RUSSIA

* The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said he hopes Russia will build a safe Olympic luge track in its southern resort city of Sochi

* Russia presented an Olympic University project in Vancouver

* Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia"s disappointing performance at the 2010 Winter Olympics must be thoroughly analyzed and rectified before the Sochi 2014 Games

* A senior aide for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Russia"s performance at the Vancouver Olympics was "dismal" although he expected such failure

* Russian and Olympic officials said on Friday that President Dmitry Medvedev was unlikely to attend the Olympic Closing Ceremony in Vancouver on Sunday