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Michal Brezina and Alena Mills, of the Czech Republic, carry their national flag during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko Stock
![Czech Republic's Jiri Novak returns the ball to Argentina's David Nalbandian during the Davis Cup men's singles tennis match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday March 4, 2005. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) ** EFE Czech Republic's Jiri Novak returns the ball to Argentina's David Nalbandian during the Davis Cup men's singles tennis match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday March 4, 2005. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) ** EFE](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/2pebmkw/czech-republics-jiri-novak-returns-the-ball-to-argentinas-david-nalbandian-during-the-davis-cup-mens-singles-tennis-match-in-buenos-aires-argentina-friday-march-4-2005-ap-photonatacha-pisarenko-efe-out-2pebmkw.jpg)
Czech Republic's Jiri Novak returns the ball to Argentina's David Nalbandian during the Davis Cup men's singles tennis match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday March 4, 2005. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) ** EFE
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Argentina's Davis Cup player Guillermo Coria reacts during this Davis Cup men's singles match against the Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, March 4, 2005. Coria won 6-3, 3-6,
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Argentina's team captain Martin Jaite watches a Davis Cup semifinal tennis match between Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych and Argentina's Carlos Berlocq in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012. Berdych won 6-3,
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Eliska Brezinova, of the Czech Republic, finger nails are seen after the women's short program during
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Argentina's Davis Cup player Guillermo Coria reacts during this Davis Cup men's singles match against the Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, March 4, 2005. Coria won 6-3, 3-6,
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Eliska Brezinova, of the Czech Republic, competes in the women's short program team figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko Stock Photo - Alamy
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Natalie Taschlerova and Filip Taschler, of the Czech Republic, compete during the ice dance team program in the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (
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Czech Josef Machacek celebrates after winning the quad category of the Argentina Chile Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko Stock Photo - Alamy
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Denmark's Fie Udby Erichsen, with silver medal on the left, Czech Republics's Miroslava Knapkova , with the gold medal at center, and Australia's Kim Crow, with the bronze medal, pose during the
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Argentina's Davis Cup player Guillermo Coria reacts during this Davis Cup men's singles match against the Czech Republic's Tomas Berdych in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, March 4, 2005. Coria won 6-3, 3-6,
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Team Czech Republic walk in the stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) | Las Vegas Review-Journal
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The Czech Republic's Tomas Zib, left, and Jan Hernych, right, talk with their captain Cyril Suk, center, during their Davis Cup doubles match against Argentina's Guillermo Canas and Davis Nalbandian in Buenos
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Eliska Brezinova, of the Czech Republic, competes in the women's short program team figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko Stock Photo - Alamy
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Argentine players David Nalbandian, Guillermo Coria, Agustin Calleri, Guillermo Canas, and the captain Alberto Mancini, from right to left, pose for a photo with the Czech Republic team, from left to right,
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