• Biathletes train at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Centre in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Felipe Dana / AP Photo
    Biathletes train at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Centre in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Felipe Dana / AP Photo
  • Olympic rings seen at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Sochi in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Michael Kappeler / EPA
    Olympic rings seen at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort near Sochi in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Michael Kappeler / EPA
  • Biathletes train at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Centre in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Felipe Dana / AP Photo
    Biathletes train at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Centre in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Felipe Dana / AP Photo
  • Speed Skaters train during a practice session at the Adler Arena for the Sochi Olympic Games. Vincent Jannink / EPA
    Speed Skaters train during a practice session at the Adler Arena for the Sochi Olympic Games. Vincent Jannink / EPA
  • Speed skater Ayaka Kikuchi of Japan skates during a training session ahead at the Adler Arena Skating Centre. Quinn Rooney / Getty Images
    Speed skater Ayaka Kikuchi of Japan skates during a training session ahead at the Adler Arena Skating Centre. Quinn Rooney / Getty Images
  • An official prepares a jump on the slopestyle snowboard course during a break in practice in Rosa Khutor. Dylan Martinez / Reuters
    An official prepares a jump on the slopestyle snowboard course during a break in practice in Rosa Khutor. Dylan Martinez / Reuters
  • A man takes a picture of the Sanki Sliding Centre, the venue for bobsleigh, skeleton and luge events at Sochi Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo
    A man takes a picture of the Sanki Sliding Centre, the venue for bobsleigh, skeleton and luge events at Sochi Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Natacha Pisarenko / AP Photo
  • Snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg of the United States goes off a jump during slopestyle training. Lucas Jackson / Reuters
    Snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg of the United States goes off a jump during slopestyle training. Lucas Jackson / Reuters
  • Snowboarders sail off jumps during snowboard slopestyle training in Rosa Khutor, Sochi. Mike Blake / Reuters
    Snowboarders sail off jumps during snowboard slopestyle training in Rosa Khutor, Sochi. Mike Blake / Reuters
  • Finland’s cross-country skiers take part in a training session at the Laura cross-country and biathlon centre in Rosa Khutor. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters
    Finland’s cross-country skiers take part in a training session at the Laura cross-country and biathlon centre in Rosa Khutor. Stefan Wermuth / Reuters
  • A volunteer soaks in the atmosphere at the Sochi Winter Olympics in the finish area of the Alpine Skiing events in Rosa Khutor. Mike Segar / Reuters
    A volunteer soaks in the atmosphere at the Sochi Winter Olympics in the finish area of the Alpine Skiing events in Rosa Khutor. Mike Segar / Reuters

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In Pictures: Counting down to Winter Olympics in Sochi

Jake Badger

February 03, 2014

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