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Team USA's Hahna Norman flies through the air during the women's snowboard big air qualification. These are the best photos we saw during this year's Games. Patrick Smith / Getty Images
MILAN — The Milan Cortina Games produced many extraordinary moments. From overtime hockey games to dramatic figure skating sessions, these Olympics didn’t run low on drama.
The winter sports also provide photographers a unique opportunity to snap some epic photos. The athletes are moving fast, which can make the perfect shot tricky. But once achieved, it creates a memorable artifact that will live on for years. Factor in magnificent vistas of the mountain clusters, and the Milan Cortina Games allowed photographers to shine.
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I surveyed several photos taken each day throughout the Games. It’s hard to narrow them down to a sizeable list, especially with so many to choose from.
Here are the best 20 photos I saw, across the 16 winter sports.
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Lukas Weese is a Live Reporter at The Athletic. He previously was a Staff Editor (News) at the company. Before The Athletic, Lukas was a freelance sports journalist, with bylines in outlets such as ESPN’s Andscape, Sportsnet, Toronto Star, USA Today, Complex, Yahoo Sports, GOLF Magazine and Just Women’s Sports and Raptors Republic. He also has extensive play-by-play broadcasting experience. Follow Lukas on Twitter @Weesesports