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One could also take note that in theory one of the team could be like this:
Tsurskaya
Aliev
Borisova/Sopot
Spilevaya/Smirnov
There is no rule which would prevent that happening but in practice this is very much impossible, of course.
As the Russian team are all strong contenders for the podium, this is very unlikely. For the mixed NOC team event, skaters are sorted into groups according to their placement in the individual competitions before the draw - for example, a ladies medalist cannot be on the same team with a men medalist.