Athletes competing in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Skiers competing in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Supporters on the stands at the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From left: Russia's Sergei Ustyugov and Italy's David Hofer at the finish line of the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From left: Sweden's Kalle Halfwarsson, Russia's Sergei Ustyugov and Germany's Axel Teichmann in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Sergei Ustyugov, right, and Sweden's Kalle Halfwarsson in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From left: Norway's Petter Northug, Italy's David Hofer, Russia's Sergei Ustyugov and Germany's Axel Teichmann in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From left: Sweden's Marcus Hellner and Russia's Alexander Legkov in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Alexander Legkov in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From left: Norway's Sjur Roete, Sweden's Marcus Hellner, Russia's Alexander Legkov, Germany's Tim Tscharnke and Italy's Roland Clara in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Skiers competing in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Maksim Vylegzhanin, left, in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Maksim Vylegzhanin in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From left: Russia's Maksim Vylegzhanin, Norway's Eldar Roenning and Italy's Giorgio Di Centa in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Maksim Vylegzhanin, right, in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Yevgeny Belov in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Maksim Vylegzhanin, left, in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Germany's Tobias Angerer and Hannes Dotzler, foreground, from left, and Norway's Eldar Roenning and Tord Asle Gjerdalen, background, from left, in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Supporters at the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Yevgeny Belov, right, in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Norways's Tord Asle Gjerdalen in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Yevgeny Belov in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Yevgeny Belov, left, in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From left: Russia's Yevgeny Belov, Sergei Ustyugov and Alexander Legkov after the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Alexander Legkov in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Supporters on the stands at the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Alexander Legkov, left, in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From left: Russia's Maksim Vylegzhanin and Alexander Legkov in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Skiers competing in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Maksim Vylegzhanin in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From right: Russia's Maksim Vylegzhanin and Italy's Giorgio Di Centu in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Maksim Vylegzhanin in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Yevgeny Belov, second left, in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Yevgeny Belov, left, in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Alexander Legkov, left, and Sweden's Marcus Hellner in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Alexander Legkov, left, in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Winners of the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, at the awarding ceremony. From left: Sweden's Johan Olsson, Marcus Hellner, Calle Halfvarsson and Daniel Richardsson (silver medals), Norway's Sjur Roethe, Petter Northug, Eldar Roenning and Tord Asle Gjordalen (gold medals) and Russia's Yevgeny Belov, Alexander Legkov, Sergei Ustyugov and Maksim Vylegzhanin (bronze medals).

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From left: bronze medal winners Yevgeny Belov, Alexander Legkov, Sergei Ustyugov and Maksim Vylegzhanin of Russia at the flower ceremony for the men's 4 × 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From left: bronze medal winners Yevgeny Belov, Alexander Legkov, Sergei Ustyugov and Maksim Vylegzhanin of Russia at the flower ceremony for the men's 4 × 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From left: Russia's Yevgeny Belov, Alexander Legkov, Sergei Ustyugov and Maksim Vylegzhanin, bronze winners of the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, at the awarding ceremony.

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From left: Russia's Yevgeny Belov, Alexander Legkov, Sergei Ustyugov and Maksim Vylegzhanin, bronze winners of the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, at the awarding ceremony.

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From left: Italy's David Hofer, Russia's Sergei Ustyugov, Norway's Petter Northug and Sweden's Calle Halfvarsson finish the men's 4 × 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Norway's Petter Northug at the finish line of the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From left: Russia's Maksim Vylegzhanin, Sergei Ustyugov, Yevgeny Belov and Alexander Legkov after the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Sergei Ustyugov after the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From left: Russia's Sergei Ustyugov and Italy's David Hofer at the finish line of the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From right: Norway's Petter Northug, Sweden's Calle Halfvarsson, Italy's David Hofer and Russia's Sergei Ustyugov at the finish line of the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Russia's Alexander Legkov after the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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From left: Russia's Sergei Ustyugov and Italy's David Hofer at the finish line of the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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Foreground, from left: Russia's Alexander Legkov and Sergei Ustyugov in the men's 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy.

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