10 unintentionally funny Olympian faces: A slideshow
When prowling photographers are capturing an athlete's every expression, it's not always easy to radiate grace
By The Week Staff | August 2, 2012
REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
W
hile we can forgive an athlete who's, say, lifting more than 150 pounds over her head, like North Korea's Jong Sim Rim here, for not always looking particularly poised, that doesn't mean we can resist smiling at her unintentionally goofball expression. Caught on camera by omnipresent photographers, these 10 contorted faces are both testaments to Olympians' endurance — and kinda funny. Click on...
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