#124006 Tatyana Navka and Roman Kostomarov Tatyana Navka and Roman Kostomarov, ice dancing champions of the 2006 winter Olympics, performing at the Champions Ice Show, "Russia's Waiting", in Moscow. 03/07/2006 #123939 Russia's President Vladimir Putin receives Winter Olympic prize winners Russia's President Vladimir Putin, center, toasts prize winners of the 20th, Turin, Winter Olympics during a Kremlin reception 03/06/2006 #123936 Russia's President Vladimir Putin receives Winter Olympic prize winners Russia's President Vladimir Putin receives prize winners of the 20th, Turin, Winter Olympics in the Kremlin. Svetlana Zhurova, speed skating champion, shows the President her gold medal 03/06/2006 #123932 Vladimir Putin meeting with prize winners of the 20th Winter Olympic Games in Turin Olympic champion Olga Zaitseva and President Vladimir Putin (in the foreground) at the meeting in the Kremlin with champions and prize winners of the 20th Winter Olympic Games in Turin. 03/06/2006 #123629 Alexei Seliverstov and Filipp Yegorov The Russian Olympic team returning home from the 20th Winter Olympics in Turin. Alexei Seliverstov and Filipp Yegorov (from left to right), silver medalists in four-men bobsleigh. 02/27/2006 #123628 Y.Chepalova Return of the Russian national team from the 20th Winter Olympic Games in Turin. Skier Yuliya Chepalova won gold in the relay race and silver in the 30-kilometer race. 02/27/2006 #399864 Mikhail Ivanov races at Olympics in Salt Lake City Russian skier Mikhail Ivanov won a gold medal in the 50 km race at the 19th Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, U.S. 02/26/2002 #399862 Mikhail Ivanov of Russia wins gold at Salt Lake City Russian skier Mikhail Ivanov won a gold medal in the 50 km race at the 19th Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, U.S. 02/26/2002 #399818 Silver prize winner in Salt Lake City Irina Slutskaya Russian figure skater Irina Slutskaya at the 19th Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where she won a silver medal in ladies' singles. 02/22/2002 #399814 Russian figure skaters Irina Lobacheva, Ilia Averbukh, who won silver in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Russian figure skaters Irina Lobacheva and Ilia Averbukh performing at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where they won silver in ice dance. 02/21/2002 #335099 The Russian women's biathlon team The Russian women's biathlon team (Olga Pyleva, Galina Koukleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova and Albina Akhatova) won the bronze medal in the 4x7.5 km relay at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. 02/20/2002 #399861 Biathlete Olga Pyleva wins gold at 19th Winter Olympics Russian biathlete Olga Pyleva won gold in the 10-km pursuit race at the 19th Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, U.S. 02/20/2002 #399845 2002 Olympic figure skating champions Elena Berezhnaya, Anton Sikharulidze from Russia, and co-champions Jamie Sale, David Pelletier from Canada 2002 Olympic figure skating champions Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze from Russia, right, and co-champions Jamie Sale and David Pelletier from Canada, left, during an awards ceremony. 02/19/2002 #399853 Evgeni Plushenko performs at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City Russian figure skater Evgeni Plushenko performing at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he won silver. 02/18/2002 #399852 2002 Olympic Figure Skating Champion Alexei Yagudin 2002 Olympic Figure Skating Champion Alexei Yagudin from Russia. 02/18/2002 #399280 Olympic champions, pairs, Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze Russian figure skaters Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze with gold medals at the XIX Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, USA. 02/13/2002 #482596 Three-time Olympic winner, cross country skier Larisa Lazutina Champion of XVIII Winter Olympic Games, Russian cross country skier Larisa Lazutina. 02/20/1998 #482595 Three-time Olympic winner, cross country skier Larisa Lazutina Russian cross country skier Larisa Lazutina wins three gold and one silver medal in XVIII Winter Olympic Games. 02/20/1998 #482593 Three-time Olympic winner, cross country skier Larisa Lazutina Russian cross country skier Larisa Lazutina wins three gold and one silver medal in XVIII Winter Olympic Games. 02/20/1998 #148044 Russian girl skiers at Nagano Winter Olympics Russian skiers Olga Danilova, Nina Gavrilyuk, Yelena Vyalbe and Larisa Lazutina won a 4x5 km relay race at the 18th Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, 1998. 02/20/1998 #154561 Figure skaters, winners of the Eighteenth Winter Olympics in Nagano Russian figure skaters Pasha Grishchuk and Yevgeny Platov [center], who won gold in the Olympic ice-dance event, are followed by Russian athletes Anzhelika Krylova and Oleg Ovsyannikov [left] and France's Marina Anisina and Gwendal Peizerat. Nagano Olympics, 1998. 02/18/1998 #482597 Winner of women's 4x5 relay Yelena Valbe Yelena Valbe wins in women's 4x5 relay. XVIII Winter Olympic Games. 02/15/1998 #321913 Russian skier Olga Danilova during the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano Russian skier Olga Danilova won the first gold medal in the 15-km race during the 18th 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. 02/10/1998 #177655 Soviet skater Oleg Bozhyev Soviet skater Oleg Bozhyev, 1984 Olympic bronze holder in the 1,500 metres, Soviet and world champion of 1984, three-time silver winner of world championships (1985-1987) 03/15/1997 #148043 Freestyle skiers at Lillehammer Winter Olympics Victorious freestyle skiers at the 17th Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, 1994. From left to right, Russia's Yelizaveta Kozhevnikova, bronze, and Sergei Shukletsov, silver; mogul champions Stine Lise Hattestad (Norway) and Jean-Luc Brassard (Canada); Elizabeth McIntyre (U.S.), silver, and Edgar Grospiron (France), bronze. 03/06/1994 #482578 Olympic champions in figure skating Oksana Grishchuk and Yevgeny Platov Olympic champions in figure skating Oksana Grishchuk and Yevgeny Platov. XVII Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. 02/25/1994 #155865 Alexei Urmanov, champion of 17th Winter Olympics in Lillehammer Alexei Urmanov, figure skater from St. Petersburg, champion of the 17th Winter Olympics. 02/24/1994 #482577 Sergey Tchepikov first in sprint Sergey Tchepikov received the gold medal for his victory in the sprint (10 km) of the XVII Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. 02/20/1994 #321912 Winners of the cross-country ski race at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer Winners of the 10km freestyle ski race at the 17th Winter Olympics in Lillehammer (Norway), left to right: Manuela Di Centa, Italy (silver), Lyubov Yegorova, Russia (gold) and Stefania Belmondo, Italy (bronze). 02/20/1994 #321910 Skier Sergei Shchupletsov at the Winter Olympics in Lillehammer Russian skier Sergei Shchupletsov during the freestyle competitions at the 17th Winter Olympics in the Norwegian town of Lillehammer (Silver medal). 02/19/1994 #148042 Russian ski racer Lyubov Yegorova's triumphal finish Russian ski racer Lyubov Yegorova won two gold medals and a silver at the 17th Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, 1994. 02/18/1994 #482540 Biathletes Sergey Tarasov, Frank Luck, Sven Fischer The individual race (20 km) at the XVII Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Winner Sergey Tarasov (center), Russia, Frank Luck (left), 2nd place, Germany, and Sven Fischer (right), 3rd place, Germany. 02/15/1994 #482539 Olympic champion Sergey Tarasov from Novosibirsk Sergey Tarasov, the winner of the individual race (20 km) at the XVII Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway. 02/15/1994 #482537 Olympic champions in figure skating Yekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov Olympic champions in figure skating Yekaterina Gordeeva and Sergei Grinkov. XVII Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway. 02/14/1994 #148041 Russian biathlete Sergei Tarasov racing Russian biathlete Sergei Tarasov won gold in a 20 kilometer race and bronze in a 10 kilometer at the 17th Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, 1994. 02/10/1994 #420979 Lyubov Yegorova, prominent Soviet and Russian skier Lyubov Yegorova, prominent Soviet and Russian skier, six-time Olympic champion, multiple world champion, winner of the 1993 World Cup, USSR Merited Master of Sports (1991), Russian Merited Master of Sports, Herof of the Russian Federation (1994), in Kavgologo, the Leningrad Region. 01/01/1994