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

Historic Moments

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.

Controversy

There is currently a petition trying to take the olympic games away from Sochi and put it somewhere else because of the Russian Bombings of Georgia in 2008. Currently Sochi is still planned to host the games but it is unknown if the petition will be successful or if Sochi will go ahead as planned.

Venues

Coastal Cluster

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 Cluster

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 Gallery

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

See Also

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