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Images: Winter Olympics, Saturday, February 8th

Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek of Italy compete in the team pairs free skate figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Associated Press
In this photo taken with slow shutter speed Canada’s Trevor Morrice starts an attempt during the men’s normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Albert Demchenko from Russia takes a turn during the second heat of the men’s singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Tucker West of the United States prepares to start his second run during the men’s singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Ashley Wagner of the United States blows a kiss to spectators as she waits for her results after competing in the women’s team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Associated Press
Alesandra Kapinos, left, paints a Russian flag on Natslia Kisliakova before the men’s biathlon 10k sprint, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Fans watch the men’s biathlon 10k sprint, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Felix Loch of Germany brakes after finishing his second run during the men’s singles luge competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Fans supporting Norway watch the men’s biathlon 10k sprint, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Gold medal winner Sage Kotsenburg, of the United States, holds up his medal during the medal ceremony for the Snowboard Men’s Slopestyle competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Associated Press
Austria’s Dominik Landertinger prepares to shoot during the men’s biathlon 10k sprint, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Austria’s Dominik Landertinger won the silver medal. Associated Press
Japan’s Noriaki Kasai makes an attempt during the men’s normal hill ski jumping qualification at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Japan’s Yuki Kadono reacts as he finishes a run during the men’s snowboard slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
In this multiple exposure photo, Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev of Russia compete in the team ice dance short dance figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Associated Press
Canada skip Brad Jacobs releases the stone during men’s curling training at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Associated Press
Tara Watchorn of Canada shoots past Julia Marty of Switzerland (6) and Goalkeeper Florence Schelling to score during the first period of 2014 Winter Olympics women’s ice hockey game at Shayba Arena, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Canada defeated Switzerland 5-0. Associated Press
Norway’s Ole Einar Bjoerndalen shoots during the men’s biathlon 10k sprint, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Australia’s Taylah O’Neill runs the course during women’s moguls qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
United States’ Heather Mcphie jumps during women’s moguls qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Bart Swings of Belgium, left, and Jan Blokhuijsen of the Netherlands compete in the men’s 5,000-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. Associated Press
Norway’s Christoffer Svae, bottom and Team USA’s Jared Zezel slide while delivering the rock during men’s curling training at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Associated Press
Russia’s Denis Yuskov competes in the Men’s 5,000-meter speed skating event at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Associated Press
Japan’s Yuki Ito speeds down the track during a women’s ski jumping training session at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Finland’s Roope Tonteri takes a jump during the men’s snowboard slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Competitors ski past the Olympic rings during the women’s cross-country 15k skiathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Andrea Giovannini of Italy, left, and Ewen Fernandez of France compete in the men’s 5,000-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. Associated Press
Spain’s Paul de la Cuesta comes to a halt at the end of a men’s downhill training run for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Competitors ski during the women’s cross-country 15k skiathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Norway’s Staale Sandbech takes a jump during the men’s snowboard slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Kelly Clark of the United States trains for the women’s snowboard half-pipe competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
United States’ Sage Kotsenburg, right, is carried by Norway’s Staale Sandbech after Kotsenburg won the men’s snowboard slopestyle final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Marion Thees of Germany starts a training run in the women’s skeleton during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
The track is reflected in the helmet of Janine Flock of Austria as she prepares to start a training run for the women’s skeleton during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Associated Press
Czech Republic goaltender Alexander Salak defends his goal during a training session at the Bolshoy Ice Dome at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. Associated Press
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