Gold medallist Poland's Zbigniew Brodka, center, acknowledges the crowd flanked by silver medallist Koen Verweij of the Netherlands, left, and bronze medallist Canada's Denny Morrison during the flower ceremony for the men's 1,500-meter speedskating race at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. Verweij lost the gold medal by three thousandth of a second. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)