Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, left, and deputy chairperson of the State Duma's education committee Irina Rodnina attend the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, 3rd row right, attends the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011. 2nd row right: Merited Figure Skating Coach of Russia Tatyana Tarasova.

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Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, 2nd row 4th left, attends the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011. 2nd row, from left: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russia's Figure Skating Federation president Alexander Gorshkov and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov. 2nd row, from right: Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy Chairman Vitaly Mutko and deputy chairperson of the State Duma's education committee Irina Rodnina.

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Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, center, deputy chairperson of the State Duma's education committee Irina Rodnina, right, and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov, left, attend the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva, 2nd row 2nd right, attends the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011. 2nd row, from left: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russia's Figure Skating Federation president Alexander Gorshkov and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov. 2nd row, right: Deputy chairperson of the State Duma's education committee Irina Rodnina. 1st row, left: Ice skater Yevgeny Plyushchenko.

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Merited Figure Skating Coach of Russia Tatyana Tarasova, 2nd row center, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, right, and Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy Minister Vitaly Mutko2nd right, attend the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, 2nd row center, International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta, 2nd row left, and ice skater Yevgeny Plyushchenko, 1st row right, watch ice skaters perform after the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships opening ceremony in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, and Russian Figure Skating Federation president Alexander Gorshkov watch ice skaters perform after the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, 2nd row center, Russian Figure Skating Federation president Alexander Gorshkov, 2nd row right, International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta, 2nd row left, and ice skater Yevgeny Plyushchenko, 1st row right, watch ice skaters perform after the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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2nd row, from left: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russian Figure Skating Federation president Alexander Gorshkov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov and Russian first lady Svetlana Medvedeva watch ice skaters perform after the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011. 1st row right: Ice skater Yevgeny Plyushchenko.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov, right, and International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta, left, attend the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships opening ceremony in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Foreground, from left: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russian Figure Skating Federation president Alexander Gorshkov and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov watch ice skaters perform after the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships opening ceremony in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Foreground, from left: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russian Figure Skating Federation president Alexander Gorshkov and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov watch ice skaters perform after the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships opening ceremony in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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From left: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russian Figure Skating Federation president Alexander Gorshkov and Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov speak at the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, attends the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011. 2nd right: International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta. Right: Russia's Figure Skating Federation president Alexander Gorshkov.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, attends the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011. Right: International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, attends the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011. 2nd right: International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, attends the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011. Right: International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, attends the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011. Right: International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, attends the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011. 2nd left: International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta.

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Ice ballet skaters carry flags of participating countries at the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Ice ballet skaters wearing national costumes of participating countries perform at the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Ice ballet skaters perform at the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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From left: Russia's Figure Skating Federation president Alexander Gorshkov, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and president of the Japanese Skating Association Seiko Hashimoto attend the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Japanese spectators watch the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Japanese spectators watch the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin greets audience at the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow, April 27, 2011.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, and International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta attend the flag raising ceremony at the opening of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, speaks at the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow. Left: International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, greets a member of the Japanese delegation at the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, greets International Skating Union president Ottavio Cinquanta at the opening ceremony of the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships in Moscow.

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