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[PHOTOS] These Terrifyingly Funny Faces From The Sochi Winter Olympics Are A Laugh Riot

Competing in the Olympics is no easy thing. So trying to keep a pretty face on while competing at the highest levels also seems like a hard task. The result: Some pretty terrifying faces.

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The Winter Olympics are supposed to be elegant, graceful and poised yet even the best Olympians can’t resist making scrunchy, disgusted and frightful faces during the competition. For example, these:

Kevin Reynolds and Yakov Godorozha

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And these...

Narumi Takahashi and Kihara Ryuichi of Japan compete in the Figure Skating Team Pairs Free Skating during day one of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

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To be honest, to resist from such an urge is their greatest feat aside from precise athleticism

Now, whether they're caused by stress, excitement, extreme focus or flying through the air at unbelievable speeds, these Olympians sure make some terrifyingly funny faces

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Perhaps the most intentionally comedic routine came from German pair Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi

Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi

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But who can blame them? With the incredible stress on their bodies and the hopes of entire countries on their shoulders, we think the Olympians should be forgiven for un-photogenic faces

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On that note, we salute the sportsmanship and excellence of these world-class Olympians!

Han Yan

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Denis Ten

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Alexander Majorov

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Felicia Zhang

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Yakov Godorozha

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