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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Was it cross-country skiing or beach volleyball?

Just looking at the outfits at the Sochi Olympics on Thursday, it was sometimes hard to tell.

With the temperature at 54 degrees at the start of the women’s 10-kilometer classical-style race, sleeves were definitely optional. Many of the skiers, used to wearing suits made for freezing temperatures and snowfall, either wore short sleeves or rolled them up. American duo Sophie Caldwell and Sadie Bjornsen went a step further, wearing totally sleeveless tops.

“The conditions are pretty crazy,” Caldwell said. “It’s definitely the warmest and softest I’ve skied in in a long time.”

Bjornsen, of Winthrop, Washington, was 18th in the race won by Justyna Kowalczyk of Poland, while Caldwell, of Peru, Vermont, was 32nd.

Four-time Olympic champion Marit Bjoergen wore long sleeves and was among those who tired in the heat, fading out of medal contention to finish fifth.

“I was dressed as lightly as possible and I only wore that because I had to have something on,” she said.