Photoshoot: Five-ring circus of thrills at Winter Olympics
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Your support makes all the difference.Slice of silver: Italy's Thomas Prugger leans into the slope as he carves his way to second place in the men's snowboarding giant slalom behind the gold-medal winner, Ross Rebagliati of Canada Photograph: Petr Josek/Reuters
Blade runner: The American K C Boutiette hits full power in the 1500m speed skating event Photograph: Reuters
Cycle sleds: Snowstorms on the Olympic slopes also affected commuters at the nearby bicycle park Photograph: AP
Ice wall: Netminder Vitaly Yermeyev blocks a shot from Slovakia during Kazakstan's shock 4-3 win Photograph: AP
Wide angle: Japan's Gota Miura delights a crowd of home spectators as he goes airborne during qualification for the men's moguls in the freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics in Nagano Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP
Military might: Japanese soldiers clear snow from the men's slalom course Photograph: Eric Gaillard/Reuters
Clean sweep: The rink is cleared of flowers and a blow-up doll decorated with a Tonya Harding mask Photograph: AP
Reggae Boys: The Jamaican bobsleighers Devon Desmond Harris and Michael Morgan in action Photograph: EPA
Broken dreams: Erben Wennemars, of the Netherlands (top), suffers a fractured left arm in a collision with Grunde Njos, of Norway, who slipped during their men's 500 metres speed skating race Photograph: Blake Sell/Reuters
Headgear: A spectator sports Kermit the Frog as he waits for the luge event to get under way Photograph: AP
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