Why didn't I see Putin at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics?

Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian President, specifically explained that Putin was in a box with strict epidemic prevention requirements, closed and independent, and could not see anything from the outside. The lack of pictures of President Putin has nothing to do with the restrictions of Russian athletes.

Everything stems from Russia's ban, which is caused by the data fraud of the Russian anti-doping agency. Russia can't participate in the Winter Olympics in the name of the country, and the State Sports Arbitration Court prohibits Russian athletes from using Katyusha instead of the national anthem in the Beijing Winter Olympics. Russian government officials cannot participate in the Olympic Games unless they are officially invited by the host country.