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Maria Sharapova of Russia answers questions during a press conference following her fourth round loss to Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama Shuji)

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In this photo taken on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, a woman washes up dishes in her kitchen in the yard of a house in the village of Vesyoloye, outside Sochi, Russia. As the Winter Games are getting closer, many Sochi residents are complaining that their living conditions only got worse and that authorities are deaf to their grievances.(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Maria Sharapova of Russia follows through on a shot to Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia celebrates her win over Maria Sharapova of Russia during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Maria Sharapova of Russia reacts after losing a point to Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia celebrates a point won against Maria Sharapova of Russia during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Maria Sharapova of Russia follows through on a shot to Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

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Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates a point won against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

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Carolina Hurricanes' Alexander Semin (28), of Russia, shoots and scores on Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Ben Bishop (30) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Second placed Russia's Yulia Tchekaleva, left, winner Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk, center, and third placed Russia's Julia Ivanova pose for photographers after the women's Cross Country skiing 10km Mass Start Classic World Cup event in Szklarska Poreba, Poland, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

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Russia's Maxim Vylegzhanin, front, followed by Kazakhstan's Alexey Poltoranin compete during the men's World Cup Cross Country Skiing 15km Mass Start Classic event in Szklarska Poreba, Poland, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

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Germany's Hannes Dotzler, left, and Russia's Maxim Vylegzhanin arrive at the finishing area, as Russia's Evgeniy Belov falls in the snow after the men's World Cup Cross Country Ski 15km Mass Start Classic event in Szklarska Poreba, Poland, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

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Russia's Ksenia Stoblova and Fedor Klimov pose with their gold medals following the pairs free skating at the European Figure Skating Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

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Russia's Ksenia Stoblova and Fedor Klimov, center, Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov, left and Russia's Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov pose with their medals following the pairs free skating at the European Figure Skating Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)