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US figure skater Adam Rippon competes on day three of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea.
Nordic combined skier Eric Frenzel of Germany celebrates his gold medal with a jump on the podium at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia.
Performers during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium on February 4, 2022.
A bobsleigh team is pictured at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Skiers are pictured during the freestyle skiing men's ski cross 1/8 finals of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Magnus Nedregotten of Norway during the curling mixed doubles tie-breaker on day two of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea.
Team USA women's hockey team before the game against Canada at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Gangneung, South Korea.
Figure skaters Herma Planck-Szabo of Hungary, Ethel Muckelt of Great Britain, and Beatrix Loughran of the US pose for a photo during the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
lina Zagitova of Russia during the ladies single skating short program at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea.
Magnus Hovdal Moan of Norway is pictured right before a jump at the RusSki Gorki Ski Jumping Center on February 15, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
An aerial picture of Shannon Szabados of Canada in a game against the United States at Gangneung Hockey Centre on February 22, 2018.
A skier is pictured during the freestyle ski event on February 13, 1992 at the XVI Olympic Winter Games in Tignes, Albertville, France.
A crowd of 150,000 spectators gathers at Homenkollen Hill to watch the ski jumping competition during the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway.
Chinese speed skater Dajing Wu celebrates winning gold at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 22, 2018.
US lugers Matthew Mortensen and Preston Griffall make a run during the men's luge doubles event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia.
Romanian luger Raluca Stramaturaru trains ahead of the official competition at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics.
Herma Planck-Szabo of Austria during the women's figure skating event at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. She won gold.
The British curling team is pictured competing at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Austrian skier Andreas Widhoelzl during the large hill individual ski jumping final of the 2006 Turin Winter Olympic Games in Pragelato, Italy.
The hockey puck hits the glass during a match between the Czech Republic and the United States at Gangneung Hockey Centre.
An image featuring multiple exposures of British athlete Lizzy Yarnold, during the women's skeleton event at Sliding Center Sanki in Sochi, Russia.
The Winter Olympics are a spectacular event. There are lugers at high speed, skiers and snowboarders jumping and performing tricks, and figure skaters putting on amazing performances, just to name a few of the sports and athletes. For decades, photographers have tried to capture the best of the Winter Olympics, and several managed to take some really impressive photos. In this gallery, you'll find some of the best.
Click through and marvel at these spectacular Winter Olympics moments.
French figure skaters Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain Le Gac compete at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea.
Antti Hyvarinen of Finland on the final day of competition for the special ski jumping event in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, where he won the gold medal.
US athlete Gus Kenworthy (who now represents Great Britain) competes in the freestyle skiing men's ski slopestyle finals at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia.
Jacob Tullin Thams of Norway at the ski jump event of the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Gold medalists Irina Rodnina and Alexei Ulanov from the Soviet Union in Sapporo during the 1972 Winter Olympics in Japan.
German pair Ernst Baier and Maxi Herber competing in pair skating during the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.
Kate Summerhayes of Great Britain during the women's freestyle skiing big air training session at Big Air Shougang on February 5, 2022 in Beijing, China.
Twelve-year-old Sonja Henie of Norway was the youngest competitor at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Spectacular Winter Olympics moments throughout the years
Winter Games images through the ages
LIFESTYLE Winter games
The Winter Olympics are a spectacular event. There are lugers at high speed, skiers and snowboarders jumping and performing tricks, and figure skaters putting on amazing performances, just to name a few of the sports and athletes. For decades, photographers have tried to capture the best of the Winter Olympics, and several managed to take some really impressive photos. In this gallery, you'll find some of the best.
Click through and marvel at these spectacular Winter Olympics moments.