Is This a Bluff?

Ladimir putin is trying to save face. He just doesn't want to be seen to be losingd it made me wonder, do you think putin knows how to lose? Because think about it, the dude plays an annual hawkey game where the russian team lets him score 32 goals right? He somehow wins the judo contest against professionals every year. So it actually wouldn't surprise me that he can't accept the concept that he can lose. That's almost like when parents let their kids win everything and when they lik, whow, billy, you ran so fast. You win again. Then the kid grows up thinking that losing isn't a part of life