Fyodor Mezentsev (Kazakhstan) after finishing the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Fyodor Mezentsev (Kazakhstan) during the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Roman Krech (Kazakhstan) during the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Aleksey Yesin (Russia) at the warm-up before the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Igor Bogolyubsky (Russia) during the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Igor Bogolyubsky (Russia) during the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Muncef Ouardi (Canada) during the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Denis Yuskov (Russia) during the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Denis Yuskov (Russia) after finishing the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Sports fans during the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Sung Ching-yang (Chinese Taipei) during the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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From left: Espen Aarnes Hvammen (Norway) and Tian Guo-jin (China) during the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Haralds Silovs (Latvia), foreground, and Benjamin Mace (France) during the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Bart Swings (Belgium) during the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Igor Bogolyubsky (Russia) during the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Igor Bogolyubsky (Russia), background, and Lee Kyou-hyuk (South Korea) during the men's 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Denis Yuskov (Russia) after finishing the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Muncef Ouardi (Canada) during the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Denis Yuskov (Russia) during the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Denis Yuskov (Russia) during the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Denis Yuskov (Russia) after finishing the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Denis Yuskov (Russia) during the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Denis Yuskov (Russia) during the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Tommi Pulli (Finland) during the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Denis Yuskov (Russia) warms up before the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Fans watch the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Taro Kondo (Japan), left, and Havard Bokko (Norway) during the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Denis Yuskov (Russia) warms up before the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Fans during the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Fans watch the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Fans watch the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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A sports fan before the men’s 1000m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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