Russia Olympics preparations

Russian President Vladimir Putin kicked off the one-year countdown to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games at the Black Sea resort of Sochi. The Kremlin leader used his visit to lambaste  contractors running behind schedule and racking up massive budget overruns.
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( Natalia Kolesnikova / AFP/Getty Images / February 9, 2013 )

Russian President Vladimir Putin kicked off the one-year countdown to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games at the Black Sea resort of Sochi. The Kremlin leader used his visit to lambaste contractors running behind schedule and racking up massive budget overruns.

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