There's a lot of pressure on athletes attending the Winter Olympics this year. The event, which is taking place in Pyeongchang at the moment, offers the chance for glory after years of training - but not everyone will win. Failing to get the gold medal may not be the only thing that the competitors are worrying about, but they at least want to do their best.

However, sometimes life throughs you a curve ball.

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As if it wasn't enough having years of hard work judged on your merits within such a short window, some face unforeseen circumstances. French ice skater Gabriella Papadakis, for example, had an awkward wardrobe malfunction midway through her routine.

The routine with dance partner Guillaume Cizeron didn't exactly go to plan, as her dress started to come down halfway through the performance. For a brief moment, even part of her breast was exposed, which must have been distracting for the 22-year-old. However, she somehow managed to carry on, yanking the strap back up and continuing with the performance as if nothing had happened.

Papadakis said she "felt it right away and prayed":

"It was pretty distracting, kind of my worst nightmare happening at the Olympics. I told myself: ‘I don’t have a choice. I have to keep going.’ And that’s what we did. I think we can be proud of ourselves being able to deliver a great performance with that happening."

Despite the fact she carried on with the routine, Papadakis does believe that it affected their score in the end. "It's just frustrating to miss a few points just because of a costume issue," she lamented. "It's not what we get ready for when we train."

Strangely enough, she isn't even the first person this has happened to at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Earlier this month South Korea's Yura Min went through a similar experience during her routine with partner Alexander Gamelin.

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It was the first appearance for both of them at the games and neither of them expected to win a medal, but they weren't expecting to have to deal with an awkward moment like this either. In the middle of their performance, the hook holding the back of her dress together came undone, which threatened to lead to far more being exposed than she would like.

However, like Papadakis, she continued on with the routine regardless. You can see the routine in the video below, with some excitable commentary from Saturday Night Live's Leslie Jones:

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Min had a good sense of humour about the whole thing in the end and remained positive despite what happened. “I promise to sew myself in for the individual event,” Min said on Twitter on Sunday. “I would like to thank the audience for keeping us going until the end. Couldn’t have done it without you guys.”

There are plenty of awkward things we can do in public every day, but just remember: it's never going to be quite as bad as a wardrobe malfunction in front of a huge crowd of people.

"Five seconds into the routine, my hook came undone. I was like, ‘Oh no!’ If that comes undone, the whole thing could just pop off. I was terrified the entire program

"I went from the beginning to the end. I didn’t stop because you get a deduction if you stop in the middle of a program. In my head, I was thinking, ‘Is it better to stop and fix it and get the deduction or keep going?’"

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Min and Gamelin came ninth out of 10 teams and will go on to compete at the individual pairs competition later this month. Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the reigning world champions, came in first with 80.51 points.

While Australia's women’s netball team is sweeping up at the Commonwealth Games, it is their kit that has sparked the most conversation.

Although the talented team has beaten most threatening rivals, Tonga and England, in quick succession, many viewers’ attention has been drawn to what the players are wearing rather than what the scores are.

Fans have spotted that Australia’s athletes are spending more time holding down their dresses than reaching for the ball.

The awkward design has sparked design concern amongst netball fans from across the world on social media.

The short dresses are leaving players' shorts exposed. Credit: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

Fans on social media shared their concerns over the kit

One X user asked: “What is going on with the Australian Diamonds netball dresses?”

While another fan added: “The cut of these Australian dresses is terrible. They keep riding up as soon as the players move.”

Another person keeping tabs on the Commonwealth Games wrote: “Such a shame Diamonds ran out of material before they could finish their dresses. Some of the girls look uncomfortable af #CWGNetball.”

The team, who call themselves the Diamonds, appear to be constantly pulling their yellow and green dresses down to conceal the tight green shorts beneath.

Sympathising with the players, another X user added: “Poor players seemed to have received tops rather than dresses. Half the time they were pulling them down, especially the goalies.”

The team are not letting the dresses concern them on the court

Thankfully, one player has spoken out about the wardrobe malfunction and is adamant that the team have not let their impractical kit impact their performance on the court.

Goal-scorer Sophie Garbin, who scored 41 goals against England in the most recent match, told News.com.au: “I feel like as a netballer, I’m always tugging my dress down.

“Obviously, we’ve noticed lots of the comments from other people.

Australia's kit is shorter than their competitors. Credit: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

“But I feel like on the court, we’re used to dresses coming up and down, and I don’t think it’s affecting our performance, so it’s okay.

“We might have a look what we can do in the next couple of days but we love our dress.

“We love what Valour have done with the pattern and the fabric and everything, so we’re really proud to wear it.”

So far in the competition, Australia have won their first two matches, scoring a very impressive 165 goals in total.

The current Glasgow 2026 tournament runs from 25 July to 2 August 2026 at The Hydro. There are 12 teams competing over nine days and 38 matches.

Australia will face South Africa, Malawi and Northern Ireland in their remaining Pool A games, and if they continue their victorious reign, they will face New Zealand in the final.

Featured image credit: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images