Prize winners in the women's sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing championships. From left: Russia's Natalya Korosteleva (silver medal), Poland's Justyna Kowalczuk (gold medal) and Russia's Anastasia Dotsenko (bronze medal) at the awarding ceremony.

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Prize winners in the men's sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing championships. From left: Norway's Anders Gloersen, Sweden's Teodor Peterson (gold medal) and Canada's Devon Kershaw at the awarding ceremony.

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Swedish skier Teodor Peterson after the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Teodor Peterson won the gold medal in the event.

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From left: Russian skiers Nikolai Morilov and Gleb Retivykh after the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex.

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Sweden's Teodor Peterson, foreground, left, Norway's Andres Gloersen, foreground, right, and Canada's Devon Kershaw, background, left, in the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Teodor Peterson won the gold medal in the event.

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Russian skier Natalya Korosteleva after the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Natalya Korosteleva won the silver medal in the event.

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From left: Russian skiers Anastasia Dotsenko, bronze medalist, and Natalya Korosteleva, silver medalist, after the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex.

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From left: Russian skiers Anastasia Dotsenko, bronze medalist, and Natalya Korosteleva, silver medalist, after the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex.

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Polish skier Justyna Kowalczyk after the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Justina Kowalczyk won the gold medal in the event.

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From left: Russian skier Natalya Korosteleva and Polish skier Justyna Kowalczyk after the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Justina Kowalczyk won the gold medal, and Natalya Korosteleva won the silver medal in the event.

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Polish skier Justyna Kowalczyk after finishing the race in the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Justina Kowalczyk won the gold medal in the event.

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Russian skier Anastasia Dotsenko after finishing the race in the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Anastasia Dotsenko won the bronze medal in the event.

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Polish skier Justyna Kowalczyk, foreground, right, and Russian skier Anastasia Dotsenko, foreground, left, finishing the race in the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex.

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Russian skier Stanislav Bogdanov, left, and Swedish skier Teodor Peterson, right, in the quarter-final sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Teodor Peterson won the gold medal in the event.

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Russian skier Nikolai Morilov, foreground, in the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex.

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Polish skier Justyna Kowalczyk, foreground, in the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex. Justina Kowalczyk won the gold medal in the event.

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Russian skier Natalya Matveyeva, right, in the sprint event held during the FIS World Cup cross-country skiing stage in Moscow, on the territory of the Luzhniki Sports Complex.

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Russia's Ivan Anisimov during men's sprint qualification round of the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup. Luzhniki sports center, Moscow.

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Russia's Nikita Stupak during men's sprint qualification round of the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup. Luzhniki sports center, Moscow.

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Russia's Mikhail Kuklin during men's sprint qualification round of the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup. Luzhniki sports center, Moscow.

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Russia's Alexei Petukhov during men's sprint qualification round of the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup. Luzhniki sports center, Moscow.

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Russia's Nikita Kryukov during men's sprint qualification round of the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup. Luzhniki sports center, Moscow.

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Russia's Anton Gafarov during men's sprint qualification round of the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup. Luzhniki sports center, Moscow.

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Russia's Nikolai Morilov during men's sprint qualification round of the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup. Luzhniki sports center, Moscow.

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Russia's Yulia Ivanova during women's sprint qualification round of the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup. Luzhniki sports center, Moscow.

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Russia's Oksana Usatova during women's sprint qualification round of the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup. Luzhniki sports center, Moscow.

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Russia's Viktoria Melina during women's sprint qualification round of the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup. Luzhniki sports center, Moscow.

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Russia's Yevgeniya Shapovalova during women's sprint qualification round of the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup. Luzhniki sports center, Moscow.

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Russia's Natalya Matveeva during women's sprint qualification round of the FIS Cross-Country Sprint World Cup. Luzhniki sports center, Moscow.

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