March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399127
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Alexander Shevchenko, Paralympic wheelchair curling silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399126
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Ruslan Tuchin, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399125
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Nikolai Terentyev, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399123
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Andrei Smirnov, Paralympic wheelchair curling silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399122
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Oksana Slesarenko, Paralympic wheelchair curling silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399120
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Andrei Smirnov, Paralympic wheelchair curling silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399119
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vadim Selyukin, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399117
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Marat Romanov, Paralympic wheelchair curling silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399116
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Ilya Popov, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399115
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Yevgeny Petrov, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399114
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Svetlana Pakhomova, Paralympic wheelchair curling silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399112
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Alexei Lysov, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399111
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vladimir Litvinenko, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399110
March 17, 2014. Dmitry Lisov, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399108
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Dmitry Lisov, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399107
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Ivan Kuznetsov, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399106
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vladimir Kononov, Paralympic cross-country skiing silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399105
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vladimir Kamantsev, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399104
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Mikhail Ivanov, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399103
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399102
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Irek Zaripov, Paralympic silver winner in cross-country skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399101
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Andrei Dvinyaninov, Paralympic silver winner in sledge hockey, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399100
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Alexander Davidovich, two-time Paralympic bronze winner in biathlon and cross-country skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399099
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vasily Varlakov, Paralympic silver winner in sledge hockey, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399098
March 17, 2014. Vasily Varlakov, Paralympic silver winner in sledge hockey, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399097
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi. From right: Valery Redkozubov, two-time Paralympic champion in alpine skiing; Alexandra Frantseva, two-time Paralympic champion in alpine skiing; Alyona Kaufman, three-time Paralympic champion in biathlon and cross-country skiing; Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko; First Vice President of the Russian Paralympic Committee Pavel Rozhkov.17.03.2014#2399096
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Alexei Bychyonok, Paralympic silver winner in biathlon, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399094
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Natalya Bratyuk, two-time Paralympic bronze winner in biathlon, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399093
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Maxim Andriyanov, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399092
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Alexei Amosov, Paralympic sledge hockey silver winner, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399091
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, during a joint photo session with champions and winners of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics held at the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399089
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399088
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Stanislav Chokhlayev, two-time Paralympic silver and bronze winner in biathlon and cross-country skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399087
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Alexander Pronkov, Paralympic champion in cross-country skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399086
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Grigory Murygin, Paralympic champion in biathlon and cross-country skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399082
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Kirill Mikhailov, Paralympic champion in biathlon and cross-country skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399081
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Inga Medvedeva, two-time Paralympic silver medalist in alpine skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399080
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Azat Karachurin, Paralympic champion in biathlon, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399079
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Yulia Budaleyeva, Paralympic champion in biathlon and alpine skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399076
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Alexandra Frantseva, two-time Paralympic champion in alpine skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399075
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin and three-time cross-country skiing champion Yelena Remizova during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399073
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Valery Redkozubov, two-time Paralympic champion in alpine skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399072
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Nikolai Polukhin, two-time Paralympic champion in biathlon, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399071
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Roman Petushkov, six-time Paralympic champion in biathlon and cross-country skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399069
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Rushan Minnegulov, two-time Paralympic champion in cross-country skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399066
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mikhalina Lysova, three-time Paralympic champion in biathlon and cross-country skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399064
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Mikhalina Lysova, three-time Paralympic champion in biathlon and cross-country skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399063
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Vladislav Lekomtsev, two-time Paralympic champion in biathlon and cross-country skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399062
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Svetlana Konovalova, two-time Paralympic champion in biathlon and cross-country skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399061
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Alyona Kaufman, three-time Paralympic champion in biathlon and cross-country skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399060
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Alexei Bugayev, two-time Paralympic champion, two-time Paralympic silver and bronze winner in alpine skiing, during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399059
March 17, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin during the ceremony for the presentation of Russia's state awards in Sochi.17.03.2014#2399058