Center: goalie Gabriele Araudo (Italy) fails to make a save during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Ilya Volkov (Russia) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Ilya Volkov (Russia) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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From left: Vasily Varlakov and Yevgeny Petrov (Russia) celebrate a goal during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Center: Yevgeny Petrov (Russia) after a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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From left: Andrea Macri (Italy), Vladimir Litvinenko (Russia), goalie Gabriele Araudo (Italy) and Gianluigi Rosa (Italy) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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From left: Vladimir Litvinenko (Russia), goalie Gabriele Araudo (Italy) and Gianluigi Rosa (Italy) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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From left: Vadim Selyukin (Russia), goalie Vladimir Kamantsev (Russia) and head coach Sergey Samoilov (Russia) after a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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From left: goalie Santino Stillitano (Italy), Gianluigi Rosa (Italy) and Yevgeny Petrov (Russia) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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From left: head coach Massimo Da Rin De Lorenzo (Italy) and head coach Sergey Samoilov (Russia) shake hands after a qualifying round match between their teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Right: goalie Gabriele Araudo (Italy) fails to make a save during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Russian players celebrate their victory in a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Russian players celebrate their victory in a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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From left: coach Nikolay Sharshukov (Russia) and Vladimir Litvinenko (Russia) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Russian players celebrate a goal during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Head coach Sergey Samoilov (Russia) celebrates his team's victory in a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Goalie Santino Stillitano (Italy) fails to make a save during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Foreground: Yevgeny Petrov (Russia) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Yevgeny Petrov (Russia) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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A fan of the Italian team watches a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Players during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Fans of the Russian national team support players during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Goalie Santino Stillitano (Italy) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Center: goalie Santino Stillitano (Italy) fails to make a save during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Foreground: Alexey Amosov (Russia) scores a goal during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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A fan of the Russian national team supports players during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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From left: Nils Larch (Italy), Alexey Amosov (Russia) and goalie Santino Stillitano (Italy) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Right: goalie of the Italian national team Santino Stillitano fails to make a save during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Left: Andrea Macri (Italy) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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From left: Konstantin Shishkov (Russia) and Valerio Corvino (Italy) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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From left: Dmitry Lisov (Russia) and goalie Santino Stillitano (Italy) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Vladimir Litvinenko, left, and Vasily Varlakov (Russia) celebrate a goal during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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From left in the foreground: coach Nikolay Sharshukov (Russia) and Vasily Varlakov (Russia) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Center: head coach Sergey Samoilov (Russia) gives instructions to players during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Head coach Massimo Da Rin De Lorenzo (Italy) watches a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Goalie Santino Stillitano (Italy) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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A fan of the Italian team supports players during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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A fan during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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From right: goalie Vladimir Kamantsev and Vasily Varlakov (Russia) celebrate a goal during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Gregory Brian Alexis Leperdi (Italy), left, and Ilya Volkov (Russia) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Gianluca Cavaliere (Italy), left, and Ilya Popov (Russia) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Dmitry Lisov (Russia), left, and Andrea Chiarotti (Italy) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Vasily Varlakov, left, and Vadim Selyukin (Russia) celebrate a goal during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Vasily Varlakov, left, and Vadim Selyukin (Russia) celebrate a goal during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Russian players celebrate a goal during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Russian fans root for their team during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Andrea Makri (Italy), left, and Yevgeny Petrov (Russia) during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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Head coach Sergei Samoilov (Russia), left, during a qualifying round match between the Russian and Italian national teams in the ice sledge hockey tournament, at the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics.

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