Oikava Yuya, Japan, during the speed skating test events before the 22nd Winter olympic Games in Sochi.

04.02.2014#2356304

Olympic champion in speed skating Mark Tuitert, right, and Olympic champion in speed skating Gerard van Velde, background, center, in the Olympic Park, before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356118

Brittany Bowe (United States of America) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356116

Brittany Bowe (United States of America) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356115

Ivan Skobrev (Russia) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356114

Olga Fatkulina (Russia) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356113

Igor Bogolyubsky (Russia) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356112

Igor Bogolyubsky (Russia) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356111

Denis Kuzin (Kazakhstan) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356110

Igor Bogolyubsky (Russia) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356092

Alexander Rumyantsev (Russia) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356091

Denis Yuskov (Russia) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356090

Anna Chernova (Russia) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356088

Russia's Denis Koval, left, and coach Andrei Savelyev during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356087

Russia's Dmitry Lobkov during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356086

Russia's Artyom Kuznetsov during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356085

Denis Koval (Russia) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356084

Dmitry Lobkov (Russia) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356083

Russia's Alexander Rumyantsev, right, during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356082

Volunteer sets the layout during trial competitions in speed skating before the 22nd Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356047

Russia's Denis Yuskov during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356043

Coach Viktor Sivkov and Russia's speed skater Anna Chernova during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356034

Kazakhstan's Denis Kuzin during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356031

Russia's Yevgeny Seryayev, background, during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356029

Russian athletes during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356023

Japanese athletes during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, at the Adler-Arena Ice Palace.

03.02.2014#2356021

Russia's Yevgeny Seryayev during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2356013

Athletes during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, at the Adler-Arena Ice Palace.

03.02.2014#2356005

Kazakhstan's Denis Kuzin during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355995

Artyom Kuznetsov (Russia) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355989

Russia's Ivan Skobrev, foreground, during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355986

Russia's Ivan Skobrev during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355982

Russia's Yekaterina Lobysheva during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355980

Anna Chernova (Russia) during a test speed skating event before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355977

From left: Ivan Skobrev and Denis Yuskov during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355974

Russia's Yevgeny Seryayev during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355969

Russia's Ivan Skobrev changes outfit during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355962

Coach Yury Petrov (Russia), right, gives instructions to an athlete during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355960

U.S. Mitchell Whitmore, right, takes off his outfit during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355952

Russia's Anna Chernova during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355925

Russia's Igor Bogolyubsky during speed skating test event ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355920

Artyom kuznetsov (Russia) during the test speed skating events before the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355829

Speed skater Olga Fatkulina (Russia) during a test event prior to the XII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

03.02.2014#2355819