The temperatures keeping us warm here in Sochi - consistently north of 25 degrees and bordering on the 30 for most of today - wouldn't really point to this place being a winter sports paradise: and yet, there are plenty of indications in the local toponyms to suggest this is indeed a venue where people's attire of choice would include beanies and mitts. The Sochi Autodrom circuit makes its way past arenas with names such as the Iceberg Skating Palace and the Ice Cube Curling Centre before sliding (see what we did there?) by the Bolshoy Ice Dome. The Shayba Arena, formerly known as the Maly Ice Palace, is just across the road. Among all these frost-themed buildings, it was Kimi and Antonio...
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