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Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig of the U.S. compete in the Pairs Short Program during the Cup of Russia figure skating competition in Moscow, on Friday, Nov. 19.

Figure skating with a head cold?

Still photography of fast-action sports has a unique way of revealing things that even high-definition video cannot capture. In this instance, a move that lasts just over a second shows the type of centrifugal forces athletes face when gracefully spinning six or more feet off the ice.

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