Sochi Russia – It’s Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

The host city for the 2014 Winter Olympics is Sochi Russia. Sochi 2014 was elected on July 4, 2007, during the 119th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

Construction is underway in Sochi but organizers don’t expect to hold the first test event, in Alpine skiing, until a year from now. There are two clusters of competition, a coastal grouping for the Central Stadium and ice hockey and figure skating venues, and the mountain sports venue at Krasnaya Polyana, which will stage skiing, snowboarding and luge, among other events.

Sochi 2014 Chief Executive Dmitry Chernyshenko said Saturday that his organization brought a group of 150 to observe the Vancouver Games and paid close attention to the Cypress Mountain issues.

“The major milestone is deliver everything [in] two years, two competition seasons prior to the Games,” he said. “Well in advance. So we’re looking at plenty of time to own our venues and train our personnel.”

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