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A man walks through the Mountain Olympic Village in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, prior to the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. The opening ceremony for the games is Feb. 7, and the competition will run until Feb. 23. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Two people stand on a bridge with the Olympic rings in the foreground at sunset ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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A biathlete trains during sunset at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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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, Pool)
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Russian speed skaters train at the Adler Arena Skating Center during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Narumi Takahashi and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan practice at the figure skating practice rink ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
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Speedskater Shani Davis of the U.S. trains at the Adler Arena Skating Center ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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A worker is dwarfed against the sky as he stands at the top of the Olympic cauldron ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)
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Canada's moguls skier Mikael Kingsbury flies over a jump during freestyle skiing training run at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyna, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)
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A gay rights activist holds a banner in front of a large clock showing the number of days left until the start of the Olympic games as police officers approach, left, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Russian gay rights activists protested the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi. Two activists unfurled banners reading “Berlin 1936 = Sochi 2014,” referring to the Olympic Games that were held in the capital of Nazi Germany. One-man pickets are legal in Russia and the two activists holding signs were spaced far enough apart that neither was arrested. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva)
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A gay rights activist holds a banner in front of a large clock showing the number of days left until the start of the Olympic games as a police officer approaches, left, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Russian gay rights activists protested the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi. Two activists unfurled banners reading “Berlin 1936 = Sochi 2014,” referring to the Olympic Games that were held in the capital of Nazi Germany. One-man pickets are legal in Russia and the two activists holding signs were spaced far enough apart that neither was arrested. (AP Photo/Elena Ignatyeva)
