Dimitri Medvedev hits the slopes in Volgograd . Russian president dons skis on a visit to Winter Olympics host city . Practices on runs adjacent to the pistes used for Olympic competition . He has also played ice hockey and sat in a bobsled used by the Russian team preparing for their home Olympics . Visit comes amid security fears after attacks on Sochi .
Dimitri Medvedev hits the slopes in Volgograd . Russian president dons skis on a visit to Winter Olympics host city . Practices on runs adjacent to the pistes used for Olympic competition . Visit comes amid security fears after attacks on Sochi .