President Vladimir Putin tested the
ski slopes at the Olympic host city of Sochi Friday as the Black Sea
resort counts down to the start of the Winter Games.
Putin skied a few runs at the Laura complex
for biathlon and cross-country skiing, located on the Psekhako Ridge in
Krasnaya Polyana, which will host the mountain competitions when the
Winter Olympics get under way on February 7.
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev skied with the president before the two men enjoyed a glass of mulled wine.
Presidential
press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Putin would inspect all the
Olympic facilities at Sochi’s mountain and coastal clusters during his
visit to the city, as well as reviewing preparations for the opening and
closing ceremonies of the Games.
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Putin would pay particular attention to buildings that are not quite finished yet, Peskov said.
The
Winter Olympics are the focus of intense international scrutiny and
security concerns following the double suicide-bomb attacks in
Volgograd, 400 miles away, this week that killed 34 people and injured
more than 60 others.
Russia's Putin to carry out total inspection of Olympic facilities.
Russian
President Vladimir Putin, who is in Sochi at the moment, intends to
carry out a total inspection of the readiness of Olympic facilities and
infrastructure for the upcoming Winter Games, Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s
spokesperson has said.
According to Peskov, all the
officials responsible for the organization of the Olympics led by Vice
Premier Dmitry Kozak are in Sochi now.
"In the coming
days, the President will take a closer look at all the facilities of all
the facilities of the Mountain and Coastal Clusters and check one more
time preparations for the Olympics and Paralympics’ opening ceremonies,"
the spokesperson added.
"Putin intends to attach
particular attention to the facilities which are still to be finished
rather than to those completely built and waiting for guests," he
specified.
Voice of Russia, RIA
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