The Olympic best: Winning faces

Unlike Oscar-winners, athletes don’t prepare looks of surprise. The shock and jubilation on their faces is touching, and — yes — sometimes rather funny too. Here are five of our favourites.

1. “Did I just do that?”
US swimmer Elizabeth Beisel, 19, put the “O” in OMG with her first medal, silver in the women’s 400m individual medley.

2. “I’m so shocked I might cry”
London boy Mo Farah won the 10,000m and said: “I was in shock, in tears, the whole lot. I didn’t know what was going on.”

3. “I. Am. The. Best”
Italian kayaker Daniele Molmenti roared with triumph when he paddled to victory in the men’s kayak slalom.

4. “When I can breathe this will be awesome”
South African swimmer Chad le Clos takes his own breath away by grabbing gold in the 200m butterfly final.

5. “We did it, we did it!”
Kat Copeland celebrates winning the women’s lightweight double sculls with her rowing partner Sophie Hosking.