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Russia's Anton Shipulin celebrates as he looks back at silver medalist Germany's Simon Schempp, on his way to win the gold in the men's biathlon 4x7.5K relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Russia wins men’s biathlon relay at Sochi Olympics

By Eric Willemsen - Associated Press

Women's snowboard parallel slalom gold medalist Julia Dujmovits of Austria celebrates during a flower ceremony at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Dujmovits rallies for women’s parallel slalom gold

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The team from Norway, who won the gold medal in the team Gundersen large hill Nordic combined competition, bite their medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Norway regains top status; Frenzel wins again

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

Norway's Sverre Lunde Pedersen, Havard Lorentzen and Havard Bokko, from left to right, compete in the men's speedskating team pursuit quarterfinals at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Dutch clinch 22nd speedskating medal in Sochi

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Germany's Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle shoots during the mixed biathlon relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

German biathlete, Italian bobsledder test positive

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

Germany's Andrea Henkel rubs her nose during the women's biathlon 4x6k relay, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

German biathlon team struggles after doping news

By MATTIAS KAREN - Associated Press

German defense minister announces overhaul

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Norway's Haavard Klemetsen, Magnus Krog, Magnus Hovdal Moan and Joergen Graabak, from left, celebrate winning the gold during the cross-country portion of the Nordic combined Gundersen large hill team competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Norway wins gold medal in Nordic combined team

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

Belarus' Darya Domracheva races to win the gold medal in the women's biathlon 12.5k mass-start, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Relay concludes women’s biathlon at Sochi Olympics

By ERIC WILLEMSEN - Associated Press

Norway's Marit Bjoergen, left, and Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg celebrate winning the gold medal in the cross-country team sprint competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Norway, Finland win cross-country team sprints

By MATTIAS KAREN - Associated Press

Germany's Hannes Dotzler and Tim Tscharnke, left, sit in the finish area after the men's cross-country team sprint competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

FIS rejects German team sprint protest at Olympics

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United States' Bill Demong makes his trial jump during the Nordic combined individual Gundersen large hill competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Graabak wins gold in Nordic combined large hill

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the Russian freestyle federation shows Russian skicross racer Maria Komissarova at an unknown location. Russian officials said Komissarova broke and dislocated her spine during an Olympic training accident at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014 and was taken into emergency surgery. (AP Photo/Russian freestyle federation)

Injured Olympic skier has surgery in Germany

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The team from Germany GER-2, piloted by Thomas Florschuetz and brakeman Kevin Kuske, start their third run during the men's two-man bobsled competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Strong Germans not up to speed in Olympic bobsled

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

Japan's Noriaki Kasai, left, celebrates winning the silver after the ski jumping large hill final at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Japan favored in team ski jumping at Sochi

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

Leverkusen's Emre Can hides under his shirt after his team lost the German Bundesliga soccer match between Bayer Leverkusen and FC Schalke 04 in Leverkusen, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. Leverkusen was defeated by Schalke 2-1. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Ibrahimovic aims for Champions League title

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FILE - In this June 30, 2013 file photo, Brazil soccer fans celebrate their team's first goal against Spain at the final Confederations Cup soccer match as they watch the game on a screen in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazilian fans hoping for a home-team win at this year's World Cup are hoping just as hard that archrival Argentina does not lift the trophy.(AP Photo/Nelson Antoine, File)

Brazil’s worst nightmare: Argentina wins World Cup

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Germany wins Olympic gold medal in team ski jumping

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Germany's Andreas Wank lands his second attempt during the ski jumping large hill team competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Germany wins team gold in Olympic ski jumping

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

Former state Rep. Pete Turnham poses at his office on Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, in Auburn, Ala. For Turnham, “The Monuments Men” is not a Hollywood movie about World War II. It’s part of his life. The 93-year-old businessman spent the summer and fall of 1945 guarding Neuschwanstein Castle, where Nazis hid thousands of artworks seized during the war, mostly in France. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Turnham guarded art featured in Clooney movie

By PHILLIP RAWLS - Associated Press