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Thursday, 16 February 2006, 09:49 GMT

Winter Olympics photos

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Britain's Shelley Rudman puts herself in contention for a medal after a fantastic second run in the women's skeleton

Britain's Shelley Rudman celebrates winning silver

Britain's Shelley Rudman celebrates winning silver

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Rudman is delighted to collect silver after Switzerland's Maya Pedersen bags gold with a scorching final run

Germany's women speed skaters Claudia Pechstein, Anni Fiesinger and Daniela Anschuetz

Germany's women speed skaters Claudia Pechstein, Anni Fiesinger and Daniela Anschuetz

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Germany's speed skaters beat Canada to take gold in the women's team pursuit

Spain's Jordi Font men's snowboard cross

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Jordi Font leads the men's snowboard cross after his first run and makes the last stage after a dramatic semi-final

Stefano Pozzolini and Jonte Grundeliuis compete

Stefano Pozzolini and Jonte Grundeliuis compete

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Snowboard cross' Olympic debut proves a great success as the heat stages provide some spectacular racing

American Seth Westcott crosses the finish line in the final inches ahead of Slovakia's Radoslav Zidek

American Seth Westcott crosses the finish line in the final inches ahead of Slovakia's Radoslav Zidek

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American Seth Westcott inches out Slovakia's Radoslav Zidek to take gold in a breathtaking finale to the inaugural event

GB curling skip Rhona Martin in action on day six

GB curling skip Rhona Martin in action on day six

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Rhona Martin's GB team bounce back from defeat to Sweden on day five with a solid 10-4 win against Russia

Britain's men's skip David Murdoch shouts instructions

Britain's men's skip David Murdoch shouts instructions

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Semi-final prospects also look promising for Britain's men after skip David Murdoch oversees a 7-6 win against Germany

France's Florence Baverel-Robert celebrates gold in the women's biathlon 7.5 km sprint

France's Florence Baverel-Robert celebrates gold in the women's biathlon 7.5 km sprint

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Florence Baverel-Robert wins gold in the women's biathlon 7.5 km sprint with a time of 22 mins 31.4 secs and no misses

An exhausted Kristina Smigun takes gold in the women's 10km classical in 27 mins 51.4 secs

An exhausted Kristina Smigun takes gold in the women's 10km classical in 27 mins 51.4 secs

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Estonia's Kristina Smigun adds to her 15km cross-country gold, taking first place in the women's 10km classical

Austria's Michael Gruber and Christoph Bieler celebrate winning gold medals after the Nordic combined 4x5km Team Final

Austria's Michael Gruber and Christoph Bieler celebrate winning gold medals after the Nordic combined 4x5km Team Final

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The Austrian team claim gold in the Nordic combined after beating Germany into second place in the 4 x 5km race

Maxim Sushinsky scores for Russia during their comprehensive victory

Maxim Sushinsky scores for Russia during their comprehensive victory

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In the preliminary rounds of the men's ice hockey, Russia trounce Sweden 5-0 in the day's big game

Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko thrills the crowd with a near-flawless performance

Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko thrills the crowd with a near-flawless performance

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The day ends with Russian skater Yevgeny Plushenko taking gold after scoring 167.67 points in the men's free programme

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