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Subscribe to RSSRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who has just had a mountain in Kyrgyzstan named Putin Peak in his honor, took a trip to the ski slopes in Sochi today with President Dmitry Medvedev to inspect facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, watch Europa Cup races at the newly built Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, on Feb. 18. The 2014 Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi.