they said anything but nothing about war yet you still have it so i decided to read pushkin see if gainey any going to them at that was a good he writes about a duel and that you are one of the soldiers said already you promised to read nothing about war but these two have just shot each other up well that was quite awkward. and the hospital today i wanted soldier told me that if you had died they would have told me by now. neither food nor letters can get through this siege just be sure to survive i will wait for you i have all your pictures my most treasured possessions. in the sky i did my first royal from a window with arctic air to me go. through bass where the sphinx is can be sam and here in my sketch pad which. we had to cover the sphinx as with wooden boards. to a sketch about that. we had called the view from the arctic out of the window. today is my birthday today i felt full dad brought two small frozen any ends and a hundred grams of raisins his whole ration. mom cooked noodles and mixed oil and bull down eons with. the noodles were lovely and grease. the ne and completely ha

much less hassle and discomfort is present when it comes to security checks compared to previous gainey. but it's not just about tighter controls and manpower police officers are into growing extra training for mounted patrols that have distinct advantages at such events overcall nobody thought i would work all year ahead of the games mounted police are more effective during massive burns after there's a tower over the people and have a better view of the crowds the beefed up security including assistance from the u.s. government is prime to keep a protective i'll locals and this is more than ever before almost five hundred cossacks warriors of russian law will also be on duty at various olympic locations with their traditional black hats and coats with apple lets they will be on standby to assist the police have been guarding russian borders for centuries traditionally based in southern russia and we know the region and its people very well. because it's job is to offer assistance spread safety culture and peace to various religions and people from different countries like normally pat

well to actually game i mean the rules are that possible for testing should be done gainey tell him we will know the i.o.c. he will know the whereabouts of the asset each. they are almost entirely in the olympic village if they are not to the national committee she will tell the i.o.c. where they are sure it's not a question of being trotted out in the question of the mean called for for testing so i don't think tracking down is the right phrase. obviously in competition. as part of the competition arsenal and big games the athletes are tested after the have competed so we know clearly where they are so many are there any sports that you have to mind her more than others like for example where doping is more widespread doesn't matter less in team sports like hockey and warning individual disciplines like skating in general the warranty jumping agency supervises all sports. it would appear that. some sports that are more prone. to see chu are prepared to take the risk of cheating that others. happened ok surely in weightlifting for example the power sports. federation has done a great d

possible far tasting should be done by gainey tell you. we we will. see you will know the whereabouts of the us each. a they are almost entirely in the olympic village if they are not to the national committees who will tell the i.o.c. it will be all. right. first. and i think the church. for. instance. ambushes the perpetrators are older than is driven by the hatred of the government . has a religious fanatics. can a society protect itself against the encounter level how should it react to attacks with retaliation. or like the citizens of norway and spain who opted for freedom and openness. london two thousand and five. on july the seventh four bombs exploded three in underground trains one in a double decker bus the result fifty six deaths and seven hundred injuries the attack is not from the outside nor from the. the four young assassins of muslims three of them born in the u.k. . a traumatic experience for the metropolis in the blink of an eye the entire city fell out of step its vulnerability visible tool.

if gainey pushed blowing the competition away in the men's free program a magnificent display when you consider in recent days he's been plagued by injury and has undergone surgery twelve times meanwhile a new star has been born a fifteen year old sky impressed in the ladies' free programs with peerless performances i mean the procession has become the youngest ever winner of the winter olympics gold medal she is six days younger than the previous record holder american tara lipinski elsewhere on day two there were three other medal successes for russia forty two year old veteran lucia. competing in a record breaking seven and final winter olympics he missed out on a fuss to have a gold medal but he did claim silva date olga beluga in the women's biathlon seven and a half k. sprint meanwhile the all not for the first medal for russia in the twenty fourteen winter olympics went to all good groff early on sunday she claimed bronze in the women's three thousand made to speed skating events in the arena so let's take a look at the all important medals table then and you can see that it is

were helped along the way by a foolish display from one of russia's most famous sporting sons if gainey pushing blew the competition away in the men's free program a magnificent display when you consider in recent years he's been plagued by injury and is undergone surgery no less than twelve times. no less than twelve times in recent years meanwhile a new star has been born in the sport fifteen year old. impressed in both the ladies free and short programs with peerless performances and in the process she has become the youngest ever winter olympic gold medal winner she is six days younger than the previous record holder american tara lipinski elsewhere on the day two there were three other medal successes for russia forty two year old veteran lucia albert them competing in a record breaking seventh and final winter olympics he missed out on a first ever olympic gold however he did claim a silver bowing out of the sport with that silver medal another silver medal winner for russia was olga she won silver in the women's biathlon seven and a half case sprint meanwhile the honor for russia

well at a game i mean the rules are that possible for testing should be done gainey tell him we will know the i.o.c. he will know that way about some of the at each. they are almost entirely in the olympic village if they are not to the national committee she will tell the i.o.c. where they are sure it's not.

however this evening also saw the conclusion of the men's individual figure skating event of course if gainey pushing was meant to be taking to the ice for russia but injury ruled him out now he is of course one of a number of athletes who it's fair to say have captured the hearts of the sochi public on valentine's day as my colleague andrew foreman our ports. deal is the sexiest athlete these olympics. mission go for us yet if you can. use a best goalkeeper. rushing the federation of cookie. pollution. jealous josh white or joe what's his name sean weiss retainer yes me american and let's ask snowboarder yes i think his very good looking he was the most attractive athlete at these olympics. it's going to be. like i'm me no no no no nancy ok russians good. early ali yes killing of cost cutting. cost of ice from team germany currently. it's a fast these very good looking isn't a nice little note hey why the rich in this so i see them volunteering one hundred people to go on facebook to inviting sites like you everybody happy valentine's box he only sees us nice little be doing anything about i

however one of the biggest stories to emerge from the winter olympics so far is that if you have gainey pushing he's the single he was looking to become the single most decorated figure skater in winter olympics history he was partaking in the men's figure skating individual event however he had to withdraw through injury now his career on the ice has taken its toll on his physical health he's undergone surgery no less than twelve times in recent years and he even has a prosthetic disc in his back he felt all quickly in the warm up. to the long time injury forcing him to pull out not only of the competition but he's also announced his retirement from the sport is a bitter blow for him and also for russia that was our team's call scott reporting and at this year's winter olympics the athletes from around the world are competing in ninety eight different events but instead of the emphasis being on the world class talent that's taking front and center the focus on sochi has seemed to lie i'll swear artie's honest has the story. while the mainstream media pundits me keep acting like they're

gold given his condition is a heroic achievement would produce i want to take my hat off to give gainey and tell him that he's the greatest of our fleets everything he went through and everything he was unique few people in history could have equal to him. let's take a look at the standings on the medal table now russia has surrendered pole position in the total medal tally to the netherlands which is ahead by one the dutch are also in second place behind germany in the golden sweep successful of just six and careful preparation are always key to making a huge event like this go like clockwork language was another hurdle faced by organizers who had to ensure security staff and volunteers had enough skills to support the host cities guess simon denton from the english first language school helped tutor workers in the run up to the games ensured the details with us we were looking for people all the local the organizing committee were looking for intermediate level users but we found that some speakers were x. that they had really high quality english and some native first level but we de