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Vladimir Putin tests ski slopes in Sochi ahead of 2014 Winter Olympics Vladimir Putin tests ski slopes in Sochi ahead of 2014 Winter Olympics
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The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, hit the ski slopes – flying to Sochi to challenge the mountains that will host the Winter Olympics in February. Vladimir Putin, hit the ski slopes – flying to Sochi to challenge the mountains that will host the Winter Olympics in February.
Putin was touring Olympic venues in Sochi on Friday, the Black Sea resort where the 2014 Winter Olympics will run from 7-23 February. The Russian president was touring Olympic venues on Friday, in the Black Sea resort where the 2014 Winter Olympics will run from 7 – 23 February.
The trip came after Putin visited the southern Russian city of Volgograd on Thursday, which was rocked by two suicide bombings this week that killed 34 people. The trip came after Putin visited the southern city of Volgograd on Thursday, which was rocked by two suicide bombings this week that killed 34 people.
Russian state television showed Putin, 61, and Russian prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, skiing together at Krasnaya Polyana, the venue for all outdoor sports at the Sochi Games. Russian state television showed Putin, 61, and the prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, skiing together at Krasnaya Polyana, the venue for all outdoor sports at the Sochi Games.
The two men were not skiing on the Olympic slopes, but at a ski resort run by gas giant Gazprom that is adjacent to Olympic skiing venues.The two men were not skiing on the Olympic slopes, but at a ski resort run by gas giant Gazprom that is adjacent to Olympic skiing venues.
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