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Figure skating - South Korea's Haejin Kim's falls spectacularly at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia.

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Tennis - Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal falls and loses his shoe while playing against Lucas Pouille from France at the China National Tennis Centre in Beijing in 2017.

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Soccer - Brazil's Neymar perfects the art of diving during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

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American football - Playing for the Minnesota Vikings, Mike Wallace falls during a game against the Denver Broncos in Denver, Colorado in 2015.

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Artistic gymnastics - American gymnast Gabby Douglas falls during the Women's Beam Final at the London 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Boxing - British boxers Tommy Langford and Sam Sheedy share an epic fall during a title fight in Cardiff, Wales in 2016.

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Short track speed skating - Russian athlete Emina Malagich, Petra Jászapáti of Hungary, and Charlotte Gilmartin of Great Britain crash during a Women's 500 Meters Short Track Speed Skating event at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

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Free skating - Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia fall together at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Fukuoka, Japan in 2013.

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Basketball - Louisville Cardinals' player Russ Smith falls after missing a dunk attempt against the Oregon Ducks during a semifinal game for the 2013 NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball Tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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100 meters hurdles - Deborah John of Trinidad and Tobago falls during a Women's 100 Meters Hurdles event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.

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Baseball -

Playing for the Florida Marlins, Juan Encarnación flips over the bullpen during a game against the Seattle Mariners in Miami, Florida in 2005.

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Mass-start speed skating - Annouk van der Weijden of the Netherlands and Ayano Sato of Japan fall during a Women's Mass-Start Speed Skating semifinal event during the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

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Skateboarding - Danish skateboarder Rune Glifberg's epic fall while practicing for the Men's Skateboard Vert during X Games XV in Carson, California in 2009.

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Alpine skiing - American alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn crashes during a FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Women's Downhill training session in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy in 2017.

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400 meters hurdles - Brazilian athlete Márcio Teles falls during a Men's 400 Meters Hurdles semifinal event at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.

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Horse racing - British jockey Tom Bellamy and his horse fall at Kempton Park Racecourse in Sunbury-on-Thames, England in 2016.

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Golf - Japanese golfer Erina Hara falls into the water during the Resort Trust Ladies golf tournament in Miki, Japan in 2018.

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100 meters -

Tori Bowie of the United States falls as she crosses the finishing line and wins the Women's 100 Meters Final at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London.

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Cycling - Switzerland's Nicole Brändli falls over Leontien van Moorsel from the Netherlands during the Women's Road Race at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece.

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Motorcycle racing -

French motorcycle racer Régis Laconi takes a spill during the 1995 German motorcycle Grand Prix in Nürburg, Germany.

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Tennis - Czech tennis player Barbora Strýcová falls during the 2015 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Short track speed skating - South Korea's Yira Seo and Han Tianyu of China crash during a Men's 500 Meters Short Track Speed Skating quarterfinal at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

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Figure skating - Jeremy Abbott of the United States falls during the Men's Figure Skating Short Program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics  in Russia.

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Tennis -

Russian tennis player Svetlana Kuznetsova falls during a Women's Singles quarterfinal match against American star Serena Williams, this at the 2009 French Open in Paris.

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Free skating -

Emily Hughes of the United States falls during her performance at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy.

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