Sochi 2014: 10 best motion blur shots at the Winter Olympics – in pictures
Using a slow shutter-speed to suggest motion is a common technique, but it’s a good one. Here are 10 shots from the Games which have made the most of motion blur
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Belgium's Jelena Peeters competes in the women's speed skating 3000m at the Adler Arena. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP
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Austria 1 begin a run during the first day of the four-man bobsleigh. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images
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Kerstin Frank of Austria competes in the ladies' figure skating. Photograph: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images
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Maddie Bowman of the United States competes in the freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round. Photograph: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images
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Tora Berger of Norway leads the field in the 2 x 6km women + 2 x 7km men mixed relay. Photograph: Harry How/Getty Images
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Jennifer Jones of Canada in action during the women's gold-medal match between Sweden and Canada in the curling competition. Photograph: Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA
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Andreas Wank of Germany during the qualification round on the men's normal hill ski jumping. Photograph: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA
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Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway skis during training for the men's alpine competition. Photograph: Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images
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Mari Hemmer of Norway and Anna Chernova of Russia compete during the women's 5,000m speed skating event. Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
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Margot Boer of the Netherlands leads during a women's 500m speed skating race. Photograph: Wang Yuguo/REX
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