Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a wall while visiting the Coastal Cluster Olympic Village ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service) (The Associated Press)
SOCHI, Russia – Sochi may not be completely ready for the Olympics, but apparently the Russian leader himself cleans up quite nicely.
Although Vladimir Putin cultivates his macho image with occasional bare-chested photos, that wasn't the case when he stopped by the athletes' village this week for a flag-raising ceremony. Goaltender Molly Schaus was among a handful of players on the U.S. women's hockey team who met him.
How was he dressed? "World leader attire," she said.
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