Being a ca**eist is very hard, as these Olympian's faces clearly demonstrate
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The Olympics aren’t always as glamorous as they seem — especially when it comes to ca**eing.*
On Thursday, New Zealand's Luuka Jones slipped into second place in the K1 ca**e slalom. Photos of the event reveal how physically taxing professional sport is on the individual *— in case you've been fooled by #fitspo advertising.
Sport isn't ***y. It's gruelling, exhausting and as far from a Victoria's Secret commercial as you can get. The K1 ca**e slalom is a sterling example of this. In this event, athletes must navigate a 250m (83 yard) course covered in poles they must **t hit with any part of their body, paddle or ca**e. The sport is modelled on the ski slalom but replaces s**w with manufactured white water rapids.* Read more...