Mirko Nenzi (Italy) during the men’s 1500m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Jan Blokhuijsen (Netherlands) during the men’s 1500m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Taro Kondo (Japan) during the men’s 1500m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Lucas Makowsky (Canada) during the men’s 1500m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Jan Blokhuijsen (Netherlands) and Mirko Nenzi (Italy), right, during the men’s 1500m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Jan Blokhuijsen (Netherlands) during the men’s 1500m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Jan Blokhuijsen (Netherlands) during the men’s 1500m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Fans before the men’s 1500m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Before the men’s 1500m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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Preparing the ice for the men’s 1500m in speed skating at the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.

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