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Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee President Dmitry Chernyshenko, left, talks to a Russian fan during a tour of Olympic Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Ben Jary)

Sochi organizer: ‘We delivered what we promised’

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee President Dmitry Chernyshenko, left, talks to a Russian fan during a tour of Olympic Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Ben Jary)

SOCHI SCENE: ‘Russian fans have big hearts’

Associated Press

FILE - In this 1980 file photo, Soviet goalie Vladislav Tretiak allows a goal by the U.S. team in the first period of a medal-round hockey game at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Tretiak said the U.S. hockey team taught the Soviets a &quot;good lesson&quot; about respecting competitors by beating them in the 1980 Olympics. Tretiak, the three-time Olympic gold medalist, gave up two goals in the first period of the &quot;Miracle on Ice&quot; at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics and then was benched in what is widely regarded as the greatest upset in Olympic history. (AP Photo, File)

No chance Russia will look past the USA this time

By JIM LITKE - Associated Press

Russia's Alexander Ovechkin, left, checks Nate Thompson of team USA during the 2013 Ice Hockey IIHF World Championships Group B Quarterfinal match Russia vs USA in Helsinki, Finland on Thursday May 16, 2013. (AP Photo/LEHTIKUVA / Martti Kainulainen) FINLAND OUT

U.S.-Russia rivalry has cooled down since ‘Miracle’ days

By Jim Litke - Associated Press

Brown, dirty snow is piled up on the road to the finish area of the alpine ski venue at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Warm temperatures in the mountains was a factor in the cancellation of Women's downhill training on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Sochi chief: No need to use stored snow _ yet

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 clarify free-speech issue

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 back-track on free speech

By CHRIS LEHOURITES - Associated Press

A police officer checks the identification of a passerby in the central train station, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Sochi, Russia, home of the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Sochi chief: city is world’s ‘most secure venue’

By STEPHEN WILSON - Associated Press

Gold, left, silver, center, and bronze medals are displayed for journalists during a presentation of Sochi 2014 Olympic medals at the SportAccord International Convention in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, May 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

2014 Sochi Olympics medals unveiled

By Stephen Wilson - Associated Press

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)

One year out, Sochi gearing up for Winter Olympics spotlight

By Nataliya Vasilyeva - Associated Press