The XXII Winter Olympic Games will take place in the southern city of Russia, Sochi. This right was granted to him in 2007, during a meeting of the International Olympic Committee. In addition, the Winter Olympics flag was handed over to the hosts of this grand event. The organizing committee of the Games has already prepared an exciting program of sports and entertainment events, which will begin on February 7, 2014.
Olympiad program
Currently, the competition schedule has already been approved by the International Olympic Committee and sports federations. The official website of the Olympiad contains a complete schedule of all events. From 7 to 23 February 2014, Sochi will be the site of truly exciting sporting events.
The Olympic Games will begin with the opening ceremony on February 7, 2014, which will be held at the Fisht Stadium, located in the coastal cluster and accommodating up to 40 thousand people. This event will also be shown live on the main Russian and world channels. To see it with your own eyes, you need to purchase tickets on the official website of the Olympics. One of the most colorful events of the Olympic Games will also be their closing ceremony, which will take place on 23 February. On the same day, the final sports competitions in cross-country skiing and the final hockey matches will be held.
The first competitions of the Winter Olympics will take place on 8 February. Skaters and skiers will compete for championship titles and gold medals on this day. One set of awards will be played in biathlon and freestyle, and participants in cross-country skiing will compete for two championship titles at once. On the same day, ice hockey, figure skating, ski jumping and luge competitions will begin.
Where the competition will take place
The competition venues will be sports facilities located in the mountainous and coastal clusters of Sochi. Facilities for competitions requiring elevation differences (luge, ski jumping, bobsledding, snowboarding, etc.) are located in Krasnaya Polyana, forming a mountain cluster. Cross-country skiing and biathlon races will also take place here. A media village has been built here especially for journalists and television.
Ice rinks for figure skating, hockey, curling and speed skating tournaments are located along the Black Sea coast. There are also stadiums where ceremonial and cultural events will take place.
