We shouldn’t revel in others’ misery, but when Olympians crash it’s hard to look away.
The Winter Olympics are all about strapping yourself into — or onto — something sharp and trying to go as fast as you possibly can along an icy surface (usually downhill).
Not surprisingly, Olympians of all stripes experience spectacular slips, spills, falls, and crashes.
Well, except those curlers.
When they fall, it's just sad. Really, really sad.
Here are 16 photos from the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi that appeal to our schadenfreude.
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