In Photos: Russian Athletes Compete in Beijing Winter Games
Russia has sent 212 of its athletes to the Beijing Winter Olympics, where they are competing under the Russian Olympic Committee banner due to past doping violations.
After less than a week of the competition, the ROC team is currently in the lead with nine medals overall.
Russian athletes have won gold medals in figure skating and cross-country skiing as well as bronze and silver medals in the biathlon, ski jumping, snowboarding and freestyle skiing.
Here's a look at the athletes in action so far:
After less than a week of the competition, the ROC team is currently in the lead with nine medals overall.
Russian athletes have won gold medals in figure skating and cross-country skiing as well as bronze and silver medals in the biathlon, ski jumping, snowboarding and freestyle skiing.
Here's a look at the athletes in action so far:
Canada's Micah Zandee-Hart and Russian Olympic Committee's Polina Bolgareva vie for the puck during the women's preliminary round group A match.
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Russia's Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galliamov compete in the pair skating free skate during the figure skating team event.
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Russia's Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galliamov compete in the pair skating free skating during the figure skating team event.
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Russia's Alexander Tretiakov takes part in the men's skeleton training at the Yanqing National Sliding Center.
Daniel Mihailescu / AFP
Russia's Victoria Sinitsina and Russia's Nikita Katsalapov compete in the ice dance free dance during the figure skating team event.
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Russia's Yulia Pleshkova competes in the first run of the women's giant slalom.
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Russia's Natalia Soboleva (L) and Russia's Polina Smolentsova compete in the snowboard women's parallel giant slalom elimination run.
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Russia's Evgeni Semenenko competes in the men's single skating short program.
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Russia's Danil Sadreev competes in the Ski Jumping Mixed Team 1st Round.
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