The Olympic figure skating events have always recognized athletes for their grace, poise and agility. However, the games in 2014 saw a spicier side to the ladies short program. Sure, there were plenty of triple axels and lutzes, but these skaters drop moves with enough sass to have made Sonja Henie blush.
See also: 16 Dazzling GIFs of Figure Skating Pairs at the Winter Olympics
Take a look at some of the more notable moves in GIF form below. We've even made up names for them — because if Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir can use the word "twizzle," anyone can make up names at this point.
Valentina Marchei of Italy
Gracie Gold of the United States
Viktoria Helgesson of Sweden
Kerstin Frank of Austria
Anne Line Gjersem of Norway
Brooklee Han of Australia
Elene Gedevanishvili of Georgia
Elizaveta Ukolova of Czech Republic
Gabrielle Daleman of Canada
Li Zijun of China
Jenna McCorkell of Great Britain
Isadora Williams of Brazil
Yuna Kim of South Korea
Katelyn Osmond of Canda
Nathalie Weinzierl
Polina Edmunds of the United States
Akiko Suzuki of Japan
Ashley Wagner of the United States
Adelina Sotnikova of Russia
Mao Asada of Japan
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.
অনলাইনে ছড়িয়ে ছিটিয়ে থাকা কথা গুলোকেই সহজে জানবার সুবিধার জন্য একত্রিত করে আমাদের কথা । এখানে সংগৃহিত কথা গুলোর সত্ব (copyright) সম্পূর্ণভাবে সোর্স সাইটের লেখকের এবং আমাদের কথাতে প্রতিটা কথাতেই সোর্স সাইটের রেফারেন্স লিংক উধৃত আছে ।