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Olympic athletes succumb to gravity when they flip, trip or fall.
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Russia's Taras Khtey (R) falls to the ground after failing to save a point as Brazil's Bruno Rezende (L) and Leandro Vissoto Neves look on during their men's Group B volleyball match against Brazil at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Earls Court July 31, 2012.
Australia's Clayton Fredericks lays near his horse Bendigo as he fell down while competing in the Eventing Cross Country equestrian event at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Greenwich Park, July 30, 2012.
Argentina's Pedro Ibarra (L) flies through the air after clattering into Britain's Matthew Daly during their men's Group A hockey match at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Riverbank Arena on the Olympic Park in London July 30, 2012.
Romania's Larisa Andreea Iordache loses balance but does not fall as she competes in the balance beam during the women's individual all-around gymnastics final in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 2, 2012.
Sam Oldham of Britain falls from the horizontal bar during the men's gymnastics team final in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.
Moldir Azimbay of Kazakhstan falls during her floor exercise during the women's gymnastics qualification at the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 29, 2012.
Tunisia's Kamel Alouini (C) falls to the ground after colliding with Iceland's Sverre Jakobsson (L) and Asgeir Orn Hallgrimsson in their men's handball Preliminaries Group A match at the Copper Box venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012.
Taiwan's Hsiao Mei Yu (58), South Korea's Na Ah-reum (54), Brazil's Fernanda da Silva Souza (40) and Venezuela's Danielys Garcia (47) try to recover from a crash during the women's cycling road race final at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 29, 2012.
Russia's Kseniia Afanaseva falls during her floor exercise during the women's gymnastics team final in the North Greenwich Arena at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 31, 2012.
Poland's Zbigniew Bartman (R) crashes into a ball boy as he chases the ball during their men's Group A volleyball match against Bulgaria at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Earls Court July 31, 2012.
New Zealand's Chris Wood falls on the pitch during their men's Group C match against Belarus at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Coventry July 26, 2012.
A judge watches as Kohei Uchimura of Japan falls off the pommel horse during the men's gymnastics team final in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.
South Korea's Jo Hyobi falls after taking a shot against France in their women's handball Preliminaries Group B match at the Copper Box venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 3, 2012.
Jelena Jankovic of Serbia slips and falls in her women's singles tennis match against Serena Williams of the United States at the All England Lawn Tennis Club during the London 2012 Olympics Games July 28, 2012.
Spain's Pablo Amat (L) and Pakistan's Muhammad Irfan fall during their men's Group A hockey match at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Riverbank Arena on the Olympic Park in London July 30, 2012.
Taiwan's Tai Tzu-ying falls on the court during her women's singles round of 16 badminton match against China's Li Xuerui during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Wembley Arena August 1, 2012.
Germany's Markus Steuerwald falls during a play during their men's Group B volleyball match against the U.S. at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Earls Court July 31, 2012.
Thailand's Rattikan Gulnoi falls after failed attempt on the women's 58Kg Group A weightlifting competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games July 30, 2012.
Brazil's Wallace de Souza crashes into the barrier during their men's Group B volleyball match against Tunisia at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Earls Court July 29, 2012.