49 Pictures From The Tokyo Olympics That Freak Me Out Because These Athletes Can't Be Human
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1.Simone Biles' body literally vibrating while twisting in the air:
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2.This volleyball player nearly jumping out of the arena to get a ball — mind you, he is probably 6'8", aka a certified giant:
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3.This volleyball player falling over the sidelines — again, he's probably almost 7 feet tall:
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4.This gymnast somehow launching himself into the air and into this position on the parallel bars:
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5.Or this gymnast doing the same, but it's basically a full split:
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6.The height the long jumpers get:
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7.Also, the fact that the long jumpers launch themselves forward like this:
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8.How?!
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9.No, I'm serious, I can't touch my toes, and this person is doing a huge-ass jump:
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10.Then they crash into the dirt like this:
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11.Whoa:
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12.This Brazilian surfer celebrating his surfing gold medal with a casual flip:
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13.These volleyball players nearly colliding:
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14.All of the faces the weightlifters make:
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15.The fact that the swimmers basically have wings:
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16.Like, that's a whole-ass pterodactyl:
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17.This mountain biker moments before he crashed:
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18.Suni Lee literally flying from the uneven bars:
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19.And then her face trying to catch the bar in this one:
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20.Oh, shit.
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21.The fact that Suni Lee can stare at her shin:
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22.Anytime a person did this move on the balance beam like no big deal:
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23.This one too:
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24.This pole vaulter, just like, floating in the air:
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25.How's he gonna make it over that?
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26.This picture of a pole vaulter falling back down to earth:
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27.This runner collapsing to the wet ground after competing in a hurdles competition:
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28.The fact that they are running in the rain to begin with — like, that looks slippery:
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29.I'd slip, fall, and probs die:
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30.But seriously, hurdles are some serious shit:
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31.This table tennis player seemingly controlling the ball with his mind:
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32.How?
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33.Whatever is happening in this BMX photo:
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34.This one too:
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35.The height people get on the trampoline:
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36.And the faces they make while doing it:
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37.Speaking of faces, my favorite: diving faces:
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38.You truly can't beat it:
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39.*Chef's kiss*
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40.So good:
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41.These synchronized swimmers intertwined:
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42.These synchronized swimmers standing vertically underwater:
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43.The way these synchronized swimmers lift each other up:
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44.Seriously, I had no idea:
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45.And then there are pictures of people winning gold, like Elaine Thompson-Herah:
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46.Or Italy's Gianmarco Tamberi in the high jump:
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47.He straight-up collapsed on the ground:
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48.And lastly, my personal favorite: Karsten Warholm winning the 400m hurdles and breaking a world record:
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49.Some people truly wait a lifetime for a moment like this:
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