The Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka, which hosted the first open training session of the national ice hockey tea,, held in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking after the first open training session of the Russian ice hockey Olympic team in the Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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Hockey player Ilya Kovalchyuk after the first open training session of the Russian ice hockey Olympic team in the Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, foreground, presenting the Order for Services to the Fatherland 2nd Rank to Ilya Kovalchu, center, foreground, after the first open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, foreground, presenting the Order for Services to the Fatherland 2nd Rank to Ilya Kovalchuk after the first open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, presenting the Order for Services to the Fatherland 2nd Rank to Denis Zaripov after the first open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena.

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Hockey player Maxim Afinogenov after the first open training session of the national hockey team. It was held in the Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka in preparation for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

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The first open training session of the Russian ice hockey Olympic team in the Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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The first open training session of the Russian ice hockey Olympic team in the Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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The first open training session of the Russian ice hockey Olympic team in the Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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Hockey player Maxim Afinogenov during the first open training session of the Russian ice hockey Olympic team in the Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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Hockey player Alexander Ovechkin during the first open training session of the Russian ice hockey Olympic team in the Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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The first open training session of the Russian ice hockey Olympic team in the Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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The first open training session of the Russian ice hockey Olympic team in the Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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Hockey players Ilya Kovalchyuk, right, and Pavel Datsyuk during the first open training session of the national hockey team. It was held in the Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka in preparation for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

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Hockey player Pavel Datsyuk during the first open training session of the Russian ice hockey Olympic team in the Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka in preparation for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right in the foreground) meeting with the members of the national ice hockey team after its first open training session, which is being held in the Megasport Ice Palace in Khodynka in view of the forthcoming Winter Olympics-2010 in Vancouver.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right in the foreground) meeting with the members of the national ice hockey team after its first open training session, which is being held in the Megasport Ice Palace in Khodynka in view of the forthcoming Winter Olympics-2010 in Vancouver. Alexander Overchkin is second left.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, seventh from left, foreground, after the first open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, foreground, presenting the Order for Services to the Fatherland 2nd Rank to Alexei Morozov after the first open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, presenting the Order for Services to the Fatherland 2nd Rank to Alexander Radulov after the first open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, third from left, presenting the Order of Merit to coach Igor Zakharkin after the first open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaking after the first open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second from left, attending an open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena. Left: International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attending the first open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attending an open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second from left, background, attending an open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena. Left, background: International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second from left, attending an open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena. Left: International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, attending an open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena. Left: International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel.

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August 31, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second from left, attending an open training session of the Russian national hockey team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics at Moscow's Megasport Ice Arena. Left: International Ice Hockey Federation President Rene Fasel.

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