Take arguably the most graceful Olympic sport - artistic swimming - and combine it with one of the creepiest animals - a spider - and what do you get?
If you're Russia's Svetlana Kolesnichenko and Svetlana Romashina, the answer is a winning routine.
With venomous looks on their faces and spiders weaved into their swimsuits, the duo from the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) scored a 97.9000 for the eerie routine on Monday, more than a full point clear of second-placed China.
Qualifying in first place, the ROC have a fair lead over China going into the final, where they compete their free routine again to combine with their technical score.
Artistic swimming (formerly synchronised swimming) has been dominated by Russian athletes for years, with Russia winning gold in every synchronised swimming women's duet event since the Sydney 2000 Olympics.