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Canadian speed skater Clara Hughes Benjamin Raich Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway in a blue and orange Olympic uniform, wearing a rifle on his back, competes in the men's biathlon relay at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Steven Holcomb Marja-Liisa Hamalainen of Finland cross-country skiing in a white and blue racing suit and bib number 40 during the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, snow falling around her. Three members of South Korea's women's curling team sweep the ice and guide a curling stone during the gold medal game at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Peggy Fleming, wearing a light green skating dress, glides with arms outstretched on an outdoor ice rink in Grenoble, France, with mountains in the background. Aiko Uemura American ice hockey goalie James Craig in a blue USA jersey and white mask blocks a shot near the goal during a game in 1980. Natalie Geisenberger wearing a red helmet and racing suit, raises her arms in celebration while finishing a luge run.
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Canadian speed skater Clara Hughes
Clara Hughes competing in the women's 3,000-meter speed skating event at the 2002...
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Benjamin Raich
Austrian skier Benjamin Raich racing in the FĂ©dĂ©ration Internationale de Ski (FIS; International...
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The greatest biathlete
Ole Einar Bjþrndalen competing in the men's 4 × 7.5-km relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics...
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Steven Holcomb
The U.S. men's four-person bobsled team, led by Steven Holcomb (in front), celebrating...
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Marja-Liisa HÀmÀlÀinen at the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympic Games
Finnish cross-country skier Marja-Liisa HÀmÀlÀinen won three gold medals at the 1984...
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Women's curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics
South Korea's curling team during the gold-medal game of the women's tournament at...
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Peggy Fleming
American figure skater Peggy Fleming practicing on an outdoor rink in Grenoble, France,...
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Aiko Uemura
Japanese skier Aiko Uemura competing in the freestyle skiing women's moguls World...
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James Craig in action
1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team goalie James Craig making a save during the “Miracle...
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Luge
Germany's Natalie Geisenberger celebrating at a world championships race in Koenigssee,...
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Viktor Ahn
Speed skater Viktor Ahn competing in the short-track men's 500-meter event at the...
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Skeleton sledding
An athlete competing in skeleton sledding at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer,...
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Simon Ammann
Ski jumper Simon Ammann of Switzerland competing in a 2009 Fédération Internationale...
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Chloe Kim
American snowboarder Chloe Kim competing in the women's half-pipe finals at the 2018...
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Shani Davis
American speed skater Shani Davis competing at the Pyeongchang Olympic Winter Games,...
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