Young figure skaters Kateryna (L), 9, Kateryna (C), 11, and Myroslava (R), 11, take a pause during their training session at Kyiv's Chalet Ice Arena early on October 16, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. When music suddenly stopped at a Kyiv ice rink and a siren blared out announcing a drone threat, Ukraine's top young skaters didn't miss a beat, and carried on perfecting jumps and honing twizzles. Two days later, a Russian overnight strike ripped open the venue, leaving a gaping hole in the wall but no casualties. Between sleepless nights and incessant air raid sirens, the future Olympic hopefuls have long had to compete not just with their peers but against wartime odds. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP via Getty Images)