Winter Olympics

Just Some Hilarious Pics Of Figure Skaters In Ridic Poses From The 2022 Olympics

How do their bodies even do that??

by Rhyma Castillo
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While figure skaters look graceful in motion, they can look a little funny when photographed in the middle of a difficult maneuver. So, as the 2022 Winter Olympics wrap, I did you a favor by gathering these 11 hilarious pics of figure skaters in ridiculous poses. You’re welcome.

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Figure skating would be nothing without the dramatics, right? Here, Team USA’s Madison Chock and Evan Bates can be seen hamming it up for the judges.

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Okay, I’ll admit it — it’s hard to find a bad picture of Team USA’s Nathan Chen. But any time a figure skater looks like they’re about to rocket into outer space on leg strength alone, it’s a little funny.

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Here, Viktoriia Safonova from Belarus is pulling off a wild jump — she also just happens to look like she took a bite of something really, really, sour.

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Hey, there’s nothing wrong with casually levitating in the air from time to time, and Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier from Team USA are here to prove it. This picture is already gold, but Knierim’s unbothered face is what really does it for me.

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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No — it’s Alexandra Trusova from Russia!

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Here, South Korea's You Young looks like she just spotted someone she really, really doesn’t like in the stands. Now that’s a fighting stance, if I’ve ever seen one.

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Sure, Team USA’s Jason Brown may be pulling off a dramatic stunt, but can we get some commotion for the work those stretchy pants are putting in? My yoga pants could never.

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Why do figure skaters always look like they’ve got a lemon in their mouths when they’re in mid-rotation? Here, Wakaba Higuchi from Japan looks like she’s hiding a sour little secret.

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Here, highly favored figure skater Kamila Valieva from Russia can be seen doing an impression of a pretzel.

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Team USA’s Alysa Liu may be an incredibly skilled figure skater, but no amount of talent could’ve saved her from the intense G-forces on that jump — phew!

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