After the Olympic flag was hoisted in Sochi for the 2014 Winter Games, Russia President Dmitry Medvedev warned sports officials to make sure the nation wins more medals than at the Vancouver Games.
"You must work 24 hours a day, not just wear out the seats of your pants and rove abroad," Medvedev told sports federations chiefs in televised remarks at Sochi.
Russia brought home just 15 medals from Vancouver. The team was 11th in the gold medal count with only three _ the team's worst Olympic performance.
Medvedev said the team's abysmal performance in Vancouver came despite generous funding on par with other nations, and blamed sports …
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