Sochi Winter Olympic 2014

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Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy’s Triple Axel
Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy started their free skate as the only pairs team in the last 2 years to win over Tatiana & Maxim. On the second element of their program, Robin fell on his triple toe, effectively ending any realistic hope of them winning the gold medal. Despite knowing that any further mistake could jeopardize a place on the podium, Aliona & Robin still attempted a hail mary pass at the end of their program, a huge throw triple axel. Aliona fell. It’s possible that Aliona & Robin could have held on to a silver medal if they had played it safe and attempted an easier throw but playing it safe isn’t what the Olympics are for. There is nothing more beautiful than watching someone stretch just a little bit farther than they are able with the hope that maybe today, they can reach it. Aliona & Robin may not be Olympic champions but they are Olympians through and through.

 

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Volunteers enjoy the warm weather ahead of the Women's 10 km Classic during day six of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 13, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

 

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As mild temperatures blight Winter Olympics one skier gets down to his shorts!

 

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All the men crumble under great pressure of the free program.

Yuzuru Hanyu GOLD

Patrick Chan SILVER
Denis Ten BRONZE

 

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Silver medalist Japan's Akito Watabe, gold medalist Germany's Eric Frenzel (center) and bronze medalist Norway's Magnus Krog celebrate on the podium during the Nordic Combined Individual NH / 10 km Flower Ceremony at the RusSki Gorki Jumping Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on Feb. 12 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi.

The Olympic Hill is reflected in the goggles of gold medalist Eric Frenzel of Germany during the ski jumping portion of the Nordic Combined Individual competition at the Russki Gorki Center.

 

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Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia (center) Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia (left) Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany (right) pose on the podium during the flower ceremony following the pairs free skate figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 12 in Sochi, Russia. Volosozhar and Trankov placed first, Stolboa and Klimov second and Savchenko and Szolkowy third.

 

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Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland competes in the Men's Snowboard Halfpipe Final at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on Feb. 11.

Natalie Geisenberger of Germany in action during run 3 in the Women's Luge Singles on Day 4 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on Feb. 11.

Germany's Natalie Geisenberger celebrates her gold medal during the Flower Ceremony of the Women's Luge Singles event on Feb. 11.

 

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Gold medalist Carina Vogt of Germany in action during the Women's Normal Hill Individual Ski Jumping competition at the Russki Gorki Jumping Center on Feb. 11.

Darya Domracheva of Belarus in action during the Women's Biathlon 7.5km Sprint competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center on Feb. 9.

Darya Domracheva of Belarus in action during the Women's 10km Pursuit competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center.

Norway's silver medalist Tora Berger, Belarus' (left) gold medalist Darya Domracheva (center) and Slovania's bronze medalist Teja Gregorin pose on the podium during the Women's Biathlon 10 km Pursuit Medal Ceremony at the Sochi medals plaza during the Sochi Winter Olympics on Feb. 12.

 

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Sage Kotsenburg of the United States takes 1st place during the Snowboarding Men's Slopestyle at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on Feb. 8.

Silver Medallists, Austria's Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger (left) Gold Medallists, Germany's Tobias Arlt and Tobias Wendl (center) and Bronze Medalists, Latvia's Juris Sics and Andris Sics celebrate during the luge doubles Flower Ceremony at the Sanki Sliding Center on Feb. 12.

Joint gold medalists Tina Maze (right) of Slovenia and Dominique Gisin of Switzerland during the medal ceremony for the women's downhill race on Feb. 12.

Vesna Fabjan (left) of Slovenia wins third place, Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg (center) of Norway wins second place and, Maiken Caspersen Falla (right) of Norway wins first place in the finals of the ladies' sprint free during day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 11.

Silver medalist Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg (left) of Norway, gold medalist Maiken Caspersen Falla (center) of Norway and bronze medalist Vesna Fabjan of Slovenia celebrate on the podium during the medal ceremony for ladies'sprint free on day five of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Medals Plaza on Feb. 12.

 

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Czech Republic's silver medalist Ondrej Moravec (left), France's gold medalist Martin Fourcade (center) and France's bronze medalist Jean Guillaume Beatrix celebrating on the podium during the men's biathlon 12.5 km pursuit Medal Ceremony at the Sochi medals plaza on Feb. 11.

Alex Bilodeau of Canada in action during the freestyle skiing men's moguls at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on Feb. 10.

Dara Howell of Canada competes in the women's freestyle skiing slopestyle final in Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, on Feb. 11.

Women's freestyle skiing slopestyle gold medalist Dara Howell of Canada, center, celebrates on the podium as silver medalist Devin Logan of the United States, left, and bronze medalist Kim Lamarre of Canada applaud during their medals ceremony on Feb. 11.

Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch competes during the women's alpine skiing super combined downhill at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on Feb 10.

 

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Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch competes during the Slalom portion of the super combined at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on Feb. 10.

Kamil Stoch of Poland on his final jump during the men's normal hill individual ski jumping competition at the Russki Gorki Jumping Center on Feb. 9.

Charles Hamelin of Canada celebrates his victory in the men's 1500 meter short track speed skating finals event at the Iceberg Skating Palace during on Feb. 10.

Netherlands' Irene Wust celebrates on the podium during the flower ceremony after winning the gold medal in the Women's Speed Skating 3000 meter.

Gold medalist South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa cries during the medal ceremony for the women's 500 meter speed skating competition.

Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Canada competes in the ladies' moguls final 3 on Feb. 8 at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park.

Austria's Matthias Mayer goes airborne in the men's alpine skiing downhill race during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on Feb. 9.

Norway's Marit Bjoergen (left) leads the pack in the women's cross-country skiathlon event on Feb. 8.

 

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Joss Christensen of the United States in action during the men's freestyle skiing slopestyle final in the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, on Feb. 13.

U.S. Jamie Anderson competes in the women's snowboard slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Sochi Winter Olympics on Feb. 9. Anderson won the Gold Medal.

U.S. gold medalist Jamie Anderson posing on the podium during the women's snowboard slopestyle medal ceremony at the Sochi medals plaza during the Sochi Winter Olympics on Feb. 9.

 

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Estonia's Grete Gaim, wearing colored contact lenses, after crossing the finish line during the women's biathlon 7.5km sprint event in Rosa Khutor, on February 9, 2014.

France's Sebastian Lacroix soars through the air during a men's nordic combined training session in the ski jumping stadium at the 2014 Winter Olympics, on February 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Sjinkie Knegt of Netherlands and Se Young Park of South Korea collide in the Short Track Men's 1500m Final B on day 3 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace, on February 10, 2014.

Canada's Zina Kocher shoots during the women's biathlon 7.5km sprint event, on February 9, 2014.

 

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Spectators take pictures and wave Russian flags during the medal ceremony for the figure skating team ice dance free dance at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, on February 10, 2014.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, poses for a photograph with the Russian team after they placed first in the team figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace, on February 9, 2014.

Competitors ski in the men's cross-country skiathlon event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, on February 9, 2014.

Yvonne Daldossi of Italy, in the second heat of the women's 500-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center, on February 11, 2014.

 

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Gold medalist Irene Wust of Netherlands (center), silver medalist Martina Sablikova of the Czech Republic (left), and bronze medalist Olga Graf of Russia celebrate during the medal ceremony for the women's 3000 meters speed skating race, on February 10, 2014.

Italy's Elena Fanchini gets tangled in the safety net after crashing in the first training session for the women's alpine skiing downhill event at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center, on February 6, 2014.

Canada's Jennifer Jones watches the rock after releasing it during the women's curling training session in Sochi, on February 9, 2014.

A woman selling balloons waits for customers in front of a portrait of Lenin in Sochi, on February 10, 2014.

 

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Coaches perch in a tree to watch the downhill portion of the women's supercombined in Krasnaya Polyana, on February 10, 2014.

Julia Mancuso of the U.S. skis to win the silver medal in the women's supercombined in Krasnaya Polyana, on February 10, 2014.

Michelle Lowenhielm of Sweden scores the third goal against Jennifer Harss of Germany in the third period during the Women's Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group B game on day four of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Shayba Arena, on February 11, 2014.

Ashley Wagner of the United States reacts to her score after competing in the Figure Skating Team Ladies Short Program in the Iceberg Skating Palace, on February 8, 2014.

Russia's Sergey Volkov falls in the Men's Freestyle Skiing Moguls qualifications at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, on February 10, 2014.

 

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The Russian women's ice hockey team huddles around the net before their game against Germany at the 2014 Winter Olympics, on February 9, 2014.

Gold medalist Charles Hamelin of Canada celebrates with Marianne St-Gelais after wiining the Short Track Men's 1500m Final, on February 10, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

Canada's Justine Dufour-Lapointe reacts in the finish area during the women's freestyle skiing moguls final competition in Rosa Khutor, on February 8, 2014. She went on to win the gold medal in the event.

Sebastien Lepape of France leads the field in a men's 1500m short track speedskating final at the Iceberg Skating Palace, on February 10, 2014.

 

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China's Liu Zhongqing crashes during freestyle skiing aerials training at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, on February 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Czech Republic's Sarka Pancochova carries her smashed helmet after crashing during competition in the Women's Snowboard Slopestyle Final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, on February 9, 2014.

Kevin Reynolds of Canada reacts with teammates and coaches after receiving his score in the Men's Figure Skating Men's Free Skate during day two of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace, on February 9, 2014.

Sweden's Emil Joensson collapses after he took the bronze medal in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing Individual Sprint Free Final at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center, on February 11, 2014 in Rosa Khutor.

Winner Michel Mulder of the Netherlands celebrates with his national flag after the men's 500 meters speed skating race at the Adler Arena, on February 10, 2014.

Canada's Alex Bilodeau, left, celebrates with his brother Frederic after winning the gold medal in the men's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics, on February 10, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.