With tensions high, Russia aims for Olympic gold in Beijing
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with members of Russia's national team ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, via a videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with members of Russia's national team ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, via a videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Jan. 25, 2022 10:57 AM EST
Members of the Russian Olympic Committee team walk before their departure for the 2022 Winter Beijing Olympic Games in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Members of the Russian Olympic Committee team walk before their departure for the 2022 Winter Beijing Olympic Games in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Jan. 26, 2022 11:06 AM EST
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with members of Russia's national team ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, via a videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with members of Russia's national team ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, via a videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Jan. 25, 2022 10:57 AM EST
Members of the Russian Olympic Committee team before their departure for the 2022 Winter Beijing Olympic Games in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Members of the Russian Olympic Committee team before their departure for the 2022 Winter Beijing Olympic Games in Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Jan. 26, 2022 11:06 AM EST