SOCHI SCENE: Sleeveless Skiing
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - It's warm. It's snowy. It's sunny. It's the Olympics. It's ... time to improvise.
While Olympians and Olympic spectators alike bask in, and cope with, a highly balmy Sochi Games, we're starting to see some unusual juxtapositions out in the arenas of competition. Here's one from Thursday, from Associated Press photographer Matthias Schrader: cross-country skier Sophie Caldwell of the United States doing the women's 10K classical-style race in a sleeveless top.
Temperatures in Sochi are expected to hit 61 degrees Fahrenheit (16 degrees Celsius) on Thursday and 63 (17) on Friday.
United States cross country skier Sophie Caldwell skis with a sleeveless top Thursday during the women's 10K classical-style race at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia.
Associated Press
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