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+ | |motto=Hot. Cool. Yours. |
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− | |Optional caption=Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics official logo |
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+ | |mottolang=ru |
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− | |Motto="Hot. Cool. Yours."<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/media/news/59607/|title=Sochi 2014 Reveals its Slogan| work=Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee| date=25 September 2012| accessdate=29 September 2012}}</ref> (Russian: Жаркие. Зимние. Твои.) |
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+ | |mottotranslation=Жаркие. Зимние. Твои. |
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− | |Nations participating = 37 (qualified)<br>82+/- (estimated) |
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+ | |nations=88 |
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− | |Athletes participating = 2500+ (estimated) |
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+ | |athletes=2780 |
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− | |Officially opened by = <!-- Vladimir Putin --> |
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+ | |opennat=Russia |
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− | |Athlete's Oath = <!-- Name of athlete --> |
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+ | |opened=President Vladimir Putin |
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− | |Judge's Oath = <!-- Name of judge/official who swore the Olympic Oath --> |
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+ | |aonat=Russia |
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− | |Coach's Oath = <!-- Name of coach who swore the Olympic Oath --> |
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+ | |athlete_oath=Ruslan Zakharov |
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− | |Olympic Torch = <!-- Name of last torch bearer --> |
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+ | |conat=Russia |
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+ | |coach_oath=Anastasia Popkova |
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− | <!--{{2014 Winter Olympics}}--> |
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+ | |jonat=Russia |
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+ | |judge_oath=Vyacheslav Vedenin |
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+ | |torchnat=Russia |
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+ | |torch=Irina Rodnina |
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+ | |torchnat2=Russia |
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+ | |torch2=Vladislav Tretiak}} |
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+ | '''Sochi 2014''' or the '''XXII Olympic Winter Games''' was the 22nd Winter Olympics, following [[Vancouver 2010]]. They were held in Sochi, [[Russia]]. This was the second time that Russia had hosted the Olympics, after a controversial [[Moscow 1980]]. Sochi was the city with the warmest climate to have hosted the [[Winter Olympic Games]]. |
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+ | The [[India]]n delegation was initially suspended, but Indian athletes were allowed to represent the country after two days into the event. [[Malta]], [[Paraguay]], [[Timor Leste]], [[Togo]], [[Tonga]], and [[Zimbabwe]] competed for the first time at the Winter Olympic Games. |
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− | [[File:100 Olympic rubles.jpg|thumb|150px|100 [[Russian ruble]] banknote issued in 2013 to commemorate the Games]] |
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+ | ==Bidding== |
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− | The '''2014 Winter Olympics''', officially the '''XXII Olympic Winter Games''', or the 22nd [[Winter Olympics]], are scheduled to take place 7 to 23 February 2014, in [[Sochi]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15325178|title=Sochi 2014: A look at Russia's Olympic city|work=BBC News|first=Matthew|last=Pinsent|date=15 October 2011|accessdate=15 October 2011}}</ref> [[Russia]], with some events held in the resort town of [[Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai|Krasnaya Polyana]]. Ninety-eight events in fifteen winter sports will be held. Both the Olympics and [[2014 Winter Paralympics]] are being organized by the [[Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee|Sochi Organizing Committee]] (SOC). |
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+ | Sochi had to defeat Salzburg and Pyeongchang in order to be able to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, with all three countries having hosted the Olympic Games before. Sochi tried to bid for [[Salt Lake City 2002|the 2002 Winter Olympic Games]], but fell short and did not make the shortlist. Pyeongchang finished runners-up to [[Vancouver 2010|Vancouver in 2010]], after the country had hosted [[Seoul 1988]], while Salzburg finished third in that election, behind Vancouver and Pyeongchang. Austria previously hosted [[Innsbruck 1964]] and [[Innsbruck 1976]]. After the first round of voting, the results were pretty even, with Pyeongchang and Sochi around 35 votes, and Salzburg lagging behind with 'only' 25. In the second round of voting, Sochi had the slim majority of 51 votes (against 47). Pyeongchang would ultimately be elected to host [[Pyeongchang 2018]]. |
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− | Sochi was selected as the host city on July 4, 2007, during the 119th I.O.C. Session held in Guatemala City,<ref name="GamesBids2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesbids.com/english/bids/2014.shtml|title=2014 Winter Olympic Games bids|publisher=GamesBids|accessdate=2 April 2007}}</ref> defeating bids from [[Salzburg]], [[Austria]], and [[Pyeongchang]], [[South Korea]]. The Sochi Olympics will be the first Winter Olympics (and first Olympics altogether) for the Russian Federation, since the [[Moscow 1980|1980 Summer Olympics]] were in [[Moscow]] when that was the capital of the [[Soviet Union]]. |
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+ | ! colspan="4" | Voting results for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games |
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− | Construction in preparation for the Games involves the building of new venues; and modernizing the telecommunications, electric power, and transportation systems of this area. These improvements will include the construction of a new Olympic Park along the coast of the Black Sea in the [[Imeretin Valley]], with several buildings clustered in that area. The venues in [[Krasnaya Polyana]] will be new, also. |
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− | ==Organization== |
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− | ===Bid and preparations=== |
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− | {{Main|2014 Winter Olympics bids}} |
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− | Sochi was elected on July 4, 2007, during the 119th [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) session held in Guatemala City, Guatemala.<ref>[http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=2221 Sochi Elected as Host City of XXII Olympic Winter Games] International Olympic Committee, 4 July 2007</ref> This will be the first time that the [[Russian Federation]] will host the Winter Olympics. The [[Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics|U.S.S.R.]] was the host of the [[Moscow 1980|1980 Summer Olympics]] held in and around [[Moscow]]. |
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− | ! colspan="6" | 2014 Winter Olympics bidding results<ref>http://www.webcitation.org/5xFvf0ufx</ref> |
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− | | '''City''' |
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− | | style="background:silver;"|'''Round 1''' |
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− | | style="background:silver;"|'''Round 2''' |
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− | |''' [[Sochi]]''' |
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− | | style="text-align:center;"| 34 |
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− | | style="text-align:center;"| '''51''' |
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− | | [[Pyeongchang]] |
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− | | style="text-align:center;"| '''36''' |
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− | | style="text-align:center;"| 47 |
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− | | [[Salzburg]] |
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− | ===Financials=== |
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− | {{Update|inaccurate=yes|section|date=February 2013}} |
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− | ! colspan="2" | Funds approved<br />from 2006 until 2014 |
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− | | style="background:silver;"|'''Billions of [[Russian ruble|rubles]]'''<ref>[http://www.interfax.ru/r/B/0/0.html?id_issue=11785572 Interfax]{{dead link|date=July 2012}}</ref> |
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+ | ! City !! Country !! Round 1 !! Round 2 |
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− | | 2008 |
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+ | | Sochi || [[Russia]] || 34 || '''51''' |
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− | | 2010 |
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− | | 2011 |
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+ | | Pyeongchang || [[South Korea]] || '''36''' || 47 |
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+ | | Salzburg || [[Austria]] || 25 || |
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− | | 2014 |
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+ | ==Logos== |
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− | According to [[Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee]] President and CEO [[Dmitry Chernyshenko]], the successful partnership and commercial programs allowed the use of funds generated by Sochi 2014 for the 2009–2010 development period, postponing the need for the state funds guaranteed by the Russian Government. He confirmed that the Organizing Committee successfully generated more than $500 million through the marketing program in the first five months of 2009.<ref name="financing">[http://www.sochi2014.com/en/media/news/36751/ Sochi 2014 Confirms Ability to Self-finance in 2009–10] Sochi 2014, 2 June 2009</ref> |
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+ | [[File:185px-Sochi 2014 Olympic bid logo.svg.png|thumb|right|140px]] |
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+ | The logos as presented by the Sochi Organizing Committee celebrated the nature surrounding Sochi, with the Caucasus mountain range and the Black Sea, as well as worldwide digitalization and celebration. |
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+ | ===Olympic Bid=== |
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− | Russia provides nearly 327 billion rubles (approximately US$9.964 billion) for the total development, expansion and hosting of the Games.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} 192.4 billion coming from the federal budget and 7.1 billion from the [[Krasnodar Krai]] budget and from the Sochi budget. The organizers expect to have a surplus of US$300 million when the Games conclude.<ref>[http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/other_news/1216135928.html Sochi 2014 Expects $300 Million Surplus] GamesBids.com, 14 October 2011</ref> |
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+ | The logo of the Olympic bid showed the contrasting winter landscape of the Russian mountains, with a snowflake as the centerpiece. The snowflake design and landscape were made in the main colours of the Russian flag: blue, white, and red. |
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+ | ===Olympic Games=== |
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− | Financing from non-budget sources (including private investor funds) is distributed as follows:<ref name="analyzed">[http://www.rosbalt.biz/2007/10/1/306566.html Experts analyzed which industries are most interested in Sochi Olympics]{{dead link|date=August 2013}} Rosbalt.biz, 6 July 2007 {{Ru icon}}</ref> |
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+ | The emblem or logo of the Olympic Games itself tried to show technological development and simplicity, by using a blue sochi2014.ru in a simplistic design, in which the styles of Sochi and 2014 are mirrored. This also reflects the location of Sochi at the Black Sea, with the reflection of the landscape in the water. |
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− | * Tourist infrastructure – $2.6 billion |
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− | * Olympic venues – $500 million |
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− | * Transport infrastructure – $270 million |
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− | * Power supply infrastructure – $100 million |
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+ | ==Torch== |
+ | The Olympic torch was lit on 29 September 2013 and travelled to Moscow, Russia, where the official torch relay started on 7 October. From this point onwards, the torch relayed across 14,000 torchbearers in 83 regions of Russia, to arrive in the [[Fisht Olympic Stadium]] on 7 February. Highlights of the torch relay included visits to the International Space Station and the depths of Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world. |
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+ | [[File:Факелоносец Астрахань.jpg|right|thumb|x200px]] |
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+ | ===Design=== |
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+ | The torch's design references several aspects of Russian culture and folklore, most notably the shape itself. The torch was shaped like a feather, as a reference to a phoenix, a symbol of good luck and fortune in Russian folklore. The colors of the torch (silver and red) reflect the Russian national colors of red and white, especially with red being worn by the Russian national sports teams. It was made of aluminium and was 95 cm in length. The torch was designed by a team of Russian designers led by Vladimir Pirozhkov and Andrei Vodyanik. |
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+ | ===Torch relay=== |
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− | With an average February temperature of 8.3 °C (42.8 °F) and having a humid subtropical climate, Sochi will be the warmest city to have ever hosted a Winter Olympic Games.<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Olympics/2010/0301/Vancouver-Olympics-Embarrassed-Russia-looks-to-2014-Sochi-Olympics Vancouver Olympics: Embarrassed Russia looks to 2014 Sochi Olympics] The Christian Science Monitor, 1 March 2010</ref> |
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+ | The torch was lit on 29 September 2013, in Olympia, Greece, and was first carried by [[Greece|Greek]] alpine skier [[Ioannis Antoniou]]. After the initial ignition, it followed a route of around 2000 kilometres through Greece, after which it would follow one of the longest relays in the modern edition of the torch relay. After the torch was handed over to the Russian organizational committee, the Russian leg started on 7 October 2013 in Moscow. Parallel to the Olympic relay, other Olympic flames were lit and carried to major landmarks and achievements, such as the highest peak in Europe Mount Elbrus (5652 metres above sea level), the deepest lake in the world Lake Baikal, and for the first time ever, the Olympic flame was carried in the geographic North Pole and the International Space Station. On 7 February 2014, the torch was lit in the Fisht Olympic Stadium by [[Irina Rodnina]] and [[Vladislav Tretiak]]. |
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+ | ==Opening ceremony== |
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− | ====Sochi Olympic Park (Coastal Cluster)==== |
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+ | <!--{{Main|/Opening ceremony/}}--> |
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− | [[File:Sochi 2014 olympic coastal cluster map-en.svg|right|thumb|255px|This sketch shows the Olympic Park concept with all venues gathered around the Medals Plaza]] |
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+ | The opening ceremony on 7 February was to show the rich Russian culture and history. The ceremony, with the motto "Dreams of Russia" shows how different cultural aspects of Russia were formed, such as the Russian Odyssey, Peter the Great, and the world-famous Russian ballet. |
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− | The Sochi Olympic Park will be built by the [[Black Sea]] coast in the [[Imeretin Valley]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7746114.stm Sochi's mixed feelings over Olympics] BBC News, 26 November 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/winter-olympics/2014/9667-russian-deputy-pm-leads-sochi-delegation-to-inspect-munich-olympic-park Russian Deputy PM leads Sochi delegation to inspect Munich Olympic Park] Inside the Games, 22 May 2010</ref> All the venues are new.<ref>[http://www.yugopolis.ru/galleries/sport/2013/07/16/423/sochi-2014-sochi-olimpiada-v-sochi-olimpiiskoe-stroitelstvo Посмотрели свысока] Yugopolis, 16 July 2013</ref> The venues will be clustered around a central water basin on which the Medals Plaza will be built. This will provide a great compactness of the concept with the Olympic Stadium and all indoor venues of the Olympics gathered within walking distance. |
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− | * [[Bolshoy Ice Dome]] – ice hockey (final), 12,000 spectators |
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− | * [[Shayba Arena]] – ice hockey, 7,000 spectators |
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− | * [[Adler Arena Skating Center]] – speed skating, 8,000 spectators |
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− | * [[Iceberg Skating Palace]] – figure skating, short track speed skating, 12,000 spectators |
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− | * [[Ice Cube Curling Center]] – curling, 3,000 spectators |
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− | * [[Fisht Olympic Stadium]] – ceremonies (opening/closing) 40,000 spectators<ref>[http://sochi2014.com/en/objects/sea/central_stadium/ «Fisht» Olympic Stadium] Sochi 2014; Accessed 31 December 2010</ref> |
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− | * Main Olympic village |
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− | * International [[broadcasting centre]] and main [[press room]] |
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− | After the Olympics, a [[Formula One]] [[Sochi Olympic Park Circuit|street circuit]] is planned for the site. The deal to hold the [[Russian Grand Prix]] was signed on 14 October 2010, and runs from 2014 to 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Korsunskaya|first=Darya|coauthors=Gennady Fydorov, Alan Baldwin|title=Sochi to host Russian GP from 2014–2020|agency=Reuters|date=14 October 2010|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE69D1X020101014|accessdate=20 October 2010}}</ref> The first race will take place after the Closing Ceremony of the Games, but the IOC has announced that the race will be delayed until 2015 if construction of the circuit interferes with preparations for the 2014 Olympics.<ref name="IOC warns">{{cite news|title=IOC threatens to postpone Russian Grand Prix|url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/250388/ioc-threatens-to-postpone-russian-grand-prix/|work=GP Update|date=13 January 2011|accessdate=6 April 2012}}</ref> |
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− | ====Krasnaya Polyana (Mountain Cluster)==== |
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− | {{Main|Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai}} |
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− | * [[Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex]] – Biathlon, Cross-country skiing |
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− | * [[Rosa Khutor Extreme Park]] – Freestyle skiing and Snowboarding |
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− | * [[Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort]] – Alpine skiing |
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− | * [[Sliding Center Sanki]] – Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton |
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− | * [[RusSki Gorki Jumping Center]] – Ski jumping and Nordic combined (both ski jumping and Cross-country Skiing on a 2 km route around the arena) |
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− | * Rosa Khutor Plateau [[Olympic Village]] |
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− | Sochi 2014 will be the 12th straight Olympics to outlaw smoking. This means that all Sochi venues, Olympic Park bars and restaurants and public areas will be smoke-free during the Games.<ref>[http://www.aroundtherings.com//articles/view.aspx?pv=xqv&id=37492 Rio Golf Course; Women's World Cup; IOC Nominee for Japan? – No Smoking in Sochi] Around the Rings, 14 July 2011</ref> |
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− | Along with [[Russian presidential election, 2008|2008 Russian presidential election]], on 2 March 2008 there was an unofficial [[referendum]] held in [[Sochi]] to elect the [[2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots|mascot for the 2014 Winter Olympics]]. 270,000 voters along with their ballots received a coupon with four mascot candidates: [[Ded Moroz]], a snowflake, a polar bear and a dolphin. According to a representative of Sochi city administration, the majority of Sochians voted for the dolphin.<ref>[http://www.olimpizm.ru/sochi_2014/20080303/56903450.html Sochi People Want a Dolphin to Become the Mascot of the Games] RIA Novosti {{Ru icon}}</ref> However, representatives of the [[Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee|Sochi Organizing Committee]] for the Games, which is to officially elect a logo and a mascot, commented that while respecting the opinion of Sochians, such a procedure is usually held later. They also pointed out, that the final version of the mascot should be a consensus of opinions of all citizens of the country and the result of work by professional designers and market analysts.<ref>[http://www.rian.ru/sport/20080303/100492285.html 2014 Winter Olympics Mascot Should Appear Not Earlier Than 2011] RIA Novosti {{Ru icon}}</ref> |
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− | On 1 December 2009 the official 2014 Winter Olympic logo was released.<ref>[http://sochi2014.com/106629 Unique Digital Olympic Emblem Revealed by Sochi 2014 for Russia’s First Winter Games]{{dead link|date=August 2013}} Sochi 2014 Olympic Committee 1 December 2009</ref> International Olympic Committee President, Jacques Rogge, said of the logo: "It's very appealing. It's very creative, innovative. I think it will appeal especially to the young population."<ref>[http://rt.com/news/medvedev-sochi-t-shirt/ Medvedev tries on first Sochi 2014 T-shirt] RT, 2 December 2009</ref> |
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− | There has been controversy over the announced mascots. The frog [[Zoich]], which won the official online vote was inexplicably excluded by officials from the second round of voting. The ultimately selected mascots: a polar bear, snow hare, and snowboarding leopard (said to be Vladimir Putin's favorite) found only timid popular support. |
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− | Sochi 2014 is the only Olympic emblem to include a web address. The mirror of "Sochi" and "2014" 'reflects' that Sochi is a meeting point between sea and mountains. As the main component of the Sochi 2014 emblem, the Olympic rings sit large and in color to show that this is a symbol of progress for the Olympic Movement.{{Citation needed|date=March 2010}} The change of colours and inner design of the rest of the emblem encourages people to express themselves, with some expected to transform it using traditional images, while others will take an ultra-modern approach. |
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− | The fourth [[video game]] in the ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games|Mario & Sonic]]'' series, ''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi Winter Games]]'', is currently being developed by [[Sega]] for the [[Wii U]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mario & Sonic at the Sochi Winter Games & 3rd Sonic Nintendo Exclusive Revealed|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-05-17/mario-and-sonic-at-the-sochi-winter-games-and-3rd-sonic-nintendo-exclusive-revealed|publisher=Anime News Network}}</ref> |
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==Mascots== |
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+ | [[File:Sochi Olympics Mascots.png|thumb|270px|The Leopard, the Hare, and the Polar Bear]] |
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+ | The official mascots of the 2014 Olympic Games were the Hare, the Polar Bear, and the Leopard, representing the three available places on an Olympic podium and some main characteristics of an Olympic athlete. The mascots were revealed on 26 February 2011 after an international contest of over 24,000 entries, and the final three were created by Silviya Petrova, Oleg Serdechniy, and Vadim Pak, respectively. The five other finalists included a brown bear, a sun, a dolphin, a bullfinch, and matryoshka dolls. Another candidate was Ded Moroz, the supposed Russian Santa Claus, but it was removed from the candidate list early on, because if it had won the vote, the rights for the character would belong to the [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]. They are also the first and still only mascots as of 2022 to not be officially named. |
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− | [[File:Stamps of Russia 2012 No 1559-61 Mascots 2014 Winter Olympics.jpg|260 px|right|thumb|The three mascots of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games]] |
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− | On 26 February 2011, at 11.20 pm (GMT+3) the final results of the public vote during the live television show "Talismaniya Sochi 2014 – The Final” were announced on the first Channel. The election council made the decision that the top-three characters with the maximum number of votes would all become the Olympic Winter Games mascots:<ref>[http://sochi2014.com/en/sochi-live/news/38689/ Five Mascots Selected for Sochi 2014] Sochi2014.com, 26 February 2011</ref> |
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− | * the [[Polar Bear]] (by Oleg Serdechniy, [[Sochi]]), |
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− | * the [[European Hare]] (by Silviya Petrova, [[Chuvashia]]) |
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− | * the [[Amur Leopard]] (by Vadim Pak, [[Nakhodka]]) |
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+ | The Hare was a social individual in the forest, working in a restaurant while also attending school. After a forest fire hit her town, she tried to contact the fire department, but with the phone lines out, she took initiative in her own hands and warned her neighbours. Together, they put out the fire to save the forest. |
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− | Commenting on the results of the live vote, Dmitry Chernyshenko, President and CEO of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, said: |
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+ | The Leopard was a playful and caring individual who puts himself in the face of danger to save others. In his background story, the Leopard got delved in a snow avalanche after he was able to warn his home town at the last moment, at the potential cost of his own life. He was saved by a mentor who taught him to grow through meditation and tranquillity, and even after the mentor's death, the Leopard passed on his knowledge to the inhabitants of the valley, while returning to his place as sentinel. |
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− | <blockquote>''«Today, the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games have adopted its own symbols and, for the first time in the history of the Olympic Movement, the whole country was involved in choosing the mascots. There are three mascots for the Olympic Winter Games, representing the three places on the Olympic podium. All top-three characters according to the Olympic system will become the Olympic Winter Games mascots. The mascots are the choice of the whole our country and will remain in the history of the Olympic movement».''</blockquote> |
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+ | The Polar Bear was an energetic and stubborn individual who was involved in an accident when an ice platform drifted way, separating him from his family. With the help of polar explorers who found him, he was able to use his energy to develop his athletic talent. During his time with the polar researchers, he was able to learn subjects such as computing, engineering, and astronomy to help with arctic research. |
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− | ==Construction== |
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− | The Olympic infrastructure is being constructed according to a Federal Target Program (FTP). In June 2009 the Games' organisers reported they are one year ahead in building the main Olympic facilities as compared to recent Olympic Games.<ref>[http://itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=14095344&PageNum=11 Russia prepares for Olympic Games 2014 faster than scheduled]{{dead link|date=August 2013}} ITAR-TASS, 27 June 2009</ref> In November 2011 [[IOC]] President [[Jacques Rogge]] was in Sochi and concluded that the city has made significant progress since he last visited eighteen months earlier.<ref>[http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/other_news/1216135972.html IOC Head Praises Sochi 2014] GamesBids.com, 24 November 2011</ref> |
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+ | The official mascots of the Paralympic Games in 2014 were the Ray of Light and Snowflake, who represented the sun and snow in the Arctic and Siberian regions. As the opposites to make up the Siberian environment, the two represent the flora and fauna of the region. Their backstory was that 1 came from a planet that was perpetually hot, and the other came from a very cold planet. They became friends when they met on Earth and invented the sports of wheelchair curling and ice sledge hockey. They acknowledged that through sports, they are not different from humans after all. |
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− | ===Telecommunications=== |
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− | According to the FTP, US$580 million will be spent on construction and modernization of telecommunications in the region. [[Avaya|Avaya Inc]], a global provider of business collaboration and communications solutions, has been named by the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee as the official supplier of telecom equipment for the 2014 Olympic Games. Avaya will be a part of the overall Games technology solutions group. Avaya will provide network, collaboration and communications equipment and work with other technology partners to provide athletes, dignitaries and fans worldwide a full communications experience around the Olympic Games.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} |
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+ | === Controversies === |
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− | Expected to be built:{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} |
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+ | Controversy was brought upon the mascots when accusations were brought against the mascots for telephone vote rigging, as Russian president Vladimir Putin said his favorite mascot. According to Russian politician Sergey Mironov, he said that the Polar Bear resembled the United Russia political party mascot, which led to political propaganda accusations. |
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− | * [[Digital television in Russia|Digital broadcasting]] infrastructure, including radio and TV [[Television station|broadcasting station]]s (building and [[communications tower]]) with coverage from Grushevaya Polyana (''Pear Glade'') to Sochi and Anapa cities. The project also includes construction of infocommunications centre for broadcasting abroad via three [[HDTV]] [[satellite]]s |
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+ | The mascot of [[Moscow 1980]]'s mascot, Misha's designer Viktor Chizhikov, accused Polar Bear's designer for taking Misha's facial features, stating that "they just pumped him up and made him fatter". He also said that the aforementioned Polar Bear, as well as Hare and Leopard, was lacking any personality. These issues, as well as the IOC denying the rights to Misha, when Chizhikov was asked by the organizers of the Sochi 2014 closing ceremony, he declined to help. |
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− | During the Olympic Games, the telecommunications backbones of UTK, [[Rostelecom]] and TransTeleCom providers will be used.<ref>[http://www.osp.ru/nets/2007/10/4275795/ Сочи-2014 выходит на связь] Открытые системы, 2007 {{ru icon}}</ref> |
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+ | Another rejected character for the mascot of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics was Zoich, a fuzzy blue frog, which became a very popular character in the online voting. It took less than an hour (40 minutes to be exact) for it to take first place in the voting. The character, according to its author and the media, was based off Hypnotoad from the American animated sitcom ''Futurama''. The mascot was rejected from the final voting by the IOC, and was also a perfect example of guerilla marketing, as it was commissioned primarily for advertising purposes. |
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− | The fiber-optic channel links Sochi between [[Adlersky City District|Adler]] and Krasnaya Polyana. The {{convert|46|km|mi|abbr=on}} long channel will enable videoconferencing and news reporting from the Olympics.<ref>[http://www.radiomayak.ru/doc.html?id=67646 Fiber-optic communications in Olympic Sochi] Mayak Radio, 28 March 2008 {{Ru icon}}{{dead link|date=September 2012}}</ref> |
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+ | ==Venues== |
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− | A five-year strategy for increasing power supply in the Sochi region was presented by Russian energy experts during a seminar on 29 May 2009, held by the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, and attended by International Olympic Committee (IOC) experts and officials from the [[Russian Ministry of Regional Development]], the [[Russian Ministry of Energy]], the State Corporation Olimpstroy and the Krasnodar Krai administration.<ref name=energy2>[http://sochi2014.com/87868 Games 2014 Will Double Sochi Power Supply]{{dead link|date=August 2013}} Sochi 2014, 29 May 2009</ref> |
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+ | The venues of Sochi 2014 were mostly divided into two clusters: the ice events mostly took part in Sochi, while the snow events took place in the Krasnaya Polyana Valley. The venues in Sochi were newly constructed for the Olympic Games, and were all on walking distance to create a compact environment for anyone involved in the event. |
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+ | ==Sports== |
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+ | Sochi 2014 would be the biggest Winter Olympic Games to date with 98 medal events. Twelve events were added to the Olympic program in Sochi to promote gender equality and collaboration between the different genders. This resulted in the introduction of mixed team events in [[Figure Skating 2014/Mixed team event|figure skating]], [[Biathlon 2014/Mixed relay|biathlon]], and [[Luge 2014/Mixed team relay|luge]]. For the first time ever, women were also allowed to compete in [[Ski Jumping 2014/Women's normal hill|ski jumping]], making [[Nordic Combined 2014|Nordic Combined]] the only discipline at the Winter Olympic Games with only events for a single gender. The [[Freestyle Skiing 2014|freestyle skiing]] and [[snowboarding 2014|snowboarding]] disciplines were expanded, with the [[Snowboarding 2014/Men's slopestyle|men's]] and [[Snowboarding 2014/Women's slopestyle|women's slopestyle]] being added in snowboarding, and the same events being added in freestyle skiing, for both [[Freestyle Skiing 2014/Men's ski slopestyle|men]] and [[Freestyle Skiing 2014/Women's ski slopestyle|women]]. The snowboarding discipline was also enriched by the Olympic introduction of parallel slalom for [[Snowboarding 2014/Men's parallel slalom|men]] and [[Snowboarding 2014/Women's parallel slalom|women]], while freestyle skiing discipline now also featured the [[Freestyle Skiing 2014/Men's ski halfpipe|men's]] and [[Freestyle Skiing 2014/Women's ski halfpipe|women's ski halfpipe]]. |
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+ | ==Medal table== |
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+ | Twenty-six nations had won at least one medal, just like in Vancouver four years prior, despite the introduction of twelve medal events at the Winter Olympic Games. For the second time in a row, the host nation of the event finished on top of the medal table, after Canada topped the medal table in 2010. The last time Russia had lead the medal standings had been at [[Lillehammer 1994]], right after the dissolution of the [[Soviet Union]]. [[Norway]] had won the same number of gold medals with 11, but had only won five silver medals, compared to the Russians' nine. [[Slovenia]] won its [[Alpine Skiing 2014/Women's downhill|first gold medal ever]] at the Winter Olympic Games, only followed a few days later by its [[Alpine Skiing 2014/Women's giant slalom|second]]. |
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+ | Out of 98 medal events, eight of them resulted in podium sweeps from a single nation, of which half by the [[Netherlands]]. In speed skating, the country won all three medals in the [[Speed Skating 2014/Men's 500 metre|men's 500 metre]], [[Speed Skating 2014/Men's 5000 metre|5000 metre]], and [[Speed Skating 2014/Men's 10000 metre|10000 metre]], as well as the [[Speed Skating 2014/Women's 1500 metre|women's 1500 metre]]. Meanwhile, the United States had dominated the podium in the [[Freestyle Skiing 2014/Men's ski slopestyle|men's ski slopestyle]], a feat later repeated by the French [[Freestyle Skiing 2014/Men's ski cross|ski crossers]]. On the last few days of competition, the medals of the mass start competitions in cross-country skiing were swept by [[Cross-Country Skiing 2014/Women's mass start|Norway for the women]] and [[Cross-Country Skiing 2014/Men's mass start|Russia for the men]]. |
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− | According to the strategy, the capacity of the regional energy network will increase by two and a half times by 2014, guaranteeing stable power supply during and after the Games. |
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+ | [[Ireen Wust]] was the only athlete to win five Olympic medals (2 gold, 3 silver) in 2014, winning five of 23 medals won by the Netherlands in speed skating. [[Viktor An]], [[Marit Bjoergen]], and [[Darya Domracheva]] all won three gold medals in their sport, of which only the former also won a fourth (bronze) medal. Ten other athletes won three total medals, with an additional 70 winning two medals. |
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− | Power demand of Sochi in the end of May 2009 was 424 MW. Power demand of the Olympic infrastructure is expected to be about 340 MW. |
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− | * Adler [[Combined heat and power|CHP]] station design and construction was completed in 2012. Expected power output is 360 MW<ref>[http://www.gazprom.com/press/news/2009/september/article68506/ Gazprom launches construction of Adler CHPS] Gazprom, 28 September 2009</ref> |
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+ | [[Ole Einar Bjoerndalen]] was one of the athletes winning two gold medals, with which he became the most successful Winter Olympic athlete ever with 8 gold medals, 4 silver, and 1 bronze. With her three gold medals, Marit Bjoergen came level as the female athlete with the most medals at the Winter Olympic Games. [[Armin Zoeggeler]] won his sixth consecutive medal in the same number of Olympic Games after winning a bronze medal in the [[Luge 2014/Men's singles|luge singles]], while [[Albert Demchenko]] and [[Noriaki Kasai]] both won two medals at their seventh Olympic participation. [[Ayumu Hirano]] became the youngest Olympic champion in a snow discipline at the age of 15 years and 73 days, while [[Mikaela Shiffrin]] achieved the same feat in [[Alpine Skiing 2014/Women's slalom|alpine skiing]] at the age of 18 years and 345 days. On the other side, [[Mario Matt]] became the oldest Olympic champion ever in alpine skiing after winning the [[Alpine Skiing 2014/Men's slalom|men's slalom]] aged 34 and 10 months. |
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− | Earlier plans also include building [[combined cycle]] (steam and gas) power stations near the cities of [[Tuapse]] and [[Novorossiysk]] and construction of a cable-wire powerline, partially on the floor of the [[Black Sea]].<ref name=energy>[http://top.rbc.ru/economics/06/07/2007/108439.shtml The power capacities of the Sochi region will increase before the Olympics by a factor of four] RBC, 6 July 2007 {{Ru icon}}</ref> |
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+ | In doping retests conducted after the Olympic Games, several members of the Russian team were retrospectively disqualified, with plenty of medal changes as a result. Despite some of these disqualifications being overturned, the medal winners in the [[Bobsleigh 2014/Men's two|men's two]], the [[Bobsleigh 2014/Mixed four|four]], and the [[Biathlon 2014/Men's relay|men's biathlon relay]] were substantially changed after the gold medalists were disqualified. The silver medalists of the [[Biathlon 2014/Women's relay|relay]] was also disqualified for doping. Because of the loss of these medals, Norway took the top of the medal standings ahead of Russia, with nations such as [[Latvia]], [[Great Britain]], [[Switzerland]], and the [[United States]] climbing positions on these rankings. |
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− | The [[Sochi Light Metro]] is located between [[Adlersky City District|Adler]] and [[Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai|Krasnaya Polyana]] connecting the Olympic Park, the [[Adler-Sochi International Airport|airport]] and the venues in Krasnaya Polyana.<ref>[http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/winter-olympics/2014/15926-sochi-opens-new-rail-line-for-2014-winter-olympics Sochi opens new rail line for 2014 Winter Olympics] Inside the Games, 17 February 2012</ref> |
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− | The existing {{convert|102|km|mi|abbr=on}} Tuapse to Adler railroad would be renovated to provide double track throughout, increasing capacity and enabling a reliable regional service to be provided and extending to the airport. In December 2009 [[Russian Railways]] ordered 38 [[Siemens Mobility]] [[Siemens Desiro|Desiro]] trains for delivery in 2013 for use during the Olympics, with an option for a further 16 which would be partly built in Russia.<ref>[http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/10/siemens-signs-russian-olympic-train-order.html Siemens signs Russian Olympic train order] ''Railway Gazette International'', 1 January 2010</ref> |
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− | [[Russian Railways]] has had gone to establish a high-speed Moscow-Adler link and a new railroad (more than 60 km long) passing by the territory of [[Ukraine]].<ref>[http://www.gudok.ru/index.php/50604 Expensive road to the Olympics] Gudok, 22 August 2007 {{Ru icon}}</ref> |
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− | Funds will be spent on construction of 15 modern sport venues and some hotels for 10,300 guests.<ref name="not_a_place">[http://sport.gazeta.ru/sport/2007/07/a_1880984.shtml Sochi is not a place for recreation] Gazeta.ru, 5 July 2007 {{Ru icon}}</ref> The first of the Olympic hotels, Zvezdny (''Stellar''), will be rebuilt anew.<ref>[http://rian.ru/sport/olympic_games/20070807/70510471.html Construction of the first olympic hotel starts in Sochi] RIA Novosti, 7 August 2007 {{Ru icon}}</ref> |
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− | Federation Island will be built in the sea near the Lesser Akhun subdistrict of [[Sochi#Khostinsky City District|Khostinsky City District]]. The island will be shaped like the [[Russian Federation]]. It will hold hotels and offices.<ref>[http://www.dp.ru/msk/news/estate/2007/09/18/238021/ Russia will get new lands before the Olympics]{{dead link|date=August 2013}} DP.RU, 18 September 2007 {{Ru icon}}</ref><ref>[http://www.dp.ru/msk/news/estate/2007/09/24/238875/ Arabians will own 70% of the island in Sochi]{{dead link|date=August 2013}} DP.RU, 24 September 2007 {{Ru icon}}</ref> |
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− | Significant funds are being spent on construction of an advanced [[sewage treatment]] system in Sochi, designed by Olimpstroy. The system meets BREF standards and employs top available technologies for environment protection, including [[tertiary treatment]] with [[microfiltration]].<ref>[http://www.mnr.gov.ru/part/?act=more&id=5965&pid=11 Minister of Natural Resources held a meeting on design and construction of sewage treatment facilities in preparation for 2014 Olympics in Sochi] Press Service of the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russian Federation, 13 July 2009 {{Ru icon}}</ref> |
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− | Fifteen winter sport disciplines, organized as seven olympic sports, were included in the 2014 Winter Olympics. The three skating sports disciplines were: [[figure skating]], [[speed skating]], and [[short track speed skating]]. The six skiing sport disciplines were: [[alpine skiing|alpine]], [[cross-country skiing]], [[freestyle skiing|freestyle]], [[Nordic combined]], [[ski jumping]] and [[snowboarding]]. The two bobsleigh sports disciplines are: [[bobsleigh]] and [[skeleton (sport)|skeleton]]. The other four sports were: [[biathlon]], [[curling]], [[ice hockey|hockey]], and [[luge]]. A total of twelve new events will be contested to make it the largest Winter Olympics to date.<ref name="sportsnew">{{cite web|url=http://rt.com/sport/rogge-sochi2014-new-sports/|publisher=TV-Novosti|work=Russia Today|accessdate=6 July 2011|date=5 July 2011|title=Rogge announces three new disciplines for Sochi 2014}}</ref> |
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− | There have been controversies and concerns affecting the upcoming Winter Olympics. The major disputes are with [[Circassians]], environmental and economic issues, lack of political stability and governance and the [[LGBT rights in Russia|safety and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)]] athletes, supporters and journalists.<ref>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Ted|title=Russia’s Anti-Gay Laws Present Challenge for NBC’s Olympics Coverage|url=http://variety.com/2013/tv/news/russia-7-1200567694/|accessdate=25 July 2013|newspaper=Variety|date=24 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Fierstein|first=Harvey|title=Russia’s Anti-Gay Crackdown|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/opinion/russias-anti-gay-crackdown.html?_r=0|accessdate=25 July 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=21 July 2013}}</ref> The 2014 Winter Olympics will be the most expensive games in history, with an estimated cost of $50 billion. Much of the cost overruns have been blamed on corruption.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/news/europe/21581764-most-expensive-olympic-games-history-offer-rich-pickings-select-few-castles |title=The Sochi Olympics: Castles in the sand |publisher=Economist.com |date=2013-07-13 |accessdate=2013-08-08}}</ref> |
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− | * [[Chelyabinsk meteor]], the anniversary of the event will be celebrated at the games.<ref>{{Cite news|title = Winners at Sochi Winter Olympics to receive pieces of Russia meteorite|date = 26 July 2013|url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/10203817/Winners-at-Sochi-Winter-Olympics-to-receive-pieces-of-Russia-meteorite.html|publisher = The Telegraph|accessdate = 28 July 2013}}</ref> |
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− | * Galina Masterova [http://rbth.ru/articles/2010/02/23/230210_olympic.html Sochi: an Olympic makeover] Russia Now, 23 February 2010 |
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Latest revision as of 16:23, 19 April 2023
Sochi 2014 or the XXII Olympic Winter Games was the 22nd Winter Olympics, following Vancouver 2010. They were held in Sochi, Russia. This was the second time that Russia had hosted the Olympics, after a controversial Moscow 1980. Sochi was the city with the warmest climate to have hosted the Winter Olympic Games.
The Indian delegation was initially suspended, but Indian athletes were allowed to represent the country after two days into the event. Malta, Paraguay, Timor Leste, Togo, Tonga, and Zimbabwe competed for the first time at the Winter Olympic Games.
Bidding
Sochi had to defeat Salzburg and Pyeongchang in order to be able to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, with all three countries having hosted the Olympic Games before. Sochi tried to bid for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, but fell short and did not make the shortlist. Pyeongchang finished runners-up to Vancouver in 2010, after the country had hosted Seoul 1988, while Salzburg finished third in that election, behind Vancouver and Pyeongchang. Austria previously hosted Innsbruck 1964 and Innsbruck 1976. After the first round of voting, the results were pretty even, with Pyeongchang and Sochi around 35 votes, and Salzburg lagging behind with 'only' 25. In the second round of voting, Sochi had the slim majority of 51 votes (against 47). Pyeongchang would ultimately be elected to host Pyeongchang 2018.
Voting results for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games | |||
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City | Country | Round 1 | Round 2 |
Sochi | Russia | 34 | 51 |
Pyeongchang | South Korea | 36 | 47 |
Salzburg | Austria | 25 |
Logos
The logos as presented by the Sochi Organizing Committee celebrated the nature surrounding Sochi, with the Caucasus mountain range and the Black Sea, as well as worldwide digitalization and celebration.
Olympic Bid
The logo of the Olympic bid showed the contrasting winter landscape of the Russian mountains, with a snowflake as the centerpiece. The snowflake design and landscape were made in the main colours of the Russian flag: blue, white, and red.
Olympic Games
The emblem or logo of the Olympic Games itself tried to show technological development and simplicity, by using a blue sochi2014.ru in a simplistic design, in which the styles of Sochi and 2014 are mirrored. This also reflects the location of Sochi at the Black Sea, with the reflection of the landscape in the water.
Torch
The Olympic torch was lit on 29 September 2013 and travelled to Moscow, Russia, where the official torch relay started on 7 October. From this point onwards, the torch relayed across 14,000 torchbearers in 83 regions of Russia, to arrive in the Fisht Olympic Stadium on 7 February. Highlights of the torch relay included visits to the International Space Station and the depths of Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world.
Design
The torch's design references several aspects of Russian culture and folklore, most notably the shape itself. The torch was shaped like a feather, as a reference to a phoenix, a symbol of good luck and fortune in Russian folklore. The colors of the torch (silver and red) reflect the Russian national colors of red and white, especially with red being worn by the Russian national sports teams. It was made of aluminium and was 95 cm in length. The torch was designed by a team of Russian designers led by Vladimir Pirozhkov and Andrei Vodyanik.
Torch relay
The torch was lit on 29 September 2013, in Olympia, Greece, and was first carried by Greek alpine skier Ioannis Antoniou. After the initial ignition, it followed a route of around 2000 kilometres through Greece, after which it would follow one of the longest relays in the modern edition of the torch relay. After the torch was handed over to the Russian organizational committee, the Russian leg started on 7 October 2013 in Moscow. Parallel to the Olympic relay, other Olympic flames were lit and carried to major landmarks and achievements, such as the highest peak in Europe Mount Elbrus (5652 metres above sea level), the deepest lake in the world Lake Baikal, and for the first time ever, the Olympic flame was carried in the geographic North Pole and the International Space Station. On 7 February 2014, the torch was lit in the Fisht Olympic Stadium by Irina Rodnina and Vladislav Tretiak.
Opening ceremony
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The opening ceremony on 7 February was to show the rich Russian culture and history. The ceremony, with the motto "Dreams of Russia" shows how different cultural aspects of Russia were formed, such as the Russian Odyssey, Peter the Great, and the world-famous Russian ballet.
Mascots
The official mascots of the 2014 Olympic Games were the Hare, the Polar Bear, and the Leopard, representing the three available places on an Olympic podium and some main characteristics of an Olympic athlete. The mascots were revealed on 26 February 2011 after an international contest of over 24,000 entries, and the final three were created by Silviya Petrova, Oleg Serdechniy, and Vadim Pak, respectively. The five other finalists included a brown bear, a sun, a dolphin, a bullfinch, and matryoshka dolls. Another candidate was Ded Moroz, the supposed Russian Santa Claus, but it was removed from the candidate list early on, because if it had won the vote, the rights for the character would belong to the IOC. They are also the first and still only mascots as of 2022 to not be officially named.
The Hare was a social individual in the forest, working in a restaurant while also attending school. After a forest fire hit her town, she tried to contact the fire department, but with the phone lines out, she took initiative in her own hands and warned her neighbours. Together, they put out the fire to save the forest.
The Leopard was a playful and caring individual who puts himself in the face of danger to save others. In his background story, the Leopard got delved in a snow avalanche after he was able to warn his home town at the last moment, at the potential cost of his own life. He was saved by a mentor who taught him to grow through meditation and tranquillity, and even after the mentor's death, the Leopard passed on his knowledge to the inhabitants of the valley, while returning to his place as sentinel.
The Polar Bear was an energetic and stubborn individual who was involved in an accident when an ice platform drifted way, separating him from his family. With the help of polar explorers who found him, he was able to use his energy to develop his athletic talent. During his time with the polar researchers, he was able to learn subjects such as computing, engineering, and astronomy to help with arctic research.
The official mascots of the Paralympic Games in 2014 were the Ray of Light and Snowflake, who represented the sun and snow in the Arctic and Siberian regions. As the opposites to make up the Siberian environment, the two represent the flora and fauna of the region. Their backstory was that 1 came from a planet that was perpetually hot, and the other came from a very cold planet. They became friends when they met on Earth and invented the sports of wheelchair curling and ice sledge hockey. They acknowledged that through sports, they are not different from humans after all.
Controversies
Controversy was brought upon the mascots when accusations were brought against the mascots for telephone vote rigging, as Russian president Vladimir Putin said his favorite mascot. According to Russian politician Sergey Mironov, he said that the Polar Bear resembled the United Russia political party mascot, which led to political propaganda accusations.
The mascot of Moscow 1980's mascot, Misha's designer Viktor Chizhikov, accused Polar Bear's designer for taking Misha's facial features, stating that "they just pumped him up and made him fatter". He also said that the aforementioned Polar Bear, as well as Hare and Leopard, was lacking any personality. These issues, as well as the IOC denying the rights to Misha, when Chizhikov was asked by the organizers of the Sochi 2014 closing ceremony, he declined to help.
Another rejected character for the mascot of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics was Zoich, a fuzzy blue frog, which became a very popular character in the online voting. It took less than an hour (40 minutes to be exact) for it to take first place in the voting. The character, according to its author and the media, was based off Hypnotoad from the American animated sitcom Futurama. The mascot was rejected from the final voting by the IOC, and was also a perfect example of guerilla marketing, as it was commissioned primarily for advertising purposes.
Venues
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The venues of Sochi 2014 were mostly divided into two clusters: the ice events mostly took part in Sochi, while the snow events took place in the Krasnaya Polyana Valley. The venues in Sochi were newly constructed for the Olympic Games, and were all on walking distance to create a compact environment for anyone involved in the event.
Sports
Sochi 2014 would be the biggest Winter Olympic Games to date with 98 medal events. Twelve events were added to the Olympic program in Sochi to promote gender equality and collaboration between the different genders. This resulted in the introduction of mixed team events in figure skating, biathlon, and luge. For the first time ever, women were also allowed to compete in ski jumping, making Nordic Combined the only discipline at the Winter Olympic Games with only events for a single gender. The freestyle skiing and snowboarding disciplines were expanded, with the men's and women's slopestyle being added in snowboarding, and the same events being added in freestyle skiing, for both men and women. The snowboarding discipline was also enriched by the Olympic introduction of parallel slalom for men and women, while freestyle skiing discipline now also featured the men's and women's ski halfpipe.
Medal table
Twenty-six nations had won at least one medal, just like in Vancouver four years prior, despite the introduction of twelve medal events at the Winter Olympic Games. For the second time in a row, the host nation of the event finished on top of the medal table, after Canada topped the medal table in 2010. The last time Russia had lead the medal standings had been at Lillehammer 1994, right after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Norway had won the same number of gold medals with 11, but had only won five silver medals, compared to the Russians' nine. Slovenia won its first gold medal ever at the Winter Olympic Games, only followed a few days later by its second.
Out of 98 medal events, eight of them resulted in podium sweeps from a single nation, of which half by the Netherlands. In speed skating, the country won all three medals in the men's 500 metre, 5000 metre, and 10000 metre, as well as the women's 1500 metre. Meanwhile, the United States had dominated the podium in the men's ski slopestyle, a feat later repeated by the French ski crossers. On the last few days of competition, the medals of the mass start competitions in cross-country skiing were swept by Norway for the women and Russia for the men.
Ireen Wust was the only athlete to win five Olympic medals (2 gold, 3 silver) in 2014, winning five of 23 medals won by the Netherlands in speed skating. Viktor An, Marit Bjoergen, and Darya Domracheva all won three gold medals in their sport, of which only the former also won a fourth (bronze) medal. Ten other athletes won three total medals, with an additional 70 winning two medals.
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen was one of the athletes winning two gold medals, with which he became the most successful Winter Olympic athlete ever with 8 gold medals, 4 silver, and 1 bronze. With her three gold medals, Marit Bjoergen came level as the female athlete with the most medals at the Winter Olympic Games. Armin Zoeggeler won his sixth consecutive medal in the same number of Olympic Games after winning a bronze medal in the luge singles, while Albert Demchenko and Noriaki Kasai both won two medals at their seventh Olympic participation. Ayumu Hirano became the youngest Olympic champion in a snow discipline at the age of 15 years and 73 days, while Mikaela Shiffrin achieved the same feat in alpine skiing at the age of 18 years and 345 days. On the other side, Mario Matt became the oldest Olympic champion ever in alpine skiing after winning the men's slalom aged 34 and 10 months.
In doping retests conducted after the Olympic Games, several members of the Russian team were retrospectively disqualified, with plenty of medal changes as a result. Despite some of these disqualifications being overturned, the medal winners in the men's two, the four, and the men's biathlon relay were substantially changed after the gold medalists were disqualified. The silver medalists of the relay was also disqualified for doping. Because of the loss of these medals, Norway took the top of the medal standings ahead of Russia, with nations such as Latvia, Great Britain, Switzerland, and the United States climbing positions on these rankings.
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1 | Norway | 11 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
2 | Russia | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
3 | Canada | 10 | 10 | 5 | 25 |
4 | United States | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
5 | Netherlands | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
6 | Germany | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
7 | Switzerland | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
8 | Belarus | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
9 | Austria | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
10 | France | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
11 | Poland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
12 | China | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
13 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
14 | Sweden | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
15 | Czech Republic | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
16 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
17 | Japan | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
18 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
19 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
19 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
21 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
22 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
23 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
24 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
25 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
26 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |