Russia's Danil Glebov, right, and Iraq's Ali Al-Hamadi struggle for the ball during the friendly soccer match between Russia and Iraq, in St. Petersburg, Russia.26.03.2023#8399186
Sergey Ustyugov is seen after finishing the men's 50 km mass start classic event of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championship outside Tyumen, Russia.26.03.2023#8398983
Iran's Shojae Khalilzadeh hits the ball while jumping during the friendly soccer match between Iran and Russia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran.23.03.2023#8397369
Iran's Shahriyar Moghanlou, left, and Russia's Ruslan Litvinov struggle for the ball during the friendly soccer match between Iran and Russia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran.23.03.2023#8397364
Iran's Shahriyar Moghanlou hits the ball during the friendly soccer match between Iran and Russia at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, Iran.23.03.2023#8397233
Iran's fans and employees of the security service of the Azadi Stadium are seen on the stands before the friendly soccer match between Iran and Russia, in Tehran, Iran.23.03.2023#8397121
Players vie for a puck during the Kontinental Hockey League semifinal ice hockey match between Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and SKA St.Petersburg, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.22.03.2023#8396269
Players enter the ice before the Kontinental Hockey League semifinal ice hockey match between Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and SKA St.Petersburg, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.22.03.2023#8396248
Alexander Bolshunov competes in the men's team sprint free final of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championship outside Tyumen, Russia.22.03.2023#8396166
An aerial view shows participants taking part in the Russia's Winter Windsurfing Championship on the ice of the Novosibirsk reservoir, in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia.22.03.2023#8396112
Hanna Karaliova of Belarus and Dariya Belosludtseva of Russia compete in the women's 10 km individual free event of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championship outside Tyumen, Russia.21.03.2023#8394773
Rostov’s Khoren Bayramyan controls the ball during the Russian Premier-League soccer match between Khimki and Rostov Rostov-on-Don, in Khimki, outside Moscow, Russia.19.03.2023#8393916
Sergey Ustyugov and Artyom Maltsev compete in the men's 30km skiathlon event of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championship outside Tyumen, Russia.19.03.2023#8393776
Gold medalist Alexander Bolshunov is seen after the men's 30km skiathlon event of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championship outside Tyumen, Russia.19.03.2023#8393746
Athletes compete in the men's 30km skiathlon event of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championship outside Tyumen, Russia.19.03.2023#8393698
Natalia Nepryaeva approaches the finish line of the women's 15km skiathlon event at the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championship outside Tyumen, Russia.19.03.2023#8393619
Lokomotiv's Artem Dzyuba and Nayair Tiknizyan celebrate team's victory at the Russian Premier-League soccer match between Lokomotiv Moscow and Krasnodar, in Moscow, Russia.18.03.2023#8393570
Yekaterina Bobrova and Dmitry Solovyov perform during the Open Gala Programs Competition, in Moscow, Russia.18.03.2023#8393535
Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov perform during the Open Gala Programs Competition, in Moscow, Russia.18.03.2023#8393519
Alina Zgitova performs during the Open Gala Programs Competition, in Moscow, Russia.18.03.2023#8393426
Alina Zgitova performs during the Open Gala Programs Competition, in Moscow, Russia.18.03.2023#8393425
Evgeni Semenenko performs during the Open Gala Programs Competition, in Moscow, Russia.18.03.2023#8393378
Matvei Vetlugin performs during the Open Gala Programs Competition, in Moscow, Russia.18.03.2023#8393220
Natalia Nepryaeva approaches the finish line to win the women's 1,4 km sprint classic final of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championship outside Tyumen, Russia.18.03.2023#8392960
Alexander Bolshunov competes in a men's 1,4 km sprint classic semifinal of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championship outside Tyumen, Russia.18.03.2023#8392942
Yulia Stupak, left, competes in a women's 1,4 km sprint classic semifinal of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championship outside Tyumen, Russia.18.03.2023#8392918
Athletes compete in a men's 1,4 km sprint classic quarterfinal of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championship outside Tyumen, Russia.18.03.2023#8392905
Metallurg's Artyom Zemchyonok, left, and Avangard's Reid Boucher struggle for the puck during the Kontinental Hockey League semi-final ice hockey match between Avangard Omsk and Metallurg Magnitogorsk, in Omsk, Russia.17.03.2023#8392641
Ak Bars' Kirill Panyukov and Admiral's Nikolajs Jelisejevs struggle for the puck during the Kontinental Hockey League semi-final ice hockey match between Ak Bars Kazan and Admiral Vladivostok, in Kazan, Russia's Republic of Tatarstan.16.03.2023#8392225
Dynamo’s Sergei Parshivlyuk and Zenit’s Danil Krugovoy struggle for the ball during the Russian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Zenit St.Petersburg and Dynamo Moscow, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.15.03.2023#8391208
Horsemen take part in a Kok-boru, or goat dragging competition as part of Navruz celebrations, an ancient holiday marking the spring equinox, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.15.03.2023#8391032
Russia's Lala Kramarenko competes with clubs in the senior individual competition during the Alina Kabaeva Gazprom Champions Cup, a Moscow leg of the 2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix, at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace in Moscow, Russia.14.03.2023#8390072
Russia's Karina Kireeva competes with the ball in the senior individual competition during the Alina Kabaeva Gazprom Champions Cup, a Moscow leg of the 2023 Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix, at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace in Moscow, Russia.13.03.2023#8389434
Dynamo's Konstantin Volkov makes a save during the Kontinental Hockey League quarterfinal ice hockey match between Dynamo Moscow and Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, in Moscow, Russia.12.03.2023#8389029
A biathlete competes in the men's 15 km mass start event at the 6th stage of the Biathlon Commonwealth Cup outside Tyumen, Russia.12.03.2023#8388897
Russia's Kirill Streltsov and Russia's Aleksei Vagin are seen at the finish line of the men's 15 km mass start event at the 6th stage of the Biathlon Commonwealth Cup outside Tyumen, Russia.12.03.2023#8388887
Russia's Eduard Latypov holds the trophy for the overall standings after the men's 15 km mass start event at the 6th stage of the Biathlon Commonwealth Cup outside Tyumen, Russia.12.03.2023#8388875
Russia's Ekaterina Yurlova-Percht aims at the shooting range during the women's 12.5 km mass start event at the 6th stage of the Biathlon Commonwealth Cup outside Tyumen, Russia.12.03.2023#8388808
Dynamo’s Saba Sazonov and Krasnodar's Moses Cobnan struggle for the ball during the Russian Premier-League soccer match between Krasnodar and Dynamo Moscow, in Krasnodar, Russia.11.03.2023#8388713
Russia's Petr Pashchenko and Alexander Povarnitsyn compete in the men's 12.5 km pursuit event at the 6th stage of the Biathlon Commonwealth Cup outside Tyumen, Russia.11.03.2023#8388412
Russia's Victoria Slivko competes in the women's 10 km pursuit event at the 6th stage of the Biathlon Commonwealth Cup in Tyumen, Russia.11.03.2023#8388289
Sergei Naidin competes in the pommel horse event of the men's all-around final during the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championship at the Gymnastics Centre in Kazan, Russia.10.03.2023#8388077
Nikita Nagorny competes in the horizontal bar event of the men's all-around final during the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championship at the Gymnastics Centre in Kazan, Russia.10.03.2023#8388068
Iana Vorona competes in the uneven bars event of the women's all-around final during the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championship at the Gymnastics Centre in Kazan, Russia.09.03.2023#8387611
Alina Shklokova competes in the floor event of the women's all-around final during the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championship at the Gymnastics Centre in Kazan, Russia.09.03.2023#8387586
Viktoriia Listunova competes in the uneven bars event of the women's all-around final during the Russian Artistic Gymnastics Championship at the Gymnastics Centre in Kazan, Russia.09.03.2023#8387575
Russia's Ilnaz Mukhamedzianov competes in the men's 10 km sprint event at the 6th stage of the Biathlon Commonwealth Cup outside Tyumen, Russia.09.03.2023#8387411
Russia's Ekaterina Noskova competes in the women's 7.5 km sprint event at the 6th stage of the Biathlon Commonwealth Cup outside Tyumen, Russia.09.03.2023#8387301
Torpedo's Sergei Goncharuk gets into Dynamo's goal during the Kontinental Hockey League quarterfinal ice hockey match between Dynamo Moscow and Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, in Moscow, Russia.08.03.2023#8387064
Dynamo's Ivan Muranov tries to score a goal while Torpedo's goaltender Ivan Kulbakov tries to make a save during the Kontinental Hockey League quarterfinal ice hockey match between Dynamo Moscow and Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, in Moscow, Russia.08.03.2023#8386978
Russia's Ekaterina Noskova attends a training session of the Biathlon Commonwealth Cup in Tyumen, Russia.08.03.2023#8386638
Ustyanochka's players with silver medals during the women's ice hockey tournament at a local arena in the village of Bereznik, Arkhangelsk region, Russia. The players range in age from 55 to 83.06.03.2023#8386569
Sibir's mascot is seen during the Kontinental Hockey League quarterfinal ice hockey match between Sibir Novosibirsk region and Avangard Omsk, in Novosibirsk, Russia.06.03.2023#8385513
Krylia Sovetov's Yury Gorshkov and Dynamo's Denis Makarov struggle for a ball during the Russian Premier-League soccer match between Dynamo Moscow and Krylia Sovetov Samara, in Moscow, Russia.05.03.2023#8384809
Ice dancers Vasilisa Kaganovskaya and Valery Angelopol skate their free dance during the Grand Prix Final of Russian Figure Skating Cup, at Yubileiny Sports Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia.05.03.2023#8384548
Lala Kramarenko performs during the gala show at the end of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace in Moscow, Russia.04.03.2023#8384274
A gymnast performs during the gala show at the end of the Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship at the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace in Moscow, Russia.04.03.2023#8384261
Spartak's Tomas Tavares struggles for the ball during the Russian Premier-League soccer match between Spartak Moscow and Ural Yekaterinburg, in Moscow, Russia.04.03.2023#8383949
Spartak's Daniil Khlusevich, foreground, and Ural's Mingiyan Beveyev struggle for the ball during the Russian Premier-League soccer match between Spartak Moscow and Ural Yekaterinburg, in Moscow, Russia.04.03.2023#8383586
