Metal blades inches from a pretty face in a cold setting. And sequins — many sequins.
This is not the plot of a B-horror movie — this is pairs figure skating at the Olympics. Spins, jumps and twirls all perfectly synchronized down to a millisecond and always a millimeter from disaster.
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Photographers in Sochi captured the moments that might give you icy nightmares.
Don't try this on your local frozen pond, aspiring skaters.
Maylin Wende and Daniel Wende of Germany.
Julia Lavrentieva and Yuri Rudyk of Ukraine.
Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy.
Kirsten Moore-Towers and Dylan Moscovitch of Canada.
Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia.
Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany.
Andrea Davidovich and Evgeni Krasnopolski of Israel.
Stacey Kemp and David King of Britain.
Peng Cheng and Zhang Hao of China.
Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir of the United States.
Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise of Italy.
Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy.

Fans limbo under a U.S. flag to celebrate Jamie Anderson's gold medal in the women's snowboard slopestyle final at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 9 in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
A fan awaits the start of the women's freestyle skiing moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on Feb. 8.
Judges look on during the ladies' normal hill individual ski jumping training at the Ruski Gorki Jumping Center on Feb. 9.
Norwegian fans enjoy the atmosphere during the alpine skiing men's downhill at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on Feb. 9 in Sochi.
A Russian supporter smiles on his way from the Laura Cross Country Ski & Biathlon Center on Feb. 9.
A fan cheers during the men's 5,000-meter speed-skating event on Feb. 8.
Russian supporters attend the men's alpine skiing downhill at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on Feb. 9.
A pin collector displays his bling ahead of the men's luge singles on day two of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on Feb. 9.
Fans look on (one perhaps more enthusiastic than others) during the men's figure skating free skate at the Iceberg Skating Palace on Feb. 9.
Supporters snap a few shots before the men's luge singles at the Sliding Center Sanki on Feb. 9.
Under orange lighting, gold medalist Sven Kramer of the Netherlands walks through a crowd of cheering fans after winning the gold in the men's 5,000-meter speed-skating race Feb. 8. Kramer set a new Olympic record during the event.
Decked-out fans amuse themselves before the men's luge singles at the Sliding Center Sanki on Feb. 9.
Fans cheer at the finish line during the men's singles luge final on Feb. 9 in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
A Norwegian fan dressed as a viking smiles ahead of the medal ceremony at Medals Plaza on Feb. 9.
Semen Pavlichenko of Russia passes fans, as he brakes at the finish line during the men's singles luge final on Feb. 9.
A fan waves the Russian flag at the men's 5,000-meter speed-skating event at the Adler Arena Skating Center on Feb. 8.
Olympic supporters cheer at the finish line during the men's singles luge final on Feb. 9.
The crowd gets riled up during the women's 3,000-meter speed skating competition on Feb. 9.