Russia, Athletes Get Ready for Olympics
![Hidenari Kanayama of Japan completes a training run in the men's luge singles ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/65dcf4c6-d33d-4d65-ac9b-8e0c44230403_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hidenari Kanayama of Japan completes a training run in the men's luge singles ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.
![Canadian short track speed skaters and brothers Charles and Francois Hamelin watch a replay of their training on an iPad at the Iceberg Skating Palace, Feb. 4, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/31998267-f1a3-48b3-827d-2c7168df911c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Canadian short track speed skaters and brothers Charles and Francois Hamelin watch a replay of their training on an iPad at the Iceberg Skating Palace, Feb. 4, 2014.
![A Russian security forces K-9 officer patrols with his dog near the finish area of the Alpine ski course ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6fe856a3-82d7-4870-b27a-e29d7c4df3b5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A Russian security forces K-9 officer patrols with his dog near the finish area of the Alpine ski course ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.
![Rosa village is seen from a gondola prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/12f3e8af-98a1-41c8-b4e5-5d17049e3a5b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rosa village is seen from a gondola prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.
![Olympic workers ski through a tunnel on the way to the Alpine ski course ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a299cacf-d4f6-44f8-87b2-a9fa77af5537_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Olympic workers ski through a tunnel on the way to the Alpine ski course ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.
![A competitor takes a jump past a giant matryoshka doll during a Snowboard Slopestyle training session at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b04bca51-1812-4484-ba62-d462d1399f2d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A competitor takes a jump past a giant matryoshka doll during a Snowboard Slopestyle training session at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.
![U.S. snowboarder Ryan Stassel takes air off a jump during slopestyle snowboard training at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/37a7a357-6b19-4663-af77-4c76daae4fb4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. snowboarder Ryan Stassel takes air off a jump during slopestyle snowboard training at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.
![Speed skaters from the Netherlands train at the Adler Arena Skating Center ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Feb. 4, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f0ef6f51-d18f-4e6f-9fa3-c911ea4364c1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Speed skaters from the Netherlands train at the Adler Arena Skating Center ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Feb. 4, 2014.
![Players from the Swedish women's national ice hockey team take part in a training session at the Shayba Arena in preparation for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9a9bf50b-c7d2-40b9-a6c0-f3f93f3d0bf1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Players from the Swedish women's national ice hockey team take part in a training session at the Shayba Arena in preparation for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.
![An Olympic worker overlooks the Caucasus Mountains from the Alpine ski course ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/5e75b38a-ef74-4705-a157-b6ffdb3f496f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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An Olympic worker overlooks the Caucasus Mountains from the Alpine ski course ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 4, 2014.