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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called...
still lack modern infrastructure. Russia still has no modern slopes to train ski jumpers, and its first international sledge and bobsleigh complex, opened in 2008, came under criticism for construction errors.The Russian prime minister also said payment schemes to athletes and coaches should be reviewed, urging decent financing for the entire cycle of training for a competition "depending on the results they achieve."
"I do not rule out the introduction of a special scheme of governmental grants," he said.
The prime minister said the Russian team should be among the leaders during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games.
"Millions of sport fans in our country expect our team to win. At least, [the team] must be among the leaders in 2014," Putin said.
MOSCOW, March 5 (RIA Novosti)
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