Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, speaks with the International Olympic Committee representatives after inspecting Krasnaya Polyana facilities construction sites, February 6, 2013.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with the International Olympic Committee representatives after inspecting Krasnaya Polyana facilities construction sites, February 6, 2013. From left: IOC Executive Director for Sochi 2014, Gilbert Felli, Chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for Sochi 2014, Jean-Claude Killy, and IOC president Jacques Rogge.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, meets with the International Olympic Committee representatives while touring the Gornaya Karusel (Mountain Carousel) ski resort, February 6, 2013. Right: IOC president Jacques Rogge.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin tours the ski and biathlon complex at the Gornaya Karusel (Mountain Carousel) ski resort, February 6, 2013.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd right, speaks with the International Olympic Committee representatives after touring the Gornaya Karusel (Mountain Carousel) ski resort, February 6, 2013. Left: Chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission for Sochi 2014, Jean-Claude Killy. Right: Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, speaks with the International Olympic Committee representatives after inspecting Krasnaya Polyana facilities construction sites, February 6, 2013.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd right, and the International Olympic Committee representatives tour the Gornaya Karusel (Mountain Carousel) ski resort, February 6, 2013. Left: IOC president Jacques Rogge. Right: Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Sochi 2014 Winter Games preparations supervisor, Dmitry Kozak. Background center: Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee president Dmitry Chernyshenko.

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February 6, 2013. Dmitry Chernyshenko, president of the Sochi-2014 Organizing Committee, left, with representatives of the International Olympic Committee, at Krasnaya Polyana. From right: IOC coordination commission chairman Jean-Claude Killy and IOC President Jacques Rogge.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, at the lower site of the Gazprom ski chairlift at Gazprom's Mountain Tourist Center, February 6, 2013.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with volunteers at the lower site of the Gazprom ski chairlift at Gazprom's Mountain Tourist Center, February 6, 2013.

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February 6, 2013. President Vladimir Putin, right, talks to ski instructors at the Rosa Khutor ski center.

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February 6, 2013. President Vladimir Putin, right, visits the Rosa Khutor ski center. Second right: Interros president Vladimir Potanin. Third right: president of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko.

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February 6, 2013. President Vladimir Putin, second right, being shown a model of the Olympic village, snowboarding park, Extreme freestyle center and the Rosa Khutor ski center. Right: Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, in charge of overseeing the preparations for the 2014 Olympics. Third right: Interros president Vladimir Potanin. Third right: Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee president Dmitry Chernyshenko.

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February 6, 2013. President Vladimir Putin, center, visits the luge and bobsled track at the Sanki Olympic sliding center. Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, in charge of overseeing the preparations for the 2014 games.

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February 6, 2013. President Vladimir Putin, center, visits the luge and bobsled track at the Sanki Olympic sliding center. Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, in charge of overseeing the preparations for the 2014 games.

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February 6, 2013. President Vladimir Putin, center, visits the Krasnaya Polyana railway station. Left: President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko. Right: Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, in charge of overseeing the preparations for the 2014 games.

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February 6, 2013. President Vladimir Putin, second right, visits the Krasnaya Polyana railway station. From left: Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District Vladimir Ustinov and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, in charge of overseeing the preparations for the 2014 games.

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February 6, 2013. President Vladimir Putin, center, visits the Krasnaya Polyana railway station. From right: President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, in charge of overseeing the preparations for the 2014 games, and Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District Vladimir Ustinov.

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February 6, 2013. From left: Krasnodar Region Governor Alexander Tkachenko and Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko visit Russkiye Gorki ski jump complex constructed for the Sochi Olympic Games, before the Russian President's visit.

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February 6, 2013. President Vladimir Putin, second left, visits the RusSki Gorki ski jumping center. Left: President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko. From right: Alexander Zhukov, State Duma first deputy speaker and president of the Russian Olympic Committee, and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, in charge of overseeing the preparations for the 2014 games.

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February 6, 2013. President Vladimir Putin, second left, visits the RusSki Gorki ski jumping center. From left: Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, in charge of overseeing the preparations for the 2014 games, and Alexander Zhukov, State Duma first deputy speaker and president of the Russian Olympic Committee.

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February 6, 2013. President Vladimir Putin, left, visits the RusSki Gorki ski jumping center. Right: Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, in charge of overseeing the preparations for the 2014 games.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground right, views stands featuring information on the Russkiye Gorki ski jump complex, February 6, 2013. Left: Sochi 2014 Organising Committee president Dmitry Chernyshenko. Background right: Deputy Prime Minister and Sochi 2014 Winter Games preparations supervisor, Dmitry Kozak.

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February 6, 2013. President Vladimir Putin, second left, visits the RusSki Gorki ski jumping center. Left: President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko. From right, background: President and CEO of Sberbank German Gref and Olympstroy head Sergei Gaplikov.

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February 6, 2013. President Vladimir Putin, center, visits the RusSki Gorki ski jumping center. Left: President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko. Right, background: Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District Vladimir Ustinov.

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