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Newly elected Indian Olympic Association President Narayna Ramachandran, left, and members of the Indian Olympic team, alpine skier Thakur Himanshu, second left, and luger Shiva Keshavan, center, listen to the Indian national anthem during a welcome ceremony at the Mountain Olympic Village on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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The two-man team from Jamaica JAM-1, piloted by Winston Watts, start a run during a training session for the men's two-man bobsled at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

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Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States reacts after winning the small final of the women's snowboard cross at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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Evgeni Plushenko of Russia leaves the ice after pulling out of the men's short program figure skating competition due to illness at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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Evgeni Plushenko of Russia leaves the ice after pulling out of the men's short program figure skating competition due to illness at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Austria goaltender Mathias Lange snags a shot by Norway in the thirdperiod of a men's ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez )

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Austria goaltender Mathias Lange snags a shot by Norway in the thirdperiod of a men's ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez )

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Fireworks go off over the Black Sea as the public gathers at a 2014 Winter Olympics Live Site which broadcasts televised coverage on giant monitors, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in central Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Olga, right, and Oleg Khrushcheva, visiting from Moscow, sit for a fish pedicure at a foot spa on the promenade along the Black Sea, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in central Sochi, Russia, home of the 2014 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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A bar on the promenade along the Black Sea advertises a drink special, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in central Sochi, Russia, home of the 2014 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Patrons sit out at a restaurant along the seaport on the Black Sea, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in central Sochi, Russia, home of the 2014 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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A police officer patrols next to a 2014 Winter Olympics Live Site broadcasting Olympic coverage on a giant monitor for the public, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in central Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Pedestrians pass a sign reading "Sochi 2014," Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in central Sochi, Russia, home of the 2014 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Goalkeeper Noora Raty of Finland blocks a shot on goal during the 2014 Winter Olympics women's ice hockey game against Germany at Shayba Arena, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

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Goalkeeper Jennifer Harss of Germany looks back into the net after Jenni Hiirikoski of Finland scored in the first period of a women's ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum AP Pool Pool)

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Linda Valimaki of Finland and Lisa Christine Schuster of Germany battle up against the boards during the 2014 Winter Olympics women's ice hockey game at Shayba Arena, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Karolina Rantamaki of Finland shots past Goalkeeper Jennifer Harss of Germany during the 2014 Winter Olympics women's ice hockey game at Shayba Arena, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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A guest sits on a bench in the outdoor sauna area at the British Banya bathhouse, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The banya is an institution in Russia, where bathhouse traditions date back for centuries. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Olga Gharkova, right, and Svetlana Fedorenko sit in a tea room at the British Banya bathhouse, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. The banya is an institution in Russia. Businessmen make deals there, romantic comedies are set in the banya. Russians even have a specific greeting for each other as they emerge from the steam room: "Happy light steam!" (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Olga Gharkova enters a aromatherapy room at the British Banya bathhouse, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, just a few miles away from the ski slopes where athletes are competing for Olympic medals. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)