SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Sochi may not be completely ready for the Olympics, but apparently the Russian leader himself cleans up quite nicely.

Although Vladimir Putin cultivates his macho image with occasional bare-chested photos, that wasn’t the case when he stopped by the athletes’ village this week for a flag-raising ceremony. Goaltender Molly Schaus was among a handful of players on the U.S. women’s hockey team who met him.

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