Putin displays ice-skating prowess

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin put on a pair of skates for a hockey training session with teenage players at an ice rink in Russian capital Moscow.

  • Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin put on a pair of skates for a hockey training session with teenage players at an ice rink in Russian capital Moscow. (Photo courtesy: AP)
    Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin put on a pair of skates for a hockey training session with teenage players at an ice rink in Russian capital Moscow. (Photo courtesy: AP)
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  • The 58-year-old Russian leader told reporters that he only started learning how to skate two months ago. (Photo courtesy: AFP)
    The 58-year-old Russian leader told reporters that he only started learning how to skate two months ago. (Photo courtesy: AFP)
  • Putin has burnished his image with televised appearances that paint him as a strong and energetic leader eager to take on tough challenges. (Photo courtesy: AP)
    Putin has burnished his image with televised appearances that paint him as a strong and energetic leader eager to take on tough challenges. (Photo courtesy: AP)
  • He has flown a fighter jet, rode a horse shirtless and shot a tiger with tranquilizer gun. (Photo courtesy: AP)
    He has flown a fighter jet, rode a horse shirtless and shot a tiger with tranquilizer gun. (Photo courtesy: AP)
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  • Putin and his protege and successor as president, Dmitry Medvedev, both have said they would decide later who of them should run for president in the March 2012 elections, but most observers expect Putin to reclaim the job. (Photo courtesy: AFP)
    Putin and his protege and successor as president, Dmitry Medvedev, both have said they would decide later who of them should run for president in the March 2012 elections, but most observers expect Putin to reclaim the job. (Photo courtesy: AFP)
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