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Gold medal winner Sage Kotsenburg, of the United States, holds up his medal during the medal ceremony for the Snowboard Men's Slopestyle competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

SOCHI SCENE: Bubbly Bach

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Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen leaves the shooting range during the men's biathlon 10k sprint, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen won the gold. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Grim talk turns to gold for now at Olympics

By FRED LIEF - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, talks with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, right, in the presidential lounge following the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool)

SOCHI SCENE: Bach jabs at Bush

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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, second from right, and his wife Claudia, second from left, pose with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, left, and former British athlete and chairman of the London 2012 Olympic committee Sebastian Coe before the IOC President's Gala Dinner on the eve of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Andrej Isakovic, Pool)

IOC president: ‘It’s time it finally starts’

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, is presented with an Olympic torch by International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, right, after Ban addressed the IOC's general assembly ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. It was the first time a U.N. secretary-general delivered a keynote address to the IOC's general assembly. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

IOC: Rio needs ‘constant supervision’ for 2016

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee member Princess Anne of Great Britain, left, greets Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, IOC President Thomas Bach, second from right, and Sochi 2014 Olympics President Dmitry Chernyshenko, left, at an event welcoming IOC members ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool)

IOC debates changes to Olympic bidding process

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach signs the Olympic truce wall during a ceremony in the Coastal Cluster Olympic Village at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Bach pays tribute to Volgograd bombing victims

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, greets International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach at an event welcoming IOC members ahead of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics at the Rus Hotel, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Bach slams politicians over Sochi Olympics

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin pets a snow leopard cub at the snow leopard sanctuary in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Putin checked in Tuesday at a preserve for endangered snow leopards and visited a group of cubs born last summer in the mountains above the growing torrent of activity in Sochi for the Winter Games. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

Putin strokes leopard, wins IOC support

By STEVEN R. HURST and STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speaks during a press conference at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Bach: ‘I am still assured’ of security in Sochi

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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, center right, arrives at Sochi International Airport prior to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. The Olympic games will run from Feb. 7-23. (AP Photo/Matthew Stockman, Pool)

New IOC president faces challenging 1st games

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

Russian security personnel wait for deployment in the Olympic Park as security measures continue to be implemented for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

IOC to review Sochi’s final preparations, security

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

FILE - This is a Tuesday Sept. 25, 2012 file photo of Sochi 2014 Olympics President and CEO Dmitry Chernyshenko as he speaks to the Associated Press in Moscow. Chernyshenko the chief organizer of the Sochi Olympics says the Russian city is the ``most secure venue on the planet’’ and promises the tight security measures will not detract from the atmosphere of the games. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

Sochi organizers back-track on free speech

By CHRIS LEHOURITES - Associated Press

FILE - This is a Tuesday Sept. 25, 2012 file photo of Sochi 2014 Olympics President and CEO Dmitry Chernyshenko as he speaks to the Associated Press in Moscow. Chernyshenko the chief organizer of the Sochi Olympics says the Russian city is the ``most secure venue on the planet’’ and promises the tight security measures will not detract from the atmosphere of the games. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

Sochi organizers clarify free-speech issue

By CHRIS LEHOURITES - Associated Press

New hope to add 3-on-3 basketball at Rio Olympics

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Security personnel walk with their dogs outside Fisht Olympic Stadium at the 2014 Winter Olympics Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. The Olympics begin Feb. 7th. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Bach backs Russia on security for Sochi Olympics

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach kicks a soccer ball during a visit to Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. The city of Rio de Janeiro will host the Olympics in 2016. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Bach again reminds ‘no day to lose’ to ready Rio

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, left, speaks with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff during a meeting at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014. The city of Rio de Janeiro will host the Olympics in 2016. (AP Photo/Joel Rodrigues)

Bach expresses ‘full confidence’ in Rio Olympics

By MARCO SIBAJA - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (left) exit a commuter train at the newly built Adler railway station at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, in southern Russia, on Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. Making his first trip to Sochi since being elected head of the IOC last month, Mr. Bach met Monday with Mr. Putin to inspect the host city and told the Russian leader he was deeply impressed with the amount of work the nation has done for the Feb. 7-23 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Russian President Vladimir Putin vows open-arm embrace of gays at Olympics

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times