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Dutch Giannni Romme skates during the men's 5000 metres competition at the speed skating World Cup in the southern German town of Inzell February 20, 2004. U.S. Chad Hedrick won the competition in six minutes 32.66 seconds ahead of Romme who ...
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South Korea's Lee Sang-hwa skates during the women's 500 metres speed skating race at the Adler Arena during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
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