From Sochi 2014: An Olympic Preview, one of 26 photos. A view of the Bolshoi Ice Palace construction site at the Olympic Park in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, on December 16, 2011. The Olympic Park will be able to accommodate about 75,000 visitors when full, and all the ice arenas will be within walking distance of one other. Sochi will host the 2014 Winter Olympics that start on February 7, 2014. (Mikhail Mordasov/AFP/Getty Images)
From London 2012: The Closing Ceremony, one of 46 photos. British prima ballerina Darcey Bussell flies into London’s Olympic Stadium on a flaming phoenix during the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, on August 12, 2012. (Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch)
From 2012 London Olympics: The Final Week, one of 55 photos. Germany’s Ariane Friedrich, after a successful attempt during the women’s high jump qualification at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 9, 2012. (Reuters/Mark Blinch)
From 2012 London Olympics: The First 9 Days, one of 62 photos. U.S. gymnast Gabrielle Douglas performs on the balance beam during the artistic gymnastics women’s individual all-around competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, on August 2, 2012. Douglas went on to win the Gold medal in the event. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
From London 2012: The Opening Ceremony, one of 44 photos. Here, the Olympic cauldron is lit during the Opening Ceremony at the 2012 Summer Olympics, on July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
From The 2012 Olympic Flame: Halfway to London, one of 31 photos. Here, torchbearer Peter Jack holds the Olympic Flame aloft on the Giant’s Causeway, County Antrim on day 17 of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay on June 4, 2012 near Belfast, Northern Ireland. (LOCOG via Getty Images)
From Olympic Portraits, Part I: American Athletes, one of 23 photos in a two-part series. Track athlete Bernard Lagat poses for a portrait during the 2012 Team USA Media Summit in Dallas, Texas, on May 14, 2012. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
From Lighting the 2012 Olympic Flame, one of 19 photos. A priestess holding a lit cauldron performs in the final dress rehearsal for the lighting of the flame held on May 9, 2012, in ancient Olympia, Greece. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
From Olympic Preparations for London 2012, one of 45 photos. Olympic rings mounted on a barge are maneuvered to pass under Tower Bridge during a promotional event for the London 2012 Olympic Games, on the River Thames in London, on February 28, 2012. (Reuters/Andrew Winning)
