From left: Charles Hamelin (Canada), Jack Whelbourne (Great Britain), and Sjinkie Knegy (Netherlands) during a race in the semifinal round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364934
Federation Council Member Vyacheslav Fetisov watches 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364932
Semyon Yelistratov (Russia) in the semifinal round of men’s 1500m short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364930
Charles Hamelin (Canada) in the semifinal round of men’s 1500m short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364925
From left: Yuri Confortola (Italy), Sjinkie Knegt (Netherlands), Charles Hamelin (Canada) and Jack Whelbourne (Great Britain) in the semifinal round of men’s 1500m short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364924
Sin Dawoon (South Korea) in the semifinal round of men’s 1500m short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364920
Charles Hamelin (Canada) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364919
From left: Sin Dawoon (South Korea) and Hanbin Lee (Korea) in the semifinal round of men’s 1500m short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364918
Sjinkie Knegt (The Netherlands) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364915
From left: Sin Da Woon (South Korea) and Roberto Pukitis (Latvia) during a race in the final A round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364910
Charles Hamelin (Canada) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364905
Semyon Elistratov (Russia) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364903
Semyon Elistratov (Russia) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364902
Michael Gilday (Canada) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364900
Sin Da-Woon (Republic of Korea) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364895
Sin Da-Woon (Republic of Korea) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364893
Sin Da-Woon (Republic of Korea) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364889
John Celski (United States) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364885
Sin Da-Woon (Republic of Korea) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364883
Lee Han-Bin (Republic of Korea) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364879
Victor An (Russia) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364874
Victor An (Russia) and Tianyu Han (China) during a race in the semifinal round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364872
From left: Se Yeong Park (Korea), Victor An (Russia), and Francois Hamelin (Canada) during a race in the semifinal round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364871
Victor An (Russia) during a race in the semifinal round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364870
Victor An (Russia) during a race in the semifinal round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364869
Victor An (Russia) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364859
Victor An (Russia) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364855
Victor An (Russia) competes in the 1500m short track speed skating men's semifinals at the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364850
Athletes during a race in the semifinal round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364848
Victor An (Russia) before a race in the semifinal round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364845
Figure Skating coach Nina Mozer watches the men’s short track speed skating competitions at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364842
From left: Christopher Creveling (United States), Chen Dequan (China), Michael Gilday (Canada) and Hanbin Lee (Korea) in the preliminary round of the 1500m in men's short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364739
Sochi 2014 ambassador, three-time Olympic gold medalist and Russian State Duma deputy Irina Rodnina watches a race in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364726
Athletes during a race in the preliminary round of the 1500 in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364724
From right: Semyon Yelistratov (Russia) and Charles Hamelin (Canada) during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364721
Dequan Chen (China) during a race in the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364720
From left: Semyon Yelistratov (Russia), Eduardo Alvarez (USA), Aidar Bekzhanov (Kazakhstan), Bence Beres (Hungary), Maxime Chataignier (France) and Charles Hamelin (Canada) during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364718
Athletes during a race in the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364717
Bottom to top: Tommaso Dotti (Italy), Dequan Chan (China), Hanbin Lee (Republic of Korea), Christopher Creveling (U.S.), Satoshi Sakashita (Japan) and Michael Gilday (Canada) during a race in the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364715
From left: Francois Hamlin (Canada) and Niels Kerstholt (the Netherlands) during a race in the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364711
From left: Jingnan Shi (China), Sandor Liu Shaolin (Hungary) and Niels Kerstholt (the Netherlands) during a race in the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364708
Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko during a race in the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364703
From left: Francois Hamelin (Canada) and Niels Kerstholt (the Netherlands) during a race in the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364699
From left: Charles Hamelin (Canada) and Semen Yelistratov (Russia) during a race in the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364696
Russian team head coach Andrei Maximov during a short track speed skating event at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364695
From left: Charles Hamelin (Canada) and Semyon Yelistratov (Russia) during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364693
From left: Charles Hamelin (Canada), Semyon Yelistratov (Russia) and Eduardo Alvarez (USA) during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364691
From right: Russia's Semen Elistratov and Canada's Charles Hamelin during a race in the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364682
From left: Aidar Bekzhanov (Kazakhstan), Bence Beres (Hungary), Maxime Chataignier (France) and Charles Hamelin (Canada) during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364680
Russia's Semen Elistratov, right, and Canada's Charles Hamelin during a race in the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364679
Charles Hamelin (Canada) during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364675
Semyon Yelistratov (Russia) during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364672
From left: Shi Jingnan (China) and Maksim Siarheyev (Belarus) during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364670
Sin Dawoon (South Korea) during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364669
Sin Dawoon (South Korea), right, during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364668
Viktor An (Russia), front, during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364664
Viktor An (Russia) during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364662
From left: Viktor An (Russia) and Tianyu Han (China) during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364658
Viktor An (Russia) during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364656
Viktor An (Russia), left, during the preliminary round of the 1500m in men’s short track speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.10.02.2014#2364655