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Russian athlete Anton Gafarov crashed hard during the finals of the men's cross-country skiing sprint, severely damaging his left ski.
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He pulled himself up and attempted to finish the race with his broken ski, even though he no longer had a chance of winning a medal in the event.
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Moments later, within sight of the finish line, the broken equipment caused Gafarov to fall again. A layer of the ski's P-Tex base stripped off and wrapped around the athlete's foot, tripping him as he tried to stand and continue the race.
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As Gafarov struggled towards the finish line, Canadian cross-country coach Justin Wadsworth ran onto the track carrying a new ski.
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