- Associated Press - Thursday, February 6, 2014

SOCHI, Russia (AP) - Sochi may not be completely ready for the Olympics, but apparently the Russian leader himself cleans up quite nicely.

Although Vladimir Putin cultivates his macho image with occasional bare-chested photos, that wasn’t the case when he stopped by the athletes’ village this week for a flag-raising ceremony. Goaltender Molly Schaus was among a handful of players on the U.S. women’s hockey team who met him.

How was he dressed? “World leader attire,” she said.

- Jimmy Golen - Twitter https://twitter.com/jgolen

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