Sochi Olympics, Wednesday, February 12, 2014
![Taiwanese speedskater Sung Ching-yang warms up prior to the start of the men's 1000-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center, Sochi, Russia, Feb. 12, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/0BFABFF7-2956-4B63-9E4F-94F8EA217F78_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Taiwanese speedskater Sung Ching-yang warms up prior to the start of the men's 1000-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center, Sochi, Russia, Feb. 12, 2014.
![Goalkeeper Charline Labonte of Canada bats the puck away during the women's ice hockey game against the United States at Shayba Arena, Sochi, Russia, Feb. 12, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/77B68B1C-DF3C-4167-B700-6DCF81A38CF3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Goalkeeper Charline Labonte of Canada bats the puck away during the women's ice hockey game against the United States at Shayba Arena, Sochi, Russia, Feb. 12, 2014.
![Young girls play on a warm day in the Olympic Plaza, Sochi, Russia, Feb. 12, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00F11E5A-366D-49EC-BA30-7866B7472D3E_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Young girls play on a warm day in the Olympic Plaza, Sochi, Russia, Feb. 12, 2014.
![A worker throws salt during the women's snowboard halfpipe at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, Feb. 12, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2E3A7C90-BF59-41D1-B2D3-D55DC7E63DDB_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A worker throws salt during the women's snowboard halfpipe at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, Feb. 12, 2014.