Turn Style - 10 Top Photos of Olympic Triumph, Defeat, and Originality

With five days under our collective Olympic belt, we've already been treated to an abundance of jubilantly triumphant moments, as well as several instances of crushing defeat.

Here are a few photos that best capture the joy, the anguish, and sometimes just the most unique moments of the 2012 Olympics.

The Triumphant

Chad le Clos, South African Gold Medalist
Photo: Toby Melville / Reuters

South Korean Choi Byungchul - Fencing
Photo: Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters

Michael Phelps and team win 4x100 Relay
Photo: David Gray / Reuters

More photos of herculean athletic efforts here.

The Defeated

Colombian weightlifter Lina Rivas
Photo: Stefano Rellandini / Reuters

New Zealand's Chris Wood tumbles on the pitch
Photo: Alessandro Garofalo / Reuters

Ksenila Afanseva - Russian gymnast
Photo: Michael Blake / Reuters

More Olympic blunders here.

The Original

Opening Ceremony
Photo: Marko Djurica / Reuters

First female Saudi Arabian Olympian ever
Photo: Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters

South Korean archer (and secret superhero?) Lee Sung Jin
Photo: Suhaib Salem / Reuters

Venus Williams - sporting the USA hairdo
Photo: Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters

Other interesting images from the 2012 Olympic Games here.