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Ouch, Olympic crashes (15 images)

19 February

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Vladislav Juzhakov, right, and Vladimir Machnutin of Russia crash during a run of the men's doubles luge training at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

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This six photo combination shows Switzerland's Dominique Gisin crashing as she approaches the finish in the women's downhill at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Japanese men's figure skater Daisuke Takahashi reacts after falling during practice at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

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Netherlands's Annette Gerritsen, left, crashes as she races Japan's Nao Kodaira, right, during the first of two heats of the women's 500 meter race at the Richmond Olympic Oval at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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Patrik Jaerbyn of Sweden crashes during the Alpine skiing Men's Downhill at Whistler Creekside during the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in Whistler, Canada. (Photo by Francis Bompard/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)

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Switzerland's Dominique Gisin reacts after crashing near the finish of the Women's downhill at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

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Switzerland goalie Jonas Hiller is tended to after Canada's Rick Nash collided with him in the overtime period of a men's preliminary ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada won 3-2 in a shootout. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Nick Baumgartner of the USA crash during the first snowboard cross qualifying run at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Odd Andersen)

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Yulia Nemaya of Russia falls during the women's speed skating 500 m on day five of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Richmond Olympic Oval in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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Dominique Gisin of Switzerland falls down the course during the Alpine Skiing Ladies Downhill on day 6 of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, Canada. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

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China's Nannan Zhao crashes out during the eighth heat of the women's 500m short track skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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Austria's Andrea Fischbacher crashes in the finish area after completing the Women's downhill, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

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Russia's Alexander Ovechkin (8) collides with Slovakia's Lubos Bartecko (23) in the first period of a preliminary round men's ice hockey game at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Lindsey Vonn, of the United States, crashes during the slalom portion of the Women's Super Combined event at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Snowboard

Gretchen Bleiler of the United States crashes on her second run during the the women's snowboard halfpipe final on day seven of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Cypress Snowboard & Ski-Cross Stadium in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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