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Slovakia’s Tomas Syrovy vies with Russia’s Artyom Zub (R) in the men’s preliminary round ice hockey match between Slovakia and Olympic Athletes from Russia during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung on February 14, 2018. Picture AFP
1/41Slovakia’s Tomas Syrovy vies with Russia’s Artyom Zub (R) in the men’s preliminary round ice hockey match between Slovakia and Olympic Athletes from Russia during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Hockey Centre in Gangneung on February 14, 2018. Picture AFP
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 14: Georg Fischler and Peter Penz of Austria celebrate their the Luge Doubles run 2 on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Sliding Centre on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
2/41PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 14: Georg Fischler and Peter Penz of Austria celebrate their the Luge Doubles run 2 on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Sliding Centre on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
Paige Conners and Evgeni Krasnopolski of Israel react to their scores after their performance in the pair figure skating short program in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Picture: AP
3/41Paige Conners and Evgeni Krasnopolski of Israel react to their scores after their performance in the pair figure skating short program in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Picture: AP
Jan Mursak #39 of Slovenia celebrates after scoring the game winning goal against Ryan Zapolski #30 of the United States in overtime of the Men’s Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group B game on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Kwandong Hockey Centre on February 14, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
4/41Jan Mursak #39 of Slovenia celebrates after scoring the game winning goal against Ryan Zapolski #30 of the United States in overtime of the Men’s Ice Hockey Preliminary Round Group B game on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Kwandong Hockey Centre on February 14, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
Gold medalist Stina Nilsson of Sweden reacts during the medal ceremony for the Cross-Country Ladies’ Sprint Classic on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Medal Plaza on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
5/41Gold medalist Stina Nilsson of Sweden reacts during the medal ceremony for the Cross-Country Ladies’ Sprint Classic on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Medal Plaza on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
Australia’s Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Australia’s Harley Windsor compete in the pair skating short program of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 14, 2018. Picture: AFP
6/41Australia’s Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya and Australia’s Harley Windsor compete in the pair skating short program of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 14, 2018. Picture: AFP
A Kim Jong Un impersonator is forced out in the final period of the women’s preliminary round ice hockey match between Japan and the Unified Korean team during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung on February 14, 2018. Picture: AFP
7/41A Kim Jong Un impersonator is forced out in the final period of the women’s preliminary round ice hockey match between Japan and the Unified Korean team during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung on February 14, 2018. Picture: AFP
South Korean police check the ticket of a man impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after he was removed while appearing before North Korean cheerleaders attending the Unified Korean ice hockey game against Japan during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung on February 14, 2018. Picture AFP
8/41South Korean police check the ticket of a man impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after he was removed while appearing before North Korean cheerleaders attending the Unified Korean ice hockey game against Japan during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung on February 14, 2018. Picture AFP
Team Slovenia rushes the ice after an overtime win of a men’s preliminary round ice hockey match between the United States and Slovenia during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung, South Korea on February 14, 2018. Picture: AFP
9/41Team Slovenia rushes the ice after an overtime win of a men’s preliminary round ice hockey match between the United States and Slovenia during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Kwandong Hockey Centre in Gangneung, South Korea on February 14, 2018. Picture: AFP
Gold medalist Marcel Hirscher, from Austria, crosses the finish line of the men’s combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Jeongseon, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
10/41Gold medalist Marcel Hirscher, from Austria, crosses the finish line of the men’s combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Jeongseon, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
Germany’s Eric Frenzel crosses the finish line to win gold in the nordic combined men’s individual normal hill NH/10km cross country final at the Alpensia cross country centre during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 14 , 2018 in Pyeongchang. Picture: AFP
11/41Germany’s Eric Frenzel crosses the finish line to win gold in the nordic combined men’s individual normal hill NH/10km cross country final at the Alpensia cross country centre during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 14 , 2018 in Pyeongchang. Picture: AFP
China’s Liu Jinli shouts instructions during their women’s curling match against Switzerland at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Picture: AP
12/41China’s Liu Jinli shouts instructions during their women’s curling match against Switzerland at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Picture: AP
Yuto Totsuka, of Japan, crashes during the men’s halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Picture: AP
13/41Yuto Totsuka, of Japan, crashes during the men’s halfpipe finals at Phoenix Snow Park at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Picture: AP
Athletes compete in the men’s 5,000m relay short track speed skating heat event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 13, 2018. Picture: AFP
14/41Athletes compete in the men’s 5,000m relay short track speed skating heat event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 13, 2018. Picture: AFP
Yuto Totsuka of Japan is stretched off by medical staff after crashing in the during the Snowboard Men’s Halfpipe Final on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Phoenix Snow Park on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
15/41Yuto Totsuka of Japan is stretched off by medical staff after crashing in the during the Snowboard Men’s Halfpipe Final on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Phoenix Snow Park on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
Paige Conners and Evgeni Krasnopolski of Israel react after their performance in the pair figure skating short program in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Picture: AP
16/41Paige Conners and Evgeni Krasnopolski of Israel react after their performance in the pair figure skating short program in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Picture: AP
Yuto Totsuka of Japan is stretched off by medical staff after crashing in the during the Snowboard Men’s Halfpipe Final on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Phoenix Snow Park on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
17/41Yuto Totsuka of Japan is stretched off by medical staff after crashing in the during the Snowboard Men’s Halfpipe Final on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Phoenix Snow Park on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
Czech Republic’s Anna Duskova and Czech Republic’s Martin Bidar react after competing in the pair skating short program of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 14, 2018. Picture: AFP
18/41Czech Republic’s Anna Duskova and Czech Republic’s Martin Bidar react after competing in the pair skating short program of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 14, 2018. Picture: AFP
Emily Sweeney of the United States brakes after her third run during the women’s luge final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
19/41Emily Sweeney of the United States brakes after her third run during the women’s luge final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
Sue Sweeney, center, the mother of Emily Sweeney of the United States, cries out as her daughter crashes on the final run during the women’s luge final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
20/41Sue Sweeney, center, the mother of Emily Sweeney of the United States, cries out as her daughter crashes on the final run during the women’s luge final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
Yuto Totsuka of Japan is stretched off by medical staff after crashing in the during the Snowboard Men’s Halfpipe Final on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Phoenix Snow Park on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
21/41Yuto Totsuka of Japan is stretched off by medical staff after crashing in the during the Snowboard Men’s Halfpipe Final on day five of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics at Phoenix Snow Park on February 14, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
Emily Sweeney of the United States waves after her third run during the women’s luge final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
22/41Emily Sweeney of the United States waves after her third run during the women’s luge final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
Emily Sweeney of the United States slides during the Luge Women’s Singles run 3 on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Olympic Sliding Centre on February 13, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
23/41Emily Sweeney of the United States slides during the Luge Women’s Singles run 3 on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Olympic Sliding Centre on February 13, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
Alex Gough of Canada celebrates her bronze medal win the finish area after the women’s luge final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
24/41Alex Gough of Canada celebrates her bronze medal win the finish area after the women’s luge final at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
Switzerland’s Livio Wenger competes during the men’s 1,500 meters speedskating race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
25/41Switzerland’s Livio Wenger competes during the men’s 1,500 meters speedskating race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
Sweden’s Stina Nilsson collapses onto the snow after crossing the finish line to win gold in the women’s cross-country individual sprint classic final at the Alpensia cross country ski centre during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 13, 2018 in Pyeongchang. Picture: AFP
26/41Sweden’s Stina Nilsson collapses onto the snow after crossing the finish line to win gold in the women’s cross-country individual sprint classic final at the Alpensia cross country ski centre during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 13, 2018 in Pyeongchang. Picture: AFP
Elise Christie of Great Britain crashes during the Ladies’ 500m Short Track Speed Skating final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 13, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
27/41Elise Christie of Great Britain crashes during the Ladies’ 500m Short Track Speed Skating final on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 13, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes of Canada celebrate defeating Jenny Perret and Martin Rios Switzerland to win the gold medal during the Curling Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Game on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Curling Centre on February 13, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
28/41John Morris and Kaitlyn Lawes of Canada celebrate defeating Jenny Perret and Martin Rios Switzerland to win the gold medal during the Curling Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Game on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Curling Centre on February 13, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
Germany’s Thomas Bing collapses following the men’s cross-country individual sprint classic quarterfinal at the Alpensia cross country ski centre during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 13, 2018 in Pyeongchang. Picture: AFP
29/41Germany’s Thomas Bing collapses following the men’s cross-country individual sprint classic quarterfinal at the Alpensia cross country ski centre during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on February 13, 2018 in Pyeongchang. Picture: AFP
France’s gold medallist Martin Fourcade (C) jumps on the podium between Sweden’s silver medallist Sebastian Samuelsson (L) and Germany’s bronze medallist Benedikt Doll during the medal ceremony for the biathlon men’s 12.5km pursuit at the Pyeongchang Medals Plaza during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang on February 13, 2018. Picture: AFP
30/41France’s gold medallist Martin Fourcade (C) jumps on the podium between Sweden’s silver medallist Sebastian Samuelsson (L) and Germany’s bronze medallist Benedikt Doll during the medal ceremony for the biathlon men’s 12.5km pursuit at the Pyeongchang Medals Plaza during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang on February 13, 2018. Picture: AFP
Danielle Cameranesi #24 of the United States dives for the puck in the third period against Olympic Athletes from Russia during the Women’s Ice Hockey Preliminary Round - Group A game on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Kwandong Hockey Centre on February 13, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
31/41Danielle Cameranesi #24 of the United States dives for the puck in the third period against Olympic Athletes from Russia during the Women’s Ice Hockey Preliminary Round - Group A game on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Kwandong Hockey Centre on February 13, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
Bronze medalists Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim of Team United States celebrate during the victory ceremony after the Figure Skating Team Event at Medal Plaza on February 12, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
32/41Bronze medalists Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim of Team United States celebrate during the victory ceremony after the Figure Skating Team Event at Medal Plaza on February 12, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
Gold medalist Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands celebrates after the Men’s 1500m Speed Skating on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 13, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
33/41Gold medalist Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands celebrates after the Men’s 1500m Speed Skating on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 13, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
Bronze medalist Anais Bescond of France, gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier of Germany and silver medalist Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia pose during the medal ceremony after the Women’s Biathlon 10km Pursuit pose on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Medal Plaza on February 13, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
34/41Bronze medalist Anais Bescond of France, gold medalist Laura Dahlmeier of Germany and silver medalist Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia pose during the medal ceremony after the Women’s Biathlon 10km Pursuit pose on day four of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Medal Plaza on February 13, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
Gold medal winner Ireen Wust of The Netherlands reacts during the victory ceremony as silver medal winner Miho Takagi of Japan (L) and bronze medal winner Marrit Leenstra of The Netherlands look on after the Ladies 1,500m Long Track Speed Skating final on day three of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 12, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
35/41Gold medal winner Ireen Wust of The Netherlands reacts during the victory ceremony as silver medal winner Miho Takagi of Japan (L) and bronze medal winner Marrit Leenstra of The Netherlands look on after the Ladies 1,500m Long Track Speed Skating final on day three of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 12, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
A woman in U.S.A novelty glasses poses for a photograph ahead of the Men’s Halfpipe Qualification Run 1 snowboarding competition at Phoenix Park on day four of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on February 13, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
36/41A woman in U.S.A novelty glasses poses for a photograph ahead of the Men’s Halfpipe Qualification Run 1 snowboarding competition at Phoenix Park on day four of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics on February 13, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
Spectators wear clothes in the colors of the Dutch Royal House of Orange as they wait for the start of the men’s 1,500 meters speedskating race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
37/41Spectators wear clothes in the colors of the Dutch Royal House of Orange as they wait for the start of the men’s 1,500 meters speedskating race at the Gangneung Oval at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
Italy’s Arianna Fontana celebrates winning the gold medal in the women’s 500m short track speed skating A final event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 13, 2018. Picture: AFP
38/41Italy’s Arianna Fontana celebrates winning the gold medal in the women’s 500m short track speed skating A final event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games, at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung on February 13, 2018. Picture: AFP
Ireen Wust of The Netherlands celebrates winning the gold medal during the Ladies 1,500m Long Track Speed Skating final on day three of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 12, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
39/41Ireen Wust of The Netherlands celebrates winning the gold medal during the Ladies 1,500m Long Track Speed Skating final on day three of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Oval on February 12, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. Picture: Getty Images
A spectator holds a South Korean flag as she watches the slalom portion of the men’s combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Jeongseon, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
40/41A spectator holds a South Korean flag as she watches the slalom portion of the men’s combined at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Jeongseon, South Korea, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Picture: AP
Kevin Boyer of Canada starts his mens skeleton training session at the Olympic Sliding Centre, during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea on February 13, 2018. Picture: AFP
41/41Kevin Boyer of Canada starts his mens skeleton training session at the Olympic Sliding Centre, during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea on February 13, 2018. Picture: AFP
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