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The 2014 Winter Olympics will take place in Sochi Russia. The Winter Olympics is an international, multi-sport event hosted every fourth year. This will be the first time that Russia will host the Winter Olympics. In preparation for the games, the Sochi Olympic Park will be built along the Black Sea coast. Sochi is located on the ancient silk road about 1,500 km south of Moscow and 1,500 km east of Athens.
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Fast Facts:
- 2014 Olympics will begin February 14
- 2014 Olympics will end February 23
- The Soviet Union hosted the summer Olympics in Moscow in 1980.
- By 2014, the airport will have doubled its current capacity to 2,500 passengers/hourSochi: Sochi Olympics
- Russian athletes have more than 270 medals in previous Olympic Winter GamesSochi: Russian Medals
- Sochi is a city with more then 400,000 inhabitants representing over 100 nationalities.Business Network Switzerland: Sochi Inhabitants
- Over four million tourists visit Sochi annuallyBusiness Network Switzerland: Sochi Tourism
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Alex Ovechkin named an "offical ambassador" for the 2014 Sochi (Russia) Winter Olympic games http://bit.ly/2qNITV #Caps #Olympics
@TWTSports | July 06, 2009 06:06 PM -
I hope I'm not the only one who thinks that a 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi might not be a good idea. (Being next to Georgia and all)
@Jack_Cross | July 06, 2009 05:42 PM -
July4 2007 Russian city of Sochi was selected 2 host 2014 Winter Olympics,marking the 1st time the country has been the site of theGames
@silverfox68 | July 04, 2009 07:27 AM
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