Only second to the dramatic twirls, dance lifts, and flip jumps that make the figure skating portion of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics so worth watching, are the costumes. Sparkly, patriotic, theatrical, and relentlessly 1980s-inspired, they're always a show-stealer. We've ranked the ten most memorable figure skating outfits based on sparkle quotient, surprise-factor and overall mind-bending ability.
Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond gave the LBD an sparkly overhaul that's more showgirl than cocktail.
Tomas Verner's plaid look is amazingly "casual Friday"-ish for the Olympics. It's a bold move in a world of sparkles and satin jumpsuits.
However Ukrainian Yakov Godorozha's retro mash-up of tangerine and denim-blue is some seriously aggressive color-blocking. No accessories needed.
Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford channel sugar-plum fairies.
It was a fairy tale performance for China's Zhang Hao and Peng Cheng, whose outfits were the prettiest, this side of Never-Never Land.
The "V" in this V-neck one-piece stands for "Victory." Florent Amodio of France pulled off a flawless plunging neckline and the jeweled detailing offsets the “Magnum PI” vibe.
Vera Bazarova, decked in faux-barbed wire tats, a green bandeau, and a Pocahontas-inspired headpiece. There is so much going on here, we can't even process it.
Misha Ge of Uzbekistan rocks the peeled orange look.
In black pants and a sheer black top with electricity bolts striking from the neck down.
Sparkly (but subtle) outer-bra. Paw-like skates. Germany's Aliona Savchenko stuns in a plushy catsuit and Robin Szolkowy does his best Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The Pink Panther strikes again.