55 Utterly Weird Photos of What an Athlete’s Body May Look Like

From the perspective of people who watch sports via a TV or smartphone screen, it’s really hard to understand just how high professional ski jumpers start their jumps. On a large hill, they can stat at 169 meters above sea level, which is about a quarter of the height of the Burj Khalifa!

If the numbers don’t impress you, perhaps this POV of a professional ski jumper during her day-off will. Do you see how many steps she has to climb just to reach the top of the ski jumping course? And in under 45 seconds, she can descend without breaking a single bone in her feet.