PHOTOS: Men’s Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10 km Relay at 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
February 16, 2014
Graeme Killick of Canada and Aivar Rehemaa of Estonia compete in the Men's 4 x 10 km Relay during day nine of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 16, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) ( 469704593 )
Raido Rankel of Estonia competes on the fourth leg of the Cross Country Men's 4 x 10 km Relay during day nine of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 16, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) ( 469692355 )
Russia's Maxim Vylegzhanin (R) and France's Ivan Perrillat Boiteux compete in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527140055 )
Cross country skiers compete on the first leg of the Cross Country Men's 4 x 10 km Relay during day nine of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 16, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 469685071 )
Ivan Perrillat Boiteux of France (R) and Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia (L) from Russia round a turn during the Men's 4 X 10km Relay competition at the Laura Cross Country Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 16 February 2014. EPA/JUSTIN LANE ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Fans wave with Swedish flag as Sweden's Marcus Hellner competes in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527140131 )
Cross country skiers competes past the Olympic Rings on the first leg of the Cross Country Men's 4 x 10 km Relay during day nine of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 16, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) ( 469692887 )
France's Ivan Perrillat Boiteux competes in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527140207 )
Maciej Kreczmer of Poland competes in the first leg of the Men's 4 x 10 km Relay during day nine of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 16, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) ( 469704681 )
Sweden's Lars Nelson, Norway's Eldar Roenning, Russia's Dmitriy Japarov and Finland's Sami Jauhojaervi start skiing at the start of the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images ( 527136624 )
Cross country skiers competes on the first leg of the Cross Country Men's 4 x 10 km Relay during day nine of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 16, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 469678529 )
Sweden's Marcus Hellner competes in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527140139 )
Sweden's Lars Nelson (bottom) competes in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527140291 )
Sweden's Marcus Hellner competes in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527139037 )
France's Maurice Manificat competes in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527140380 )
Russia's Maxim Vylegzhanin competes in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527140068 )
Sweden's Marcus Hellner competes in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527143617 )
Japan's Hiroyuki Miyazawa (C) competes in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527140410 )
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) watch the Men's 4x10 km Relay competition at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 16 February 2014. EPA/DMITRY ASTAKHOV/RIA NOVOSTI/K ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Silver medalist Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia of France in action during the Men's 4 X 10km Relay competition at the Laura Cross Country Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 16 February 2014. EPA/HENDRIK SCHMIDT ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Bronze medalists Ivan Perrillat Boiteux (L) and Robin Duvillard of France in action during the Men's 4 X 10km Relay competition at the Laura Cross Country Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 16 February 2014. EPA/HENDRIK SCHMIDT ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Silver medalist Maxim Vylegzhanin of Russia (R) and bronze medalist Ivan Perrillat Boiteux of France in action during the Men's 4 X 10km Relay competition at the Laura Cross Country Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 16 February 2014. EPA/HENDRIK SCHMIDT ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
A Swedish fan waves his country's flag as Sweden's Marcus Hellner crosses the finish line to win the Men's 4 X 10km Relay competition at the Laura Cross Country Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 16 February 2014. EPA/JUSTIN LANE ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
A flower bearer presents bouquets during the flower ceremony for the Cross Country Men's 4 x 10 km Relay during day nine of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 16, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 469692421 )
Russia's Maxim Vylegzhanin crosses the finish line to win with his team the silver medal in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527138172 )
A Russian fan cheers during the final lap of the Men's 4 X 10km Relay competition at the Laura Cross Country Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 16 February 2014. EPA/JUSTIN LANE ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) poses for a picture with volunteers as he attends the Men's 4x10 km Relay competition at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 16 February 2014. EPA/MIKHAIL KLIMENTIEV/RIA NOVOSTI/K ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Japan's Hiroyuki Miyazawa is helped after competing in the first relay of the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images ( 527137274 )
Sweden's Marcus Hellner celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win with his team the gold medal in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images ( 527138051 )
(From L-R) France's Ivan Perrillat Boiteux, France's Jean Marc Gaillard, France's Robin Duvillard and France's Maurice Manificat celebrate after winning the bronze medal in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527139327 )
Robin Duvillard (front) and Jean Marc Gaillard of France dive in the snow to celebrate winning the bronze medal after the Cross Country Men's 4 x 10 km Relay during day nine of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 16, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 469686939 )
King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and Queen Silvia of Sweden attend the Men?s Relay 4x10 km competition in Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 16 February 2014. EPA/KAY NIETFELD ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Sweden's gold medalists (L-R) Marcus Hellner, Johan Olsson, Daniel Richardsson and Lars Nelson pose for pictures after the Men's Cross-Country Skiing 4 x 10km Relay Flower Ceremony at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 16, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images ( 527138907 )
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