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A collection of interesting trivia and highlights of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi
Wednesday
Sochi Stadium -Stadium Sochi -2014 Olympics and 2018 World Cup
Friday
Sochi August 2010 Progress?
The organisers of the London 2012 Olympics may feel they have their work cut out, but Dmitry Chernyshenko - boss of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics - is facing a mammoth task.
His team is having to help transform the Black Sea resort of Sochi, and its surrounding area, into a wintersports arena.
It means the construction of a new winter community in the North Caucasus mountains, the construction of 300 kilometres of roads, 100km of rail, 39 tunnels and 24 thermal and hydro power stations.
"We are well on track," asserts Mr Chernyshenko, a native of Sochi who was handed the games' baton five years ago.
"Our construction site is now probably competing in terms of size with London's," he says.
"It is a most challenging situation."
NHL Player may not participate in the 2014 Winter Hames
While Vancouver was a bonanza, the Sochi Games present bigger challenges — longer travel, the fatigue factor, and the possibility of injuries to the guys who lure ticket-buyers to NHL arenas.
The fact that the International Olympic Committee doesn’t throw even a dime back at the NHL is an impediment as well.
“I can understand,” two-time Olympic gold medallist Scott Niedermayer said this month. “The league has its investment in their players. They want them to remain healthy and on the ice playing for their teams to make money. It’s a business.
“A lot of times it doesn’t get said, but that’s the reality of it. Players are in it as a business to make money, the owners are in it for the same reason and that creates issues and concerns for everybody.”
Tuesday
2012 London Summer Olympics Fun: Vuvuzelas and Wimbledon Which is louder, the Grunt or the Vuvuzela?
Will the Vuvuzela be banned in the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014?
2012 London Summer Olympics Fun: Vuvuzelas and Wimbledon Which is louder, the Grunt or the Vuvuzela?
2012 London Summer Olympics Fun: Vuvuzelas and Wimbledon Which is louder, the Grunt or the Vuvuzela?
Monday
Sochi Logo
Commenting on the Sochi 2014 logo, Fred Burt, managing director of design agencySiegel+Gale London, said:
“I’m no fan of the London 2012 identity so it’s a relief to see Sochi 2014 restore some sanity. It feels fresh and up-to-date, promising a new Russia that perhaps the wider world does not know [think how Beijing benefitted in this regard].“I’ll be interested to see how the URL plays out—has the system been designed to drop the ‘.ru’ in certain circumstances?
All Sochi Hotels to be Rated!
In this week’s government’s decision all tourism infrastructure in Russia – that includes hotels, ski resorts, beaches, and other tourist and recreational venues – will go through mandatory classification. And it will all start with hotels in Sochi.
Hotels in Russia are not in a hurry to get classified, as the procedure can be expensive, but the benefits are not always clear. Currently, only 5% of all Russia’s hotels went through classification. Meanwhile, Sochi’s commitement to the Olympics is 57 000 hotel rooms ranging two to five stars. Mandatory classification of all hotels will help to understand what is currently missing, what needs to be built.
How soon all this will start rolling wasn’t annouced.
On unrelated (well, related to hotels) news, Hilton will open Doubletree by Hilton Sochi-Adler hotel in the year 2012.
Sunday
Sochi: The Russian French Riviera
Sochi: The Russian French Riviera
All people know Russia is a Northern country with snow, frost, cold winter. All keep in mind pictures of taiga, Siberia, polar bears and vodka. But there is one fact than less people know. Russia has a territory that is located more to South than Milano, Nice, Monte Carlo and other places of European South. And this territory occupies more square than France or Germany. Meet Sochi, the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics. This Russia doesn’t look like Russia at all, maybe the next place for your vacation?
A little trivia!
Tuesday
Too exciting not to be included in the Sochi Winter Olympics! Team Canada's Winning Gold Medal Goal and Reaction 2010 Winter Olympics
One of the best moments in Canadian Sport!!!
Of Course NHL Players should play in Sochi!!!
"We do a pretty good job of stealing players from other countries and I think their fans deserve a chance to see a tournament like this," said Team USA head coach Ron Wilson.
"I think the best players in the world should have an opportunity to compete in the Olympics," said Babcock. "This is a great showcase event and players are thrilled to be here. I'm a big fan of the ice surface being the same as well because think the game is so much better."
Sunday
South Korea one of the Powerhouses at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver
South Korean medalists . Kim Yu-na, front row from left, Lee Eun-byul, Lee Sang-hwa, Park Seung-hi and Kwak Yoon-gy, back row from left, Mo Tae-bum, Lee Seung-hoon, Lee Jung-su, Sung Si-bak, Kim Seoung-il and Lee Ho-suk . pose with their medals at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday (KST).
Thursday
Sochi Master Plan 2014 Winter Olympics
Moscow State Institute of Urban Design has finished development of a master plan for the development of city-resort of Sochi. This new master plan was developed in compliance with all environmental protection activities and requirements associated with the living conditions of the population. The master plan does not include construction of tall buildings in the city of Sochi.
The main development of Sochi will be moved to the coastal territory in the foothills. According to the developers, it will allow greater use of the potential of the territory as a resort - construction of several hotels, parks, infrastructure and roads.
Winter Olympics signed over to Sochi 2014
Although the Vancouver Games have not ended, the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia are in the news. At a special ceremony Tuesday, Vancouver and British Colombia officials signed over the Winter Games to officials from the Black Sea resort. Sochi hopes to use Vancouver's experience to help it stage the games in four years.
The City of Sochi
Sochi, Russia   The city of Sochi, Russia, has been elected as the host city for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014. The announcement was made by IOC President Jacques Rogge in Guatemala City, where the IOC members were meeting. Sochi was elected in the second round of voting with 51 votes against 47 votes for PyeongChang, South Korea. The vision of Sochi 2014 is to unite the resources of the city of Sochi, the Krasnodar region and the Russian nation to develop in Sochi greatly needed sports venues and resort infrastructure, in a sustainable, inclusive, environmentally responsible manner. Their goal is to deliver Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of unsurpassed excellence for the athletes, the Olympic family, the Paralympic family and the world. City Details: The city of Sochi is located in far southwestern Russia along the edge of the Black Sea. It fronts the massive peaks of the snow-capped Caucasus Mountains, a perfect venue for winter sports of all types. The last local census indicated 328,809 residents, but that will certainly increase as construction and development activities for the 2014 Winter Olympics progress. See you in Sochi! |
Monday
Sochi Location for the 2014 Winter Olympics
$16 000 000 000 SO FAR!
$16 bln US invested so far
Olympics 2014 February 12th, 2010
Vladimir Putin, working as a prime minister of Russia these days, said today during live video call with Vancouver, where the Olympic Games will take off in a couple of days, that preparations for the next Olympic Games (to be hosted in Sochi, Russia) have already attracted 500 billion rubles ($16.5 billion US). He also confirmed that so far we are on time financing and time vise.
Russky Dom in Vancouver at the 2010 Winter Olympics
In accordance with the regulations laid down by the International Olympic Committee, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee is obliged to present its vision for the Sochi 2014 Games in Canada, as well as showcasing the city and country which, in four years time, will be the focus of attention for millions of people in the rest of the world.
Unprecedented in its scale, the Sochi2014.ru World, Russky Dom project will be the only official location for the Russian delegation in Vancouver. It will introduce guests at the Vancouver 2010 Games to Russia in its role as a leading sports power, as well as to the city of Sochi — modern, hospitable and open to the world. Sochi World will become its own gateway to the future in 2014 — in Russia, in the Krasnodar region, in the Olympic location of Sochi itself.
Mascots for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
... The traditional Slavic counterpart of Santa Claus who is also Father Frost of the city of Velikiy Ustyug, received an official Sochi 2014 diploma to commemorate his appointment. Following the award, Father Frost offered to become the official mascot for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games. Despite Father Frost’s generous offer, the unveiling of the official Sochi 2014 mascot (or mascots) will, in line with Olympic tradition, not take place until 2011 — three years ahead of the Games.
Mascots for the 2014 Winter Olympics
Along with 2008 Russian presidential election, on March 2, 2008 there was an unofficial referendum held in Sochi to elect the 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.[23] However, representatives of the 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, the mascot is to be elected not earlier than 2011 and the logo in the middle of 2009. 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.[24] On December 1, 2009 the official 2014 Winter Olympic logo was released.[25] 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."[26]
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