March 24, 2014. Krasnodar Territory Governor Alexander Tkachyov, Head of the Sochi-2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko, producer of the Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies and General Director of the First TV Channel Konstantin Ernst, President of the State Corporation on the Construction of Olympic Facilities and Sochi's Development as a Mountain Climate Spa Sergei Gaplikov, President of the Russian Paralympic Committee Vladimir Lukin and Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko (from left to right) at the state award ceremony conducted by President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.