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Host City: Sochi 2014
Sochi, Russia, was elected to be the Winter Olympic Games host city for 2014, on July 4, 2007 during the 119th IOC Session in Guatemala. It was their first bid for the Winter Olympics. The other two finalists in the hosting bid process were Salzburg, Austria, and Pyeongchang, South Korea. This will be Russia's first time hosting the Winter Olympic Games, though they have previously hosted the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow (when it was part of the Soviet Union).
The event will be held between February 7–23, 2014. The Games will be organized within two clusters, a coastal cluster in Sochi and a mountain cluster in Krasnaya Polyana which is 50 kilometres (30 miles) away . See more about Sochi Venues.
About Sochi
Sochi is a resort town located on the Black Sea. The primary venue for outdoor sports will be the resort in Krasnaya Polyana district (designed by the same company working on ski slopes for the 2010 Winter Olympics), while Sochi will host the indoor sports.
More Information
- Sochi Winter Olympic Games Trivia
- Sochi Olympic Venues
- Ticketing Information.
Related Pages
- Other Host Cities, including the next event in Pyeongchang in 2018
- Previous Games: Vancouver 2010
- about Sport in Russia
