Vladimir Putin, Olympic Champion
Startling images of the Russian president’s winter sports triumphs.
Vladimir Putin is a judo superstar. He excels at riding a horse while shirtless.
But winter sports are where the Russian president really shines. On
Sunday, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev Instagrammed a photo of
himself on a chairlift with Putin.
But that’s just the start of Putin’s athletic exploits on snow and ice.
Here he is on the slopes:
Here he is on the slopes:
Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker
Playing hockey:
Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker
On the biathlon range:
Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker
On the skeleton track:
Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker
In the halfpipe:
Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker
On the curling sheet:
Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker
Competing in the one-man, shirtless bobsled:
Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker
Winning gold in figure skating:
Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker
Lisa Larson-Walker is a Slate photo editor.
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