Sochi Winter Olympic

As the final preparations are made, athletes arrive and training begins at the Olympic Park, the best images of the quiet before the storm

Workers spray paint on the lips of the jumps at the Extreme Park.

Builders stand on top of the cauldron as the sun sets on the mountains behind them.

Workers survey the fruits of their labour at the Extreme Park – home to the slopestyle events, which will make their Winter Olympic debut at Sochi.

The curves of the Sanki sliding centre are illuminated as night falls on the Rosa Khutor mountains.

The view from the foot of the freestyle moguls course.

Workers smooth out the snow on the steep slopes of the ski jumping venue.

Sculpting a jump on the snowboard course.

Cross country skiers get the measure of the course before the games.

British speed skaters Jon Eley and Jack Whelbourne take a corner during training.

Alex Bilodeau of Canada looks to be on the absolute limit of control during moguls practice.

Japanese figure skater and World Championship bronze medallist in 2012, Yuzuru Hanyu is mobbed by media on his arrival at Sochi airport.

Speed skater Ayaka Kikuchi of Japan reduces the stands of the Adler Arena to blurred lines during training.

Aleksander Peretyagin of Russia speeds through the shadows of a covered section of the luge course.

Japan's speed skater Miyako Sumiyoshi works on her cornering.

Andi Langenhan of Germany prepares for a training run on the luge course.

A volunteer takes a picture with his mobile phone as Romania's Raluca Stramaturaru speeds down the track during an unofficial women's luge progressive training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, February 4, 2014.

U.S. snowboarder Shaun White goes off a jump during snowboard slopestyle training at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Rosa Khutor February 3, 2014.

Australia's two-men bobsleigh pilot Heath Spence speeds down the track during unoffical progressive training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics near Sochi, February 5, 2014. 

Canada's John Fairbairn speeds down during an unofficial men's skeleton progressive training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics near Sochi, February 5, 2014. 

Christian De Lorenzi of Italy takes part in a biathlon training session for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games at the "Laura" cross-country and biathlon centre in Rosa Khutor February 5, 2014. 

Fredrik Lindstrom of Sweden takes part in a biathlon training session for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games at the "Laura" cross-country and biathlon centre in Rosa Khutor February 5, 2014 

Russia's Albert Demchenko prepares for the start during the men's luge training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics near Sochi February 5, 2014. 

Joey Mantia of the U.S. skates during a men's speed skating 500 meters training competition at the Adler Arena ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 5, 2014. 

Canadian short track speed skater Charles Hamelin pours water onto the ice during team training at the Iceberg Skating Palace, February 4, 2014.

Canadian short track speed skater Charles Hamelin (R) takes off his skates beside his girlfriend and teammate Marianne St-Gelais after their training session at the Iceberg Skating Palace, February 4, 2014. 

Ukraine's Andriy Deryzemlia takes part in a biathlon training session at the "Laura" cross-country and biathlon centre in Rosa Khutor, February 4, 2014. 

Germany's Tatjana Huefner checks the track before an unofficial women's luge progressive training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, February 4, 2014. 

U.S. goalie Jessie Vetter looks on during their women's ice hockey practice ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics February 6, 2014. The women's ice hockey competition begins on February 8

Members of China's speed skating team practise at the Adler Arena ahead of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 6, 2014. 

Slovenia's Klemen Kosi kicks off from the start hut in a men's downhill training run for the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Armin Zoeggeler of Italy has his feet and the track reflected in his helmet as he starts a run during a training session for the men's singles luge ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. 

Canada's Maxence Parrot performs a jump during the men's snowboard slopestyle qualifying session at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 6, 2014.

Jamie Anderson of the U.S. performs a jump during the women's snowboard slopestyle qualifying session at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 6, 2014.

Karly Shorr of the U.S. performs her last jump during the women's snowboard slopestyle qualifying session at the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games in Rosa Khutor February 6, 2014.

Sven Thorgren of Sweden competes in the Men's Slopestyle Qualification during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

Germany's Felix Loch speeds down the track during a men's luge training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, a venue for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics near Sochi, February 6, 2014.

Anais Bescond of France practices ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

Biathletes practice ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.

Feb 6, 2014; Krasnaya Polyana, RUS; Karly Shorr (USA) during ladies slopestyle qualification in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park.

Workers groom a jump during a break in the women's snowboard slopestyle qualifying at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.

Feb 6, 2014; Krasnaya Polyana, RUS; Sina Candrian (SUI) during ladies slopestyle qualifying in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park.

Members of a Russian honor guard raise an Olympic flag during a welcoming ceremony at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

People are silhouetted by the light projected onto a fountain in front of the Olympic cauldron ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

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