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In this photo provided by The Central Partnership on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, Russian actor Ivan Kolesnikov plays Alexander Belov, a player of the USSR national team who scores against US national team, during a scene in the movie "Going Vertical" Olympic Movie. Even as the Russian team faces up to being barred from next month’s Winter Games for doping offenses, audiences back home are flocking to see a movie about Soviet glory on the Olympic basketball court 46 years ago. “Going Vertical” tells the story of the Soviet Union team which won gold in 1972, becoming the first team in history ever to beat the United States at the Olympics. (Central Partnership photo via AP)
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In this photo taken on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, Actor Kuzma Saprykin poses for a photo during his interview with the Associated Press in Moscow, Russia. Kuzma Saprykin plays Ivan Edeshko, player of the USSR national team who threw what Russians still call the "golden pass" for the Soviets' winning basket. Even as the Russian team faces up to being barred from next month’s Winter Games for doping offenses, audiences back home are flocking to see a movie about Soviet glory on the Olympic basketball court 46 years ago. “Going Vertical” tells the story of the Soviet Union team which won gold in 1972, becoming the first team in history ever to beat the United States at the Olympics. (AP Photo/James Ellingworth)
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FILE In this file photo taken on Sunday, Sept. 10, 1972, Soviet player Ivan Edeshko raises his arms after teammate Alexander Belov scored a confusing "second chance" basket with two seconds left to give the Soviet Union a 51-50 victory over the United States team in the final match of the Summer Olympic Games basketball tournament in Munich, Germany. Even as the Russian team faces up to being barred from next month's Winter Games for doping offenses, audiences back home are flocking to see a movie about Soviet glory on the Olympic basketball court 46 years ago. "Going Vertical" tells the story of the Soviet Union team which won gold in 1972, becoming the first team in history ever to beat the United States at the Olympics. (AP Photo, File)
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FILE In this file photo taken on Sunday, Sept. 10, 1972, Soviet Union basketball team player, Alexander Belov scores the winning basket to push his team past the United States 51-50 during the summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Even as the Russian team faces up to being barred from next month's Winter Games for doping offenses, audiences back home are flocking to see a movie about Soviet glory on the Olympic basketball court 46 years ago. "Going Vertical" tells the story of the Soviet Union team which won gold in 1972, becoming the first team in history ever to beat the United States at the Olympics. (AP Photo, File)
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In this photo provided by The Central Partnership on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, Russian actors, Vladimir Mashkov as Vladimir Kondrashin, coach of the USSR national basketball team, right, Ivan Kolesnikov as Alexander Belov, back to a camera, and Kuzma Saprykin as Ivan Edeshko, in a scene from the Russian film, "Going Vertical" Olympic Movie. Even as the Russian team faces up to being barred from next month’s Winter Games for doping offenses, audiences back home are flocking to see a movie about Soviet glory on the Olympic basketball court 46 years ago. “Going Vertical” tells the story of the Soviet Union team which won gold in 1972, becoming the first team in history ever to beat the United States at the Olympics. (Central Partnership photo via AP)
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In this photo provided by The Central Partnership on Friday, Oct. 17, 2017 the promotional poster for the Russian movie "Going Vertical". Even as the Russian team faces up to being barred from next month’s Winter Games for doping offenses, audiences back home are flocking to see a movie about Soviet glory on the Olympic basketball court 46 years ago. “Going Vertical” tells the story of the Soviet Union team which won gold in 1972, becoming the first team in history ever to beat the United States at the Olympics. (Central Partnership photo via AP)
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