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After the Fall: How Olympic figure skaters soar after stumbling on the ice

Ellie Kam and partner Danny O

Olympic figure skating is often seems to take athletes to the very edge of perfection, but even the greatest stumble and fall. How do they pull themselves together again on the biggest world stage? Toughness, poise and practice.

(Image credit: Matthew Stockman)

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