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Sochi Olympic Games: February 23

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During the men's cross-country 50 km mass start free event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Spain's Imanol Rojo hits the slopes in Rosa Khutor next to Slovakia's Martin Bajcicakin on February 23, 2014.

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It's a sweet victory for Russia in the four-man bobsleigh. Pilot Alexander Zubkov and and his team mates celebrate finishing first during the event at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor February 23, 2014.

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Canada's Noah Bowman rips up the slopes during the men's freestyle skiing halfpipe finals in Rosa Khutor February 18, 2014. He ultimately earned fifth place in the event.

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Russia team 2 also had their own impressive run. Pilot Alexander Kasjanov, Ilvir Huzin, Maxim Belugin and Aleksei Pushkarev fell just short of winning a medal.

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China's Wu Chao performs a gravity-defying jump during the men's freestyle skiing aerials finals, but he didn't end up medaling in the competition.

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