December 8, 2012. Chairman of the coordination commission for the preparation of the Olympic 2014 Winter Games in Sochi Jean-Claude Killy (left) and first deputy chairman of the Russian State Duma Alexander Zhukov during a meeting the president held with the coaches and members of the IOC during a visit to the Iceberg winter palace in Sochi.08.12.2012#1309370
December 8, 2012. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak leaves the EMU electric train after a trip on the new railway in Krasnaya Polyana.08.12.2012#1309368
December 8, 2012. Russian Sports minister Vitaly Mutko at a meeting to discuss preparations for the Olympics on an electric train car in the Krasnodar region.08.12.2012#1309367
December 8, 2012. President of JSC Russian Railways (RZD) Vladimir Yakunin at a meeting to discuss Olympics preparations during a trip on the new railway in the Krasnodar region.08.12.2012#1309366
December 8, 2012. President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko and Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov (foreground) at a meeting to discuss Olympics preparations on an electric train in the Krasnodar region.08.12.2012#1309365
December 8, 2012. First Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Alexander Zhukov at a meeting to discuss Olympics preparations on an electric train in the Krasnodar region.08.12.2012#1309364
December 8, 2012. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak at a meeting to discuss Olympics preparations on an electric train in the Krasnodar region.08.12.2012#1309363
December 8, 2012. Chairman of the coordination commission for the preparations of the Olympic 2014 Winter Games in Sochi Jean-Claude Killy at a meeting to discuss Olympics preparations in an electric train car in the Krasnodar region.08.12.2012#1309362
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (third from right) at the finals of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating at the Iceberg winter sports palace in Sochi. Right: Russian Sports minister Vitaly Mutko.08.12.2012#1309262
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (third from right) watches athletes perform in the finals of the Grand Prix of Figure Skating at the Iceberg winter sports palace in Sochi. Right: Russian Sports minister Vitaly Mutko.08.12.2012#1309261
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with the coaches and members of the IOC during a visit to the Iceberg winter sports palace in Sochi. Left: figure skating coach Tatyana Tarasova.08.12.2012#1309260
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with the coaches and members of the IOC during a visit to the Iceberg winter sports palace in Sochi. Left: figure skating coach Tatyana Tarasova.08.12.2012#1309259
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) talks with coaches and representatives of the IOC during a visit to the Iceberg winter sports palace in Sochi. Right: Russian Sports minister Vitaly Mutko. Left: figure skating coach Tatyana Tarasova.08.12.2012#1309258
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chairman of the coordination commission for preparing the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games Jean-Claude Killy (right) at the new railway station built in Sochi for the 2014 Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana.08.12.2012#1309257
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) inspects the new railway station built in Sochi for the 2014 Olympics after a trip on the electric train to Krasnaya Polyana.08.12.2012#1309256
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) inspects the new railway station built in Sochi for the 2014 Olympics after a trip on the electric train to Krasnaya Polyana.08.12.2012#1309255
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) holds a meeting on preparation for the Olympic Games during a trip on the electric train to Krasnaya Polyana.08.12.2012#1309254
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) holds a meeting on preparation for the Olympic Games during a trip on the electric train to Krasnaya Polyana.08.12.2012#1309253
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) holds a meeting on preparation for the Olympic Games during a trip on the electric train to Krasnaya Polyana.08.12.2012#1309252
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) watches athletes performing at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating in the Iceberg winter sports palace in Sochi.08.12.2012#1309251
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) holds a meeting on preparation for the Olympic Games during a trip on the electric train to Krasnaya Polyana.08.12.2012#1309250
December 8, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin (second from right) during the performance of athletes in the Grand Prix of Figure Skating at the Iceberg winter sports palace in Sochi. Right: Russian Sports minister Vitaly Mutko. Left: figure skating coach Tatyana Tarasova.08.12.2012#1309187
Russian President Vladimir Putin and figure skating coach Tatyana Tarasova watch athletes performing in the Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Sochi.08.12.2012#1309072
