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Trevor Marsicano of the U.S. competes in the men's 1000 metres race during the Speed Skating World Cup in Berlin November 21, 2010. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT SPEED SKATING Stock Photo - Alamy
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Zbigniew Brodka of Poland and Shani Davis of the U.S. compete in the men's 1,500 metres speed skating race during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
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File:2014 WInter Olympics Short track speed skating - Women's 1000 metres Quarterfinals.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
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Ponoka's Maddison Pearman finishes 26th in Women's 1,000 metres final at Olympics - Sylvan Lake News
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