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Gallery: Olympic athletes practice ahead of opening ceremony

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TORONTO – With just three days to go until the opening of the Sochi Olympics, athletes were busy getting in practice runs on the slopes, skating tracks and half-pipes.

Charles Hamelin, Alex Bilodeau and Patrick Chan were among the many Canadian Olympians who were out training at various events Monday.

Here’s a look at some of the winter athletes in action.

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Norwegian biathlete Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, left, trains as his coach records him at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana).

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Speed skater Jamie Gregg of Canada skates during a training session ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Adler Arena Skating Center on February 3, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images).

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Dylan Moscovitch and Kirsten Moore Towers of Canada practice during Figure Skating Pairs training ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 3, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images).

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Maxime Dufour-Lapointe of Canada trains during moguls practice at the Extreme Park at Rosa Khutor Mountain ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 3, 2014 in Sochi, Russia (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images).

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Alex Bilodeau of Canada trains during moguls practice at the Extreme Park at Rosa Khutor Mountain ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 3, 2014 in Sochi, Russia (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images).

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Alex Bilodeau of Canada practices during training for the Moguls Competition at the Extreme Park at Rosa Khutor Mountain on February 3, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images).

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Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Canada trains during moguls practice at the Extreme Park at Rosa Khutor Mountain ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 3, 2014 in Sochi, Russia (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images).

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An athlete trains during Snowboard Slopestyle practice at the Extreme Park at Rosa Khutor Mountain ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 3, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images). Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

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Short Track speed skater Charles Hamelin of Canada takes part in a training session ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 2, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images). Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

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Short Track speed skaters (L-R) Valerie Lambert, Charle Cournoyer and Olivier Jean of Canada take part in a training session ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 2, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Clive Mason/Getty Images).

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Patrick Chan of Canada practices his routine during Figure Skating training ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 3, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images). Matthew Stockman/Getty Images

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A rider practices during training for Snowboard Slopestyle at the Extreme Park at Rosa Khutor Mountain on February 3, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images).

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Susan Dunklee of United States shoots during a Biathlon training session ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center, Mountain Cluster on February 3, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Harry How/Getty Images).

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An athlete trains during Ski Slopestyle practice at the Extreme Park at Rosa Khutor Mountain ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on February 3, 2014 in Sochi, Russia (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images).

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