Russian former speed skater and Olympic champion Svetlana Zhurova presents a gold medal for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi during a ceremony in St. Petersburg May 30, 2013. The Sochi 2014 Olympics medals got their first public airing on Thursday with organisers unveiling the prizes for Russia's first ever Winter Games and Paralympics. With eight months to go until the opening ceremony, a record 1,300 medals were manufactured with the ...
mehr Russian former speed skater and Olympic champion Svetlana Zhurova presents a gold medal for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi during a ceremony in St. Petersburg May 30, 2013. The Sochi 2014 Olympics medals got their first public airing on Thursday with organisers unveiling the prizes for Russia's first ever Winter Games and Paralympics. With eight months to go until the opening ceremony, a record 1,300 medals were manufactured with the Russian city hosting more events than any previous Winter Olympics. Depending on the colour, the bulky round medals weigh between 460 and 531 grams and have a glass-polycarbonated insert with engravings of traditional designs from various regions of Russia. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA - Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS SPEED SKATING)
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