{"id":144301,"date":"2014-02-12T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T17:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=144301"},"modified":"2014-02-11T12:51:16","modified_gmt":"2014-02-11T17:51:16","slug":"vladimir-putin-sochi-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/savannah\/02\/12\/vladimir-putin-sochi-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Vladimir Putin Does Sochi In Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-bobsled.jpg\" alt=\"Putin Bobsled\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-bobsled.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-bobsled-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-bobsled-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Though still in its infancy, one question has already found its way into the Sochi Olympics fold: just how many Olympic golds will Vladimir Putin&#8211;curler, skeleton-er, and bobsledding extraordinaire&#8211;receive? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slate.com\/articles\/sports\/fivering_circus\/2014\/02\/vladimir_putin_olympics_startling_images_of_the_russian_president_s_winter.html\">Slate&#8217;s photo editor<\/a> has documented some stellar examples of Putin&#8217;s preternatural athleticism, and it&#8217;s certainly worthy of praise. If only the Western media would get out of bed with their anti-Putin bias, the world might be a better place.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-curling.jpg\" alt=\"Putin Curling\" width=\"700\" height=\"469\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-curling.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-curling-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-curling-600x402.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-figure-skating.jpg\" alt=\"Putin Figure Skating\" width=\"700\" height=\"530\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-figure-skating.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-figure-skating-200x151.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-figure-skating-600x454.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-snowboarding.jpg\" alt=\"Putin Snowboarding\" width=\"700\" height=\"499\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-snowboarding.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-snowboarding-200x142.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-snowboarding-600x427.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-hockey.jpg\" alt=\"Putin Hockey\" width=\"700\" height=\"484\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-hockey.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-hockey-200x138.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-hockey-600x414.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-gun.jpg\" alt=\"Putin Gun\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-gun.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-gun-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-gun-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-ski.jpg\" alt=\"Putin Ski\" width=\"700\" height=\"499\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-ski.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-ski-200x142.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-ski-600x427.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-skeleton.jpg\" alt=\"Putin Skeleton\" width=\"700\" height=\"365\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-144307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-skeleton.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-skeleton-200x104.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/putin-skeleton-600x312.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though still in its infancy, one question has already found its way into the Sochi Olympics fold: just how many Olympic golds will Vladimir Putin&#8211;curler, skeleton-er, and bobsledding extraordinaire&#8211;receive? 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