Even though the opening ceremony is on Friday, the Sochi Winter Olympics have already begun.
Alpine skiing doesn't get underway until Sunday, but athletes are already adapting to the Sochi slopes...
Skiing at Sochi
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Italy's Werner Heel takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Russia's Alexander Glebov takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 06: Ferran Terra of Spain starts a run during training for the Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Spain's Ferran Terra takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Croatia's Ivica Kostelic takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN (Photo credit should read OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A cross country athlete skis by the Olympic Rings during a training session at the Laura Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon Centre in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi, on February 6, 2014. The Sochi Olympic Winter Games 2014 will run from February 7 to 23. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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A cross country athlete skis by the Olympic Rings during a training session at the Laura Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon Centre in Rosa Khutor, near Sochi, on February 6, 2014. The Sochi Olympic Winter Games 2014 will run from February 7 to 23. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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France's Johan Clarey takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Switzerland's Mauro Caviezel takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Austria's Nicole Hosp takes part in a Women's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / ALEXANDER KLEIN (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 06: Igor Zakurdaev of Kazakhstan skis during training for the Alpine Skiing Men's Downhill ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Switzerland's Carlo Janka takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Spain's Paul De La Cuesta takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Switzerland's Patrick Kueng takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Canada's Jan Hudec takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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US skier Bode Miller takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Spain's Ferran Terra takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / OLIVIER MORIN (Photo credit should read OLIVIER MORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Canada's Manuel Osborne-Paradis takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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France's Guillermo Fayed takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Austria's Matthias Mayer takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Italy's Peter Fill takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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Austria's Otmar Striedinger takes part in a Men's Alpine Skiing Downhill training session at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Center on February 6, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Winter Olympics. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)