<p>The Russian Olympic hockey team <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/russia-hockey-lost-2014-2">lost to Finland in the quarterfinals</a> on Wednesday.</p>
<p>With a stacked team and the advantage of home ice, the Sochi Olympics were supposed to be Russia's return to the top of the international hockey world.</p>
<p>They finished the tournament with one win, one shootout win, one loss, and one shootout loss.</p>
<p>The Russian fans both inside and outside the arena were heartbroken.</p>
<p>Brutal:</p>
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<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/5304cf866da8113f66946b6c-1200-826/sad-russia-hockey-fans3.jpg" border="0" alt="sad russia hockey fans3" /><p class="source"><span><a href="http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Sochi-Olympics-Ice-Hockey-Men/6c80da05adf942378c306c9fe3555e7b/14/0">AP</a></span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>
<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/5304cf8569bedd294335d330-1200-848/sad-russia-hockey-fans8.jpg" border="0" alt="sad russia hockey fans8" /><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Eric Gaillard</span></p></div><p></p></div></div><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5304cf856bb3f70705d60b3e-1200-746/sad-russia-hockey-fans7.jpg" border="0" alt="sad russia hockey fans7" /><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Mark Blinch</span></p></div><p></p></div></div><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5304cf856da8117067946b6a-1200-824/sad-russia-hockey-fans6.jpg" border="0" alt="sad russia hockey fans6" /><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Eric Gaillard</span></p></div><p></p></div></div><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5304cf84ecad049c3201f9fb-1200-860/sad-russia-hockey-fans5.jpg" border="0" alt="sad russia hockey fans5" /><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Mark Blinch</span></p></div><p></p></div></div><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5304cf89ecad04ca2e01f9fe-1200-828/sad-russia-hockey-fans4.jpg" border="0" alt="sad russia hockey fans4" /><p class="source"><span><a href="http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Sochi-Olympics-Ice-Hockey-Men/8507860f324b4ef78476066a96f292bf/18/0">AP</a></span></p></div><p></p></div></div><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/5304cf8b6da811be62946b69-1200-779/sad-russia-hockey-fans2.jpg" border="0" alt="sad russia hockey fans2" /><p class="source"><span><a href="http://www.apimages.com/metadata/Index/Sochi-Olympics-Ice-Hockey-Men/b96815aac44f4eb79d93818b295afee0/26/0">AP</a></span></p></div><p></p></div></div></p>

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The 8 Saddest Photos From Russia's Olympic Hockey Disaster

The Russian Olympic hockey team lost to Finland in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. With a stacked team and the advantage of home ice, the Sochi Olympics were supposed to be Russia's return to the top of the international hockey world. They finished the tournament with one win, one shootout win, one loss, and one shootout loss. The Russian fans both inside and outside the arena were heartbroken. Brutal: AP AP REUTERS/Eric GaillardREUTERS/Mark BlinchREUTERS/Eric GaillardREUTERS/Mark BlinchAPAP

The Russian Olympic hockey team lost to Finland in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. 
With a stacked team and the advantage of home ice, the Sochi Olympics were supposed to be Russias return to the top of the international hockey world.

The 8 Saddest Photos From Russia's Olympic Hockey Disaster

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