The main events of the day in photos from the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Day 12, February 19: Hosts Russia are dumped out of the men's ice hockey competition by Finland, while U.S. skier Ted Ligety wins his second Olympic gold medal after a wait of eight years.
Winter Olympics, Day 12
![Finland's Sami Lepisto (bottom) stops Russia's Alexander Ovechkin during the men's ice hockey quarterfinal match that saw the host country eliminated 3-1. (AFP/Alexander Nemenov)](https://gdb.rferl.org/47710259-e646-4612-bd4b-511a166ff0f5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Finland's Sami Lepisto (bottom) stops Russia's Alexander Ovechkin during the men's ice hockey quarterfinal match that saw the host country eliminated 3-1. (AFP/Alexander Nemenov)
![The home crowd did not have a lot to cheer about in the ice hockey game between Russia and Finland. (Reuters/Eric Gaillard)](https://gdb.rferl.org/d803ac67-9db3-4f28-8c20-538556e60016_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The home crowd did not have a lot to cheer about in the ice hockey game between Russia and Finland. (Reuters/Eric Gaillard)
![(Left to right:) Denise Herrmann of Germany, Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland, and Stina Nilsson of Sweden in action during the women's team sprints classic final. (EPA/Kay Nietfeld)](https://gdb.rferl.org/084277a9-ef10-4c71-954a-03fc4534cd12_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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(Left to right:) Denise Herrmann of Germany, Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland, and Stina Nilsson of Sweden in action during the women's team sprints classic final. (EPA/Kay Nietfeld)
![Norway's Marit Bjoergen in action during the women's team sprint classic cross-country semifinal. Norway eventually won gold. (EPA/Hendrik Schmidt)](https://gdb.rferl.org/21fdec55-915a-4b1d-a744-fdc6ad33301b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Norway's Marit Bjoergen in action during the women's team sprint classic cross-country semifinal. Norway eventually won gold. (EPA/Hendrik Schmidt)
![French silver-medal winner Steve Missillier competes during the men's alpine skiing giant slalom (AFP/ Fabrice Coffrini)](https://gdb.rferl.org/6c5b39ff-781e-45df-85a9-a79c1bc4353c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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French silver-medal winner Steve Missillier competes during the men's alpine skiing giant slalom (AFP/ Fabrice Coffrini)
![In the same competition, U.S. skier Ted Ligety falls in the finish area after taking gold. He also won a skiing gold at the 2006 Olympics. (AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff)](https://gdb.rferl.org/fa903ed4-ddd5-4105-b452-e1cb9c8e507b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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In the same competition, U.S. skier Ted Ligety falls in the finish area after taking gold. He also won a skiing gold at the 2006 Olympics. (AFP/Dimitar Dilkoff)
![Ireen Wust of the Netherlands in action during the women's 5,000 meter speed skating event. (EPA/Hannibal Hanschke)](https://gdb.rferl.org/2b324401-d0e5-4a77-bd42-aea55ae66857_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Ireen Wust of the Netherlands in action during the women's 5,000 meter speed skating event. (EPA/Hannibal Hanschke)
![Martina Sablikova (right) of the Czech Republic celebrates after winning the women's 5,000 meter speed skating event. (EPA/Hannibal Hanschke)](https://gdb.rferl.org/34dea416-5cfd-4c15-afa2-f74e5d29da43_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Martina Sablikova (right) of the Czech Republic celebrates after winning the women's 5,000 meter speed skating event. (EPA/Hannibal Hanschke)
![Switzerland's Nevin Galmarini (left) and Russia's Vic Wild compete during the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom finals. Wild won the gold medal. (Reuters/Dylan Martinez)](https://gdb.rferl.org/e84f256d-3386-4694-b4b2-24b3b9a78fca_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Switzerland's Nevin Galmarini (left) and Russia's Vic Wild compete during the men's snowboard parallel giant slalom finals. Wild won the gold medal. (Reuters/Dylan Martinez)
![Russia's Yulia Lipnitskaya performs during the women's free skating team event. (EPA/Barbara Walton)](https://gdb.rferl.org/dda39294-48c0-40b3-be95-ad4cea681a0b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Russia's Yulia Lipnitskaya performs during the women's free skating team event. (EPA/Barbara Walton)
![Canada's two-woman bobsleigh pilot Kaillie Humphries and brakewoman Heather Moyse (AFP/Leon Neal)](https://gdb.rferl.org/1212eb55-9ecf-41fc-896c-e970b3c1bb61_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Canada's two-woman bobsleigh pilot Kaillie Humphries and brakewoman Heather Moyse (AFP/Leon Neal)
![Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen competes in the mixed biathlon relay. Norway won gold. (AFP/Kirill Kudryavtsev)](https://gdb.rferl.org/c7876e37-4bf0-44ad-8f93-7caac3e9fafa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen competes in the mixed biathlon relay. Norway won gold. (AFP/Kirill Kudryavtsev)
![(Left to right:) Silver medal winners Jaroslav Soukup, Gabriela Soukalova, Ondrej Moravec, and Veronika Vitkova of Czech Republic celebrate after completing the mixed biathlon relay. (Reuters/Stefan Wermuth)](https://gdb.rferl.org/3df5c603-ff27-4fcf-88c9-37035ca7ea64_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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(Left to right:) Silver medal winners Jaroslav Soukup, Gabriela Soukalova, Ondrej Moravec, and Veronika Vitkova of Czech Republic celebrate after completing the mixed biathlon relay. (Reuters/Stefan Wermuth)
![Canada's Jennifer Jones (bending over) and Kaitlyn Lawes ponder their options during the semifinal match between Great Britain and Canada in the women's curling competition. (EPA/Tatyana Zenkovich)](https://gdb.rferl.org/aede1a78-e24a-4b45-aa54-78117ab16ed6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Canada's Jennifer Jones (bending over) and Kaitlyn Lawes ponder their options during the semifinal match between Great Britain and Canada in the women's curling competition. (EPA/Tatyana Zenkovich)