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Sidney Crosby celebrates after scoring Canada's second goal during the men's ice hockey gold medal match against Sweden on Sunday, February 23. Most of us know the Winter Olympics through the power of television, as a spectacle in constant motion. Seeing the Games through still photography is a different experience altogether. Here's a look at the most compelling images from the word's best photographers at Sochi 2014. | More photos: Falling down in Sochi

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Canada's hockey team receives their gold medals in front of an ecstatic crowd on February 23.

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Henrik Lundqvist, center, and his teammates on the Swedish hockey team received silver medals on February 23.

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Chris Kunitz of Canada delivers a high stick to Marcus Kruger of Sweden during the hockey game on February 23.

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Swedish goalie Henrik Lundqvist makes a save during the hockey final against Canada on February 23.

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Canada's Jonathan Toews and Sweden's Alexander Steen chase the puck during the gold medal game on February 23.

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An athlete takes part in the men's 50-kilometer mass start free on February 23.

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Pilot Alexander Zubkov, pushman Alexey Negodaylo, pushman Dmitry Trunenkov and brakeman Alexey Voevoda of Russia received a gold medal in bobsleigh on February 23.

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Alexander Legkov of Russia celebrates his win in the men's cross-country skiing 50-kilometer mass start free on February 23.

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Anders Soedergren of Sweden leads the pack in the men's 50-kilometer mass start free on February 23.

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Chris Andre Jespersen of Norway leads in the men's 50-kilometer mass start free on February 23.

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Ilia Chernousov of Russia competes in the men's 50-kilometer mass start free on February 23.

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Canada's four-man bobsleigh team, made up of pilot Justin Kripps, pushman Jesse Lumsden, pushman Cody Sorensen and brakeman Ben Coakwell, crashes during a heat Saturday, February 22.

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The Canadian team slides down the course upside down after the crash on February 22.

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The Canadian team is seen on the course after the crash.

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Amelie Kober of Germany, who got the bronze in ladies' snowboard parallel slalom, celebrates during the medal ceremony on February 22.

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The Finnish men's hockey team celebrates a goal during the bronze medal game against the United States on February 22.

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Sara Linborg of Sweden competes in the women's 30-kilometer mass start free cross-country on February 22.

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Russia's Adelina Sotnikova performs February 22 at the figure skating exhibition gala.

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Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany perform during the figure skating exhibition gala on February 22.

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Luiza Zlotkowska reacts after Poland's silver medal finish in the ladies' team pursuit speed skating final on Saturday, February 22.

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Skiers pass the Olympic rings as they compete during the men's 4x7.5-kilometer cross country relay on February 22.

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Russia's Vic Wild competes in the men's snowboard parallel slalom 1/8 finals on February 22.

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Wild celebrates after winning the men's snowboard parallel slalom 1/8 finals.

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Julia Dujmovits, right, of Austria celebrates her gold medal in ladies' snowboard parallel slalom on February. She defeated Anke Karstens of Germany, left.

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Anke Karstens of Germany (silver), Julia Dujmovits of Austria (gold) and Amelie Kober of Germany (bronze) show off their ladies' parallel slalom medals on February 22.

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Vic Wild of Russia, right, and Benjamin Karl of Austria compete in the men's parallel slalom snowboard semifinals on February 22.

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Russian honor guards salute on February 22, during the ladies' speed skating team pursuit medal ceremony.

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The Netherlands' Sven Kramer and Jan Blokhuijsen compete on February 22 in the men's speed skating team pursuit final.

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Norway's Marit Bjoergen, front left, and Norway's Therese Johaug are followed by Norway's Heidi Weng and Sweden's Charlotte Kalla on February 22 as they compete in the women's cross-country skiing 30-kilometer mass start free.

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Norway's Leif Kristian Haugen competes during the men's alpine skiing slalom run on February 22.

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Ryan McDonagh of the United States falls on top of Kimmo Timonen of Finland on February 22 during the first period of the men's ice hockey bronze medal game.

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Venue staff celebrate on February 22 following the completion of the snowboard men's and ladies' parallel slalom finals.

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Emre Simsek of Turkey wipes out during the first run during the men's slalom on February 22.

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Austria's Dominik Landertinger, left, and Russia's Anton Shipulin leave the shooting range in the men's biathlon 4x7.5-kilometer relay on February 22.

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Austria's Mario Matt celebrates after a men's alpine skiing slalom run on February 22.

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Finland's Tuukka Rask and Kimmo Timonen celebrate after defeating the United States to take the bronze in men's ice hockey on February 22.

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Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway in action on February 22 during the men's slalom.

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Norway's Havard Bokko, Sverre Lunde Pedersen and Simen Spieler Nilsen compete in the final of the men's team pursuit on February 22.

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Ireen Wust, Jorien ter Mors and Marrit Leenstra of the Netherlands compete during the semifinals of the women's team pursuit speed skating on February 22.

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Gold medalists Anton Shipulin, Dmitry Malyshko, Evgeny Ustyugov and Alexey Volkov of Russia celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's 4x7.5-kilometer relay.

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From left, second place medalist Therese Johaug, first place medalist Marit Bjoergen and third place medalist Kristin Stoermer Steira, all of Norway, celebrate during the flower ceremony for the 30-kilometer mass start free on Saturday, February 22.

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A course worker takes his shirt off to enjoy warm weather during the snowboard parallel slalom competition on February 22.

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Mass start for the ladies' 30-kilometer cross country on February 22.

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From left, gold medal winner Marit Bjoergen, bronze medal winner Kristin Stoermer Steira and silver medal winner Therese Johaug, all from Norway, ski during the 30-kilometer cross-country race on February 22.

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Athletes compete in the ladies' 30-kilometer mass start free on February 22.

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Russia's Vic Wild takes a turn as a course worker runs to get out of the way during a the snowboard parallel slalom quarterfinal on February 22.

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Finland's Riitta-Liisa Roponen, left, leads other competitors during the women's 30-K cross-country race on February 22.

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Bulgaria's Radoslav Yankov competes during snowboard parallel slalom qualifying on February 22.

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Canada's Jamie Benn, second from left, celebrates scoring the only goal in the men's hockey semifinal between Canada and the United States on Friday, February 21.

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Players look toward the corner of the rink during the hockey semifinal between Canada and the United States.

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Fans celebrate Canada's 1-0 defeat of the United States.

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Ukrainian biathlete Valj Semerenko competes in the women's team relay on February 21.

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Ukrainian biathlete Olena Pidhrushna fires her rifle on her way to winning the gold medal in the team relay.

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Victor An of Russia celebrates winning the gold medal in the short track 5,000-meter relay on February 21.

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South Korea's Park Seung-Hi, left, and Shim Suk-Hee compete in the short track 1,000-meter final on February 21.

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Biathlete Ekaterina Shumilova of Russia competes in the women's team relay on February 21.

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From left, silver medalist Kelsey Serwa of Canada, gold medalist Marielle Thompson of Canada, and bronze medalist Anna Holmlund of Sweden celebrate on the podium after the women's ski cross competition on February 21.

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Iranian skier Forough Abbasi falls during the women's slalom on February 21.

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From left, Polish speedskaters Natalia Czerwonka, Katarzyna Bachleda-Curus and Luiza Zlotkowska compete in the women's team pursuit quarterfinals on February 21.

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Swedish goaltender Henrik Lundqvist celebrates his team's win against Finland in the hockey semifinals on February 21.

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Slovakia's Paulina Fialkova, left, and the Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova compete in the women's biathlon relay on February 21.

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Athletes compete in heavy fog during the women's ski cross quarterfinals on February 21.

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From left, Sandra Naeslund of Sweden, Jorinde Mueller of Switzerland and Jenny Owens of Australia compete in the women's ski cross on February 21.

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From left, American speedskaters Jonathan Kuck, Shani Davis and Brian Hansen compete in the men's team pursuit on February 21.

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From left, Dutch speedskaters Ireen Wust, Charlotte van Beek and Jorien ter Mors compete in the women's team pursuit on February 21.

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German biathlete Andrea Henkel competes during the women's relay on February 21.

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Denise Feierabend of Switzerland competes during the women's slalom on February 21.

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The women's hockey team from Canada celebrates Thursday, February 20, after Marie-Philip Poulin scored the game-winning goal in overtime to defeat the United States and win the gold medal.

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Alex Carpenter, left, and American teammate Hilary Knight celebrate Carpenter's third-period goal during the Canada game on February 20.

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Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin, right, celebrates after scoring against the United States on February 20.

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Russian figure skater Adelina Sotnikova performs in the women's individual competition on February 20.

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Yuna Kim of South Korea competes in the figure skating event February 20.

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U.S. figure skater Ashley Wagner performs her free skate on February 20.

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Figure skater Polina Edmonds of the United States competes February 20.

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Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner competes on February 20.

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American freestyle skier Annalisa Drew crashes in the women's halfpipe on February 20.

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Maddie Bowman of the United States competes in the women's halfpipe on February 20.

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Angeli Vanlaanen of the United States competes in the women's halfpipe.

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Canada's Jennifer Jones throws the curling stone during the gold-medal match against Sweden on February 20.

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Australia's Brooklee Han performs in the women's figure skating competition on February 20.

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Anne Line Gjersem of Norway performs her free skate in the women's figure skating competition.

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From left, Canada's Brady Leman, Germany's Thomas Fischer and Austria's Christoph Wahrstoetter compete in men's ski cross on February 20.

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Jouni Pellinen of Finland, left, leads Armin Niederer of Switzerland during the men's ski cross.

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Japanese speedskaters train on February 20.

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Members of the Swiss women's hockey team celebrate after defeating Sweden for the bronze medal on February 20.

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South Korean skier Hee-Jin Park competes in the women's halfpipe on February 20.

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Australia's Amy Sheehan competes in the women's halfpipe.

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Ayana Onozuka of Japan competes in the women's halfpipe.

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An Olympian trains for the large hill Nordic combined event on February 20.

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Dutch speedskaters practice on February 20.

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Competitors are reflected in the goggles of Sweden's John Eklund after their ski cross heat on February 20.

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The Germany-1 bobsled team, piloted by Maximilian Arndt, starts a training run February 20.

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Athletes compete in the men's ski cross final on February 20.

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Canada forward Corey Perry trips over Latvia goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis during the men's ice hockey quarterfinal on Wednesday, February 19.

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Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse of Canada make a run during the women's bobsled event on February 19.

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Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen competes in the mixed relay event on February 19.

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American figure skater Gracie Gold performs her short program in the women's individual event February 19.

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Ashley Wagner of the United States performs her short program during the figure skating competition.

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Russia's Julia Lipnitskaia falls while competing in the figure skating event.

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Yuna Kim of South Korea competes in the figure skating event.

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Chinese figure skater Kexin Zhang performs her short program.

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San Marino's Vincenzo Romano Michelotti falls during the men's giant slalom on February 19.

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Russian snowboarder Vic Wild celebrates at the flower ceremony for the parallel giant slalom on February 19.

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The men's hockey team from Russia looks dejected after losing to Finland on February 19.

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Finland's hockey players celebrate their victory over Russia.

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Russia's Ilya Kovalchuk celebrates after scoring a first-period goal against Finland.

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Canada's Corey Perry, left, sprays ice onto Latvia goalie Kristers Gudlevskis during their hockey game February 19.

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Yuri Danilochkin of Belarus competes during the men's giant slalom on February 19.

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Patrick Bussler of Germany competes in the quarterfinals of the men's parallel giant slalom on February 19.

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Liechtenstein skier Marco Pfiffner competes in the men's giant slalom on February 19.

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American skier Jared Goldberg negotiates a turn during a run in the men's giant slalom on February 19.

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Norway's Kjetil Jansrud competes in the men's giant slalom on February 19.

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France's Alexis Pinturault competes in the men's giant slalom.

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Finnish cross-country skier Sami Jauhojarvi, right, celebrates gold in the men's team sprint classic on February 19.

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Olga Graf, a Russian speedskater, competes in the women's 5,000 meters on February 19.

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Biathlete Veronika Vitkova of the Czech Republic leads the field in the mixed relay on February 19.

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Switzerland's Ladina Jenny and Canada's Marianne Leeson compete in parallel giant slalom on February 19.

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U.S. skier Ted Ligety competes in the men's giant slalom on February 19.

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Joan Verdu Sanchez of Andorra crashes in his first run of the giant slalom.

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Snowboarders Alexander Bergmann of Germany, left, and Rok Flander of Slovenia compete in the parallel giant slalom on February 19.

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Cross-country skier Dario Cologna of Switzerland leads the pack during the men's team sprint on February 19.

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The Romanian four-man bobsled team starts a run during a training session on February 19.

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German snowboarder Patrick Bussler competes in the parallel giant slalom on February 19.

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David Wise, an American freestyle skier, celebrates after his first run in the men's halfpipe finals on Tuesday, February 18.

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Thomas Krief of France competes in the men's halfpipe on February 18.

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Canadian skier Mike Riddle competes in the men's halfpipe.

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Dutch speedskater Jorrit Bergsma competes in the men's 10,000 meters on February 18.

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Roman Cervenka and Jaromir Jagr celebrate a goal for the Czech Republic during the men's ice hockey game against Slovakia on February 18.

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Slovakian hockey players Andrej Meszaros and Tomas Zaborksy crash into Czech goalie Ondrej Pavelec on February 18.

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Norwegian biathlete Emil Hegle Svendsen competes in the men's 15-kilometer mass start event on February 18.

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Americans Elana Meyers and Lauryn Williams start their first run in the women's bobsled on February 18.

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Austria's Anna Fenninger competes in the women's giant slalom on February 18.

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Joergen Graabak of Norway celebrates as he crosses the line to win the gold medal in the large hill Nordic combined event February 18.

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France's Pierre Vaultier celebrates winning the men's snowboard cross final on February 18.

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Switzerland's Dominique Gisin skis in the women's giant slalom on February 18.

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Athletes compete February 18 in a snowboard cross semifinal.

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Snowboarders race during a snowboard cross quarterfinal on February 18.

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Olga Sosina of Russia handles the puck during a women's hockey game February 18 versus Finland.

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Biathletes compete in the men's 15-kilometer mass start event on February 18.

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British skier Murray Buchan competes in the men's halfpipe on February 18.

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Slovenia's David Rodman, right, fights for the puck with Austria's Thomas Pock during a hockey game February 18.

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American Bryan Fletcher jumps during the large hill Nordic Combined event on February 18.

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Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, left, and France's Martin Fourcade shoot during the men's 15-kilometer mass start biathlon on February 18.

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Biathletes compete at the firing range in the men's 15-kilometer mass start.

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Russian biathlete Evgeniy Garanichev focuses on a shot during the men's 15-kilometer mass start.

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Norway's Joergen Graabak, bottom, celebrates with Norway's Magnus Hovdal Moan after the large hill Nordic combined event on February 18. Graabak won gold and Moan won silver.

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French biathlete Martin Fourcade competes in the 15-kilometer mass start event.

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Russians Nikita Katsalapov and Elena Ilinykh, left, and Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White celebrate during the flower ceremony for the Olympic ice dancing competition Monday, February 17. The Americans won gold and the Russians won bronze.

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The outfit of American ice dancer Meryl Davis is seen on February 17.

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China's Zongyang Jia lands during the finals of the men's aerials on February 17.

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Germany's Andreas Wank, center, celebrates with teammates after they won gold in the men's ski jumping event on February 17.

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Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria jumps during the team ski jumping event.

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American ice dancers Charlie White and Meryl Davis compete on February 17.

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Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi of Germany compete in the ice dancing event on February 17.

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Ice dancers Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy compete on February 17.

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Russia's Nikita Katsalapov and Elena Ilinykh react after their ice dancing performing on February 17.

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Biathletes compete in the women's 12.5-kilometer mass start event on February 17.

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Alexander Zubkov and Alexey Voevoda of Russia won gold in the two-man bobsled on February 17.

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Gold medalist Darya Domracheva, right, of Belarus celebrates with bronze medalist Tiril Eckhoff of Norway after the women's 12.5-kilometer mass start event on February 17.

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Belarus' Anton Kushnir celebrates in the men's aerials on February 17.

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David Morris from Australia won silver in the men's aerials.

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Russian ice dancers Ruslan Zhiganshin and Victoria Sinitsina compete on February 17.

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Australians Danielle O'Brien and Gregory Merriman compete in the ice dancing event on February 17.

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Ice dancers Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam compete for Canada on February 17.

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Biathlete Darya Domracheva of Belarus competes in the women's 12.5-kilometer mass start event on February 17.

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Russian bobsledders Alexander Kasjanov and Maxim Belugin start a run during the two-man competition on February 17.

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Women's hockey player Alex Carpenter of the United States tries to shoot against Valentina Lizana Wallner of Sweden during their semifinal game February 17.

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Kazakhstan's Baglan Inkarbek competes in the men's aerials on February 17.

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Switzerland's Mischa Gasser takes a warm-up jump before the men's aerials on February 17.

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Thomas Lambert of Switzerland skis during qualification for the men's aerials on February 17.

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Belarussian biathlete Darya Domracheva celebrates winning the women's 12.5-kilometer mass start event on February 17.

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Zhongqing Liu of China lands in the men's aerials competition February 17.

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Anna Sloan of Great Britain competes against Russia during a curling match on February 17.

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An athlete carries skis through the thick fog that caused event delays and cancellations on February 17.

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Russia's Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov perform their short program during the ice dancing competition on Sunday, February 16.

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Canada's Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue compete during the ice dancing event on February 16.

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German ice dancers Nelli Zhiganshina and Alexander Gazsi perform on February 16.

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Turkish ice dancer Alisa Agafonova performs on February 16.

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Lithuania's Deividas Stagniunas and Isabella Tobias compete in ice dancing on February 16.

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Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States skate during the ice dancing event February 16.

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Canadian ice dancers Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje perform on February 16.

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Americans Steven Holcomb and Steven Langton compete in the two-man bobsledding event on February 16.

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Eva Samkova of the Czech Republic finishes the second-to-last jump February 16 in the final of the women's snowboard cross.

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The Swedish team celebrates taking the gold in the women's cross-country relay on February 16.

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Germany's Richard Freitag jumps in the fog while training for the men's large hill ski jumping event.

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Cory Butner steers an American bobsled with Chris Fogt along for the ride on February 16.

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Switzerland's Rico Peter and Juerg Egger race in the bobsled event February 16.

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Japan's Hiroshi Suzuki and Hisashi Miyazaki compete on February 16.

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Lars Nelson of Sweden leads the way to gold in the men's cross-country relay February 16.

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Sweden's Johan Olsson skis during the men's cross-country relay.

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Marcus Hellner of Sweden skis in the relay.

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The women's hockey team from Russia, in red, celebrates a goal against Japan on February 16.
