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Information It will be XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Games. Olympics takes place in Sochi, Russia in 2014 year and lasts from 7 to 23 February. At the Olympic Games will be raffled 98 sets of medals in 7 sports. The motto is “Hot.Winter(Cool).Yours.” Menu

Infrastructure The infrastructure, which is being developed in preparation for the Sochi 2014 Games will be an important legacy for both of the city of Sochi and the Krasnodar region. By 2014, a total of 183 infrastructure facilities will be constructed and modernized in Sochi. Menu

Location of objects Objects are divided into 2 clusters: the mountain (Krasnaya Polyana) has 7 objects the coastal (Olympic Park) has 5 objects Menu

Sports Ski Jumping In Russia ski-jumping fans with homemade snow springboards made their appearance in St.Petersburg at the beginning of XX century. Alpine Skiing It first became part of the Winter Olympic in 1936 at Germany. Cross-Country Skiing At the 1st Winter Olympic Games in Chamonix, France, in 1924, there were men’s 18km and 50km races. Freestyle ski cross It’s a form of ski which include : aerial skiing, mogul, ski ballet and ski cross. Biathlon Biathlon was originally a tactic of survavival rather than sport. Hockey The origins of ice hockey are unclear, but it is widely accepted that the British are responsible for bringing ice hockey to North America. Snowboarding Men’s and women’s snowboarding made their Olympic debuts at the Nagano Games in 1998 with Alpine and freestyle competitions. Freestyle Skiing Freestyle was a demonstration event at the 1988 in Calgary. Curling Curling originated in the 16th century in Scotland, where games were played during winter on frozen ponds, lochs and marshes. Skeleton Skeleton is the progenitor of the descent from the mountains to the toboggan – wooden sled, common among Canadian Indians. Luge Historical finding point to the existence of sleds as nearly as AD 800. Bobsleigh Bobsleigh Tobogganing is one of the oldest winter sports. Speed Skating Speed skating was first contested at the Winter Games in 1924. Figure Skating Figure skating is the oldest discipline in the Winter Olympics. Short Track Speed Skating Short track speed skating was first introduced as a full medal sport in 1992 Alberville. Menu

Paralympic sports Menu Alpine Skiing Biathlon Cross-Country Skating Ice Sledge Hockey Wheelchair Curling Menu

Clusters and sport events Mountain cluster: Biathlon Cross-Country Skiing Ski Jumping Nordic Combined Alpine Skating Freestyle Skating Snowboarding Bobsleigh Coastal cluster: Ice Hockey Speed Skating Short Track Speed Skating Figure Skating Curling Menu

Mascots The Polar Bear The Hare The Leopard Menu

Snowflake and Ray Of Light (“Snezhinka” and “Luchik”) Paralympic mascots Snowflake and Ray Of Light (“Snezhinka” and “Luchik”) Menu

Interesting facts Russian athletes for the first time took part in the Olympic Games in London in 1908. 3 athletes from five became winners. Games in Moscow in 1980 were the most honest Olympics. Then 9292 was conducted analysis on doping - and no one of them showed a positive result. The word "Olympics" originally meant not the game, and the four-interval between them. Menu

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