The Week contest: Fit Putin
What Russia President Vladimir Putin did on his summer vacation
Last week's question: The Kremlin has photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin enjoying his summer vacation in Siberia, showing him fishing, sunbathing, and hiking always with his bare chest on display. If Putin were to write a book about how to get in shape for the summer, what should it be called?
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RESULTS:
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THE WINNER: "KGBeach Body"
Patty Oberhausen, Fort Wayne, Ind.
SECOND PLACE: "War and Pecs"
Rik Myslewski, San Francisco
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THIRD PLACE: "From Dad Bod to Vlad Bod"
Liz Gadway, Ann Arbor, Mich.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"The Nuclear Arms Race"
Aaron Zucker, Canton, Conn.
"From Russia, With Lunges"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
"Hacking Your Workout, Among Other Things"
Seth Kallman, New York City
"No Pain, No Ukraine"
Vic Larson, Port Charlotte, Fla.
"From Russia, Without Love Handles"
David Newell, Eastham, Mass.
"A Buff Body in 10 Easy Steppes"
Marian Susann, Raleigh, N.C.
"Abs-olute Power"
Loren W. Noblitt, Zionsville, Ind.
"KGBeefcake"
Ashley Grimm, Duluth, Minn.
"Pumping Iron Curtain"
Stuart Antrim, Cleveland, Ga.
"Putin on the Fits"
Tina Cramer, Mansfield, Ohio
"How To Be Siberian Husky"
Marty Chappell, San Francisco
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