Georgian, Russian Olympians get along despite violence

BEIJING, China The Georgian team lives only a few dozen yards away from the much larger Russian team, but there have been no problems. Members of both teams even chatted on the infield of National Stadium during Friday night's opening ceremony.

And athletes from each country shared the medals podium Sunday, with Russia winning the silver and Georgia the bronze in a women's air rifle competition. The Russian woman put her arm around her Georgian counterpart and kissed her on the cheek.

The dispute centers on the separatist province of South Ossetia. Georgia, a staunch U.S. ally, launched a major offensive Friday to retake the province. Russia then bombed Georgian territory.

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