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The U.S.' skating team poses during the medal ceremony after winning the men's 5000m relay final during the ISU Short Track World Cup speed skating competition in Shanghai

Solid start to short track season for U.S. men

The United States won three medals, including gold in the men’s 5000m relay, at the season-opening short track World Cup event in Shanghai this weekend.

Russian torchbearer Ovechkin leaves the monument of Pierre de Coubertin during the Greek part of the 2014 Sochi torch relay at ancient Olympia

Olympic flame lit, Ovechkin first Russian torchbearer

The Olympic flame was lit today in Olympia, Greece, a significant milestone ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.