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Athletes compete in the Men's Team Sprint Classic Semifinals during day 12 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 470321343 )

From left to right: Finland's Aino-Kaisa Saarinen and Kerttu Niskanen celebrate their silver as Sweden's Ida Ingemarsdotter and Stina Nilsson celebrate winning bronze at the finish line in the Women's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Final at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527242508 )

Gold medalists Finland's Sami Jauhojaervi (bacK L) and Finland's Iivo Niskanen (16 R) react at the finish line of the Men's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Final at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527245643 )

From front to back:- Finland's Sami Jauhojaervi, Sweden's Teodor Peterson, Russia's Nikita Kriukov, Kazakhstan's Alexey Poltoranin, US Erik Bjornsen, France's Jean Marc Gaillard and Japan's Yuichi Onda competes in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Semifinals at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527241264 )

Workers use shovels to clear snow off the spectators stands in the Biathlon finish area at the Laura Cross Country and Biathlon Center in Rosa Khutor on February 19, 2014 before the Women's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Semifinals during the Sochi Winter Olympics, as 20 cm of snow had fallen overnight. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527235620 )

Children watch the cross-country team sprint competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ( Sochi Olympics Cross Country Sprint )

Sophie Caldwell of the United States competes in the Women's Team Sprint Classic Semifinals during day 12 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 470261567 )

United States' Kikkan Randall catches her breath after a women's semifinal during the cross-country team sprint competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) ( Sochi Olympics Cross Country Sprint )

Finland's Sami Jauhojaervi (L) and US Erik Bjornsen compete in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Semifinals at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527240544 )

Hannes Dotzler of Germany competes in the Men's Team Sprint Classic Semifinals during day 12 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 470261691 )

Sweden's Stina Nilsson (L), Norway's Marit Bjoergen (front) and US Kikkan Randall (R) compete in the Women's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Semifinals at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527237961 )

Japan's Yuichi Onda leads Bulgaria's Veselin Tsinzov during the cross-country team sprint competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ( Sochi Olympics Cross Country Sprint )

Clouds come up from the valley during the preparations for the cross-country team sprint competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky) ( Sochi Olympics Cross Country Sprint )

From leftto right: Germany's Tim Tscharnke, Russia's Nikita Kriukov, Finland's Sami Jauhojaervi and Switzerland's Gianluca Cologna compete in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Final at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527245902 )

Sweden's Stina Nilsson competes to win bronze in the Women's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Final at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527248249 )

Aino-Kaisa Saarinen of Finland competes in the Women's Team Sprint Classic Semifinals during day 12 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 470261379 )

Seraina Boner of Switzerland competes in the Women's Team Sprint Classic Semifinals during day 12 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 470261451 )

Norway's Ola Vigen Hattestad crosses the finish line in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Semifinals at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527239690 )

Germany's Tim Tscharnke competes in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Final at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527245272 )

Austria's Max Hauke (7-2), Norway's Petter Jr Northug (1-2) and Switzerland's Gianluca Cologna (5-2) compete in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Semifinals at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527239443 )

From left to right: Finland's Iivo Niskanen, Kazakhstan's Nikolay Chebotko and US Simeon Hamilton competes in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Semifinals at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527241981 )

Finland's Aino-Kaisa Saarinen competes in the Women's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Semifinals at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527237927 )

Hiroyuki Miyazawa of Japan competes in the Men's Team Sprint Classic Semifinals during day 12 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 470262129 )

Skiers compete in the Men's Team Sprint Classic Semi Final during day 12 of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ( 470321045 )

Russia's Julia Ivanova (L) and Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk compete in the Women's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Semifinals at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527237117 )

Slovenia's Katja Visnar lies on the snow after crossing the finish line in the Women's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Semifinals at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527236911 )

Italy's Gaia Vuerich and Canada's Daria Gaiazova (R 6-2) lie on the snow after crossing the finish line in the Women's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Semifinals at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527237814 )

Finland's Sami Jauhojaervi (R) crosses the finis line ahead of Russia's Nikita Kriukov in the Men's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Final at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527243837 )

Gold medalists Norway's Marit Bjoergen (L) and Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg celebrate at the finish line in the Women's Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint Classic Final at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. (ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) ( 527242433 )