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In Russia, if a male athelete loses he becomes a female athelete.

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Yakov Smirnoff
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 24
Actor
Comedian
Odesa
Yakov Naumovich Pokhis
Becomes
Loses
Funny
Male
Humorous
Males
Russia
Female

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