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In this photo provided by Olympictorch2014.com, performers dressed in folk costumes dance during a welcome ceremony of the Olympic torch relay in Rostov-on-Don, a city about 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) south of Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. The 65,000-kilometer (40,389 mile) Sochi torch relay, which started on Oct. 7, is the longest in Olympic history. The torch has traveled to the North Pole on a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker and has even been flown into space. (AP Photo/Olympictorch2014.com)

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ALTERNATIVE CROP TO LON110 This photo taken on Friday Jan. 17, 2014, shows two toilets at the cross-country skiing and biathlon center for next monthÌs Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Although two toilets and only one stall like this are not common in Russia, social media users have responded by posting other pictures of toilets standing side by side. One said this was standard at Russian soccer stadiums. (AP Photo/Steve Rosenberg, BBC)

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This photo taken on Friday Jan. 17, 2014, shows two toilets at the cross-country skiing and biathlon center for next month’s Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Although two toilets and only one stall like this are not common in Russia, social media users have responded by posting other pictures of toilets standing side by side. One said this was standard at Russian soccer stadiums. (AP Photo/Steve Rosenberg, BBC)

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Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov (7), of Russia, clears the puck after a save by goaltender Tim Thomas (34) as Buffalo Sabres center Steve Ott (9) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Gary Wiepert)

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National Edition Opinion cover for January 22, 2014 - Olympic hopes for Russia with a happy face (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)

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From left, Jamaican bobsled team members Wayne Blackwood, Marvin Dixon and coach Wayne Thomas pose at the MorningStar Veggie Burger Bar in Park City, Utah, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, as the team, bound for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, arrives at the Sundance Film Festival to raise funds for travel and equipment for their Olympic quest. (AP Photo/Nekesa Mumbi Moody)