2014 Winter Olympics
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Host ceety | Sochi, Roushie |
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Motto | "Hot. Cool. Yours."[1] (Roushie: Жаркие. Зимние. Твои.) |
Naitions pairteecipatin | 88 |
Athletes pairteecipatin | 2,800+ (estimatit) |
Events | 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) |
Closin ceremony | 23 Februar |
Offeecially appened bi | Vladimir Putin |
Athlete's Oath | Ruslan Zakharov[2] |
Judge's Oath | Vyacheslav Vedenin |
Coach's Oath | Anastasia Popkova [2] |
Olympic Torch | Vladislav Tretiak Irina Rodnina |
The 2014 Winter Olympics, offeecially the XXII Olympic Winter Gemmes, or the 22nt Winter Olympics, was celebratit frae 7 tae 23 Februar 2014, in Sochi,[3] Roushie, wi some events held in the resort toun o Krasnaya Polyana. Ninety-aicht events in fifteen winter sports were held. Baith the Olympic an Paralympic Gemmes are bein organized bi the Sochi Organizing Committee (SOC).
Events[eedit | eedit soorce]
- Alpine skiin
- Biathlon
- Bobsleigh
- Cross-kintra skiin
- Curlin
- Figur skatin
- Freestyle skiin
- Ice hockey
- Luge
- Nordic combined
- Short track speed skatin
- Skeleton
- Ski jumpin
- Snawbuirdin
- Speed skatin
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Reveals its Slogan". Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ↑ a b "News". sochi2014.com. Retrieved 10 Februar 2014.
- ↑ Pinsent, Matthew (15 October 2011). "Sochi 2014: A look at Russia's Olympic city". BBC News. Retrieved 15 October 2011.