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Speed skaters
Speed skaters of Poland train at the Richmond Olympic Oval at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.
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Speed skaters
Speed skaters of Poland train at the Richmond Olympic Oval at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.
Chris Carlson/Associated Press