Vladimir Putin visits Sochi ahead of Olympics
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Russian President Putin speaks with former ice hockey player Pavel Bure during a friendly ice hockey match in the Bolshoi Ice Palace near Sochi
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Russian President Putin takes part in a friendly ice hockey match in the Bolshoi Ice Palace near Sochi
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Russian President Putin takes part in a friendly ice hockey match in the Bolshoi Ice Palace near Sochi
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Russian President Putin and his Belarussian counterpart Lukashenko take part in a friendly ice hockey match in the Bolshoi Ice Palace near Sochi
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Russian President Putin, his Belarussian counterpart Lukashenko and retired Russian ice hockey player Fetisov take part in a friendly ice hockey match in the Bolshoi Ice Palace near Sochi
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin takes part in a friendly ice hockey match in the Bolshoi Ice Palace near Sochi
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Russia's President Putin and his Belarussian counterpart Lukashenko take part in a friendly ice hockey match in the Bolshoi Ice Palace near Sochi
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin takes part in a friendly ice hockey match in the Bolshoi Ice Palace near Sochi
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin takes part in a friendly ice hockey match in the Bolshoi Ice Palace near Sochi
REUTERS - 10/21
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a wall during his visit to an Olympic volunteer's centre in Sochi
REUTERS - 11/21
Russia's President Putin, Organising Committee Head Chernyshenko and Deputy PM Kozak visit an Olympic volunteer's centre in Sochi
REUTERS - 12/21
Russia's President Putin, Organising Committee Head Chernyshenko and Deputy PM Kozak visit an Olympic volunteers centre in Sochi
REUTERS - 13/21
Russian President Putin and PM Medvedev chat during their visit to the "Laura" cross country ski and biathlon centre in the resort of Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi
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Russian President Putin and PM Medvedev chat during their visit to the "Laura" cross country ski and biathlon centre in the resort of Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi
REUTERS - 15/21
Russian President Putin looks on during his visit to the "Laura" cross country ski and biathlon centre in the resort of Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi
REUTERS - 16/21
Russian President Putin and PM Medvedev sit on a chair lift during their visit to "Laura" cross country ski and biathlon centre in the resort of Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi
REUTERS - 17/21
Russian President Putin visits the "Laura" cross country ski and biathlon centre in the resort of Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi
REUTERS - 18/21
Russian President Putin visits the "Laura" cross country ski and biathlon centre in the resort of Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi
REUTERS - 19/21
Russian President Putin visits "Laura" cross country ski and biathlon centre in resort of Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi
REUTERS - 20/21
Russian President Putin visits "Laura" cross country ski and biathlon centre in the resort of Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi
REUTERS - 21/21
Russian President Putin visits the "Laura" cross country ski and biathlon centre in the resort of Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi
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Russian president Vladimir Putin was in Sochi to tour the Olympic venues on Friday.
The 2014 Winter Olympics begin on February 7th.