Silver medalist Dmitry Dorofeyev of Russia celebrates during the medal ceremony for the Men's Speedskating 500 meters at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

Joey Cheek, of the United States, left, celebrates his gold medal with silver medalist Dmitry Dorofeyev of Russia during the medal ceremony for the Men's Speedskating 500 meters at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy Tuesday Feb. 14, 2006. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

Russia's Yulia Gladysheva celebrates after her team scored a goal aginst Italy in the first period during a women's hockey game at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games Tuesday, Feb.14, 2006 in Turin, Italy. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Pavel Chestakov of Russia reacts after completing the Men's Combined Downhill at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere Borgata, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Russia's Maria Barykina, left, collides with Italy's Maria Michaela Leitner in the second period during a women's hockey game at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games Tuesday, Feb.14, 2006 in Turin, Italy. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Gold medalist Russia's Maxim Marinin reacts after seeing the judges' scores with his partner Tatiana Totmianin following their routine in the Pairs figure skating finals at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, Monday, Feb. 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Russia's Olga Permyakova is taken off the ice on a stretcher after being injured in a collision during a women's hockey game against Italy at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games Tuesday, Feb.14, 2006 in Turin, Italy. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Evgeni Plushenko, of Russia, performs during the Men's short program in figure skating in Turin, Italy during the Winter Olympic Games on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Russia's Vassili Rotchev, center, pats the head of Sweden's Bjoern Lind as Ivan Alypov, right, looks on during the medal ceremony for the Men's Cross Country Team Sprint at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Pragelato Plan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb 14, 2006. Sweden won gold, Russia took bronze. (AP Photo/Murad Sezer)

Gold medalist Russia's Maxim Marinin and his partner Tatiana Totmianin hold up their medals after the Pairs figure skating finals at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, Monday, Feb. 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Russia's Anastasija Skulkina slides down the luge course after crashing in the third run in the Women's Singles Luge at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games at Cesana Pariol, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Maria Petrova, top, and Alexei Tikhonov, of Russia, perform their routine in the Pairs Skating final in Turin, Italy during the Winter Olympic Games on Monday, Feb. 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Russia's Svetlana Ishmouratova celebrates her gold medal during the medal ceremony for the Women's 15km Biathlon at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy Monday Feb 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

(NYT37) TURIN, Italy -- Feb. 13, 2006 -- OLY-SPEED-SKATING-3 -- Yu Fengtong of China falls near South Korea's Lee Kang-Seokl, just before the finish line, during the second race of the men's 500m speed skating competition at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games, Monday, Feb. 13, 2006, at Oval Lingotto in Turin, Italy. Yu took the fourth place while Joey Cheek of the United States won the gold medal ahead of Russia's Dmitry Dorofeyev, silver medal, and Lee Kang-Seokl, bronze. (Vincent Laforet The New York Times)

Gold medal winner Eugeni Dementiev of Russia, center, is flanked by Frode Estil from Norway, left, who took silver, and bronze medalist Pietro Piller Cottrer, right, from Italy during the medal ceremony for the Men's 30km Pursuit Cross Country race at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Pragelato Plan, Italy, Sunday, Feb 12, 2006. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)

Russia's Ekaterina Pashkevich, left, congratulates Svetlana Trefilova after Trefilova scored a goal against Italy in the second period during a women's hockey game at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games Tuesday, Feb.14, 2006 in Turin, Italy. Russia won 5-1. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Russia's Ivan Alypov, left, and Vassili Rotchev, pose with the Russian flag as they dispaly their bronze medals after the medal ceremony for the Men's Cross Country Team Sprint at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Pragelato Plan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb 14, 2006. Sweden won gold, Norway took bronze. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Gold medalist Russia's Maxim Marinin and his partner Tatiana Totmianin wave to spectators following their routine in the Pairs figure skating finals at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, Monday, Feb. 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Russia's Evgeni Plushenko skates with his gold medal and a Russian flag after winning the finals of the Men's Figure Skating Free Skate in the Men's Figure Skating Free Skate competition at the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

(NYT51) TURIN, Italy -- Feb. 16, 2006 -- OLY-FIGURE-SKATING-3 -- Russia's Evgeni Plushenko competing in the Men's Free Skate Program Final during Day 6 of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympic Games on February 16, 2006 at the Palavela in Turin, Italy. Plushenko won the gold medal. (Vincent Laforet/The New York Times)