"Near the back, I came upon Alex Ovechkin sitting alone on a wall over a pond. The Russians brought the Washington Capitals winger and reigning NHL MVP here to help promote the Sochi Games.
"You all by yourself?" I asked.
"No, I'm with friends," he said, although they were nowhere in sight.
I told him I was from the Pittsburgh paper and had interviewed him several times.
"Pittsburgh?" Ovechkin said, lighting up a bit. "Tell [Sidney] Crosby hello."
"What about [Evgeni] Malkin?" I asked.
"Him, too."
He told me it was a seven-hour flight from home and he would be here two or three days.
"It's for Russia," he said."
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