Special Reports
Visitors to Olympic Park queue in line to get into the official Bosco store selling Sochi 2014 souvenirs. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
Travelers walk past one of the light rail trains connecting the center city of Sochi, Russia, to the district of Adler and Olympic Park. The light rail is among the new infrastructure built for the 2014 Winter Games. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
Visitors traverse a rainbow-themed path from Olympic Park to a nearby rail station in Sochi, Russia. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
A giant inflated Sochi 2014 glove rises above the official souvenir store in Olympic Park. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
Security officers check the identification of visitors to the United States' country house at Olympic Park. Several countries have houses at the Olympics, some of which are open to the public. Team USA's house is not. The houses are gathering spots for team officials, sponsors and athletes' families to watch the Games or hold meetings. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
The Tulip Inn, one of the many rainbow-themed motifs inside Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
A children's splash pool sits empty near the housing of Team Canada in the coastal Olympic village by the Black Sea. The hotels here, like much of the new infrastructure in Sochi, will be repurposed to become tourism attractions after the Olympics. Photo by Barbara Barrett/McClatchy
As seen from the light-rail train heading to Sochi, a security officer sits on a chair on a beach along the Black Sea. Among the thousands of security officers deployed for the Winter Olympics were officers and soldiers who stationed themselves alongside railroads and Olympic street routes. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
Security was tight around Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia. A soldier, K-9 patrol and police officer assist with checking cars going into the Park. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
The Netherlands' orange bikes stand parked outside Adler Arena during the speedskating competition on a recent afternoon. The Dutch are devoted speedskating fans. Bicycles are used by athletes, family members and officials to get from the Olympic housing village to venues and around Olympic Park. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
Visitors stand in line for hot dogs outside the freestyle skiing venue at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
Snow melts on the hills surrounding Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Krasnaya Polyana in Sochi, Russia. To the left is the halfpipe run, lit for the men's snowboarding competition. To the right is the moguls run. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
Gondolas ferry visitors from lower elevations to higher-altitude Olympic mountain venues as the sun sets in Krasnaya Polyana in Sochi, Russia. The gondolas were among the infrastructure built for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic games. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
Newly built hotels and storefronts - many of them empty - stand along a promenade in Krasnaya Polyana, the mountains region of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
A woman sells handicrafts at a booth within the media hotel cluster at the Winter Olympics. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
Evidence of the recent construction is evident near athletes' housing in the coastal Olympic Village in Sochi. Photo by Barbara Barrett/McClatchy.
Bikes stand parked near the practice rink inside Bolshoy Ice Dome during the United States' men's ice hockey practice in Sochi, Russia. Athletes were given bicycles to ride to and from their housing villages and around Olympic Park. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
A few blocks from the media hotel cluster in the district of Adler, a waitress walks toward a table through the empty dance floor of a restaurant. Local businesses were eager to capitalize on the Winter Olympics. Some enjoyed more success than others. Photo by Barbara Barrett/ McClatchy.
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