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  • Olympics in a Different Perspective
    A fan wears sunglasses in the shape of the Olympic rings during the women's ice hockey bronze medal game between Sweden and Switzerland at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, 20 February.Reuters
  • Caught Awkward!
    Germany's Nelli Zhiganshina (L) and Alexander Gazsi compete during the figure skating ice dance short dance program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, 16 February.Reuters/Alexander Demianchuk
  • Ardent Russian Fan
    A girl wipes her face while holding a Russian flag during the men's freestyle skiing moguls qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor, 10 February.Reuters
  • It takes effort!
    Norway's Anne Line Gjersem competes during the figure skating women's short program at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, 9 February.Reuters/Alexander Demianchuk
  • Star Dust
    A skater performs during the Figure Skating Gala Exhibition at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, 22 February.Reuters
  • Multiple Exposure
    Sweden's Anna Holmlund (green bib), Canada's Kelsey Serwa (red bib), Austria's Katrin Ofner (blue bib) and Switzerland's Fanny Smith (yellow bib) competes during the women's freestyle skiing skicross semi-finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor, 21 February.Reuters
  • Sky is the Limit
    Belarus' Anton Kushnir competes during the men's freestyle skiing aerials qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor, 17 February.Reuters
  • Unparalleled View
    Belarus' Dmitri Dashinski performs a jump during the men's freestyle skiing aerials qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor, 17 FebruaryReuters
  • Look out
    A volunteer looks out of a window as he watches the preparation for the welcoming ceremony for India's team, in the Olympic athlete's village which stands on a mountain plateau in Rosa Khutor, during the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, 16 February.Reuters
  • Bowman
    Bowman of the U.S. competes during the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe qualification round at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor, 20 February.Reuters
  • One Face, Many Emotions
    A fan of Team USA wears face paint during the women's ice hockey gold medal game against Canada at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, 20 February.Reuters
  • Colours of America
    Fan of U.S. dressed in costume in colours of their national flag gestures ahead of their women's ice hockey gold medal game against Canada at Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, 20 February.Reuters
  • A View
    Overall view of the opening face off at the women's ice hockey final between Team USA and Canada at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, 20 February.Reuters
  • Time to Celebrate
    Canada's Jenner celebrates her goal against Team USA with teammates including Irwin and Ward during their women's ice hockey gold medal game at Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, 20 FebruaryReuters
  • Maple Faces
    Fans of Canada are seen with cut-outs of their national symbol of maple leaf ahead of their women's ice hockey gold medal game against U.S. at Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, 20 February.Reuters
  • Mao Asada
    Japan's Mao Asada reacts at the end of her program during the Figure Skating Women's free skating Program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, 20 February.Reuters
  • Ends Like a Queen
    Korea's Yuna Kim reacts at the end of her program during the Figure Skating Women's free skating Program at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, 20 February.Reuters
  • Alpine Skiing
    Italy's Stefano Gross clears a gate during the first run of the men's alpine skiing slalom event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center, 22 February.Reuters
  • The Picture Says It All
    Russian fans react as they watch a broadcast of the ice hockey quarter-final match between Russia and Finland in the Olympic Park during the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi February 19, 2014. Russia were eliminated from the men's ice hockey competition at the Sochi Games on Wednesday following a 3-1 quarter-final loss to Finland.Reuters
  • When emotions were running high...
    Wayne (R) and Jane, parents of Canada's gold medallist Dawn McEwen, attend the victory ceremony for the women's curling competition at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, 22 February.Reuters
  • The sun sets the mood...
    Norway's Therese Johaug, Kristin Stoermer Steira and Marit Bjoergen (R-L) lead during the women's cross-country 30 km mass start free event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, 22 February.Reuters
  • On a Mission
    A person climbs on the Bolshoi Dome, one of the ice hockey venues, before the medals ceremony during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, 15 February.Reuters
  • Sochi 2014
    Paralympic Games in Sochi startedReuters
  • Red and Blue
    Italy's Nadya Ochner competes during the women's snowboard parallel giant slalom qualification run at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor, 19 February.Reuters
  • Olympic Flame
    Fans walking past the Olympic Cauldron and flame are reflected in a puddle in the Olympic Park during the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, FebruaryReuters
  • Empty Seats
    A spectator sits in an empty tribune at the downhill run of the women's alpine skiing super combined event during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, 10 February.Reuters
  • On a lighter note...
    Canada's second placed Dominique Maltais (L) and first placed Eva Samkova of the Czech Republic celebrate on podium after the women's snowboard cross finals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor, 16 February.Reuters
  • Olympic Park
    Visitors walk in front of the cauldron at the Olympic Park during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, 16 February.Reuters
  • Almost Full Moon
    The moon rises over the mountains behind the public entrance to the Olympic Park at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, 14 February.Reuters
  • Celebrations!
    (L to R) Silver medallist Switzerland's Selina Gasparin, gold medallist Belarus' Darya Domracheva and bronze medallist compatriot Nadezhda Skardino celebrate during the victory ceremony for the women's biathlon individual 15 km event at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, 15 February.Reuters
  • Cheerful Lot
    Fans cheer underneath the Olympic rings during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Games, 8 February.Reuters
  • Stand Apart
    Canada's Sarah Reid starts in a women's skeleton training session during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games at the Sanki Sliding Center in Rosa Khutor, 11 February.Reuters
  • Sleepyhead
    A dog sleeps at the entrance of the finish line during a cross-country training session for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games at the "Laura" cross-country and biathlon centre in Rosa Khutor, 7 February.Reuters
  • Philippines' Michael Christian Martinez skates during the figure skating training session at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
    Philippines' Michael Christian Martinez skates during the figure skating training session at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, January 31, 2014.REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
  • Sochi Olympics 2014
    Participants perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 7, 2014.Reuters
  • Sochi Olympics 2014
    International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach of Germany and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) stand together during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 7, 2014.Reuters
  • Sochi Olympics 2014
    Fireworks explode after the Olympic Cauldron is been lit during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 7, 2014.Reuters
  • Sochi Olympics 2014
    A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 7, 2014.Reuters
  • Sochi Olympics 2014
    Suspended figures representing different winter sports are illuminated during the opening ceremony for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 7, 2014.Reuters
  • Sochi Olympics 2014
    Four out of five Olympic rings are seen lit up during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 7, 2014.Reuters

Sochi draws to a close. Here are some of the most astounding pictures of the Games that narrate the incredible journey in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.