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Bildnummer: 13077077 Datum: 20.03.2013 Copyright: imago/Golovanov + Kivrin Bolshoy Ice Dome. ; Eishockey Sportstatte Vorschau OS Winter Sotchi Halle Totale Olympia OS Winter Winterspiele xcb x2x 2013 quer o00 RUS 2014 o0 Abend Image number 13077077 date 20 03 2013 Copyright imago Golovanov + Kivrin Ice Dome Ice hockey venues Preview OS Winter Sotchi Hall long shot Olympia OS Winter Winter Games x2x 2013 horizontal o00 RUS 2014 o0 Evening
Bildnummer: 13082361 Datum: 21.03.2013 Copyright: imago/Golovanov + Kivrin Bolshoy Ice Dome.; Eisshockey WM Sotchi xcb x2x 2013 quer o0 Halle Architektur Sportstatte Rus Vorschau OS 2014 Winter Image number 13082361 date 21 03 2013 Copyright imago Golovanov + Kivrin Ice Dome World Cup Sotchi x2x 2013 horizontal o0 Hall Architecture venues RUS Preview OS 2014 Winter
A picture taken on March 13, 2013 shows a view of the Bolshoi Ice Palace construction site at the Olympic Park in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. State overspending on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics amounts to more than half a billion dollars while the government has failed to provide a lasting legacy for sporting venues, according to an official audit report. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
Internation Wheelchair Curling teams take part in a test event at the Olympic Curling Centre in Adler, Russia on February 21, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work continues as tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
Internation Wheelchair Curling teams take part in a test event at the Olympic Curling Centre in Adler, Russia on February 21, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work continues as tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
Internation Wheelchair Curling teams take part in a test event at the Olympic Curling Centre in Adler, Russia on February 21, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work continues as tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
A general view of the Bolshoi Ice Palace ice hockey venue in the Olympic Park in Adler, Russia on February 21, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work continues as tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
A general view of the Iceberg figure-skating and short-track venue arena in the Olympic Park in Adler, Russia on February 21, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work continues as tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
Photo shows a general view of the Bolshoi Ice Palace ice hockey venue at the Olympic Park in Adler, Russia on February 21, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work continues as test events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
The Central Stadium is visible in the distance as a construction worker climbs up the structural framework of the Bolshoi Ice Palace in the Olympic Park in Adler, Russia on February 21, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work continues as tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
Bildnummer: 12850616 Datum: 20.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures OLYMPIA - Olympischen Winterspiele 2014, Vorberichte SOTSCHI,RUSSLAND,20.FEB.13 - OLYMPIA - Vorschau auf die Olympischen Winterspiele 2014 in Sotschi. Bild zeigt den Bolshoy Ice Dome. Keywords: Stadion, Bolshoi. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE ; x2x xkg 2013 quer Aufmacher premiumd Image number 12850616 date 20 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Olympia Olympic Winter Games 2014 Preliminary reports Sochi Russia 20 Feb 13 Olympia Preview on The Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi Picture shows the Ice Dome Keywords Stadium x2x xkg 2013 horizontal Highlight premiumd
Bildnummer: 12850621 Datum: 20.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures OLYMPIA - Olympischen Winterspiele 2014, Vorberichte SOTSCHI,RUSSLAND,20.FEB.13 - OLYMPIA - Vorschau auf die Olympischen Winterspiele 2014 in Sotschi. Bild zeigt das Fisht Olympic Stadium. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE ; x2x xkg 2013 quer Aufmacher premiumd Image number 12850621 date 20 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Olympia Olympic Winter Games 2014 Preliminary reports Sochi Russia 20 Feb 13 Olympia Preview on The Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi Picture shows the Olympic Stage x2x xkg 2013 horizontal Highlight premiumd
Bildnummer: 12850361 Datum: 20.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures OLYMPIA - Olympischen Winterspiele 2014, Vorberichte SOTSCHI,RUSSLAND,20.FEB.13 - OLYMPIA - Vorschau auf die Olympischen Winterspiele 2014 in Sotschi. Bild zeigt den Bolshoy Ice Dome. Keywords: Stadion, Bolshoi. Shayba Arena., Maly Ice Palace. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE ; Olympia OS Winter Sportstatte Vorschau Totale xcb x0x 2013 quer Image number 12850361 date 20 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Olympia Olympic Winter Games 2014 Preliminary reports Sochi Russia 20 Feb 13 Olympia Preview on The Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi Picture shows the Ice Dome Keywords Stadium Arena Maly Ice Palace Olympia OS Winter venues Preview long shot x0x 2013 horizontal
Bildnummer: 12850363 Datum: 20.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures OLYMPIA - Olympischen Winterspiele 2014, Vorberichte SOTSCHI,RUSSLAND,20.FEB.13 - OLYMPIA - Vorschau auf die Olympischen Winterspiele 2014 in Sotschi. Bild zeigt Iceberg Skating Palace. Keywords: Stadion. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE ; Olympia OS Winter Sportstatte Vorschau Totale xcb x0x 2013 quer Image number 12850363 date 20 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Olympia Olympic Winter Games 2014 Preliminary reports Sochi Russia 20 Feb 13 Olympia Preview on The Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi Picture shows Iceberg Skating Palace Keywords Stadium Olympia OS Winter venues Preview long shot x0x 2013 horizontal
Bildnummer: 12850596 Datum: 20.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures OLYMPIA - Olympischen Winterspiele 2014, Vorberichte SOTSCHI,RUSSLAND,20.FEB.13 - OLYMPIA - Vorschau auf die Olympischen Winterspiele 2014 in Sotschi. Bild zeigt den Ice Cube. Keywords: Stadion, Curling Center. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE ; x2x xkg 2013 quer o0 Sportstatte Totale Curling Halle Image number 12850596 date 20 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Olympia Olympic Winter Games 2014 Preliminary reports Sochi Russia 20 Feb 13 Olympia Preview on The Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi Picture shows the Ice Cube Keywords Stadium Curling Center x2x xkg 2013 horizontal o0 venues long shot Curling Hall
Gravestones in a cemetery are pictured in the foreground as construction teams work on a new section of the Olympic road near Krasnaya Polyana, on February 18, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work and development continues as Olympic tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
Construction teams work on a new section of the Olympic road near Krasnaya Polyana, on February 18, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work and development continues as Olympic tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
Construction teams work on the Fisht Olympic Stadium in the Adler district of Sochi in Russia on February 18, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work and development continues as Olympic tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
A woman walks past the official Olympic clock in Adler, a district of Sochi, Russia, on February 18, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work and development continues as Olympic tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
The Bolshoy Ice Dome (top right) is seen beyond the partially-completed buildings of the athletes village in the Sochi district of Adler, on February 18, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work and development continues as Olympic tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
The Bolshoy Ice Dome is seen beyond the partially-completed buildings of the athletes village in the Sochi district of Adler, on February 18, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work and development continues as Olympic tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
Construction teams work on the Fisht Olympic Stadium in the Adler district of Sochi in Russia on February 18, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work and development continues as Olympic tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
The Fisht Olympic Stadium is seen through the window of a derelict house in the Adler district of Sochi, Russia, on February 18, 2013. With a year to go until the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, construction work and development continues as Olympic tests events and World Championship competitions are underway. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL
Bildnummer: 12810775 Datum: 15.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures SOTSCHI, RUSSLAND, 15.FEB.13 - DIVERS, SKELETON - FIBT Weltcup, Sliding Center Sanki - Bild zeigt das Zielhaus. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE; WC Weltcup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 quer o0 Sportstatte, Totale, Rodelbahn, Bobbahn, Eiskanal, Image number 12810775 date 15 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Sochi Russia 15 Feb 13 Divers Skeleton FIBT World Cup Sliding Center Picture shows the Target house WC World Cup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 horizontal o0 venues long shot Toboggan run Bob run Eiskanal
Bildnummer: 12810777 Datum: 15.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures SOTSCHI, RUSSLAND, 15.FEB.13 - DIVERS, SKELETON - FIBT Weltcup, Sliding Center Sanki - Bild zeigt das Ziehlhaus. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE; WC Weltcup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 quer o0 Sportstatte, Totale, Rodelbahn, Bobbahn, Eiskanal, Image number 12810777 date 15 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Sochi Russia 15 Feb 13 Divers Skeleton FIBT World Cup Sliding Center Picture shows the WC World Cup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 horizontal o0 venues long shot Toboggan run Bob run Eiskanal
Bildnummer: 12810780 Datum: 15.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures SOTSCHI, RUSSLAND, 15.FEB.13 - DIVERS, SKELETON - FIBT Weltcup, Sliding Center Sanki - Bild zeigt eine Uebersicht der Strecke, Fahnen und einen Berg. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE; WC Weltcup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 quer o0 Sportstatte, Totale, Rodelbahn, Bobbahn, Eiskanal, Vorschau OS Spiele Winter Winterspiele 2013 Image number 12810780 date 15 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Sochi Russia 15 Feb 13 Divers Skeleton FIBT World Cup Sliding Center Picture shows a REVIEW the Route Flags and a mountain WC World Cup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 horizontal o0 venues long shot Toboggan run Bob run Eiskanal Preview OS Games Winter Winter Games 2013
Bildnummer: 12810783 Datum: 15.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures SOTSCHI, RUSSLAND, 15.FEB.13 - DIVERS, SKELETON - FIBT Weltcup, Sliding Center Sanki - Bild zeigt das Starthaus der Damen. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE; WC Weltcup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 quer o0 Sportstatte, Totale, Rodelbahn, Bobbahn, Eiskanal, Vorschau OS Spiele Winter Winterspiele 2013 Image number 12810783 date 15 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Sochi Russia 15 Feb 13 Divers Skeleton FIBT World Cup Sliding Center Picture shows the Start building the women WC World Cup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 horizontal o0 venues long shot Toboggan run Bob run Eiskanal Preview OS Games Winter Winter Games 2013
Bildnummer: 12810785 Datum: 15.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures SOTSCHI, RUSSLAND, 15.FEB.13 - DIVERS, SKELETON - FIBT Weltcup, Sliding Center Sanki - Bild zeigt eine Uebersicht der Strecke. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE; WC Weltcup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 quer o0 Sportstatte, Totale, Rodelbahn, Bobbahn, Eiskanal, Image number 12810785 date 15 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Sochi Russia 15 Feb 13 Divers Skeleton FIBT World Cup Sliding Center Picture shows a REVIEW the Route WC World Cup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 horizontal o0 venues long shot Toboggan run Bob run Eiskanal
Bildnummer: 12810804 Datum: 15.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures SOTSCHI, RUSSLAND, 15.FEB.13 - DIVERS, SKELETON - FIBT Weltcup, Sliding Center Sanki - Bild zeigt das Starthaus der Damen. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE; WC Weltcup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 quer premiumd o0 Sportstatte, Totale, Rodelbahn, Bobbahn, Eiskanal, Vorschau OS Spiele Winter Winterspiele 2013 Image number 12810804 date 15 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Sochi Russia 15 Feb 13 Divers Skeleton FIBT World Cup Sliding Center Picture shows the Start building the women WC World Cup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 horizontal premiumd o0 venues long shot Toboggan run Bob run Eiskanal Preview OS Games Winter Winter Games 2013
Bildnummer: 12703637 Datum: 03.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures SKI NORDISCH - FIS WC Sotschi KRASNAJA POLJANA,RUSSLAND,03.FEB.13 - SKI NORDISCH, NORDISCHE KOMBINATION, SKISPRINGEN - FIS Weltcup, Teambewerb. Bild zeigt ein mit der Anlaufspur. Keywords: Vorschau auf die Olympischen Winterspiele 2014 in Sotschi, RusSki Gorki Jumping Center, Esto-Sadok. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE; WC Weltcup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 quer premiumd o0 Sportstatte Totale Schanze Sprungschanze Image number 12703637 date 03 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Ski Nordic FIS WC Sochi Krasnaya Poljana Russia 03 Feb 13 Ski Nordic Nordic Combination Ski jumping FIS World Cup Team competition Picture shows a with the Focal track Keywords Preview on The Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi Gorky Jumping Center Esto Sadok WC World Cup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 horizontal premiumd o0 venues long shot Hill Ski jump
Bildnummer: 12704341 Datum: 03.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures SKI NORDISCH - FIS WC Sotschi KRASNAJA POLJANA,RUSSLAND,03.FEB.13 - SKI NORDISCH, NORDISCHE KOMBINATION, SKISPRINGEN - FIS Weltcup, Teambewerb. Bild zeigt mit der Anlaufspur. Keywords: Vorschau auf die Olympischen Winterspiele 2014 in Sotschi, RusSki Gorki Jumping Center, Esto-Sadok. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE; WC Weltcup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 quer Aufmacher premiumd o0 Sportstatte Totale Schanze Skischanze Image number 12704341 date 03 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Ski Nordic FIS WC Sochi Krasnaya Poljana Russia 03 Feb 13 Ski Nordic Nordic Combination Ski jumping FIS World Cup Team competition Picture shows with the Focal track Keywords Preview on The Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi Gorky Jumping Center Esto Sadok WC World Cup 2012 2013 xns x1x 2013 horizontal Highlight premiumd o0 venues long shot Hill Ski Jump
SOCHI, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2013, shows the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, with the sun setting in the Black Sea. At left in the background is the main stadium under construction, and at right in the background is the main venue for ice hockey games. The Sochi Winter Olympics will begin Feb. 7, 2014. (Kyodo)
A clock shows the day countdown to the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, late Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. With the Winter Olympics a year away, IOC President Jacques Rogge praised Sochi organizers on Wednesday and defended the $51 billion price tag. (AP Photo/Artur Lebedev)
In this photo taken on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, a hotel under construction in Krasnaya Polyana, mountain Olympic cluster, 60 kilometers East from Sochi, Russia. One year from now Russia will be hosting the Winter Olympics at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, and these Games are being built with the hands of thousands migrant workers who are doing all the grunt work that Russians find too low-paid and physically demanding. In a hope to escape their impoverished countries and provide for their families, Central Asian migrants flock to Russia to live in crowded quarters and work long hours. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
In this photo taken on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, a hotel under construction in Krasnaya Polyana, mountain Olympic cluster, 60 kilometers East from Sochi, Russia. One year from now Russia will be hosting the Winter Olympics at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, and these Games are being built with the hands of thousands migrant workers who are doing all the grunt work that Russians find too low-paid and physically demanding. In a hope to escape their impoverished countries and provide for their families, Central Asian migrants flock to Russia to live in crowded quarters and work long hours. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
In this photo taken on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, hotels are under construction in Krasnaya Polyana, mountain Olympic cluster, 60 kilometers East from Sochi, Russia. One year from now Russia will be hosting the Winter Olympics at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, and these Games are being built with the hands of thousands migrant workers who are doing all the grunt work that Russians find too low-paid and physically demanding. In a hope to escape their impoverished countries and provide for their families, Central Asian migrants flock to Russia to live in crowded quarters and work long hours. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
The main stadium (L) and the main venue for icy hockey games (R) are seen under construction in the background at the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 6, 2013, one year to go before the Sochi Winter Olympics games is sechedkuled to start on Feb, 7, 2014. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
The main stadium (L) and the main venue for icy hockey games (R) are seen under construction in the background at the Olympic Park, facing the Black Sea in Sochi, Russia on Feb. 6, 2013, one year to go before The Sochi Winter Olympics is scheduled to start on Feb. 7, 2013. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) listens to the head of the Sochi 2014 Olympic preparatory commission Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak as they visit the "RusSki Gorki" Jumping Center at the Krasnaya Polyana resort near the Black Sea city of Sochi, on February 6, 2013. The complex is expected to host ski jumping and Nordic combined competitions during Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games next February, according to organizers. AFP PHOTO / POOL/ SERGEI KARPUKHIN
A general view of the "RusSki Gorki" Jumping Center at the Krasnaya Polyana resort near the Black Sea city of Sochi, on February 6, 2013. The complex is expected to host ski jumping and Nordic combined competitions during Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games next February, according to organizers. AFP PHOTO / POOL/ SERGEI KARPUKHIN
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 22, 2013, shows a view of the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 22, 2013, shows a view of the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 22, 2013, shows a general view of "Iceberg" Skating Palace construction site in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 22, 2013, shows a general view of the Bolshoi Ice Palace construction site in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 22, 2013, shows a general view of the construction site of "Fisht" Olympic Stadium in the Imereti Valley in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows a view of the construction site of "Fisht" Olympic Stadium in the Imereti Valley in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows a general view of the Bolshoi Ice Palace construction site in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows a general view of Speed Skating Stadium construction site in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows a general view of the Bolshoi Ice Palace construction site at the Olympic Park in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows an inside view of the Bolshoi Ice Palace construction site at the Olympic Park in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows a view of a construction site in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows a view of the construction site of "Fisht" Olympic Stadium in the Imereti Valley in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows an inside view of the Bolshoi Ice Palace construction site at the Olympic Park in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 24, 2013, shows a view of the new railway station "Esto-Sadok", between Adler and Krasnaya Polyana Olympic venues in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 24, 2013, shows a view of the new railway station "Esto-Sadok", between Adler and Krasnaya Polyana Olympic venues in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 24, 2013, shows an inside view of the new railway station "Esto-Sadok", between Adler and Krasnaya Polyana Olympic venues in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows a railway and the construction site of the work on the Media Village for 22nd Winter Olympic Games in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 24, 2013, shows a view of the new hotel constructed near railway station "Esto-Sadok", between Adler and Krasnaya Polyana Olympic venues in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 22, 2013, shows a general view of "Iceberg" Skating Palace construction site in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 22, 2013, shows a general view of the Bolshoi Ice Palace construction site in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 22, 2013, shows a general view of the construction site of "Fisht" Olympic Stadium in the Imereti Valley in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows a view of the construction site of "Fisht" Olympic Stadium in the Imereti Valley in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows a general view of Speed Skating Stadium construction site in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows a general view of the Bolshoi Ice Palace construction site at the Olympic Park in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows an inside view of the Bolshoi Ice Palace construction site at the Olympic Park in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows a view of the construction site of "Fisht" Olympic Stadium in the Imereti Valley in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
TO GO WITH AFP STORYBY BENOIT FINCK A picture taken on January 23, 2013, shows an inside view of the Bolshoi Ice Palace construction site at the Olympic Park in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi. One year before Russia kicks off the 22nd Winter Olympic Games on February 7, 2014, its host city Sochi is one of the world's biggest construction sites, with works proceeding on schedule but declared a disaster by environmentalists. AFP PHOTO / MIKHAIL MORDASOV
FOR STORY RUSSIA SOCHI YEAR TO GO - In this photo dated Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, an aerial view of the Olympic Park as construction works continue in the lead up to the upcoming winter games in Sochi, Russia. With just one year till the opening ceremony of the winter Olympic 2014 Sochi Games, the Black Sea resort of Sochi is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometers (30 miles) up into the mountains, with no escape from the clang and clatter of the construction works, the drilling, jack-hammering and mixing of cement. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
FOR STORY RUSSIA SOCHI YEAR TO GO - In this photo dated Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, The inside view of the Adler-arena speed skating venue at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, with just one year till the opening ceremony of the winter Olympic 2014 Sochi Games. The Black Sea resort of Sochi is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometers (30 miles) up into the mountains, with no escape from the clang and clatter of the construction works, the drilling, jack-hammering and mixing of cement. (AP Photo/Igor Yakunin)
FOR STORY RUSSIA SOCHI YEAR TO GO - In this photo dated Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, The Olympic stadium is seen under construction at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, with just one year till the opening ceremony of the winter Olympic 2014 Sochi Games. The Black Sea resort of Sochi is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometers (30 miles) up into the mountains, with no escape from the clang and clatter of the construction works, the drilling, jack-hammering and mixing of cement. (AP Photo/Igor Yakunin)
FOR STORY RUSSIA SOCHI YEAR TO GO - In this photo dated Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011, people enjoy snow at a ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia. With just one year till the opening ceremony of the winter Olympic 2014 Sochi Games, the Black Sea resort of Sochi is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometers (30 miles) up into the mountains, with no escape from the clang and clatter of the construction works, the drilling, jack-hammering and mixing of cement. (AP Photo/Igor Yakunin)
FOR STORY RUSSIA SOCHI YEAR TO GO - In this photo dated Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, The main Olympic stadium is seen under construction at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, with just one year till the opening ceremony of the winter Olympic 2014 Sochi Games. The Black Sea resort of Sochi is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometers (30 miles) up into the mountains, with no escape from the clang and clatter of the construction works, the drilling, jack-hammering and mixing of cement. (AP Photo/Igor Yakunin)
FOR STORY RUSSIA SOCHI YEAR TO GO - In this photo dated Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, the outside view of the Bolshoy ice dome, main ice hockey arena, at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi The Olympic stadium is seen under construction at the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, with just one year till the opening ceremony of the winter Olympic 2014 Sochi Games. The Black Sea resort of Sochi is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometers (30 miles) up into the mountains, with no escape from the clang and clatter of the construction works, the drilling, jack-hammering and mixing of cement. (AP Photo/Igor Yakunin)
FOR STORY RUSSIA SOCHI YEAR TO GO - In this photo dated Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, showing part of the ski resort constructions in Krasnaya Polyana near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, with just one year till the opening ceremony of the winter Olympic 2014 Sochi Games. The Black Sea resort of Sochi is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometers (30 miles) up into the mountains, with no escape from the clang and clatter of the construction works, the drilling, jack-hammering and mixing of cement. (AP Photo/Igor Yakunin)
FOR STORY RUSSIA SOCHI YEAR TO GO - In this photo dated Sunday, Feb. 3, 2013, the sun shines over the ski stadium during the FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Sochi, Russia. With just one year till the opening ceremony of the winter Olympic 2014 Sochi Games, the Black Sea resort is still a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometers (30 miles) up into the mountains, with no escape from the clang and clatter of the construction works, the drilling, jack-hammering and mixing of cement. (AP Photo/Igor Yakunin)
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Bildnummer: 12693444 Datum: 02.02.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures SKI NORDISCH - FIS WC Sotschi KRASNAJA POLJANA,RUSSLAND,02.FEB.13 - SKI NORDISCH, SKISPRINGEN - FIS Weltcup. Bild zeigt das RusSki Gorki Jumping Center. Keywords: Vorschau auf die Olympischen Winterspiele 2014 in Sotschi, Esto-Sadok. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE ; OS Spiele Winter Winterspiele Vorschau Sportstatte xsp x1x 2013 hoch o0 Totale Baustelle Piste Image number 12693444 date 02 02 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Ski Nordic FIS WC Sochi Krasnaya Poljana Russia 02 Feb 13 Ski Nordic Ski jumping FIS World Cup Picture shows the Gorky Jumping Center Keywords Preview on The Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi Esto Sadok OS Games Winter Winter Games Preview venues x1x 2013 vertical o0 long shot bulding site Slopes
Bildnummer: 12685785 Datum: 31.01.2013 Copyright: imago/GEPA pictures SKI NORDISCH - FIS WC Sotschi, Vorberichte KRASNAJA POLJANA,RUSSLAND,31.JAN.13 - SKI NORDISCH, BIATHLON - FIS Weltcup, Vorberichte. Bild zeigt den Schiessstand im Biathlonstadion. Keywords: Vorschau auf die Olympischen Winterspiele 2014 in Sotschi, Laura Center, Khrebet Psekhako. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxAUTxSUIxITAxSWE ; x1x xkg 2013 quer o0 Sportstatte Stadion Totale Image number 12685785 date 31 01 2013 Copyright imago GEPA Pictures Ski Nordic FIS WC Sochi Preliminary reports Krasnaya Poljana Russia 31 Jan 13 Ski Nordic Biathlon FIS World Cup Preliminary reports Picture shows the Shooting in Biathlon stadium Keywords Preview on The Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi Laura Center x1x xkg 2013 horizontal o0 venues Stadium long shot
