XXII Olympic Winter Games
Host city	Sochi, Russia
Opening ceremony	February 7
Closing ceremony	February 23
Stadium	Olympic Stadium

Sochi, Russia is planned to be the site for the XXII Winter Olympic Games.

Contents 1 Historic Moments 2 Controversy 3 Venues 3.1 Coastal Cluster 3.2 Mountain Cluster 4 Image Gallery 5 Links 6 See Also

Historic MomentsEdit

Women's ski jumping will make it's olympic debut in the Sochi games. The event was rejected for the Vancouver games twice by the IOC for "lacking competition". It was not expected even after going to the Canadian supreme court because the court did not have the power to change it on their own. The IOC only changed their decision after a member observed the Oslo World tournament in March 2011 and was "impressed by the quality" of the athletes as they preformed through windy and foggy conditions.

The IOC also announced a couple other events on April 6, 2011, that will make thier debut in Sochi. These inclue team luge, team figure skating, half pike skiing for men and women and biatholon mixed relay.

The IOC also stated that slopestyle skiing and snowboarding for both men and women and a team alpine skiing event are currently under evaluation to become events for Sochi as well.

ControversyEdit

There is has been a petition circulating since 2009, asking for the removal of the games from Sochi, due to the Russian attacks on neighboring Georgia in 2008. The IOC has not acknowledged the petition, and has no plans to remove Sochi as the host ofthe 2014 games.

VenuesEdit

Coastal ClusterEdit

Bolshoy Ice Dome - Ice Hockey (Final)

Fisht Olympic Stadium - Ceremonies (Opening/Closing)

Shayba Arena - Ice Hockey

Ice Cube Curling Center - Curling

Adler Arena Skating Center - Speed Skating

Sochi Olympic Skating Center - Figure Skating, Short Track Speed Skating

Sochi Medals Plaza - Victory Ceremonies

Mountain ClusterEdit

Biathalon & Ski Complex - Biathalon, Cross-Country Skiing, Nordic Combined

Freestyle Skiing Center and Snowboard Park - Freestyle Skiing, Snowboarding

Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort - Alpine Skiing

RusSki Gorki Jumping Center - Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping

Slider Center Sanki - Bobsleigh, Luge, Skeleton

Image GalleryEdit

LinksEdit

Preceded by London 2012	Olympics 2014	Succeeded by Rio de Janeiro 2016
Preceded by Vancouver 2010	Winter Olympics 2014	Succeeded by Pyeongchang 2018

See AlsoEdit

• Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
• Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
• Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.