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Churros, pranks, and hallway bobsleds: Here's what Winter Olympic athletes get up to when they're not competing

Alan Dawson   

Churros, pranks, and hallway bobsleds: Here's what Winter Olympic athletes get up to when they're not competing
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A German skeleton racer, Anna Fernstaedt, jumps for joy on her bed

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Anna Fernstaedt, a skeleton racer from Germany, jumps for joy on her apartment bed at the Olympic village in Pyeongchang.

Athletes at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang have all had to work hard.

Qualification for the Olympic games requires years of dedication, training, and skill.

So it might be easy to assume that while competitors are preparing for an event they adhere to a strict diet, work out in the gym, and go to bed early.

But some athletes like to let loose.

This involves eating churros, play elaborate pranks on each other, and riding makeshift bobsleds down hallways inside the Olympic village.

Business Insider has collected photographs from Getty, Instagram, and Twitter to shine a light on how some competitors at the Winter Olympics have been spending their downtime.

Scroll down to find out.

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