From left: Yevgeny Kozulin and Viktor An compete in the 500m race at the Russian Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sochi.

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Tatyana Borodulina, center, competes in the 500m race at the Russian Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sochi.

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From right: Viktor An, Vyacheslav Kurginayn and Semyon Yelistratov compete in the 500m race at the Russian Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sochi.

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From left: Viktor An, Vyacheslav Kurginayn and Semyon Yelistratov compete in the 500m race at the Russian Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sochi.

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Semyon Yelistratov competes in the 500m race at the Russian Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sochi.

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Vera Milyayeva competes in the 500m race at the Russian Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Sochi.

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Tatyana Borodulina, front, competes in 500 m race at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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Vladimir Grigoryev competes in 500 m race at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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Viktor An races in a 500 m race at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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Viktor An competes in 500 m race at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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Semyon Yelistratov competes in 500 m race at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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Dmitry Migunov competes in 500 m race at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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Vyacheslav Kurginyan competes in 500 m race at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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Sebastian Cros, head coach of the Russian national short track team, pictured at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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Sebastian Cros, head coach of the Russian national short track team, pictured at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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Viktor An competes in 500 m race at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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Maria Orlova, front, competes in 500 m race at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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Maria Orlova, front, competes in 500 m race at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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Tatyana Borodulina, front, competes in 500 m race at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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From left: Irina Kuleshova and Yevgenia Onegina fall as they race 500 m at the Russian short track speed skating championships in Sochi.

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