The face says it all — especially when an Olympic medal leaves you absolutely speechless.
What is there left to say when the years of training, sacrifice and sweat have all paid off? Photographers have captured the emotional expressions of athletes right as they realize they've achieved a goal most sports amateurs can only dream about.
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The reactions are so moving, they nearly jump out of the frame.
Joergen Graabak of Norway reacts after winning gold in the Nordic combined individual.
Lizzy Yarnold of Great Britain celebrates winning the gold medal during the women's skeleton.
Li Jianrou of China cries after winning the women's 500m short track speedskating final.
Slovenia's Tina Maze celebrates after finishing first in the women's downhill.
Felix Loch of Germany celebrates after he crossed the finish area to win the gold medal during the men's singles luge final.
Sweden's Charlotte Kalla celebrates winning the silver medal during the flower ceremony after the women's cross-country 15k skiathlon.
Julia Mancuso of the United States cheers during the alpine skiing women's super combined downhill.
France's Martin Fourcade reacts as he wins gold in the men's biathlon 12.k km pursuit.
Canada's Alex Bilodeau kisses girlfriend Sabrina Bizier after winning the gold medal in men's freestyle skiing moguls.
Ondrej Moravec of Czech Republic celebrates winning silver during the flower ceremony for men's biathlon 12.5 km.
Kamil Stoch of Poland celebrates winning gold after his jump in the men's normal hill individual final.
Russia's players celebrate their victory after winning the women's ice hockey Group B match against Germany.
Germany's Eric Frenzel celebrates winning gold after the cross-country portion of the Nordic combined.
Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's moguls.
Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe, right, is congratulated by sister Chloe after taking the first place in the women's moguls final. Justine won the gold medal and Chloe took the silver.
Michel Mulder of Netherlands celebrates after winning the men's speed skating 500m final.
Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch reacts after finishing the slalom portion of the women's supercombined, winning herself the gold medal.
Charles Hamelin of Canada, right, embraces Marianne St. Gelais after he won the men's 1500m short track speed skating final.
United States' Julia Mancuso celebrates winning the bronze medal in the women's supercombined.
Switzerland's Dario Cologna cries on the podium after winning the gold during the men's cross-country 30k skiathlon.
Ireen Wust of the Netherlands celebrates after winning gold in the women's 3,000-meter speed skating race.
Ondrej Moravec of the Czech Republic celebrates winning a silver medal during the men's 12.5 km pursuit.
Russia's Olga Graf celebrates winning gold in the women's 3,000-meter speed skating race.
United States' Sage Kotsenburg celebrates after winning the men's snowboard slopestyle final.
South Korea's Lee Sang-Hwa celebrates after winning the women's speed skating 500m.
Members of Sweden's team celebrate their 4-0 win over Germany during the preliminary round of women's ice hockey Group B.
Ola Vigen Hattestad of Norway celebrates winning the finals of the men's free sprint.
Darya Domracheva of Belarus celebrates winning the women's 10 km pursuit.
Dominique Gisin of Switzerland reacts after a run during the alpine skiing women's downhill.
Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger from Austria celebrate in the finish area after their final run to win the silver medal during the men's doubles luge.
Switzerland's Patrizia Kummer celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom final.
Supporters hug Canada's gold medal winners Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse, at the finish area during the women's bobsled competition.