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Dan Hamhuis of Canada (5), goalkeeper Carey Price of Canada (31), Jonathan Toews of Canada (16) and Shea Weber of Canada (6) celebrate their 3-0 win over Sweden in the men's gold medal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Canadians rule hockey as Olympic flame fades

Fred Lief -

February 23, 2014 2:58 pm

Russian punk group Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, in the blue balaclava, and Maria Alekhina, in the pink balaclava, make their way through a crowd after they were released from a police station, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Adler, Russia. No charges were filed against Tolokonnikova and Alekhina along with the three others who were detained. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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Olympic day of politics and power on the slopes

Fred Lief -

February 18, 2014 8:24 pm

Women's downhill gold medalists Switzerland's Dominique Gisin, left, and Slovenia's Tina Maze, right, applaud during a flower ceremony at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

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Maze, Gisin win gold in women’s Olympic downhill

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February 12, 2014 11:38 am

Austria's Matthias Mayer finishes to win the gold in the men's downhill at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

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Olympic downhill king: Austria’s Matthias Mayer

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February 9, 2014 8:24 pm

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. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Grim talk turns to gold for now at Olympics

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February 8, 2014 8:37 pm

In this March 13, 2012 photo, Elmer Gale poses at his sumo school in Toronto wearing a mawashi, a traditional sumo garment worn during fights. Gale, along with U.S. sumo wrestler Emanuel

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Caroms, quirks and odd bounces in sports in 2012

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December 27, 2012 11:16 am