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PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — Most people try to avoid having their lives flipped upside down. But it's the norm at the Olympics.
Figure skaters bend over backwards during a spin or hang low from their partners arms. Aerialists soar head over skis in search of big air and snowboarders flip repeatedly during the halfpipe.
But in a whirl, the turn is over and all is right again.
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