Russia wins world championship gold
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Russian Team Celebrate With A Trophy AFP/Getty Images
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Russian Alexander Ovechkin Kisses AFP/Getty Images
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Russian Players AFP/Getty Images
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Russia's Captain Ilya Nikulin Celebrates AFP/Getty Images
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Final - 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
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Final - 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship
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Russia's Alexander Perezhogin Celebrates AFP/Getty Images
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Slovakia's Michal Sersen (L) Fights AFP/Getty Images
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Russia's Alexander Ovechkin (2nd R) Celebrates AFP/Getty Images
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Russia's Alexander Ovechkin Celebrates AFP/Getty Images
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Slovakia's Miroslav Satan Celebrates AFP/Getty Images
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Russia's Alexander Ovechkin (L) And Alexander Syomin Celebrate Their Team's Score Against Slovakia AFP/Getty Images
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Slovakia's Miroslav Satan Celebrates AFP/Getty Images
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Russia's Yevgeni Ryasensky (R) vies with Slovakia's Juraj Mikus during the final game of the IIHF International Ice Hockey World Championship in Helsinki on May 20, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER NEMENOVALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/GettyImages
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Slovakia's Michal Sersen (L) fights with Russia's Alexander Syomin during the final game of the IIHF International Ice Hockey World Championship in Helsinki on May 20, 2012. AFP PHOTO/ ALEXANDER NEMENOVALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/GettyImages
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Russia's Yevgeni Malkin (L) Vies AFP/Getty Images
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Russia beat Slovakia 6-2 to win IIHF World Championsips in Helsinki.