Fireworks explode around the Fisht Olympic Stadium at the end of the Closing Ceremony of the SochiWinter Olympics at the Olympic Park in Sochi. AFP PHOTO
Fireworks explode around the Fisht Olympic Stadium at the end of the Closing Ceremony of the SochiWinter Olympics at the Olympic Park in Sochi. AFP PHOTO

SOCHI, Russia: Sochi’s $50-billion Olympics, closely interwoven with President Vladimir Putin’s image and plagued by controversy in the build-up, closed Sunday with bold praise and Russia supreme on top of the medals table.

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