The social media accounts of CNN correspondents are giving a behind-the-scenes look at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. "Here's what the gold medals in #Sochi look like," said CNN's Rachel Nichols (Instagram: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Frachel_nichols%23" target="_blank" target="_blank">@rachel_nichols</a>). "Not bad..."
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The social media accounts of CNN correspondents are giving a behind-the-scenes look at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. "Here's what the gold medals in #Sochi look like," said CNN's Rachel Nichols (Instagram: @rachel_nichols). "Not bad..."
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"So #Sochi is beautiful outside," Nichols said in a recent post. "Inside, well, there's water coming through our ceiling. Any wonder the electricity keeps shorting out?"
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"So #Sochi is beautiful outside," Nichols said in a recent post. "Inside, well, there's water coming through our ceiling. Any wonder the electricity keeps shorting out?"
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"It's stuffed to the gills here at the half pipe," said CNN's Ben Wyatt (Instagram: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fbenwyattcnn" target="_blank" target="_blank">@benwyattcnn</a>).
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"It's stuffed to the gills here at the half pipe," said CNN's Ben Wyatt (Instagram: @benwyattcnn).
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CNN's Caroline Paterson (Instagram: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fcarolinepatersoncnn%23" target="_blank" target="_blank">@carolinepatersoncnn</a>) shared this photo on Monday, February 10, saying, "Sage Kotsenburg, US gold medal winner in the CNN studio. Spoicey!"
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CNN's Caroline Paterson (Instagram: @carolinepatersoncnn) shared this photo on Monday, February 10, saying, "Sage Kotsenburg, US gold medal winner in the CNN studio. Spoicey!"
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"Severin Freund after his jump, Harry Potter curses in the crowd," said Wyatt on Sunday, February 9.
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"Severin Freund after his jump, Harry Potter curses in the crowd," said Wyatt on Sunday, February 9.
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CNN's John McAfee (Instagram: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fjcmca40cnn%23" target="_blank" target="_blank">@jcmca40cnn</a>) snapped this photo of fireworks exploding over Sochi during the opening ceremony on Friday, February 7.
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CNN's John McAfee (Instagram: @jcmca40cnn) snapped this photo of fireworks exploding over Sochi during the opening ceremony on Friday, February 7.
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CNN's Ian Lee (Instagram: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fianjameslee%23" target="_blank" target="_blank">@ianjameslee</a>) posted this image of cooks and customers singing along to the Russian national anthem while the opening ceremony is aired on television on Friday, February 7.
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CNN's Ian Lee (Instagram: @ianjameslee) posted this image of cooks and customers singing along to the Russian national anthem while the opening ceremony is aired on television on Friday, February 7.
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CNN's Mike Flasch (Instagram <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fmikeflasch%23" target="_blank" target="_blank">@mikeflasch</a>) posted this photo of a crowd waiting for standby seats for the opening ceremony.
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CNN's Mike Flasch (Instagram @mikeflasch) posted this photo of a crowd waiting for standby seats for the opening ceremony.
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Flasch also snapped this image of a mattress being carried into a Sochi hotel on Thursday, February 6.
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Flasch also snapped this image of a mattress being carried into a Sochi hotel on Thursday, February 6.
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Lee shows CNN's Ivan Watson interviewing American athletes as they arrive in Sochi on February 6.
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Lee shows CNN's Ivan Watson interviewing American athletes as they arrive in Sochi on February 6.
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McAfee posted this photo of American skier Billy Demong, far left, arriving in Sochi on February 6. Demong won the gold medal in the Nordic combined in 2010.
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McAfee posted this photo of American skier Billy Demong, far left, arriving in Sochi on February 6. Demong won the gold medal in the Nordic combined in 2010.
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Lee interviews American snowboarder Faye Gulini after she arrived in Sochi on February 6.
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Lee interviews American snowboarder Faye Gulini after she arrived in Sochi on February 6.
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"Internet in the media center is a little flakey, as experienced by @eldergillcnn ... Offline for an hour," wrote Wyatt on Wednesday, February 5.
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"Internet in the media center is a little flakey, as experienced by @eldergillcnn ... Offline for an hour," wrote Wyatt on Wednesday, February 5.
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Wyatt also posted a photo of his food: "230 roubles for lunch ...pricey."
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Wyatt also posted a photo of his food: "230 roubles for lunch ...pricey."
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"Animal lovers in Sochi do what they can to rescue strays before the Olympics," wrote CNN's Gena Somra (Instagram: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fgenasomracnn" target="_blank" target="_blank">@genasomracnn</a>) on February 5. Thousands of stray dogs are <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2014%2F02%2F05%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Frussia-sochi-stray-dogs%2Findex.html">wandering the streets</a> of Sochi.
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"Animal lovers in Sochi do what they can to rescue strays before the Olympics," wrote CNN's Gena Somra (Instagram: @genasomracnn) on February 5. Thousands of stray dogs are wandering the streets of Sochi.
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"This is the one hotel room @Sochi2014 have given us so far. Shambles," tweeted CNN's Harry Reekie (<a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FHarryCNN" target="_blank" target="_blank">@HarryCNN</a>) on Tuesday, February 4.
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"This is the one hotel room @Sochi2014 have given us so far. Shambles," tweeted CNN's Harry Reekie (@HarryCNN) on Tuesday, February 4.
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CNN's Amanda Davies (Instagram: <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Famandadcnn" target="_blank" target="_blank">@amandadcnn</a>) posted a photo of her packing for Sochi on Saturday, February 1. "Do you think I'm taking enough?"
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CNN's Amanda Davies (Instagram: @amandadcnn) posted a photo of her packing for Sochi on Saturday, February 1. "Do you think I'm taking enough?"
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