August 15, 2012. President Vladimir Putin, center, presents state awards to the Russian Olympic athletes, in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. From left: Russian gymnasts Anastasia Bliznyuk, Uliana Donskova, Anastasia Nazarenko. From right: Evgeniya Kanaeva, Alina Makarenko and the national rhythmic gymnastics team's head coach Irina Viner.15.08.2012#1213355
August 15, 2012. President Vladimir Putin presents the Order of Friendship to the 2012 Olympic freestyle wrestling champion, Natalia Vorobieva, in Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace.15.08.2012#1213354
August 15, 2012. President Vladimir Putin presents state awards to the Russian Olympic athletes, in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Right: artistic gymnastics champion Aliya Mustafina.15.08.2012#1213353
August 15, 2012. President Vladimir Putin presents state awards to the Russian Olympic athletes, in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Right: synchronized swimming champion Anzhelika Timanina, who was presented the Order of Friendship.15.08.2012#1213352
August 15, 2012. President Vladimir Putin, left, presents state awards to the Russian Olympic athletes, in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Right: Olympic judo champion Tagir Khaibulaev.15.08.2012#1213351
August 15, 2012. President Vladimir Putin presents state awards to the Russian Olympic athletes, in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace. Right: athlete Anna Chicherova.15.08.2012#1213350
August 15, 2012. President Vladimir Putin, background center, presents state awards to the Russian Olympic athletes, in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.15.08.2012#1213334
From left: Russian synchronized swimmers Natalia Ishchenko, Anastasia Davydova and Maria Gromova, all of them awarded the Order for Service to the Fatherland, at a ceremony to present state awards, in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.15.08.2012#1213333
August 15, 2012. President Vladimir Putin presents the Order for Service to the Fatherland to synchronized swimmer Maria Gromova in Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace.15.08.2012#1213332
August 15, 2012. President Vladimir Putin, left, presents the Order for Service to the Fatherland to synchronized swimmer Anastasia Davydova in Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace.15.08.2012#1213331
August 15, 2012. President Vladimir Putin, left, presents the Order of Merit to volleyball player Sergei Tetyukhin, a member of the Russian national team, in Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace.15.08.2012#1213330
August 15, 2012. President Vladimir Putin, left, presents state awards to the Russian Olympic athletes in Alexander Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace.15.08.2012#1213329
