-Virtue-Scott-Moir-Win-Olympics-2018-44599771
[2] https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Chloe-Kim-Olympic-Halfpipe-Finals-44577890
[3] https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Mirai-Nagasu-Landing-Triple-Axel-44523948
[4] https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Veteran-Figure-Skaters-2018-Winter-Olympics-44577901
[5] https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Funny-Olympic-Figure-Skating-Pictures-44576450