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Heart over head:
Canada's figure skater Piper Gilles and her partner Paul Poirier show that their sport can sometimes feel like flying.
They came sixth in ice dancing.
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The coolness of the curling player:
The American Matt Hamilton has become a cult figure of the games - because of his mustache, his tattoos, his striking sneakers and above all because of his long curls.
But Hamilton is not just about looks.
The curling Olympic champion from 2018 wants to donate his hair for children's wigs.
The 32-year-old also collects money that will benefit brain tumor research.
It doesn't get any cooler than that.
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EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / REUTERS
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The loneliness of the figure skater:
It was the big topic of excitement at this Winter Games.
The doping case of the only 15-year-old Russian Kamila Valiewa.
On Wednesday, a day before her free program, in which she missed gold, Valiyeva trained alone in the ice rink.
A picture that captures the whole tragedy of her story.
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Legroom:
Polish ice artist couple Natalia Kaliszek and Maksym Spodyriev performing a figure in multiple exposure.
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Enchanting emptiness:
Beijing's National Speed Skating Hall was built specifically for the Games.
12,000 spectators fit in – theoretically.
Because of the pandemic, the stands mostly remained empty.
The hall is nice anyway.
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Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images
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The strangeness of these winter games in one picture:
Gao Tingyu celebrated his gold medal in speed skating over 500 meters for China - and the medical staff on the track watched him in corona protective gear.
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SEBASTIEN BOZON v AFP
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Painted like a painting with skis:
17-year-old Belarusian Anastasiya Andryianawa during training for the aerials final
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Cameron Spencer/Getty Images
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Towards the sun:
The snowboarders once again provided particularly (cheesy) winter motifs.
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Falling skaters:
China's speed skating team in pursuit - and the world seems to fly past them.
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Top:
This is what ice hockey Olympic champions look like as they swore in for their triumph: a bird's eye view of the Canadian team just before the start of the final against the USA (3:2).
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ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
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Behind the velvet curtain:
Vadim Shipachev from the Russian ice hockey team is waiting for the round of 16 game against Denmark to kick off.
Do you also hear a dramatic running-in music in your head when you look at it?
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KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
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The roof of the ski world:
Swedish freestyle ski pro Jesper Tjäder looked like he was riding on a house when he slopestyled.
Photo: HANNAH MCKAY / REUTERS
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Ice cold at the shooting range:
The Russian biathlete Eduard Latypow won bronze in the relay.
The sub-zero temperatures made things difficult for the athletes.
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Clive Rose/Getty Images
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spider on the ice?
It looks like US speed skater Casey Dawson has six arms.
But a closer look reveals the limbs of his colleagues Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran running behind him during the team pursuit.
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Sue Ogrocki/AP
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A horrible picture, but it ended well
(that's why we're showing it)
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China's freestyle athlete Kong Fanyu fell badly and landed face down in the snow.
A little later she was able to laugh again.
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LINDSEY WASSON / REUTERS
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Awwwwwwwww:
This is what a ski jumper looks like who has just started from the large hill and knows that the big tummy tingles are about to come: Dominik Peter from Switzerland
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Colorful kingfishers:
Canadian figure skater Marjorie Lajoie and Paul Poirier even look graceful while preparing their skates.
Photo: ALEKSANDRA SZMIGIEL / REUTERS
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does she fall does she fly And is that really real snow?
The 18-year-old ski freestyle athlete Anna Derugo from Belarus provided a motif from the games that you can lose yourself in.
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MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP