Some people think hockey is rough. Bruce Bennett / Getty Images
Downhill skiing is low-key terrifying. Tom Pennington / Getty Images
And skeleton is wild, like a true death wish. Xinhua News Agency / Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images
But I'm here to show you that ice dancing — yes, ice dancing — is probably the most extreme Olympic sport. Fox
1. Ice dancing is wild — like, look at this move. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images
2. This woman is swinging from this man's NECK. Jean Catuffe / Getty Images
HIS NECK. Jean Catuffe / Getty Images
3. The physics behind this position are completely baffling to me. Wang Zhao / AFP via Getty Images
4. And also here too? Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP via Getty Images
5. This is straight-up lumberjack aerobics. Jean Catuffe / Getty Images
6. The way she's gently caressing the ice while her partner SWINGS her around is honestly gracefully impressive. Anne-christine Poujoulat / AFP via Getty Images
7. But this position...this just seems like she's cruisin' for a bruisin'. Anne-christine Poujoulat / AFP via Getty Images
8. She's giving him a chokehold just to hang on. Andrew Milligan - Pa Images / PA Images via Getty Images
9. He's holding his breath! Andrew Milligan - Pa Images / PA Images via Getty Images
10. I don't understand what's happening here at all. Andrew Milligan - Pa Images / PA Images via Getty Images
11. What the? Matthew Stockman / Getty Images
12. How the? Jean Catuffe / Getty Images
13. What is he trying to accomplish here? Andrew Milligan - Pa Images / PA Images via Getty Images
14. She's just, like, gliding on a single skate upside down. Sebastien Bozon / AFP via Getty Images
15. Again, with the upside-down shenanigans. Anne-christine Poujoulat / AFP via Getty Images
16. That does not look stable! Sebastien Bozon / AFP via Getty Images
17. And this man is swinging this woman while covering his eyes. Valery Sharifulin / Valery Sharifulin/TASS
18. Mamma mia! Pay attention! Valery Sharifulin / Valery Sharifulin/TASS / Getty Images
19. Again, she is balancing on him with her skate. Valery Sharifulin / Valery Sharifulin/TASS / Getty Images
20. This is giving major "I'm a bird, you're a bird" vibes. Matthew Stockman / Getty Images
21. Keep in mind, they are on ice doing this. Dean Mouhtaropoulos / Getty Images
22. She is just straight-up clutching his neck with her thighs. Annice Lyn / Getty Images
23. And in this picture, she's just holding onto his thigh for dear life. Annice Lyn / Getty Images
24. Where is he taking her?! Jean Catuffe / Getty Images
25. How is that possible? Anadolu Agency / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
26. She looks in pain! Jean Catuffe / Getty Images
27. That's gotta leave a big ol' thigh bruise. Jean Catuffe / Getty Images
28. Ouch! Jean Catuffe / Getty Images
29. Basically, ice dancing looks like a potential train wreck, but they're somehow pulling it off. Jean Catuffe / Getty Images
30. How? China News Service / China News Service via Getty Images
31. And also how?! Xinhua News Agency / Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images
32. Lastly, I'll leave you with this heart because it's very cute. Jean Catuffe / Getty Images
33. <3 Xinhua News Agency / Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images
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