Sochi prepares as Olympics approach

A general view of the Russki Gorki Ski Jumping Center is seen in Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi, Russia, Jan. 21, 2014. Sochi will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games from Feb. 7 to Feb. 23.

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A man takes measurements of the ice at Adler Arena at the coastal cluster of the Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Oct. 24, 2013.

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The walls of a bathroom are decorated with a mountain panorama wallpaper and skis on the floor at the Red Fox restaurant in the winter sport resort of Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics near Sochi, Russia, Feb. 21, 2013.

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A general view shows the Olympic Village constructed for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games on the edge of the Black Sea in Sochi, Russia, Aug. 19, 2013.

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A worker prepares a bobsled, luge and skeleton track for a competition at the sliding center Sanki, near Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi, Russia, Jan. 23, 2014.

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Workers are silhouetted against a store inside Olympic Park in the Adler district of Sochi, Russia, Jan. 25, 2014.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister David Cameron and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak look at a model during their visit to venues for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, May 10, 2013.

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Competitors take part in the Wheelchair Curling World Championships, held as a test event at the Ice Cube Curling Center, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, at Olympic Park in Adler near Sochi, Russia, Feb. 21, 2013.

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A view from a helicopter shows the Fisht Olympic Stadium, center, and other Olympic venues under construction for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, March 7, 2013.

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An interior view shows the building of the Main Press Center for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, Aug. 20, 2013.

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A general view shows the Fisht Olympic Stadium during sunrise at the coastal cluster of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Oct. 25, 2013.

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Workers walk near the media hotel at the coastal cluster of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics Oct. 23, 2013.

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A worker clears snow at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi, Russia, Jan. 21, 2014.

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Workers install lights on the concert stage at Olympic Park in the Adler district of Sochi, Russia, Jan. 26, 2014.

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A garbage container is seen in front of the Bolshoy Ice Dome at Olympic Park in the Adler district of Sochi, Russia, Jan. 26, 2014.

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A view of the Sochi Medals Plaza and the Iceberg Skating Palace inside Olympic Park in the Adler district of Sochi, Russia, Jan. 26, 2014.

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A woman poses with the mascots of the Sochi 2014 Winter Games at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi, Russia, Jan. 26, 2014.

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A woman has her picture taken under the Olympic rings outside the Bolshoy Ice Dome at Olympic Park as preparations continue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Jan. 26, 2014.

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Apartment buildings are pictured next to the Sanki Center at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort in Krasnaya Polyana near Sochi, Russia, Jan. 26, 2014.

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Two men work on the inside of the Olympic cauldron as preparations continue at Olympic Park for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Jan. 28, 2014.

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A workman climbs up the roof of the Bolshoy Ice Dome as preparations continue at Olympic Park for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Jan. 28, 2014.

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A climber works on banners displaying the Olympic rings at Olympic Park as preparations continue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Jan. 29, 2014.

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Transceiver equipment for mobile communication is mounted on top of an artificial palm tree near a venue of the Sochi 2014 Winter Games Oct. 7, 2013.

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The Olympic flame is tested in its cauldron in front of the Bolshoy Ice Dome at Olympic Park as preparations continue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics Jan. 29, 2014.