And check out their names.
Earlier this month, Russian cat enthusiasts filled the floor of a gymnasium in Siberia for the semi-annual Novosibirsk Cat Expo. Photographer Grant Slater picked his favorite cats and asked their owners to pose with them. These "cat Olympics" were 2,700 miles from Sochi in the middle of Siberia where it's 60 degrees colder.
Viktor Strigin (left) and Sergey Kotov with Riolay Catrio-Kis, a British Shorthair.
Photograph by Grant Slater
Marina Degtyareva with Black Label’s Nevada, a Bombay.
Photograph by Grant Slater
Elizaveta Ustino with a Scottish Fold kitten that hasn't been sold and given a name.
Photograph by Grant Slater
