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infrastructure </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Power_infrastructure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Transportation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Transportation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.3 Transportation </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Transportation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Other_infrastructure" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_infrastructure"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 5.4 Other infrastructure </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_infrastructure-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-The_Games" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#The_Games"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6 The Games </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-The_Games-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle The Games subsection </button> <ul id="toc-The_Games-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Torch_relay" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Torch_relay"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.1 Torch relay </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Torch_relay-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Opening_ceremony" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Opening_ceremony"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.2 Opening ceremony </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Opening_ceremony-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Participating_National_Olympic_Committees" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Participating_National_Olympic_Committees"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.3 Participating National Olympic Committees </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Participating_National_Olympic_Committees-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-National_houses" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#National_houses"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.3.1 National houses </div> </a> <ul id="toc-National_houses-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.4 Sports </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-New_events" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#New_events"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.4.1 New events </div> </a> <ul id="toc-New_events-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Closing_ceremony" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Closing_ceremony"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6.5 Closing ceremony </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Closing_ceremony-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Medals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Medals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7 Medals </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Medals-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Medals subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Medals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Medal_table" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Medal_table"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.1 Medal table </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Medal_table-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Podium_sweeps" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Podium_sweeps"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.2 Podium sweeps </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Podium_sweeps-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Calendar" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Calendar"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 8 Calendar </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Calendar-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Security" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Security"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9 Security </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Security-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Security subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Security-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Measures" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Measures"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9.1 Measures </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Measures-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Incidents_and_threats" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Incidents_and_threats"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9.2 Incidents and threats </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Incidents_and_threats-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10 Media </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Media-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Media subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Broadcasting_rights" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Broadcasting_rights"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.1 Broadcasting rights </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Broadcasting_rights-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Filming" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Filming"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10.2 Filming </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Filming-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Concerns_and_controversies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Concerns_and_controversies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11 Concerns and controversies </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Concerns_and_controversies-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Concerns and controversies subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Concerns_and_controversies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Circassian_genocide" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Circassian_genocide"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11.1 Circassian genocide </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Circassian_genocide-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Russian_doping_scandal" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Russian_doping_scandal"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11.2 Russian doping scandal </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Russian_doping_scandal-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Subsequent_events" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Subsequent_events"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 11.3 Subsequent events </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Subsequent_events-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 12 See also </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 13 References </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 14 External links </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" > Toggle the table of contents </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading">2014 Winter Olympics</h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 94 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-94" aria-hidden="true" > 94 languages </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olimpiese_Winterspele_2014" title="Olimpiese Winterspele 2014 – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Olimpiese Winterspele 2014" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target">Afrikaans</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ab mw-list-item"><a href="https://ab.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D3%99%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B0_2014" title="Шәача 2014 – Abkhazian" lang="ab" hreflang="ab" data-title="Шәача 2014" data-language-autonym="Аԥсшәа" data-language-local-name="Abkhazian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Аԥсшәа</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9_2014" title="الألعاب الأولمبية الشتوية 2014 – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="الألعاب الأولمبية الشتوية 2014" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">العربية</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuegos_Olimpicos_d%27hibierno_de_2014" title="Chuegos Olimpicos d'hibierno de 2014 – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Chuegos Olimpicos d'hibierno de 2014" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Aragonés</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuegos_Ol%C3%ADmpicos_de_Sochi_2014" title="Xuegos Olímpicos de Sochi 2014 – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Xuegos Olímpicos de Sochi 2014" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Asturianu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%91embosaraipav%E1%BA%BD_Araro%27%C3%BDpe_2014" title="Ñembosaraipavẽ Araro'ýpe 2014 – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Ñembosaraipavẽ Araro'ýpe 2014" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Avañe'ẽ</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Q%C4%B1%C5%9F_Olimpiya_Oyunlar%C4%B1" title="2014 Qış Olimpiya Oyunları – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="2014 Qış Olimpiya Oyunları" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target">Azərbaycanca</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olimpiade_Masan_Dingin_2014" title="Olimpiade Masan Dingin 2014 – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Olimpiade Masan Dingin 2014" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Basa Bali</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_n%C3%AE_Tang-k%C3%B9i_Olympic_%C5%AAn-t%C5%8Dng-ho%C4%93" title="2014 nî Tang-kùi Olympic Ūn-tōng-hoē – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="2014 nî Tang-kùi Olympic Ūn-tōng-hoē" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target">閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_%D0%B9%D1%8B%D0%BB%D2%93%D1%8B_%D2%A0%D1%8B%D1%88%D2%A1%D1%8B_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D1%83%D0%B9%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B" title="2014 йылғы Ҡышҡы Олимпия уйындары – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="2014 йылғы Ҡышҡы Олимпия уйындары" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target">Башҡортса</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%8F_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96%D1%8F_%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%96_2014" title="Зімовыя Алімпійскія гульні 2014 – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Зімовыя Алімпійскія гульні 2014" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8B%D1%8F_%D0%90%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%96%D1%8F_%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%96_2014_%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%B4%D1%83" title="Зімовыя Алімпійскія гульні 2014 году – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Зімовыя Алімпійскія гульні 2014 году" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B8_2014" title="Зимни олимпийски игри 2014 – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Зимни олимпийски игри 2014" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Български</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BC%A2%E0%BC%A0%E0%BC%A1%E0%BC%A4%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%91%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%81%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A8%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%BC%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%95%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%82%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BE%A9%E0%BD%A3%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%82%E0%BE%B2%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%9A%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%A6%E0%BC%8D" title="༢༠༡༤ལོའི་དགུན་ཁའི་ཨའོ་ལིན་ཕིག་ལུས་རྩལ་འགྲན་ཚོགས། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="༢༠༡༤ལོའི་དགུན་ཁའི་ཨའོ་ལིན་ཕིག་ལུས་རྩལ་འགྲན་ཚོགས།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target">བོད་ཡིག</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimske_olimpijske_igre_2014." title="Zimske olimpijske igre 2014. – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Zimske olimpijske igre 2014." data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bosanski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%27hoario%C3%B9_Olimpek_goa%C3%B1v_2014" title="C'hoarioù Olimpek goañv 2014 – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="C'hoarioù Olimpek goañv 2014" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target">Brezhoneg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocs_Ol%C3%ADmpics_d%27Hivern_de_2014" title="Jocs Olímpics d'Hivern de 2014 – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Jocs Olímpics d'Hivern de 2014" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimn%C3%AD_olympijsk%C3%A9_hry_2014" title="Zimní olympijské hry 2014 – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Zimní olympijské hry 2014" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemau_Olympaidd_y_Gaeaf_2014" title="Gemau Olympaidd y Gaeaf 2014 – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Gemau Olympaidd y Gaeaf 2014" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Cymraeg</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinter-OL_2014" title="Vinter-OL 2014 – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Vinter-OL 2014" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympische_Winterspiele_2014" title="Olympische Winterspiele 2014 – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Olympische Winterspiele 2014" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014._aasta_taliol%C3%BCmpiam%C3%A4ngud" title="2014. aasta taliolümpiamängud – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="2014. aasta taliolümpiamängud" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A7%CE%B5%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%AF_%CE%9F%CE%BB%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%AF_%CE%91%CE%B3%CF%8E%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%82_2014" title="Χειμερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2014 – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Χειμερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2014" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juegos_Ol%C3%ADmpicos_de_Sochi_2014" title="Juegos Olímpicos de Sochi 2014 – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Juegos Olímpicos de Sochi 2014" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vintra_Olimpiko_2014" title="Vintra Olimpiko 2014 – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Vintra Olimpiko 2014" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target">Esperanto</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014ko_Neguko_Olinpiar_Jokoak" title="2014ko Neguko Olinpiar Jokoak – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="2014ko Neguko Olinpiar Jokoak" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%BE%DB%8C%DA%A9_%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%DB%B2%DB%B0%DB%B1%DB%B4" title="بازی‌های المپیک زمستانی ۲۰۱۴ – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بازی‌های المپیک زمستانی ۲۰۱۴" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetrar-OL_2014" title="Vetrar-OL 2014 – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Vetrar-OL 2014" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Føroyskt</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeux_olympiques_d%27hiver_de_2014" title="Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2014 – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2014" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympyske_Winterspullen_2014" title="Olympyske Winterspullen 2014 – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Olympyske Winterspullen 2014" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Frysk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluich%C3%AD_Oilimpeacha_an_Gheimhridh_2014" title="Cluichí Oilimpeacha an Gheimhridh 2014 – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Cluichí Oilimpeacha an Gheimhridh 2014" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Gaeilge</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xogos_Ol%C3%ADmpicos_de_Inverno_de_2014" title="Xogos Olímpicos de Inverno de 2014 – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Xogos Olímpicos de Inverno de 2014" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%EB%85%84_%EB%8F%99%EA%B3%84_%EC%98%AC%EB%A6%BC%ED%94%BD" title="2014년 동계 올림픽 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="2014년 동계 올림픽" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%81%D5%B4%D5%A5%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%AB%D5%B6_%D6%85%D5%AC%D5%AB%D5%B4%D5%BA%D5%AB%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%AD%D5%A1%D5%B2%D5%A5%D6%80_2014" title="Ձմեռային օլիմպիական խաղեր 2014 – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ձմեռային օլիմպիական խաղեր 2014" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95" title="2014 शीतकालीन ओलम्पिक – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="2014 शीतकालीन ओलम्पिक" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target">हिन्दी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXII._Zimske_olimpijske_igre_%E2%80%93_So%C4%8Di_2014." title="XXII. Zimske olimpijske igre – Soči 2014. – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="XXII. Zimske olimpijske igre – Soči 2014." data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olimpiade_Musim_Dingin_2014" title="Olimpiade Musim Dingin 2014 – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Olimpiade Musim Dingin 2014" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ie mw-list-item"><a href="https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olimpic_Ludes_de_hiverne_2014" title="Olimpic Ludes de hiverne 2014 – Interlingue" lang="ie" hreflang="ie" data-title="Olimpic Ludes de hiverne 2014" data-language-autonym="Interlingue" data-language-local-name="Interlingue" class="interlanguage-link-target">Interlingue</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vetrar%C3%B3lymp%C3%ADuleikarnir_2014" title="Vetrarólympíuleikarnir 2014 – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Vetrarólympíuleikarnir 2014" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXII_Giochi_olimpici_invernali" title="XXII Giochi olimpici invernali – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="XXII Giochi olimpici invernali" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%90%D7%93%D7%AA_%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A6%27%D7%99_(2014)" title="אולימפיאדת סוצ'י (2014) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אולימפיאדת סוצ'י (2014)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%96%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%97%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%98_%E1%83%97%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%A8%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98_2014" title="ზამთრის ოლიმპიური თამაშები 2014 – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ზამთრის ოლიმპიური თამაშები 2014" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_%D0%B6%D1%8B%D0%BB%D2%93%D1%8B_%D2%9A%D1%8B%D1%81%D2%9B%D1%8B_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%BE%D0%B9%D1%8B%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B" title="2014 жылғы Қысқы Олимпиада ойындары – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="2014 жылғы Қысқы Олимпиада ойындары" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target">Қазақша</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kv mw-list-item"><a href="https://kv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D3%A7%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8F_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D3%A7%D0%BC%D1%8A%D1%8F%D1%81_(2014)" title="Тӧвся Олимпиада ворсӧмъяс (2014) – Komi" lang="kv" hreflang="kv" data-title="Тӧвся Олимпиада ворсӧмъяс (2014)" data-language-autonym="Коми" data-language-local-name="Komi" class="interlanguage-link-target">Коми</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_hiemalia_2014" title="Olympia hiemalia 2014 – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Olympia hiemalia 2014" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014._gada_ziemas_olimpisk%C4%81s_sp%C4%93les" title="2014. gada ziemas olimpiskās spēles – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="2014. gada ziemas olimpiskās spēles" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympesch_Wanterspiller_2014" title="Olympesch Wanterspiller 2014 – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Olympesch Wanterspiller 2014" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lëtzebuergesch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lez mw-list-item"><a href="https://lez.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_%D0%A5%D1%8A%D1%83%D1%8C%D1%82%D3%80%D1%83%D1%8C%D0%BD_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%BA%D1%8A%D1%83%D0%B3%D1%8A%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80" title="2014 ХъуьтӀуьн Олимпия къугъунар – Lezghian" lang="lez" hreflang="lez" data-title="2014 ХъуьтӀуьн Олимпия къугъунар" data-language-autonym="Лезги" data-language-local-name="Lezghian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Лезги</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_m._%C5%BEiemos_olimpin%C4%97s_%C5%BEaidyn%C4%97s" title="2014 m. žiemos olimpinės žaidynės – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="2014 m. žiemos olimpinės žaidynės" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-olo mw-list-item"><a href="https://olo.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXII_Talviolimpiaduki%C5%BEat_So%C4%8Dis" title="XXII Talviolimpiadukižat Sočis – Livvi-Karelian" lang="olo" hreflang="olo" data-title="XXII Talviolimpiadukižat Sočis" data-language-autonym="Livvinkarjala" data-language-local-name="Livvi-Karelian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Livvinkarjala</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014._%C3%A9vi_t%C3%A9li_olimpiai_j%C3%A1t%C3%A9kok" title="2014. évi téli olimpiai játékok – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="2014. évi téli olimpiai játékok" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Magyar</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B8_2014" title="Зимски олимписки игри 2014 – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Зимски олимписки игри 2014" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalao_Olimpikan%27ny_ririnina_2014" title="Lalao Olimpikan'ny ririnina 2014 – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Lalao Olimpikan'ny ririnina 2014" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target">Malagasy</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A5%A8%E0%A5%A6%E0%A5%A7%E0%A5%AA_%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B3%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%91%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95" title="२०१४ हिवाळी ऑलिंपिक – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="२०१४ हिवाळी ऑलिंपिक" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target">मराठी</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AF_%D8%B4%D8%AA%D8%A7_2014" title="اوليمبياد شتا 2014 – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="اوليمبياد شتا 2014" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DB%B2%DB%B0%DB%B1%DB%B4_%D8%B2%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%BE%DB%8C%DA%A9" title="۲۰۱۴ زمستونی المپیک – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="۲۰۱۴ زمستونی المپیک" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target">مازِرونی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukan_Olimpik_Musim_Sejuk_2014" title="Sukan Olimpik Musim Sejuk 2014 – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Sukan Olimpik Musim Sejuk 2014" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Melayu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olimpiade_Musim_Dingin_2014" title="Olimpiade Musim Dingin 2014 – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Olimpiade Musim Dingin 2014" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target">Minangkabau</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D3%A8%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF" title="2014 оны Өвлийн Олимп – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="2014 оны Өвлийн Олимп" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Монгол</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympische_Winterspelen_2014" title="Olympische Winterspelen 2014 – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Olympische Winterspelen 2014" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target">Nederlands</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%E5%B9%B4%E3%82%BD%E3%83%81%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF" title="2014年ソチオリンピック – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="2014年ソチオリンピック" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target">日本語</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nap mw-list-item"><a href="https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXII_Juoche_olimpiche_viernale" title="XXII Juoche olimpiche viernale – Neapolitan" lang="nap" hreflang="nap" data-title="XXII Juoche olimpiche viernale" data-language-autonym="Napulitano" data-language-local-name="Neapolitan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Napulitano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinter-OL_2014" title="Vinter-OL 2014 – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Vinter-OL 2014" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk bokmål</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinter-OL_2014" title="Vinter-OL 2014 – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Vinter-OL 2014" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target">Norsk nynorsk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B2cs_Olimpics_d%27Iv%C3%A8rn_de_2014" title="Jòcs Olimpics d'Ivèrn de 2014 – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Jòcs Olimpics d'Ivèrn de 2014" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Occitan</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mhr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%88_-_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_2014" title="Теле Олимпий модмаш - Сочи 2014 – Eastern Mari" lang="mhr" hreflang="mhr" data-title="Теле Олимпий модмаш - Сочи 2014" data-language-autonym="Олык марий" data-language-local-name="Eastern Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target">Олык марий</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014-yilgi_Qishki_Olimpiada_o%CA%BByinlari" title="2014-yilgi Qishki Olimpiada oʻyinlari – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="2014-yilgi Qishki Olimpiada oʻyinlari" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimowe_Igrzyska_Olimpijskie_2014" title="Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie 2014 – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Zimowe Igrzyska Olimpijskie 2014" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Polski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jogos_Ol%C3%ADmpicos_de_Inverno_de_2014" title="Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno de 2014 – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno de 2014" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Português</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jocurile_Olimpice_de_iarn%C4%83_din_2014" title="Jocurile Olimpice de iarnă din 2014 – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Jocurile Olimpice de iarnă din 2014" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Română</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%80%D1%8B_2014" title="Зимние Олимпийские игры 2014 – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Зимние Олимпийские игры 2014" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Русский</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sah mw-list-item"><a href="https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_%D0%9A%D1%8Bh%D1%8B%D2%A5%D2%A5%D1%8B_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D0%BE%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%83%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0" title="2014 Кыhыҥҥы Олимпия оонньуулара – Yakut" lang="sah" hreflang="sah" data-title="2014 Кыhыҥҥы Олимпия оонньуулара" data-language-autonym="Саха тыла" data-language-local-name="Yakut" class="interlanguage-link-target">Саха тыла</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics" title="2014 Winter Olympics – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="2014 Winter Olympics" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target">Scots</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loj%C3%ABrat_olimpike_dim%C3%ABrore_2014" title="Lojërat olimpike dimërore 2014 – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Lojërat olimpike dimërore 2014" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Shqip</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics" title="2014 Winter Olympics – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="2014 Winter Olympics" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target">Simple English</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimn%C3%A9_olympijsk%C3%A9_hry_2014" title="Zimné olympijské hry 2014 – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Zimné olympijské hry 2014" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenčina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimske_olimpijske_igre_2014" title="Zimske olimpijske igre 2014 – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Zimske olimpijske igre 2014" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Slovenščina</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B5_%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%98%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B5_%D0%B8%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B5_2014." title="Зимске олимпијске игре 2014. – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Зимске олимпијске игре 2014." data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Српски / srpski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimske_olimpijske_igre_2014." title="Zimske olimpijske igre 2014. – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Zimske olimpijske igre 2014." data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talviolympialaiset_2014" title="Talviolympialaiset 2014 – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Talviolympialaiset 2014" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Suomi</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympiska_vinterspelen_2014" title="Olympiska vinterspelen 2014 – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Olympiska vinterspelen 2014" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Svenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palarong_Olimpiko_sa_Taglamig_2014" title="Palarong Olimpiko sa Taglamig 2014 – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Palarong Olimpiko sa Taglamig 2014" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target">Tagalog</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2_%E0%AE%92%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D" title="2014 குளிர்கால ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகள் – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="2014 குளிர்கால ஒலிம்பிக் விளையாட்டுப் போட்டிகள்" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target">தமிழ்</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%88%D0%BA%D1%8B_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%8F_%D1%83%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B_2014" title="Кышкы Олимпия уеннары 2014 – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="Кышкы Олимпия уеннары 2014" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target">Татарча / tatarça</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A4%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A7_2014" title="โอลิมปิกฤดูหนาว 2014 – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="โอลิมปิกฤดูหนาว 2014" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target">ไทย</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_K%C4%B1%C5%9F_Olimpiyatlar%C4%B1" title="2014 Kış Olimpiyatları – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="2014 Kış Olimpiyatları" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Türkçe</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tyv mw-list-item"><a href="https://tyv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%88%D0%BA%D1%8B_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%BE%D1%8E%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B_(2014)" title="Кышкы Олимпий оюннары (2014) – Tuvinian" lang="tyv" hreflang="tyv" data-title="Кышкы Олимпий оюннары (2014)" data-language-autonym="Тыва дыл" data-language-local-name="Tuvinian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Тыва дыл</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%97%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%96_%D0%9E%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%96_%D1%96%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B8_2014" title="Зимові Олімпійські ігри 2014 – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Зимові Олімпійські ігри 2014" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Українська</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014%D8%A1_%D8%B3%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%D9%85%D9%BE%DA%A9%D8%B3" title="2014ء سرمائی اولمپکس – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="2014ء سرمائی اولمپکس" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target">اردو</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vep mw-list-item"><a href="https://vep.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal%27volimpiad-2014" title="Tal'volimpiad-2014 – Veps" lang="vep" hreflang="vep" data-title="Tal'volimpiad-2014" data-language-autonym="Vepsän kel’" data-language-local-name="Veps" class="interlanguage-link-target">Vepsän kel’</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%E1%BA%BF_v%E1%BA%ADn_h%E1%BB%99i_M%C3%B9a_%C4%91%C3%B4ng_2014" title="Thế vận hội Mùa đông 2014 – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Thế vận hội Mùa đông 2014" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" 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Cool. Yours. (<a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: Жаркие. Зимние. Твои., <a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Russian" title="Romanization of Russian">romanized</a>: Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/National_Olympic_Committee" title="National Olympic Committee">Nations</a></th><td class="infobox-data">88</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Athletes</th><td class="infobox-data">2,747 (1,644 men, 1,103 women)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Events</th><td class="infobox-data">98 in 7 <a href="/wiki/Olympic_sports" title="Olympic sports">sports</a> (15 disciplines)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_opening_ceremony" title="2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony">Opening</a></th><td class="infobox-data">7 February 2014</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_closing_ceremony" title="2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony">Closing</a></th><td class="infobox-data">23 February 2014</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a 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title="Chronological summary of the 2014 Winter Olympics">Chronological summary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_medal_table" title="2014 Winter Olympics medal table">Medal table</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_2014_Winter_Olympics_medal_winners" title="List of 2014 Winter Olympics medal winners">medalists</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_and_Olympic_records_set_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="World and Olympic records set at the 2014 Winter Olympics">World and Olympic records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concerns_and_controversies_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Concerns and controversies at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Controversies</a> (<a href="/wiki/Concerns_and_controversies_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics#Circassian_genocide" title="Concerns and controversies at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Circassian genocide</a> • <a href="/wiki/Doping_in_Russia" title="Doping in Russia">Russian doping scandal</a> • <a 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href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: XXII Олимпийские зимние игры, <a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Russian" title="Romanization of Russian">romanized</a>: XXII Olimpiyskiye zimniye igry) and commonly known as Sochi 2014 (<a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: Сочи 2014), were an international winter <a href="/wiki/Multi-sport_event" title="Multi-sport event">multi-sport event</a> that was held from 7 to 23 February 2014 in <a href="/wiki/Sochi" title="Sochi">Sochi</a>, Russia. Opening rounds in certain events were held on 6 February 2014, the day before the <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_opening_ceremony" title="2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony">opening ceremony</a>. These were the first Olympic Games under the <a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a> (IOC) presidency of <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Bach" title="Thomas Bach">Thomas Bach</a>. Both the Olympics and <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Paralympics" title="2014 Winter Paralympics">Paralympics</a> were organized by the <a href="/wiki/Sochi_2014_Olympic_and_Paralympic_Organizing_Committee" title="Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee">Sochi Organizing Committee</a> (SOOC). Sochi was selected as the host city in July 2007, during the 119th <a href="/wiki/List_of_IOC_meetings#IOC_Sessions" title="List of IOC meetings">IOC Session</a> held in <a href="/wiki/Guatemala_City" title="Guatemala City">Guatemala City</a>. It was the first Olympics to be held in a <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States" title="Commonwealth of Independent States">CIS</a> state and former <a href="/wiki/Warsaw_Pact" title="Warsaw Pact">Warsaw Pact</a> state after the <a href="/wiki/Revolutions_of_1989" title="Revolutions of 1989">Revolutions of 1989</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Dissolution of the Soviet Union">collapse of the Soviet Union</a> in 1991. The <a href="/wiki/Russian_Soviet_Federative_Socialist_Republic" title="Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic">Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic</a> previously hosted the Summer Olympics in <a href="/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics" title="1980 Summer Olympics">1980</a>. A record ninety-eight events in fifteen winter sport disciplines were held during the Games. A number of new competitions—a total of twelve accounting for gender—were held during the Games, including <a href="/wiki/Biathlon" title="Biathlon">biathlon</a> mixed relay, women's <a href="/wiki/Ski_jumping" title="Ski jumping">ski jumping</a>, mixed-team <a href="/wiki/Figure_skating" title="Figure skating">figure skating</a>, mixed-team <a href="/wiki/Luge" title="Luge">luge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Half-pipe" title="Half-pipe">half-pipe</a> skiing, ski and snowboard <a href="/wiki/Slopestyle" title="Slopestyle">slopestyle</a>, and snowboard <a href="/wiki/Parallel_slalom" class="mw-redirect" title="Parallel slalom">parallel slalom</a>. The events were held around two clusters of new venues: an Olympic Park constructed in Sochi's <a href="/wiki/Imeretinsky_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Imeretinsky Valley">Imeretinsky Valley</a> on the coast of the <a href="/wiki/Black_Sea" title="Black Sea">Black Sea</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Fisht_Olympic_Stadium" title="Fisht Olympic Stadium">Fisht Olympic Stadium</a>, and the Games' indoor venues located within walking distance; and snow events in the <a href="/wiki/Resort_town" title="Resort town">resort settlement</a> of <a href="/wiki/Krasnaya_Polyana,_Sochi,_Krasnodar_Krai" title="Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai">Krasnaya Polyana</a>. The 2014 Winter Olympics were the most <a href="/wiki/Cost_of_the_Olympic_Games" title="Cost of the Olympic Games">expensive Games</a> in the history of the Olympics. While originally budgeted at <a href="/wiki/US$" class="mw-redirect" title="US$">US$</a>12 billion, major cost overruns caused this figure to expand to US$51 billion, more than three times the cost of the <a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 London Olympics</a> and even surpassing the estimated cost of US$44 billion for the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics</a> in Beijing. The 2014 Games achieved a record broadcast audience of 2.1 billion people worldwide.<a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a> In 2016, an <a href="/wiki/McLaren_Report" title="McLaren Report">independent report</a> commissioned by the <a href="/wiki/World_Anti-Doping_Agency" title="World Anti-Doping Agency">World Anti-Doping Agency</a> confirmed allegations that the Russian Olympic team had been involved in a <a href="/wiki/Doping_in_Russia" title="Doping in Russia">state-sponsored doping program</a>, active from at least late 2011 through August 2015. The program was active during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, and athletes had benefited from the <a href="/wiki/Cover-up" title="Cover-up">cover-up</a>.<a href="#cite_note-NYT161209-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-Guardian161209-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a> The IOC stripped thirteen medals from Russian athletes in 2017, but nine were reinstated by the <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Arbitration_for_Sport" title="Court of Arbitration for Sport">Court of Arbitration for Sport</a>. In December 2017, the IOC voted to suspend the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Olympic_Committee" title="Russian Olympic Committee">Russian Olympic Committee</a>, with an option for <a href="/wiki/Whitelist" title="Whitelist">whitelisted</a> athletes to compete <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Athletes_from_Russia_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics" title="Olympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics">independently</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2018_Winter_Olympics" title="2018 Winter Olympics">2018 Winter Olympics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-The_New_York_Times-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-russia_banned-6">[6]</a> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bidding_process">Bidding process</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Bids_for_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Bids for the 2014 Winter Olympics">Bids for the 2014 Winter Olympics</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RIAN_archive_159366_Sochi_residents_celebrate_IOC%27s_decision_to_hold_2014_Winter_Olympics_in_Sochi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/RIAN_archive_159366_Sochi_residents_celebrate_IOC%27s_decision_to_hold_2014_Winter_Olympics_in_Sochi.jpg/220px-RIAN_archive_159366_Sochi_residents_celebrate_IOC%27s_decision_to_hold_2014_Winter_Olympics_in_Sochi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/RIAN_archive_159366_Sochi_residents_celebrate_IOC%27s_decision_to_hold_2014_Winter_Olympics_in_Sochi.jpg/330px-RIAN_archive_159366_Sochi_residents_celebrate_IOC%27s_decision_to_hold_2014_Winter_Olympics_in_Sochi.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/RIAN_archive_159366_Sochi_residents_celebrate_IOC%27s_decision_to_hold_2014_Winter_Olympics_in_Sochi.jpg/440px-RIAN_archive_159366_Sochi_residents_celebrate_IOC%27s_decision_to_hold_2014_Winter_Olympics_in_Sochi.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="681" /></a><figcaption>Fans celebrating <a href="/wiki/Sochi_bid_for_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Sochi bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics">Sochi's bid</a> win</figcaption></figure> Sochi was elected on 4 July 2007 during the 119th <a href="/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee</a> (IOC) session held in <a href="/wiki/Guatemala_City" title="Guatemala City">Guatemala City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guatemala" title="Guatemala">Guatemala</a>, defeating bids from <a href="/wiki/Salzburg" title="Salzburg">Salzburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a>; and <a href="/wiki/Pyeongchang_County" title="Pyeongchang County">Pyeongchang</a>, South Korea.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> This is the first time that the <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russian Federation</a> has hosted the Winter Olympics. The <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics" title="Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics">Soviet Union</a> was the host of the <a href="/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics" title="1980 Summer Olympics">1980 Summer Olympics</a> held in and around Moscow. <table class="wikitable"> <caption>2014 host city election – ballot results<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">City </th> <th rowspan="2">Country </th> <th colspan="2" style="background:silver;">Round </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:silver;">1 </th> <th style="background:silver;">2 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sochi" title="Sochi">Sochi</a></td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;">34</td> <td style="text-align:center;">51 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pyeongchang_County" title="Pyeongchang County">Pyeongchang</a></td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;">36</td> <td style="text-align:center;">47 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Salzburg" title="Salzburg">Salzburg</a></td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Austria" title="Austria">Austria</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;">25</td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cost_and_financing">Cost and financing</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Cost_of_the_Olympic_Games" title="Cost of the Olympic Games">Cost of the Olympic Games</a></div> As of October 2013, the estimated combined cost of the 2014 Winter Olympics had topped US$51 billion.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a> This amount included the cost for Olympic games themselves and cost of Sochi infrastructural projects (roads, railroads, power plants). This total is over four times the initial budget of $12 billion (compared to the $8 billion spent for the <a href="/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics" title="2010 Winter Olympics">2010 Winter Olympics</a> in Vancouver), and made the Sochi games the most expensive Olympics in history, exceeding the estimated $44 billion cost of the <a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Summer Olympics</a> in Beijing,<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> which hosted 3 times as many events.<a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a> <a href="/wiki/Dmitry_Kozak" title="Dmitry Kozak">Dmitry Kozak</a> was the main overseer for the events in Sochi.<a href="#cite_note-KozakSochi-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-Kleptocracy-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-Sukhov-14">[14]</a> In its final budget published in June 2014, Olimpstroy—the state corporation that oversaw the Sochi Olympics development—reported the total allocated funds for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics of 1,524 billion rubles (US$49.5 billion).<a href="#cite_note-:0-15">[15]</a> However, only about a fifth of that budget ($10.8 billion) was directly related to the Olympic games, while the rest went into urban and regional regeneration and the conversion of the Sochi region into an all-year round sea and alpine resort.<a href="#cite_note-:0-15">[15]</a> The breakdown table below is based on <a href="//doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2016.1272620" class="extiw" title="doi:10.1080/19406940.2016.1272620">a report</a> that has analyzed the distribution of Olimpstroy's $49.5 billion budget. Estimates also suggest that additional unrecoverable operational costs (including for security) could have added another $3 billion.<a href="#cite_note-:0-15">[15]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_breakdown_of_the_2014_Sochi_Winter_Olympics_costs">The breakdown of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics costs</h3></div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"> <caption>Costs breakdown<a href="#cite_note-:0-15">[15]</a> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Item </th> <th colspan="2">Cost </th></tr> <tr> <th>million RUB </th> <th>million US$ </th></tr> <tr> <td>Direct Olympics costs (a)+(b)+(c) </td> <td>331,098 </td> <td>10,753 </td></tr> <tr> <td>(a) Olympic venues </td> <td>221,592 </td> <td>7,197 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Coastal Cluster </td> <td>96,366 </td> <td>3,130 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Fisht Olympic Stadium </td> <td>18,994 </td> <td>617 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bolshoy Ice Dome </td> <td>10,102 </td> <td>328 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Shayba Arena </td> <td>3,484 </td> <td>113 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Adler Arena Skating Centre </td> <td>7,406 </td> <td>241 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Iceberg Skating Palace </td> <td>8,127 </td> <td>264 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ice Cube Curling Centre </td> <td>735 </td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Main Media Centre </td> <td>17,426 </td> <td>566 </td></tr> <tr> <td>The Olympic Park </td> <td>9,871 </td> <td>321 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Olympic Village (3000 places) </td> <td>12,217 </td> <td>397 </td></tr> <tr> <td>A complex for Olympic partners (1285 apartments) </td> <td>8,003 </td> <td>260 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mountain Cluster </td> <td>125,226 </td> <td>4,067 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rosa Khutor Extreme Park (freestyle skiing, snowboarding) </td> <td>3,393 </td> <td>110 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rosa Khutor Alpine Skiing Centre </td> <td>11,911 </td> <td>387 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sanki Sliding Centre (bobsleigh, luge, skeleton) </td> <td>7,487 </td> <td>243 </td></tr> <tr> <td>RusSki Gorki Jumping Centre (ski jumps, Nordic combined) </td> <td>9,889 </td> <td>321 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Laura Centre (biathlon and cross-country) and Olympic Village (1100 places) </td> <td>74,525 </td> <td>2,420 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Main Alpine Olympic Village (2600 places) at Rosa Khutor </td> <td>18,021 </td> <td>585 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>(b) Site preparation and supporting infrastructure </td> <td>85,370 </td> <td>2,773 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Key infrastructure for Olympic venues (roads, energy, water, waste, security), planning and other works </td> <td>81,413 </td> <td>2,644 </td></tr> <tr> <td>SOCOG office building </td> <td>3,957 </td> <td>129 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>(c) Operational costs (part of) </td> <td>24,135 </td> <td>784 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Opening/closing ceremonies (equipment and organisation) </td> <td>3,444 </td> <td>112 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Broadcasting and photo equipment </td> <td>13,330 </td> <td>433 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Vehicles for visitors and logistics </td> <td>6,958 </td> <td>226 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Live Sites city programme </td> <td>403 </td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>INDIRECT COSTS (d)+(e) </td> <td>1,193,348 </td> <td>38,758 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>(d) Skiing and tourist resorts </td> <td>189,937 </td> <td>6,169 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gazprom Alpine Tourist Centre </td> <td>60,723 </td> <td>1,972 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rosa Khutor </td> <td>35,078 </td> <td>1,139 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gornaya Karusel/Gorky Gorod </td> <td>72,728 </td> <td>2,362 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Alpika Service </td> <td>21,408 </td> <td>695 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>(e) Other projects </td> <td>1,003,411 </td> <td>32,589 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hotels and health resorts </td> <td>130,755 </td> <td>4,247 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Formula One racing </td> <td>11,982 </td> <td>389 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Olympic University </td> <td>12,946 </td> <td>420 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Combined road and railroad linking the two clusters </td> <td>317,224 </td> <td>10,303 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Railways and rail terminals </td> <td>38,015 </td> <td>1,235 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Road infrastructure </td> <td>189,532 </td> <td>6,156 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sochi Airport </td> <td>22,895 </td> <td>744 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sochi Seaport </td> <td>27,673 </td> <td>899 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Housing projects </td> <td>11,379 </td> <td>370 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Power generation and grids </td> <td>74,305 </td> <td>2,413 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Gasification projects </td> <td>46,048 </td> <td>1,496 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other engineering, water, waste, telecommunications and other infrastructure </td> <td>104,912 </td> <td>3,407 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Nature and culture parks </td> <td>11,346 </td> <td>369 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Two hospitals </td> <td>4,399 </td> <td>143 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total (a)+(b)+(c)+(d)+(e) </td> <td>1,524,445 </td> <td>49,511 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Venues">Venues</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Venues_of_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="Venues of the 2014 Winter Olympics">Venues of the 2014 Winter Olympics</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap 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data-file-width="1401" data-file-height="1198" /></a><div class="od notheme" style="top:66.25%;left:84.481%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><img alt="Location of Sochi, Russia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div style="background-color:white"><a href="/wiki/Sochi" title="Sochi">Sochi</a></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Europe_blank_laea_location_map.svg" title="File:Europe blank laea location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Location of Sochi on the eastern coast of the Black Sea in <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>.</div></div></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Caucasus_amo_2014034.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Caucasus_amo_2014034.jpg/260px-Caucasus_amo_2014034.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Caucasus_amo_2014034.jpg/390px-Caucasus_amo_2014034.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Caucasus_amo_2014034.jpg/520px-Caucasus_amo_2014034.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Sochi from space, showing locations of Olympic park and ski venues</figcaption></figure> With an average February temperature of 8.3 °C (46.9 °F) and a <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a>, Sochi is the warmest city to host a Winter Olympic Games.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> Sochi 2014 is the 12th straight Olympics to outlaw smoking; all Sochi venues, Olympic Park bars and restaurants and public areas were smoke-free during the Games.<a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a> It is also the first time that an Olympic Park has been built for hosting winter games.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sochi_Olympic_Park_(Coastal_Cluster)">Sochi Olympic Park (Coastal Cluster)</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Sochi_Olympic_Park" title="Sochi Olympic Park">Sochi Olympic Park</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_14.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_14.jpg/250px-Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_14.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_14.jpg/375px-Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_14.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_14.jpg/500px-Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_14.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5464" data-file-height="3070" /></a><figcaption>Aerial view of the <a href="/wiki/Sochi_Olympic_Park" title="Sochi Olympic Park">Sochi Olympic Park</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Olympic_Park_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Olympic_Park_2014.jpg/250px-Olympic_Park_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="87" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Olympic_Park_2014.jpg/375px-Olympic_Park_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Olympic_Park_2014.jpg/500px-Olympic_Park_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="444" /></a><figcaption>Panoramic view of the <a href="/wiki/Sochi_Olympic_Park" title="Sochi Olympic Park">Sochi Olympic Park</a></figcaption></figure> The Sochi Olympic Park was built by the <a href="/wiki/Black_Sea" title="Black Sea">Black Sea</a> coast in the <a href="/wiki/Imeretinsky_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Imeretinsky Valley">Imeretinsky Valley</a>, about 4 km (2.5 miles) from Russia's <a href="/wiki/Georgia%E2%80%93Russia_border" title="Georgia–Russia border">border</a> with <a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a>/<a href="/wiki/Georgia_(country)" title="Georgia (country)">Georgia</a>.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a> The venues were clustered around a central water basin on which the Medals Plaza is built, allowing all indoor venues to be within walking distance. It also features "The Waters of the Olympic Park" (designed by <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>-based company <a href="/wiki/WET_(company)" title="WET (company)">WET</a>), a choreographed fountain which served as the backdrop in the medals awards and the opening and closing ceremonies of the event.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> The new venues include:<a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fisht_Olympic_Stadium" title="Fisht Olympic Stadium">Fisht Olympic Stadium</a> – ceremonies (opening/closing) 40,000 spectators</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolshoy_Ice_Dome" title="Bolshoy Ice Dome">Bolshoy Ice Dome</a> – ice hockey (final), 12,000 spectators</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shayba_Arena" title="Shayba Arena">Shayba Arena</a> – ice hockey, 7,000 spectators</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adler_Arena_Skating_Center" title="Adler Arena Skating Center">Adler Arena Skating Center</a> – speed skating, 8,000 spectators</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iceberg_Skating_Palace" title="Iceberg Skating Palace">Iceberg Skating Palace</a> – figure skating, short track speed skating, 12,000 spectators</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ice_Cube_Curling_Center" title="Ice Cube Curling Center">Ice Cube Curling Center</a> – curling, 3,000 spectators</li> <li>Main <a href="/wiki/Venues_of_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_and_Paralympics" title="Venues of the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics">Olympic village</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Broadcast_Centre" title="International Broadcast Centre">International broadcasting centre</a> and main press room</li></ul> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:508px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><a href="/wiki/File:Sochi_2014_olympic_coastal_cluster_map-en.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="A sketch of the layout of Sochi Olympic Park."><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Sochi_2014_olympic_coastal_cluster_map-en.svg/500px-Sochi_2014_olympic_coastal_cluster_map-en.svg.png" decoding="async" width="500" height="333" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Sochi_2014_olympic_coastal_cluster_map-en.svg/750px-Sochi_2014_olympic_coastal_cluster_map-en.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Sochi_2014_olympic_coastal_cluster_map-en.svg/1000px-Sochi_2014_olympic_coastal_cluster_map-en.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1200" /></a></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Sochi_2014_olympic_coastal_cluster_map-en.svg" title="File:Sochi 2014 olympic coastal cluster map-en.svg"> </a></div>A sketch of the layout of <a href="/wiki/Sochi_Olympic_Park" title="Sochi Olympic Park">Sochi Olympic Park</a>.</div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Krasnaya_Polyana_(Mountain_Cluster)">Krasnaya Polyana (Mountain Cluster)</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Krasnaya_Polyana,_Sochi,_Krasnodar_Krai" title="Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai">Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vladimir_Putin_23_February_2008-14.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Vladimir_Putin_23_February_2008-14.jpg/220px-Vladimir_Putin_23_February_2008-14.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Vladimir_Putin_23_February_2008-14.jpg/330px-Vladimir_Putin_23_February_2008-14.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Vladimir_Putin_23_February_2008-14.jpg/440px-Vladimir_Putin_23_February_2008-14.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="334" /></a><figcaption>Chairlift in <a href="/wiki/Krasnaya_Polyana,_Sochi,_Krasnodar_Krai" title="Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai">Krasnaya Polyana</a></figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Biathlon_%26_Ski_Complex" title="Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex">Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex</a> – biathlon, cross-country skiing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosa_Khutor_Extreme_Park" title="Rosa Khutor Extreme Park">Rosa Khutor Extreme Park</a> – freestyle skiing and snowboarding</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosa_Khutor_Alpine_Resort" title="Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort">Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort</a> – alpine skiing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sliding_Center_Sanki" title="Sliding Center Sanki">Sliding Center Sanki</a> – bobsleigh, luge and skeleton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RusSki_Gorki_Jumping_Center" title="RusSki Gorki Jumping Center">RusSki Gorki Jumping Center</a> – ski jumping and Nordic combined (both ski jumping and cross-country skiing on a 2 km route around the arena)</li> <li>Roza Khutor plateau <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Village" title="Olympic Village">Olympic Village</a></li></ul> <div class="thumb tnone" style="margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;overflow:hidden;width:auto;max-width:468px"><div class="thumbinner"><div class="noresize" style="overflow:auto"><a href="/wiki/File:Sochi_2014_olympic_mountain_cluster_map-en.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="2014 Winter Olympics Mountain Cluster Venues"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Sochi_2014_olympic_mountain_cluster_map-en.svg/460px-Sochi_2014_olympic_mountain_cluster_map-en.svg.png" decoding="async" width="460" height="389" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Sochi_2014_olympic_mountain_cluster_map-en.svg/690px-Sochi_2014_olympic_mountain_cluster_map-en.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Sochi_2014_olympic_mountain_cluster_map-en.svg/920px-Sochi_2014_olympic_mountain_cluster_map-en.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="507" /></a></div><div class="thumbcaption" style="text-align:center"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Sochi_2014_olympic_mountain_cluster_map-en.svg" title="File:Sochi 2014 olympic mountain cluster map-en.svg"> </a></div>2014 Winter Olympics Mountain Cluster Venues</div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-Olympic_usage">Post-Olympic usage</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sochi_Olympic_Park_Fisht_Olympic_Stadium_P5020324_2200.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Sochi_Olympic_Park_Fisht_Olympic_Stadium_P5020324_2200.jpg/220px-Sochi_Olympic_Park_Fisht_Olympic_Stadium_P5020324_2200.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Sochi_Olympic_Park_Fisht_Olympic_Stadium_P5020324_2200.jpg/330px-Sochi_Olympic_Park_Fisht_Olympic_Stadium_P5020324_2200.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Sochi_Olympic_Park_Fisht_Olympic_Stadium_P5020324_2200.jpg/440px-Sochi_Olympic_Park_Fisht_Olympic_Stadium_P5020324_2200.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3300" data-file-height="2200" /></a><figcaption>Fisht Olympic Stadium under re-construction in 2015.</figcaption></figure> A <a href="/wiki/Street_circuit" title="Street circuit">street circuit</a> known as the <a href="/wiki/Sochi_Autodrom" title="Sochi Autodrom">Sochi Autodrom</a> was constructed in and around Olympic Park. Its primary use is to host the <a href="/wiki/Formula_One" title="Formula One">Formula One</a> <a href="/wiki/Russian_Grand_Prix" title="Russian Grand Prix">Russian Grand Prix</a>, which held its <a href="/wiki/2014_Russian_Grand_Prix" title="2014 Russian Grand Prix">inaugural edition</a> in October 2014.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a><a href="#cite_note-IOC_warns-24">[24]</a> In January 2015, work began on adapting Fisht Olympic Stadium into an open-air football stadium to host matches during the <a href="/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup" title="2018 FIFA World Cup">2018 FIFA World Cup</a>.<a href="#cite_note-moscowtimes-roofremoved-25">[25]</a><a href="#cite_note-insidethegames-reno-26">[26]</a> A new ice hockey team in the <a href="/wiki/Kontinental_Hockey_League" title="Kontinental Hockey League">Kontinental Hockey League</a>, <a href="/wiki/HC_Sochi" title="HC Sochi">HC Sochi Leopards</a>, now plays in Bolshoy Arena. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Marketing">Marketing</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_marketing" title="2014 Winter Olympics marketing">2014 Winter Olympics marketing</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Construction">Construction</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vladimir_Putin_in_Sochi_5-6_April_2008-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Vladimir_Putin_in_Sochi_5-6_April_2008-2.jpg/220px-Vladimir_Putin_in_Sochi_5-6_April_2008-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Vladimir_Putin_in_Sochi_5-6_April_2008-2.jpg/330px-Vladimir_Putin_in_Sochi_5-6_April_2008-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Vladimir_Putin_in_Sochi_5-6_April_2008-2.jpg/440px-Vladimir_Putin_in_Sochi_5-6_April_2008-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="334" /></a><figcaption>Vladimir Putin with <a href="/wiki/George_W._Bush" title="George W. Bush">George W. Bush</a> and <a href="/wiki/Laura_Bush" title="Laura Bush">Laura Bush</a> examining the models of the Olympic facilities for Sochi, April 2008</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:100_Olympic_rubles.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/100_Olympic_rubles.jpg/170px-100_Olympic_rubles.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="392" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/100_Olympic_rubles.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="219" data-file-height="505" /></a><figcaption>100 <a href="/wiki/Russian_ruble" title="Russian ruble">Russian ruble</a> banknote issued in 2013 by the <a href="/wiki/Central_Bank_of_Russia" title="Central Bank of Russia">Central Bank of Russia</a></figcaption></figure> The Olympic infrastructure was constructed according to a Federal Target Program (FTP). In June 2009, the Games' organizers reported they were one year ahead in building the main Olympic facilities as compared to recent Olympic Games.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> In November 2011, <a href="/wiki/IOC" class="mw-redirect" title="IOC">IOC</a> President <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Rogge" title="Jacques Rogge">Jacques Rogge</a> was in Sochi and concluded that the city had made significant progress since he last visited eighteen months earlier.<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Telecommunications">Telecommunications</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Russia" title="Telecommunications in Russia">Telecommunications in Russia</a></div> According to the FTP, US$580 million would be spent on construction and modernization of telecommunications in the region. <a href="/wiki/Avaya" title="Avaya">Avaya</a> was named by the Sochi Organizing Committee as the official supplier of telecommunications equipment. Avaya provided the data network equipment, including <a href="/wiki/Switch" title="Switch">switches</a>, <a href="/wiki/Router_(computing)" title="Router (computing)">routers</a>, security, telephones and <a href="/wiki/Call_centre" title="Call centre">contact-center systems</a>. It provided engineers and technicians to design and test the systems, and worked with other technology partners to provide athletes, dignitaries and fans information about the Games.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a><a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> The 2014 Olympics is the first "fabric-enabled" Games using <a href="/wiki/Shortest_Path_Bridging" class="mw-redirect" title="Shortest Path Bridging">Shortest Path Bridging</a> (SPB) technology.<a href="#cite_note-31">[31]</a> The network is capable of handling up to 54 Tbit/s of traffic.<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> Infrastructure built for the games included: <ul><li>A network of <a href="/wiki/TETRA" title="TETRA">TETRA</a> mobile radio communications for 100 user groups (with capacity of 10,000 subscribers);</li> <li>712 km (442 mi) of <a href="/wiki/Fiber-optic_communication" title="Fiber-optic communication">fiber-optic cables</a> along the <a href="/wiki/Anapa" title="Anapa">Anapa</a>-<a href="/wiki/Dzhubga" title="Dzhubga">Dzhubga</a>-<a href="/wiki/Sochi" title="Sochi">Sochi</a> highways and Dzhubga–<a href="/wiki/Krasnodar" title="Krasnodar">Krasnodar</a> branch;</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Digital_television_in_Russia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Digital television in Russia (page does not exist)">Digital broadcasting</a> infrastructure, including radio and television <a href="/wiki/Television_station" title="Television station">broadcasting stations</a> (building and <a href="/wiki/Communications_tower" class="mw-redirect" title="Communications tower">communications towers</a>) with coverage from Grushevaya Polyana (Pear Glade) to Sochi and Anapa cities. The project also included construction of infocommunications centre for broadcasting abroad via three <a href="/wiki/HDTV" class="mw-redirect" title="HDTV">HDTV</a> <a href="/wiki/Satellite" title="Satellite">satellites</a>.</li></ul> During the Games, the <a href="/wiki/Core_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Core network">core networks</a> of <a href="/wiki/Rostelecom" title="Rostelecom">Rostelecom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Transtelekom" class="mw-redirect" title="Transtelekom">Transtelekom</a> were used.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> In January 2012, the newest equipment for the television coverage of the Games arrived in the port of <a href="/wiki/Adler_Microdistrict" title="Adler Microdistrict">Adler</a>. Prepared specifically for the Games, a team of regional specialists and the latest technology provide a qualitatively new level of television production in the region.<a href="#cite_note-34">[34]</a> The fiber-optic channel links Sochi between <a href="/wiki/Adlersky_City_District" title="Adlersky City District">Adler</a> and Krasnaya Polyana. The 46-kilometre-long (29 mi) channel enables videoconferencing and news reporting from the Olympics.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> In November 2013, it was reported that the fiber-optic cable that was built by the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Federal_Communications_Agency" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Federal Communications Agency">Federal Communications Agency</a>, Rossvyaz, had no operator. With Rostelecom and Megafon both refusing to operate it, the line was transferred to the ownership of the state enterprise Center for Monitoring & Development of Infocommunication Technologies (Russian: Центр МИР ИТ).<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a> Russian mobile phone operator <a href="/wiki/Megafon" class="mw-redirect" title="Megafon">Megafon</a> expanded and improved Sochi's telecom infrastructure with over 700 new 2G/3G/4G cell towers. Sochi was the first Games to offer <a href="/wiki/Long_term_evolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Long term evolution">4G connectivity</a> at a speed of 10 MB/sec. In January 2014, Rostelecom reported that it had connected the Olympic media center in Sochi to the Internet and organized channels of communication with the main media center of the Olympic Games in the coastal cluster and press center in Moscow. The media center was built at total cost of 17 million rubles.<a href="#cite_note-37">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Power_infrastructure">Power infrastructure</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NASA_Night_View_of_Sochi_During_Olympics.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/NASA_Night_View_of_Sochi_During_Olympics.jpg/220px-NASA_Night_View_of_Sochi_During_Olympics.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/NASA_Night_View_of_Sochi_During_Olympics.jpg/330px-NASA_Night_View_of_Sochi_During_Olympics.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/NASA_Night_View_of_Sochi_During_Olympics.jpg/440px-NASA_Night_View_of_Sochi_During_Olympics.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3328" data-file-height="2496" /></a><figcaption>Night view of Sochi during the Olympics, taken by Expedition 38 members from the <a href="/wiki/International_Space_Station" title="International Space Station">International Space Station</a></figcaption></figure> A five-year strategy for increasing the power supply of the Sochi region was presented by Russian energy experts during a seminar on 29 May 2009, held by the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, and attended by International Olympic Committee (IOC) experts and officials from the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Ministry_of_Regional_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Ministry of Regional Development">Russian Ministry of Regional Development</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Ministry_of_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian Ministry of Energy">Russian Ministry of Energy</a>, the State Corporation Olimpstroy and the Krasnodar Krai administration.<a href="#cite_note-energy2-39">[39]</a> According to the strategy, the capacity of the regional energy network would increase by two and a half times by 2014, guaranteeing a stable power supply during and after the Games. The power demand of Sochi at the end of May 2009 was 424 MW. The power demand of the Olympic infrastructure was expected to be about 340 MW. <ul><li>Poselkovaya <a href="/wiki/Electrical_substation" class="mw-redirect" title="Electrical substation">electrical substation</a> became operational in early 2009.</li> <li>Sochi <a href="/wiki/Thermal_power_station" title="Thermal power station">thermal power station</a> reconstructed (expected power output was 160 MW)</li> <li>Laura and Rosa Khutor electrical substations were completed in November 2010</li> <li>Mzymta electrical substation was completed in March 2011</li> <li>Krasnopolyanskaya <a href="/wiki/Hydroelectricity" title="Hydroelectricity">hydroelectric</a> <a href="/wiki/Power_station" title="Power station">power station</a> was completed in 2010</li> <li>Adler <a href="/wiki/Combined_heat_and_power" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined heat and power">CHP</a> station design and construction was completed in 2012. Expected power output was 360 MW<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a></li> <li>Bytkha substation, under construction[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers">when?</a>] with two <a href="/wiki/Transformer" title="Transformer">transformers</a> 25 MW each, includes dependable microprocessor-based protection</li></ul> Earlier plans also include building <a href="/wiki/Combined_cycle" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined cycle">combined cycle</a> (steam and gas) power stations near the cities of <a href="/wiki/Tuapse" title="Tuapse">Tuapse</a> and <a href="/wiki/Novorossiysk" title="Novorossiysk">Novorossiysk</a> and construction of a cable-wire powerline, partially on the floor of the <a href="/wiki/Black_Sea" title="Black Sea">Black Sea</a>.<a href="#cite_note-energy-41">[41]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transportation">Transportation</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Transport_in_Russia" title="Transport in Russia">Transport in Russia</a></div> The transport infrastructure prepared to support the Olympics includes many roads, tunnels, bridges, interchanges, railroads and stations in and around Sochi. Among others, 8 flyovers, 102 bridges, tens of tunnels and a bypass route for heavy trucks – 367 km (228 mi) of roads were paved.<a href="#cite_note-itar-tass1-42">[42]</a> The <a href="/wiki/Sochi_Light_Metro" title="Sochi Light Metro">Sochi Light Metro</a> is located between <a href="/wiki/Adlersky_City_District" title="Adlersky City District">Adler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Krasnaya_Polyana,_Sochi,_Krasnodar_Krai" title="Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai">Krasnaya Polyana</a> connecting the Olympic Park, <a href="/wiki/Sochi_International_Airport" title="Sochi International Airport">Sochi International Airport</a>, and the venues in Krasnaya Polyana.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_16.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_16.jpg/220px-Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_16.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_16.jpg/330px-Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_16.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_16.jpg/440px-Sochi_adler_aerial_view_2018_16.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4595" data-file-height="2582" /></a><figcaption>Olympic Park railway station</figcaption></figure> The existing 102 km (63-mile), Tuapse-to-Adler railroad was renovated to provide double track throughout, increasing capacity and enabling a reliable regional service to be provided and extending to the airport. In December 2009, <a href="/wiki/Russian_Railways" title="Russian Railways">Russian Railways</a> ordered 38 <a href="/wiki/Siemens_Mobility" title="Siemens Mobility">Siemens Mobility</a> <a href="/wiki/Siemens_Desiro" title="Siemens Desiro">Desiro</a> trains for delivery in 2013 for use during the Olympics, with an option for a further 16 partly built in Russia.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> At <a href="/wiki/Sochi_International_Airport" title="Sochi International Airport">Sochi International Airport</a>, a new terminal was built along a 3.5 km (2.2-mile) <a href="/wiki/Runway" title="Runway">runway</a> extension, overlapping the <a href="/wiki/Mzymta_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Mzymta River">Mzymta River</a>.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%8E%D1%89%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_04.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%8E%D1%89%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_04.jpg/220px-%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%8E%D1%89%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_04.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%8E%D1%89%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_04.jpg/330px-%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%8E%D1%89%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_04.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%8E%D1%89%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_04.jpg/440px-%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B9_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_%D0%B8_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%8E%D1%89%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F_04.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1925" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Port_of_Sochi" title="Port of Sochi">Sochi seaport</a></figcaption></figure> At the <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Sochi" title="Port of Sochi">Port of Sochi</a>, a new offshore terminal 1.5 km (0.93 mi) from the shore allows docking for cruise ships with capacities of 3,000 passengers.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a> The cargo terminal of the seaport would be moved from the centre of Sochi. Roadways were detoured, some going around the construction site and others being cut off.<a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4_%22%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0%22..JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4_%22%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0%22..JPG/230px-%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4_%22%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0%22..JPG" decoding="async" width="230" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4_%22%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0%22..JPG/345px-%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4_%22%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0%22..JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4_%22%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0%22..JPG/460px-%D0%AD%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B4_%22%D0%9B%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B0%22..JPG 2x" data-file-width="1694" data-file-height="1310" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Siemens_Desiro#Desiro_RUS" title="Siemens Desiro">"Lastochka" (Siemens Desiro)</a> train, which serves the Tuapse–Sochi route</figcaption></figure> In May 2009, Russian Railways started the construction of tunnel complex No. 1 (the final total is six) on the combined road (automobile and railway) from Adler to Alpica Service Mountain Resort in the Krasnaya Polyana region. The tunnel complex No. 1 is located near Akhshtyr in Adlersky City District, and includes:<a href="#cite_note-tunnel1-48">[48]</a> <ul><li>Escape tunnel, 2.25 kilometres (1.40 mi), completed in 2010</li> <li>Road tunnel, 2,153 metres (7,064 ft), completed in 2013</li> <li>One-track railway tunnel, 2,473 metres (8,114 ft), completed in 2013</li></ul> Russian Railways president <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Yakunin" title="Vladimir Yakunin">Vladimir Yakunin</a> stated the road construction costed more than 200 billion rubles.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> In addition, Sochi's railway stations were renovated. These are <a href="/wiki/Dagomys_railway_station" title="Dagomys railway station">Dagomys</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sochi_railway_station" title="Sochi railway station">Sochi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matsesta_railway_station" title="Matsesta railway station">Matsesta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khosta_railway_station" title="Khosta railway station">Khosta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lazarevskaya_railway_station" title="Lazarevskaya railway station">Lazarevskaya</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Loo_railway_station" title="Loo railway station">Loo</a> railway stations. In Adler, a <a href="/wiki/Adler_railway_station" title="Adler railway station">new railway station</a> was built while the original building was preserved, and in the Olympic park cluster, a new station was built from scratch, the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_Park_railway_station,_Sochi" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic Park railway station, Sochi">Olympic Park railway station</a>. Another <a href="/wiki/Krasnaya_Polyana_railway_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Krasnaya Polyana railway station">new railway station</a> was built in Estosadok, close to Krasnaya Polyana. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_infrastructure">Other infrastructure</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ISS038-E-042992.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/ISS038-E-042992.jpg/220px-ISS038-E-042992.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/ISS038-E-042992.jpg/330px-ISS038-E-042992.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/ISS038-E-042992.jpg/440px-ISS038-E-042992.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Sochi at night from space<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a></figcaption></figure> Funds were spent on the construction of hotels for 10,300 guests.<a href="#cite_note-not_a_place-51">[51]</a> The first of the Olympic hotels, Zvezdny (Stellar), was rebuilt anew.<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a> Significant funds were spent on the construction of an advanced <a href="/wiki/Sewage_treatment" title="Sewage treatment">sewage treatment</a> system in Sochi, designed by Olimpstroy. The system meets BREF standards and employs top available technologies for environment protection, including <a href="/wiki/Tertiary_treatment" class="mw-redirect" title="Tertiary treatment">tertiary treatment</a> with <a href="/wiki/Microfiltration" title="Microfiltration">microfiltration</a>.<a href="#cite_note-53">[53]</a> Six <a href="/wiki/Post_office" title="Post office">post offices</a> were opened at competition venues, two of them in the main media centre in Olympic Park and in the mountain village of <a href="/wiki/Estosadok" title="Estosadok">Estosadok</a>. In addition to standard services, customers had access to unique services including two new products, Fotomarka and Retropismo. Fotomarka presents an opportunity to get a stylised sheet of eight souvenir stamps with one's own photos, using the services of a photographer in the office. Retropismo service allows a customer to write with their own stylus or pen on antique paper with further letters, winding string and wax seal affixing. All the new sites and post offices in Sochi were opened during the Olympics until late night 7 days a week, and employees were trained to speak English.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_Games">The Games</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Torch_relay">Torch relay</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay" title="2014 Winter Olympics torch relay">2014 Winter Olympics torch relay</a></div><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv/220px--2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="124" data-durationhint="122" data-mwtitle="2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_(Moscow).ogv" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_(Moscow).ogv"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv" type="video/ogg; codecs="theora, vorbis"" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="256" data-height="144" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv/2014_Winter_Olympics_torch_relay_%28Moscow%29.ogv.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video><figcaption><a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympic_torch_relays" title="List of Olympic torch relays">Torch relay</a> in Moscow</figcaption></figure> On 29 September 2013, the Olympic torch was lit in <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Olympia" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Olympia">Ancient Olympia</a>, beginning a seven-day journey across Greece and on to Russia, then the <a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympic_torch_relays" title="List of Olympic torch relays">torch relay</a> started at Moscow on 7 October 2013 before passing 83 Russian cities and arriving at Sochi on the day of the opening ceremony, 7 February 2014.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> It is the longest torch relay in Olympic history, a 60,000-kilometre (40,000-mile) route that passes through all regions of the country, from <a href="/wiki/Kaliningrad" title="Kaliningrad">Kaliningrad</a> in the west to <a href="/wiki/Chukotka_Autonomous_Okrug" title="Chukotka Autonomous Okrug">Chukotka</a> in the east. The Olympic torch reached the <a href="/wiki/North_Pole" title="North Pole">North Pole</a> for first time via a <a href="/wiki/Nuclear-powered_icebreaker" title="Nuclear-powered icebreaker">nuclear-powered icebreaker</a> (<a href="/wiki/50_Let_Pobedy" title="50 Let Pobedy">50 Let Pobedy</a>). The torch was also passed for the first time in <a href="/wiki/Outer_space" title="Outer space">space</a>, though not lit for the duration of the flight for safety reasons, on flight <a href="/wiki/Soyuz_TMA-11M" title="Soyuz TMA-11M">Soyuz TMA-11M</a> to the <a href="/wiki/International_Space_Station" title="International Space Station">International Space Station</a> (ISS). The spacecraft itself was adorned with Olympic-themed <a href="/wiki/Livery" title="Livery">livery</a> including the Games' emblem. Russian <a href="/wiki/Cosmonaut" class="mw-redirect" title="Cosmonaut">cosmonauts</a> <a href="/wiki/Oleg_Kotov" title="Oleg Kotov">Oleg Kotov</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sergey_Ryazansky" title="Sergey Ryazansky">Sergey Ryazansky</a> waved the torch on a spacewalk outside the ISS. The torch returned to Earth five days later on board <a href="/wiki/Soyuz_TMA-09M" title="Soyuz TMA-09M">Soyuz TMA-09M</a>.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a><a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> The torch also reached Europe's highest mountain, <a href="/wiki/Mount_Elbrus" title="Mount Elbrus">Mount Elbrus</a>, and Siberia's <a href="/wiki/Lake_Baikal" title="Lake Baikal">Lake Baikal</a>.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Opening_ceremony">Opening ceremony</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_opening_ceremony" title="2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony">2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony</a> and <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_Parade_of_Nations" title="2014 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations">2014 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Opening_of_XXII_Winter_Olympic_Games_(2338-13).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Opening_of_XXII_Winter_Olympic_Games_%282338-13%29.jpg/220px-Opening_of_XXII_Winter_Olympic_Games_%282338-13%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Opening_of_XXII_Winter_Olympic_Games_%282338-13%29.jpg/330px-Opening_of_XXII_Winter_Olympic_Games_%282338-13%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Opening_of_XXII_Winter_Olympic_Games_%282338-13%29.jpg/440px-Opening_of_XXII_Winter_Olympic_Games_%282338-13%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3280" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Firework" class="mw-redirect" title="Firework">Fireworks</a> over <a href="/wiki/Fisht_Olympic_Stadium" title="Fisht Olympic Stadium">Fisht Olympic Stadium</a> following the lighting of the Olympic Cauldron.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sochiolympicrings.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Sochiolympicrings.jpg/220px-Sochiolympicrings.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Sochiolympicrings.jpg/330px-Sochiolympicrings.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Sochiolympicrings.jpg/440px-Sochiolympicrings.jpg 2x" data-file-width="970" data-file-height="666" /></a><figcaption>The Olympic Rings at Sochi Olympic Park</figcaption></figure> The opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held on 7 February 2014 at <a href="/wiki/Fisht_Olympic_Stadium" title="Fisht Olympic Stadium">Fisht Olympic Stadium</a>, an indoor arena built specifically for the ceremonies. The ceremony featured scenes based around aspects of Russian history and arts, including <a href="/wiki/Ballet" title="Ballet">ballet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Classical_music" title="Classical music">classical music</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Revolution" title="Russian Revolution">Russian Revolution</a>, and the age of the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>. The opening scene of the ceremony featured a notable technical error, where one of five snowflakes, which were to expand to form the Olympic rings, malfunctioned and did not expand (a mishap mocked by the organizers at the closing ceremony where one of the roundrelay dance groups symbolizing the Olympic rings "failed" to expand). The torch was taken into the stadium by <a href="/wiki/Maria_Sharapova" title="Maria Sharapova">Maria Sharapova</a>, who then passed it to <a href="/wiki/Yelena_Isinbayeva" title="Yelena Isinbayeva">Yelena Isinbayeva</a> who, in turn, passed it to wrestler <a href="/wiki/Aleksandr_Karelin" title="Aleksandr Karelin">Aleksandr Karelin</a>. Karelin then passed the torch to gymnast <a href="/wiki/Alina_Kabaeva" title="Alina Kabaeva">Alina Kabaeva</a>. Figure skater <a href="/wiki/Irina_Rodnina" title="Irina Rodnina">Irina Rodnina</a> took the torch and was met by former ice hockey goalkeeper <a href="/wiki/Vladislav_Tretiak" title="Vladislav Tretiak">Vladislav Tretiak</a>, who exited the stadium to jointly light the Olympic cauldron located near the center of Olympic Park.<a href="#cite_note-CNN-oc14-59">[59]</a><a href="#cite_note-WashPost-oc14-60">[60]</a><a href="#cite_note-newssochi-61">[61]</a><a href="#cite_note-ITAR-TASS-62">[62]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Participating_National_Olympic_Committees">Participating National Olympic Committees</h3></div> A record 88 nations qualified to compete,<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> which beat the previous record of 82 set at the <a href="/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics" title="2010 Winter Olympics">previous Winter Olympics</a> in Vancouver. The number of athletes who qualified per country is listed in the table below (number of athletes shown in parentheses). Seven nations made their Winter Olympics debut: <a href="/wiki/Dominica" title="Dominica">Dominica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paraguay" title="Paraguay">Paraguay</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Timor" title="East Timor">Timor-Leste</a>, <a href="/wiki/Togo" title="Togo">Togo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tonga" title="Tonga">Tonga</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe" title="Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a>.<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> The Winter debut of Malta meant that for the first time ever, all of the current members of the <a href="/wiki/European_Olympic_Committees" title="European Olympic Committees">European Olympic Committees</a> participated at the Winter Olympics. Kristina Krone qualified to compete in her second consecutive games for <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>, but the island's <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Olympic_Committee" title="Puerto Rico Olympic Committee">Olympic Committee</a> once again chose not to send her to compete.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> Similarly, <a href="/wiki/SASCOC" class="mw-redirect" title="SASCOC">South Africa</a> decided not to send alpine skier <a href="/w/index.php?title=Sive_Speelman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sive Speelman (page does not exist)">Sive Speelman</a> to Sochi.<a href="#cite_note-66">[66]</a> Algeria also did not enter its only qualified athlete, <a href="/wiki/Mehdi-Selim_Khelifi" title="Mehdi-Selim Khelifi">Mehdi-Selim Khelifi</a>.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>'s athletes originally competed as <a href="/wiki/India_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="India at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Independent Olympic Participants</a> and marched under the <a href="/wiki/Olympic_flag" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic flag">Olympic flag</a> during the opening ceremony, as India was originally suspended in December 2012 over the election process of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Olympic_Association" title="Indian Olympic Association">Indian Olympic Association</a>.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> On 11 February, the Indian Olympic Association was reinstated and India's athletes were allowed the option to compete under their own flag from that time onward.<a href="#cite_note-indiareinstated-69">[69]</a> Although Shiva Keshavan competed as an Independent athlete and is recorded as such, he was permitted to walk under the flag of India at the Closing Ceremony. <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2014_Winter_Olympic_games_countries.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/2014_Winter_Olympic_games_countries.svg/610px-2014_Winter_Olympic_games_countries.svg.png" decoding="async" width="610" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/2014_Winter_Olympic_games_countries.svg/915px-2014_Winter_Olympic_games_countries.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/2014_Winter_Olympic_games_countries.svg/1220px-2014_Winter_Olympic_games_countries.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="852" data-file-height="376" /></a><figcaption><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend">  The participating countries at the 2014 Winter Olympics</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend">  Debuting countries at the Winter Olympics</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend">  Yellow circle is host city (<a href="/wiki/Sochi" title="Sochi">Sochi</a>)</div></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2014_Winter_olympics_team_numbers.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/2014_Winter_olympics_team_numbers.svg/610px-2014_Winter_olympics_team_numbers.svg.png" decoding="async" width="610" height="313" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/2014_Winter_olympics_team_numbers.svg/915px-2014_Winter_olympics_team_numbers.svg.png 1.5x, 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1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Algeria.svg/44px-Flag_of_Algeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Algeria_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics" title="Algeria at the 2010 Winter Olympics">Algeria</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/44px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Colombia_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics" title="Colombia at the 2010 Winter Olympics">Colombia</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg/44px-Flag_of_Ethiopia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics" title="Ethiopia at the 2010 Winter Olympics">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/33px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/44px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Ghana_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics" title="Ghana at the 2010 Winter Olympics">Ghana</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/22px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/33px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Flag_of_North_Korea.svg/44px-Flag_of_North_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="800" /> <a href="/wiki/North_Korea_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics" title="North Korea at the 2010 Winter Olympics">North Korea</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/22px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/33px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Flag_of_Senegal.svg/44px-Flag_of_Senegal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Senegal_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics" title="Senegal at the 2010 Winter Olympics">Senegal</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/22px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/44px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_at_the_2010_Winter_Olympics" title="South Africa at the 2010 Winter Olympics">South Africa</a></li></ul> </div> </td> <td valign="top"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 15em;"> <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_British_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="British Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics">British Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Dominica.svg/22px-Flag_of_Dominica.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Dominica.svg/33px-Flag_of_Dominica.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Flag_of_Dominica.svg/44px-Flag_of_Dominica.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Dominica_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Dominica at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Dominica</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/22px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/33px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Flag_of_East_Timor.svg/44px-Flag_of_East_Timor.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/East_Timor_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="East Timor at the 2014 Winter Olympics">East Timor</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/22px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/33px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg/44px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307" /> <a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Luxembourg at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/22px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/33px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Flag_of_Malta.svg/44px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Malta_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Malta at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Malta</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/22px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/33px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/44px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="660" /> <a href="/wiki/Paraguay_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Paraguay at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Paraguay</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Philippines_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Philippines at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Philippines</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/22px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/33px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/44px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Thailand_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Thailand at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Thailand</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Flag_of_Togo.svg/22px-Flag_of_Togo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Flag_of_Togo.svg/33px-Flag_of_Togo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Flag_of_Togo.svg/44px-Flag_of_Togo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="809" data-file-height="500" /> <a href="/wiki/Togo_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Togo at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Togo</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/22px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/33px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Tonga.svg/44px-Flag_of_Tonga.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="480" /> <a href="/wiki/Tonga_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Tonga at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Tonga</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/22px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/33px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Venezuela.svg/44px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Venezuela_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Venezuela at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Venezuela</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1275" data-file-height="850" /> <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Islands_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/22px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/33px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg/44px-Flag_of_Zimbabwe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Zimbabwe_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Zimbabwe at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="National_houses">National houses</h4></div> During the Games some countries had a national house, a meeting place for supporters, athletes and other followers.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> Houses could be either free for visitors to access or have limited access by invitation only.<a href="#cite_note-nationalhouses-71">[71]</a> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Nation</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Website </th></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/22px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/33px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/44px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Austria_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Austria</a></td> <td>Mountain Cluster</td> <td>Austria Tirol House</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Canada_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Canada</a><a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> </td> <td>Coastal Cluster (Next to <a href="/wiki/Fisht_Olympic_Stadium" title="Fisht Olympic Stadium">Fisht Olympic Stadium</a>)</td> <td>Canada House</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/China_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="China at the 2014 Winter Olympics">China</a><a href="#cite_note-73">[73]</a> </td> <td>Zhemchuzhina hotel</td> <td>China House</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Czech Republic at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Czech Republic</a><a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a></td> <td>Adler</td> <td>Czech House</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/33px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/44px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/France_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="France at the 2014 Winter Olympics">France</a><a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a></td> <td>Gornaya Karusel (Mountain Cluster)</td> <td>Club France</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://espritbleu.franceolympique.com/espritbleu/actus/1902-un-club-france-au-coeur-de-lmotion-olympique.html">Official website</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/33px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/44px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Germany_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Germany at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Germany</a><a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Estosadok" title="Estosadok">Estosadok</a>, <a href="/wiki/Krasnaya_Polyana,_Sochi,_Krasnodar_Krai" title="Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai">Krasnaya Polyana (Mountain Cluster)</a></td> <td>German House</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dosb.de/de/olympia/olympische-spiele/winterspiele/sotschi-2014/news/detail/news/deutsches_haus_botschaft_des_deutschen_sports/">Official website</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/33px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/44px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /> <a href="/wiki/Italy_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Italy</a><a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a></td> <td>Olympic Park (Coastal Cluster)</td> <td>Italy House</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sochi2014.coni.it/it/home/casa-italia.html">Official website</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/44px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Japan_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Japan at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Japan</a><a href="#cite_note-nationalhouses-71">[71]</a> </td> <td>Olympic Park (Coastal Cluster)</td> <td>Japan House</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_Latvia_%283-2%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Latvia_%283-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_Latvia_%283-2%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Latvia_%283-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Flag_of_Latvia_%283-2%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Latvia_%283-2%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Latvia_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Latvia</a><a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> </td> <td>Radisson Hotel</td> <td>Latvian House</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Netherlands at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Netherlands</a><a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azimut_Hotels" title="Azimut Hotels">Azimut Hotel Resort</a> (near Coastal Cluster)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Holland_Heineken_House" title="Holland Heineken House">Holland Heineken House</a></td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hollandheinekenhouse.nl/">Official website</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/44px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Russia_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Russia</a><a href="#cite_note-nationalhouses-71">[71]</a> </td> <td>Olympic Park (Coastal Cluster)</td> <td>Russia House</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg/44px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Slovakia_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Slovakia at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Slovakia</a><a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sochi_railway_station" title="Sochi railway station">Sochi railway station</a></td> <td>Slovak Point</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/22px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/44px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/South_Korea_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="South Korea at the 2014 Winter Olympics">South Korea</a><a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a> </td> <td>Olympic Park (Coastal Cluster)</td> <td>Korea House</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/30px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/40px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /> <a href="/wiki/Switzerland_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Switzerland</a><a href="#cite_note-nationalhouses-71">[71]</a></td> <td>Olympic Park (Coastal Cluster)</td> <td>House of Switzerland</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.houseofswitzerland.org/">Official website</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics">United States</a><a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a> </td> <td>Olympic Park (Coastal Cluster)</td> <td>USA House</td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.teamusa.org/Road-to-Sochi-2014/">Official website</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3></div> The 2014 Winter Olympics featured 98 events over 15 disciplines in 7 sports. A total of twelve new events were contested, making it the largest Winter Olympics to date.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ol><li>Biathlon <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Biathlon_pictogram.svg/20px-Biathlon_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Biathlon_pictogram.svg/30px-Biathlon_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Biathlon_pictogram.svg/40px-Biathlon_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> <a href="/wiki/Biathlon" title="Biathlon">Biathlon</a> (11) (<a href="/wiki/Biathlon_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Bobsleigh <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Bobsleigh_pictogram.svg/20px-Bobsleigh_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Bobsleigh_pictogram.svg/30px-Bobsleigh_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Bobsleigh_pictogram.svg/40px-Bobsleigh_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> <a href="/wiki/Bobsleigh" title="Bobsleigh">Bobsleigh</a> (3) (<a href="/wiki/Bobsleigh_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Skeleton_pictogram.svg/20px-Skeleton_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Skeleton_pictogram.svg/30px-Skeleton_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Skeleton_pictogram.svg/40px-Skeleton_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> <a href="/wiki/Skeleton_(sport)" title="Skeleton (sport)">Skeleton</a> (2) (<a href="/wiki/Skeleton_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Curling <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Curling_pictogram.svg/20px-Curling_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Curling_pictogram.svg/30px-Curling_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Curling_pictogram.svg/40px-Curling_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> <a href="/wiki/Curling" title="Curling">Curling</a> (2) (<a href="/wiki/Curling_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Ice hockey <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg/20px-Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg/30px-Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg/40px-Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey" title="Ice hockey">Ice hockey</a> (2) (<a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Luge <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Luge_pictogram.svg/20px-Luge_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Luge_pictogram.svg/30px-Luge_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Luge_pictogram.svg/40px-Luge_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> <a href="/wiki/Luge" title="Luge">Luge</a> (4) (<a href="/wiki/Luge_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Skating <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Figure_skating_pictogram.svg/20px-Figure_skating_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Figure_skating_pictogram.svg/30px-Figure_skating_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Figure_skating_pictogram.svg/40px-Figure_skating_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> <a href="/wiki/Figure_skating" title="Figure skating">Figure skating</a> (5) (<a href="/wiki/Figure_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Short_track_speed_skating_pictogram.svg/20px-Short_track_speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Short_track_speed_skating_pictogram.svg/30px-Short_track_speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Short_track_speed_skating_pictogram.svg/40px-Short_track_speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> <a href="/wiki/Short_track_speed_skating" class="mw-redirect" title="Short track speed skating">Short track speed skating</a> (8) (<a href="/wiki/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Speed_skating_pictogram.svg/20px-Speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Speed_skating_pictogram.svg/30px-Speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Speed_skating_pictogram.svg/40px-Speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> <a href="/wiki/Speed_skating" title="Speed skating">Speed skating</a> (12) (<a href="/wiki/Speed_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li></ul></li> <li>Skiing <ul><li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Alpine_skiing_pictogram.svg/20px-Alpine_skiing_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Alpine_skiing_pictogram.svg/30px-Alpine_skiing_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Alpine_skiing_pictogram.svg/40px-Alpine_skiing_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> <a href="/wiki/Alpine_skiing" title="Alpine skiing">Alpine skiing</a> (10) (<a href="/wiki/Alpine_skiing_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Cross_country_skiing_pictogram.svg/20px-Cross_country_skiing_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Cross_country_skiing_pictogram.svg/30px-Cross_country_skiing_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Cross_country_skiing_pictogram.svg/40px-Cross_country_skiing_pictogram.svg.png 2x" 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2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Nordic_combined_pictogram.svg/20px-Nordic_combined_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Nordic_combined_pictogram.svg/30px-Nordic_combined_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Nordic_combined_pictogram.svg/40px-Nordic_combined_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> <a href="/wiki/Nordic_combined" title="Nordic combined">Nordic combined</a> (3) (<a href="/wiki/Nordic_combined_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Ski_jumping_pictogram.svg/20px-Ski_jumping_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Ski_jumping_pictogram.svg/30px-Ski_jumping_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Ski_jumping_pictogram.svg/40px-Ski_jumping_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> <a href="/wiki/Ski_jumping" title="Ski jumping">Ski jumping</a> (4) (<a href="/wiki/Ski_jumping_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li> <li><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Snowboarding_pictogram.svg/20px-Snowboarding_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Snowboarding_pictogram.svg/30px-Snowboarding_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Snowboarding_pictogram.svg/40px-Snowboarding_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /> <a href="/wiki/Snowboarding" title="Snowboarding">Snowboarding</a> (10) (<a href="/wiki/Snowboarding_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics">details</a>)</li></ul></li></ol> </div> Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each separate discipline. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="New_events">New events</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%9F%D0%9C%D0%A0_-_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_2014.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%9F%D0%9C%D0%A0_-_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_2014.jpg/220px-%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%9F%D0%9C%D0%A0_-_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_2014.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="354" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%9F%D0%9C%D0%A0_-_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_2014.jpg/330px-%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%9F%D0%9C%D0%A0_-_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_2014.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%9F%D0%9C%D0%A0_-_%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B8_2014.jpg 2x" data-file-width="331" data-file-height="532" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Russia" title="Postage stamps and postal history of Russia">Postage stamps</a> of <a href="/wiki/Transnistria" title="Transnistria">Transnistria</a>, Sochi Olympic Games (2014)</figcaption></figure> On 6 April 2011, the IOC accepted a number of events that were submitted by their respective sports federations to be considered for inclusion into the official program of these Olympic Games.<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> The events included a Figure skating team event, Women's ski jumping, Mixed relay biathlon, Ski <a href="/wiki/Half-pipe" title="Half-pipe">half-pipe</a>, and Team relay luge. On 4 July 2011, the IOC announced that three events would be added to the program.<a href="#cite_note-85">[85]</a> These events, which were officially declared by Olympic Committee President <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Rogge" title="Jacques Rogge">Jacques Rogge</a> on 4 July 2011, were: Ski <a href="/wiki/Slopestyle" title="Slopestyle">slopestyle</a>, Snowboard slopestyle, Snowboard parallel special slalom.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a> Team alpine skiing was also presented as a candidate for inclusion in the Olympic program but the executive board of the IOC rejected this proposal. The <a href="/wiki/International_Ski_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="International Ski Federation">International Ski Federation</a> persisted with the nomination and this was considered.<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> There were reports of <a href="/wiki/Bandy" title="Bandy">bandy</a> possibly being added to the sports program,<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-89">[89]</a><a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> but the IOC rejected this request. Subsequently, the international governing body, <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_International_Bandy" title="Federation of International Bandy">Federation of International Bandy</a>, decided that <a href="/wiki/Irkutsk" title="Irkutsk">Irkutsk</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shelekhov" title="Shelekhov">Shelekhov</a> in Russia would host the <a href="/wiki/2014_Bandy_World_Championship" title="2014 Bandy World Championship">2014 Bandy World Championship</a> just before the Olympics. On 28 November 2006, the executive board of the IOC decided not to include <a href="/wiki/Ski_mountaineering" title="Ski mountaineering">ski mountaineering</a>,<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a> <a href="/wiki/Ski-orienteering" class="mw-redirect" title="Ski-orienteering">ski-orienteering</a>,<a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> or <a href="/wiki/Winter_triathlon" title="Winter triathlon">winter triathlon</a><a href="#cite_note-IOCUpdatesNov2006-93">[93]</a> in the review process of the program.<a href="#cite_note-IOCUpdatesNov2006-93">[93]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Closing_ceremony">Closing ceremony</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_closing_ceremony" title="2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony">2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony</a></div> The closing ceremony was held on 23 February 2014 between 20:14 <a href="/wiki/Moscow_Time" title="Moscow Time">MSK</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%2B04:00" title="UTC+04:00">UTC+4</a>) and 22:25 <a href="/wiki/Moscow_Time" title="Moscow Time">MSK</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%2B04:00" title="UTC+04:00">UTC+4</a>) at the <a href="/wiki/Fisht_Olympic_Stadium" title="Fisht Olympic Stadium">Fisht Olympic Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Sochi" title="Sochi">Sochi</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Day17-Closing_ceremony-94">[94]</a> The ceremony was dedicated to Russian culture featuring world-renowned Russian stars like conductor and violinist <a href="/wiki/Yuri_Bashmet" title="Yuri Bashmet">Yuri Bashmet</a>, conductor <a href="/wiki/Valery_Gergiev" title="Valery Gergiev">Valery Gergiev</a>, pianist <a href="/wiki/Denis_Matsuev" title="Denis Matsuev">Denis Matsuev</a>, singer <a href="/wiki/Hibla_Gerzmava" title="Hibla Gerzmava">Hibla Gerzmava</a> and violinist Tatiana Samouil. These artists were joined by performers from the <a href="/wiki/Bolshoi_Theatre" title="Bolshoi Theatre">Bolshoi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mariinsky_Theatre" title="Mariinsky Theatre">Mariinsky</a> theaters. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Medals">Medals</h2></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SochiOlympicMedals.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/SochiOlympicMedals.jpg/250px-SochiOlympicMedals.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/SochiOlympicMedals.jpg/375px-SochiOlympicMedals.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/SochiOlympicMedals.jpg/500px-SochiOlympicMedals.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2708" data-file-height="1801" /></a><figcaption>Medals of the 2014 Winter Olympics</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_2014_Winter_Olympics_medal_winners" title="List of 2014 Winter Olympics medal winners">List of 2014 Winter Olympics medal winners</a></div> Sochi's medal design was unveiled in May 2013. The design is intended to resemble Sochi's landscape, with a semi-translucent section containing a "<a href="/wiki/Patchwork_quilt" title="Patchwork quilt">patchwork quilt</a>" of diamonds representing mountains; the diamonds themselves contain designs that reflect Russia's regions.<a href="#cite_note-olympicorg-14medals-95">[95]</a> Those who won gold medals on 15 February received special medals with fragments of the <a href="/wiki/Chelyabinsk_meteor" title="Chelyabinsk meteor">Chelyabinsk meteor</a>, marking the one-year anniversary of the event where pieces of the cosmic body fell into the <a href="/wiki/Lake_Chebarkul" title="Lake Chebarkul">Chebarkul Lake</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Ural_Mountains" title="Ural Mountains">Ural Mountains</a> in central Russia.<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medal_table">Medal table</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_medal_table" title="2014 Winter Olympics medal table">2014 Winter Olympics medal table</a></div> The top ten listed <a href="/wiki/National_Olympic_Committee" title="National Olympic Committee">NOCs</a> by number of gold medals are listed below. 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style="background-color:inherit;color:inherit;text-align:left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/22px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/33px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/44px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /> <a href="/wiki/Norway_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Norway at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Norway</a></th><td>11</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><th scope="row" style="background-color:#ccccff;color:inherit;text-align:left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/44px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Russia_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Russia</a>*‡</th><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><th scope="row" style="background-color:inherit;color:inherit;text-align:left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Canada_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Canada</a></th><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><th scope="row" style="background-color:inherit;color:inherit;text-align:left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics">United States</a>‡</th><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>28</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><th scope="row" style="background-color:inherit;color:inherit;text-align:left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Netherlands at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Netherlands</a></th><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>9</td><td>24</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><th scope="row" style="background-color:inherit;color:inherit;text-align:left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/33px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/44px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Germany_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Germany at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Germany</a></th><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><th scope="row" style="background-color:inherit;color:inherit;text-align:left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/30px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg/40px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /> <a href="/wiki/Switzerland_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Switzerland at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Switzerland</a>‡</th><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><th scope="row" style="background-color:inherit;color:inherit;text-align:left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/22px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/33px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Flag_of_Belarus.svg/44px-Flag_of_Belarus.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Belarus_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Belarus at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Belarus</a></th><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><th scope="row" style="background-color:inherit;color:inherit;text-align:left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/22px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/33px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/44px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Austria_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Austria</a></th><td>4</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><th scope="row" style="background-color:inherit;color:inherit;text-align:left"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/33px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/44px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/France_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="France at the 2014 Winter Olympics">France</a></th><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>11–26</td><td style="font-style:italic;text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_medal_table#Medal_table" title="2014 Winter Olympics medal table">Remaining NOCs</a></td><td>22</td><td>35</td><td>37</td><td>94</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom"><th scope="row" colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold">Totals (26 entries)</th><th style="font-weight:bold">98</th><th style="font-weight:bold">97</th><th style="font-weight:bold">99</th><th style="font-weight:bold">294</th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Podium_sweeps">Podium sweeps</h3></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Date </th> <th>Sport </th> <th>Event </th> <th>NOC </th> <th>Gold </th> <th>Silver </th> <th>Bronze </th></tr> <tr> <td>8 February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Speed_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Speed skating</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Speed_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_5000_metres" title="Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 5000 metres">Men's 5000 metres</a> </td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Netherlands at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Netherlands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sven_Kramer" title="Sven Kramer">Sven Kramer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jan_Blokhuijsen" title="Jan Blokhuijsen">Jan Blokhuijsen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jorrit_Bergsma" title="Jorrit Bergsma">Jorrit Bergsma</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Speed_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Speed skating</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Speed_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_500_metres" title="Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 500 metres">Men's 500 metres</a> </td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Netherlands at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Netherlands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michel_Mulder" title="Michel Mulder">Michel Mulder</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jan_Smeekens" title="Jan Smeekens">Jan Smeekens</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Mulder" title="Ronald Mulder">Ronald Mulder</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Freestyle skiing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_slopestyle" title="Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's slopestyle">Men's slopestyle</a> </td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics">United States</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joss_Christensen" title="Joss Christensen">Joss Christensen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gus_Kenworthy" title="Gus Kenworthy">Gus Kenworthy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Goepper" title="Nick Goepper">Nick Goepper</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Speed_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Speed skating</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Speed_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_1500_metres" title="Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's 1500 metres">Women's 1500 metres</a> </td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Netherlands at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Netherlands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jorien_ter_Mors" title="Jorien ter Mors">Jorien ter Mors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ireen_W%C3%BCst" title="Ireen Wüst">Ireen Wüst</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lotte_van_Beek" title="Lotte van Beek">Lotte van Beek</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Speed_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Speed skating</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Speed_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_10,000_metres" title="Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres">Men's 10000 metres</a> </td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Netherlands_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Netherlands at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Netherlands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jorrit_Bergsma" title="Jorrit Bergsma">Jorrit Bergsma</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sven_Kramer" title="Sven Kramer">Sven Kramer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_de_Jong" title="Bob de Jong">Bob de Jong</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Freestyle skiing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_ski_cross" title="Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's ski cross">Men's ski cross</a> </td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/33px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/44px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/France_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="France at the 2014 Winter Olympics">France</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jean-Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Chapuis" title="Jean-Frédéric Chapuis">Jean-Frédéric Chapuis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arnaud_Bovolenta" title="Arnaud Bovolenta">Arnaud Bovolenta</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Midol" title="Jonathan Midol">Jonathan Midol</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Cross-country skiing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_-_Women%27s_30_kilometre_freestyle" class="mw-redirect" title="Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics - Women's 30 kilometre freestyle">Women's 30 kilometre freestyle</a> </td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/22px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/33px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Norway.svg/44px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="372" /> <a href="/wiki/Norway_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Norway at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Norway</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marit_Bj%C3%B8rgen" title="Marit Bjørgen">Marit Bjørgen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Therese_Johaug" title="Therese Johaug">Therese Johaug</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kristin_St%C3%B8rmer_Steira" title="Kristin Størmer Steira">Kristin Størmer Steira</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Cross-country skiing</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_50_kilometre_freestyle" title="Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Men's 50 kilometre freestyle">Men's 50 kilometre freestyle</a> </td> <td><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/44px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /> <a href="/wiki/Russia_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Russia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Legkov" title="Alexander Legkov">Alexander Legkov</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maxim_Vylegzhanin" title="Maxim Vylegzhanin">Maxim Vylegzhanin</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><a href="#endnote_a">[a]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ilia_Chernousov" title="Ilia Chernousov">Ilia Chernousov</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562">a Legkov and Vylegzhanin were initially disqualified by the IOC for doping offenses in November 2017, and their 2014 Olympic medals (gold and silver respectively) were stripped. However, their results were restored on 1 February 2018 following a successful appeal. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Calendar">Calendar</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Chronological_summary_of_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Chronological summary of the 2014 Winter Olympics">Chronological summary of the 2014 Winter Olympics</a></div> In the following calendar each blue box represents one or more event competition(s), such as a qualification round, on that day. The yellow boxes represent medal-awarding finals for a sport with in each box the number of finals that were contested on that day.<a href="#cite_note-97">[97]</a> <dl><dd>All dates are <a href="/wiki/Moscow_Time" title="Moscow Time">MSK</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%2B04:00" title="UTC+04:00">UTC+4</a>)</dd></dl> <div align="center"> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:90%;position:relative;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:2.5em; background:#00cc33; text-align:center">OC</td> <td>Opening ceremony </td> <td style="width:2.5em; background:#3399ff; text-align:center">●</td> <td>Event competitions </td> <td style="width:2.5em; background:#ffcc00; text-align:center">1</td> <td>Event finals </td> <td style="width:2.5em; background:#ffdead; text-align:center">EG</td> <td>Exhibition gala </td> <td style="width:2.5em; background:#FF8888; text-align:center">CC</td> <td>Closing ceremony </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0.9em auto; font-size:90%; line-height:1.25em; width:88%;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">February </th> <th style="width:2.5em">6th Thu </th> <th style="width:2.5em">7th Fri </th> <th style="width:2.5em">8th Sat </th> <th style="width:2.5em">9th Sun </th> <th style="width:2.5em">10th Mon </th> <th style="width:2.5em">11th Tue </th> <th style="width:2.5em">12th Wed </th> <th style="width:2.5em">13th Thu </th> <th style="width:2.5em">14th Fri </th> <th style="width:2.5em">15th Sat </th> <th style="width:2.5em">16th Sun </th> <th style="width:2.5em">17th Mon </th> <th style="width:2.5em">18th Tue </th> <th style="width:2.5em">19th Wed </th> <th style="width:2.5em">20th Thu </th> <th style="width:2.5em">21st Fri </th> <th style="width:2.5em">22nd Sat </th> <th style="width:2.5em">23rd Sun </th> <th>Events </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/File:Olympic_Rings_Icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Olympic_Rings_Icon.svg/20px-Olympic_Rings_Icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="9" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Olympic_Rings_Icon.svg/30px-Olympic_Rings_Icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Olympic_Rings_Icon.svg/40px-Olympic_Rings_Icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="44" /></a> Ceremonies</td> <td></td> <td style="background-color:#00cc33;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_opening_ceremony" title="2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony">OC</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td style="background-color:#FF8888;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_closing_ceremony" title="2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony">CC</a></td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Alpine_skiing_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Alpine_skiing_pictogram.svg/20px-Alpine_skiing_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Alpine_skiing_pictogram.svg/30px-Alpine_skiing_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Alpine_skiing_pictogram.svg/40px-Alpine_skiing_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Alpine_skiing_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Alpine skiing</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Biathlon_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Biathlon_pictogram.svg/20px-Biathlon_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Biathlon_pictogram.svg/30px-Biathlon_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Biathlon_pictogram.svg/40px-Biathlon_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Biathlon_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Biathlon</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Bobsleigh_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Bobsleigh_pictogram.svg/20px-Bobsleigh_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Bobsleigh_pictogram.svg/30px-Bobsleigh_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Bobsleigh_pictogram.svg/40px-Bobsleigh_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Bobsleigh_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Bobsleigh at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Bobsleigh</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Cross_country_skiing_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Cross_country_skiing_pictogram.svg/20px-Cross_country_skiing_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Cross_country_skiing_pictogram.svg/30px-Cross_country_skiing_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Cross_country_skiing_pictogram.svg/40px-Cross_country_skiing_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Cross-country_skiing_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Cross-country skiing</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">2 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">2 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Curling_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Curling_pictogram.svg/20px-Curling_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Curling_pictogram.svg/30px-Curling_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Curling_pictogram.svg/40px-Curling_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Curling_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Curling at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Curling</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Figure_skating_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Figure_skating_pictogram.svg/20px-Figure_skating_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Figure_skating_pictogram.svg/30px-Figure_skating_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Figure_skating_pictogram.svg/40px-Figure_skating_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Figure_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Figure skating</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffdead;">EG </td> <td> </td> <td>5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg/20px-Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg/30px-Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg/40px-Freestyle_skiing_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Freestyle_skiing_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Freestyle skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Freestyle skiing</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">2 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg/20px-Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg/30px-Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg/40px-Ice_hockey_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Ice_hockey_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Ice hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Ice hockey</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Luge_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Luge_pictogram.svg/20px-Luge_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Luge_pictogram.svg/30px-Luge_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Luge_pictogram.svg/40px-Luge_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Luge_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Luge</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Nordic_combined_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Nordic_combined_pictogram.svg/20px-Nordic_combined_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Nordic_combined_pictogram.svg/30px-Nordic_combined_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Nordic_combined_pictogram.svg/40px-Nordic_combined_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Nordic_combined_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Nordic combined at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Nordic combined</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Short_track_speed_skating_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Short_track_speed_skating_pictogram.svg/20px-Short_track_speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Short_track_speed_skating_pictogram.svg/30px-Short_track_speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Short_track_speed_skating_pictogram.svg/40px-Short_track_speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Short_track_speed_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Short track speed skating</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">2 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">3 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Skeleton_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Skeleton_pictogram.svg/20px-Skeleton_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Skeleton_pictogram.svg/30px-Skeleton_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Skeleton_pictogram.svg/40px-Skeleton_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Skeleton_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Skeleton at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Skeleton</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Ski_jumping_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Ski_jumping_pictogram.svg/20px-Ski_jumping_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Ski_jumping_pictogram.svg/30px-Ski_jumping_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Ski_jumping_pictogram.svg/40px-Ski_jumping_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Ski_jumping_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Ski jumping at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Ski jumping</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Snowboarding_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Snowboarding_pictogram.svg/20px-Snowboarding_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Snowboarding_pictogram.svg/30px-Snowboarding_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Snowboarding_pictogram.svg/40px-Snowboarding_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Snowboarding_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Snowboarding at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Snowboarding</a> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">2 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">2 </td> <td> </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/File:Speed_skating_pictogram.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Speed_skating_pictogram.svg/20px-Speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Speed_skating_pictogram.svg/30px-Speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Speed_skating_pictogram.svg/40px-Speed_skating_pictogram.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a> <a href="/wiki/Speed_skating_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Speed skating</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">1 </td> <td> </td> <td style="background-color:#3399ff;">● </td> <td style="background-color:#ffcc00;">2 </td> <td> </td> <td>12 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Daily medal events</th> <th></th> <th></th> <th>5</th> <th>8</th> <th>5</th> <th>8</th> <th>6</th> <th>6</th> <th>6</th> <th>7</th> <th>4</th> <th>5</th> <th>7</th> <th>8</th> <th>6</th> <th>7</th> <th>7</th> <th>3</th> <th rowspan="2">98 </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Cumulative total</th> <th></th> <th></th> <th>5</th> <th>13</th> <th>18</th> <th>26</th> <th>32</th> <th>38</th> <th>44</th> <th>51</th> <th>55</th> <th>60</th> <th>67</th> <th>75</th> <th>81</th> <th>88</th> <th>95</th> <th>98 </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">February </th> <th style="width:2.5em">6th Thu </th> <th style="width:2.5em">7th Fri </th> <th style="width:2.5em">8th Sat </th> <th style="width:2.5em">9th Sun </th> <th style="width:2.5em">10th Mon </th> <th style="width:2.5em">11th Tue </th> <th style="width:2.5em">12th Wed </th> <th style="width:2.5em">13th Thu </th> <th style="width:2.5em">14th Fri </th> <th style="width:2.5em">15th Sat </th> <th style="width:2.5em">16th Sun </th> <th style="width:2.5em">17th Mon </th> <th style="width:2.5em">18th Tue </th> <th style="width:2.5em">19th Wed </th> <th style="width:2.5em">20th Thu </th> <th style="width:2.5em">21st Fri </th> <th style="width:2.5em">22nd Sat </th> <th style="width:2.5em">23rd Sun </th> <th>Total events </th></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Security">Security</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Measures">Measures</h3></div> Security during both the Olympics and Paralympics were handled by over 40,000 <a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_in_Russia" title="Law enforcement in Russia">law enforcement</a> officials, including <a href="/wiki/Police_of_Russia" title="Police of Russia">police</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" title="Russian Armed Forces">Russian Armed Forces</a>.<a href="#cite_note-98">[98]</a><a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> A <a href="/wiki/Decree_of_the_President_of_Russia" title="Decree of the President of Russia">presidential decree</a> signed by <a href="/wiki/President_of_Russia" title="President of Russia">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a> took effect on 7 January, requiring that any protests and demonstrations in Sochi and the surrounding area through 21 March (the end of the <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Paralympics" title="2014 Winter Paralympics">Paralympics</a>) be approved by the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Security_Service" title="Federal Security Service">Federal Security Service</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Sochi_Olympic_Protests_to_Require_Approval_from_Russia's_Security_Service-100">[100]</a> For the duration of the decree, travel restrictions were also in effect in and around Sochi: "controlled" zones, dubbed the "ring of steel" by the media, covered the Coastal and Mountain clusters which encompass all of the Games' venues and infrastructure, including <a href="/wiki/Transport_hub" title="Transport hub">transport hubs</a> such as railway stations. To enter controlled areas, visitors were required to pass through <a href="/wiki/Security_checkpoint" title="Security checkpoint">security checkpoints</a> with <a href="/wiki/X-ray_machine" title="X-ray machine">X-ray machines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metal_detector" title="Metal detector">metal detectors</a> and explosive material scanners.<a href="#cite_note-accommodation-101">[101]</a> Several areas were designated as "forbidden", including <a href="/wiki/Sochi_National_Park" title="Sochi National Park">Sochi National Park</a> and the border with <a href="/wiki/Abkhazia" title="Abkhazia">Abkhazia</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Sochi_Olympic_Protests_to_Require_Approval_from_Russia's_Security_Service-100">[100]</a><a href="#cite_note-telegraph-shambles-102">[102]</a> An <a href="/wiki/Unmanned_aerial_vehicle" title="Unmanned aerial vehicle">unmanned aerial vehicle</a> squadron, along with <a href="/wiki/S-400_Triumf" class="mw-redirect" title="S-400 Triumf">S-400</a> and <a href="/wiki/Pantsir-S1" class="mw-redirect" title="Pantsir-S1">Pantsir-S1</a> <a href="/wiki/Anti-aircraft_warfare" title="Anti-aircraft warfare">air defense</a> <a href="/wiki/Rocket" title="Rocket">rockets</a> were used to protect Olympic <a href="/wiki/Airspace" title="Airspace">airspace</a>. Four <a href="/wiki/Gunboat" title="Gunboat">gunboats</a> were also deployed on the Black Sea to protect the coastline.<a href="#cite_note-103">[103]</a> A number of security organizations and forces began stationing in and around Sochi in January 2014; Russia's <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Emergency_Situations_(Russia)" title="Ministry of Emergency Situations (Russia)">Ministry of Emergency Situations</a> (EMERCOM) was stationed in Sochi for the Games beginning on 7 January 2014.<a href="#cite_note-104">[104]</a><a href="#cite_note-105">[105]</a> A group of 10,000 <a href="/wiki/Internal_Troops_of_Russia" title="Internal Troops of Russia">Internal Troops</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Internal_Affairs_(Russia)" title="Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)">Ministry of Interior</a> also provided security services during the Games.<a href="#cite_note-106">[106]</a> In mid-January, 1,500 Siberian Regional Command troops were stationed in a military town near Krasnaya Polyana.<a href="#cite_note-107">[107]</a> A group of 400 <a href="/wiki/Cossack" class="mw-redirect" title="Cossack">Cossacks</a> in traditional uniforms were also present to accompany police patrols.<a href="#cite_note-108">[108]</a><a href="#cite_note-109">[109]</a> The <a href="/wiki/58th_Army_(Russia)" class="mw-redirect" title="58th Army (Russia)">58th Army unit</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Armed_Forces" title="Russian Armed Forces">Russian Armed Forces</a> were defending the <a href="/wiki/Georgia%E2%80%93Russia_border" title="Georgia–Russia border">Georgia–Russia border</a>.<a href="#cite_note-themoscowtimes.com-110">[110]</a> The United States also supplied <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">Navy</a> ships and other assets for security purposes.<a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a> All communication and Internet traffic by Sochi residents was captured and filtered through <a href="/wiki/Deep_packet_inspection" title="Deep packet inspection">deep packet inspection</a> systems at all mobile networks using the <a href="/wiki/SORM" title="SORM">SORM</a> system.<a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-113">[113]</a> Former professional speed skater and current deputy of the <a href="/wiki/State_Duma" title="State Duma">Russian State Duma</a> <a href="/wiki/Svetlana_Zhurova" title="Svetlana Zhurova">Svetlana Zhurova</a> has stated that the 2014 Sochi Olympics were <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin's</a> personal project to showcase Russia to the world.<a href="#cite_note-114">[114]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Incidents_and_threats">Incidents and threats</h3></div> Organizers received several threats prior to the Games. In a July 2013 video release, <a href="/wiki/Chechen_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Chechen people">Chechen</a> <a href="/wiki/Islamism" title="Islamism">Islamist</a> commander <a href="/wiki/Dokka_Umarov" title="Dokka Umarov">Dokka Umarov</a> called for attacks on the Games, stating that the Games were being staged "<a href="/wiki/Ethnic_cleansing_of_Circassians" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic cleansing of Circassians">on the bones of many, many Muslims killed</a> ... and buried on our lands extending to the Red Sea".<a href="#cite_note-rferl-caucasusthreat-115">[115]</a> Threats were received from the group <a href="/wiki/Vilayat_Dagestan" class="mw-redirect" title="Vilayat Dagestan">Vilayat Dagestan</a>, which had claimed responsibility for the <a href="/wiki/Volgograd_bombings" class="mw-redirect" title="Volgograd bombings">Volgograd bombings</a> under the demands of Umarov, and a number of National Olympic Committees had also received threats via e-mail, threatening that terrorists would kidnap or "blow up" athletes during the Games. However, while the IOC did state that the letters "[contained] no threat and appears to be a random message from a member of the public", the U.S. ski and snowboarding teams hired a private security agency to provide additional protection during the Games.<a href="#cite_note-themoscowtimes.com-110">[110]</a><a href="#cite_note-116">[116]</a><a href="#cite_note-117">[117]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Broadcasting_rights">Broadcasting rights</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_2014_Winter_Olympics_broadcasters" title="List of 2014 Winter Olympics broadcasters">List of 2014 Winter Olympics broadcasters</a></div> In most regions, broadcast rights to the 2014 Winter Olympics were packaged together with broadcast rights for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but some broadcasters obtained rights to further games as well. Domestic broadcast rights were sold by <a href="/wiki/Sportfive" title="Sportfive">Sportfive</a> to a consortium of three Russian broadcasters: <a href="/wiki/Channel_One_(Russia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Channel One (Russia)">Channel One</a>, <a href="/wiki/All-Russia_State_Television_and_Radio_Broadcasting_Company" title="All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company">VGTRK</a>, and <a href="/wiki/NTV_Plus" title="NTV Plus">NTV Plus</a>.<a href="#cite_note-118">[118]</a> In the United States, the 2014 Winter Olympics were the first in a new, US$4.38 billion contract with <a href="/wiki/NBCUniversal" title="NBCUniversal">NBCUniversal</a>, extending its broadcast rights to the Olympic Games through 2020.<a href="#cite_note-bandc-nbc2014-119">[119]</a> In Canada, after losing the 2010 and 2012 Games to <a href="/wiki/Bell_Media" title="Bell Media">Bell Media</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rogers_Media" class="mw-redirect" title="Rogers Media">Rogers Media</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">Canadian Broadcasting Corporation</a> re-gained broadcast rights to the Olympics for the first time since 2008, gaining rights to the 2014 and 2016 Games. Bell and Rogers sub-licensed pay-TV rights for their <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet" title="Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a> and <a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_des_sports" title="Réseau des sports">Réseau des sports</a> networks, as well as <a href="/wiki/TVA_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="TVA Group">TVA Group</a>'s <a href="/wiki/TVA_Sports" title="TVA Sports">TVA Sports</a>.<a href="#cite_note-sn-sochi-120">[120]</a><a href="#cite_note-cbc-2014coverage-121">[121]</a><a href="#cite_note-TVA-122">[122]</a><a href="#cite_note-cbc-returns-123">[123]</a> In Australia, after all three major commercial networks pulled out of bidding on rights to both the 2014 and 2016 Games due to cost concerns, the IOC awarded broadcast rights to just the 2014 Winter Olympics to <a href="/wiki/Network_Ten" class="mw-redirect" title="Network Ten">Network Ten</a> for A$20 million.<a href="#cite_note-124">[124]</a><a href="#cite_note-125">[125]</a><a href="#cite_note-126">[126]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Filming">Filming</h3></div> Several broadcasters used the Games to trial the emerging <a href="/wiki/Ultra_high_definition_television" class="mw-redirect" title="Ultra high definition television">ultra high definition television</a> (UHDTV) standard. Both <a href="/wiki/NTV_Plus" title="NTV Plus">NTV Plus</a> and <a href="/wiki/Comcast" title="Comcast">Comcast</a> filmed portions of the Games in <a href="/wiki/4K_resolution" title="4K resolution">4K resolution</a>; Comcast offered its content through <a href="/wiki/Smart_TV" title="Smart TV">smart TV</a> apps, while NTV+ held public and cinema viewings of the content. <a href="/wiki/NHK" title="NHK">NHK</a> filmed portions of the Games in <a href="/wiki/8K_resolution" title="8K resolution">8K resolution</a> for public viewing. Olympic sponsor <a href="/wiki/Panasonic" title="Panasonic">Panasonic</a> filmed the opening ceremony in 4K.<a href="#cite_note-thr-comcast4k-127">[127]</a><a href="#cite_note-tvbe-sochi4k-128">[128]</a><a href="#cite_note-129">[129]</a><a href="#cite_note-130">[130]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Concerns_and_controversies">Concerns and controversies</h2></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Concerns_and_controversies_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Concerns and controversies at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Concerns and controversies at the 2014 Winter Olympics</a></div> A variety of concerns over the Games, or Russia's hosting of the Games, had been expressed by various entities. Concerns were shown over Russia's <a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Russia" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Russia">policies</a> surrounding the <a href="/wiki/LGBT" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT">LGBT</a> community, including the government's denial of a proposed <a href="/wiki/Pride_House" title="Pride House">Pride House</a> for the Games on moral grounds, and a <a href="/wiki/Russian_gay_propaganda_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian gay propaganda law">federal law</a> passed in June 2013 which criminalized the distribution of "propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships" among minors.<a href="#cite_note-itg-nopridehouse-131">[131]</a><a href="#cite_note-variety-gaychallenge-132">[132]</a><a href="#cite_note-nyt-crackdown-133">[133]</a><a href="#cite_note-nyt-nohaven-134">[134]</a><a href="#cite_note-companies-human-rights-135">[135]</a> Severe cost overruns made the 2014 Winter Olympics the most expensive Olympics in history, with Russian politician <a href="/wiki/Boris_Nemtsov" title="Boris Nemtsov">Boris Nemtsov</a> citing allegations of corruption among government officials,<a href="#cite_note-136">[136]</a> and Allison Stewart of the <a href="/wiki/Sa%C3%AFd_Business_School" title="Saïd Business School">Saïd Business School</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Oxford" title="University of Oxford">University of Oxford</a> citing tight relationships between the government and construction firms.<a href="#cite_note-sochi-137">[137]</a> It was reported that Putin's <a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation" title="Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation">annexation of Crimea</a> may have been intended to distract local Russians from corruption stories related to the Games.<a href="#cite_note-138">[138]</a><a href="#cite_note-139">[139]</a> U.S. broadcaster <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> largely avoided broadcasting material critical of Russia, although several segments deemed "overly friendly to Russia" were criticized by some commentators.<a href="#cite_note-140">[140]</a> Following the <a href="/wiki/2014_Winter_Olympics_closing_ceremony" title="2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony">closing ceremony</a>, commentators evaluated the Games to have been successful overall.<a href="#cite_note-Sappenfield-141">[141]</a><a href="#cite_note-Grohmann2014-142">[142]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Circassian_genocide">Circassian genocide</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%C3%87erkez_s%C3%BCrg%C3%BCn%C3%BCn%C3%BCn_an%C4%B1lmas%C4%B1_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/%C3%87erkez_s%C3%BCrg%C3%BCn%C3%BCn%C3%BCn_an%C4%B1lmas%C4%B1_1.jpg/220px-%C3%87erkez_s%C3%BCrg%C3%BCn%C3%BCn%C3%BCn_an%C4%B1lmas%C4%B1_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/%C3%87erkez_s%C3%BCrg%C3%BCn%C3%BCn%C3%BCn_an%C4%B1lmas%C4%B1_1.jpg/330px-%C3%87erkez_s%C3%BCrg%C3%BCn%C3%BCn%C3%BCn_an%C4%B1lmas%C4%B1_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/%C3%87erkez_s%C3%BCrg%C3%BCn%C3%BCn%C3%BCn_an%C4%B1lmas%C4%B1_1.jpg/440px-%C3%87erkez_s%C3%BCrg%C3%BCn%C3%BCn%C3%BCn_an%C4%B1lmas%C4%B1_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="712" data-file-height="475" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Circassians_in_Turkey" title="Circassians in Turkey">Circassians in Turkey</a> commemorate the <a href="/wiki/Circassian_genocide" title="Circassian genocide">Circassian genocide</a> in <a href="/wiki/Taksim_Square" title="Taksim Square">Taksim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Istanbul" title="Istanbul">Istanbul</a></figcaption></figure> Some <a href="/wiki/Circassians" title="Circassians">Circassian</a> organizations objected to the Games being held on land their ancestors held until 1864,<a href="#cite_note-143">[143]</a><a href="#cite_note-144">[144]</a> when most of them were displaced at the end of the <a href="/wiki/Russian-Circassian_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Russian-Circassian War">Russian-Circassian War</a> (1763–1864), in the <a href="/wiki/Circassian_genocide" title="Circassian genocide">Circassian genocide</a>.<a href="#cite_note-145">[145]</a><a href="#cite_note-146">[146]</a> The use of Krasnaya Polyana ("Red Hill" or "Red Glade") as an event site was considered insensitive, as it was named for a group of Circassians who were defeated in a bloody battle with Russians while attempting to return home over it in 1864.<a href="#cite_note-NorthJersey-redhill-147">[147]</a><a href="#cite_note-IBTimesRedGlade-148">[148]</a> Some Circassian groups demanded that the Games be cancelled or moved unless Russia apologized for their actions.<a href="#cite_note-reuters.com-149">[149]</a> Other groups did not outright object to the Games, but suggested that symbols of Circassian history and culture be incorporated into the Games, as Australia, the United States and Canada did for their indigenous cultures in <a href="/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics" title="2000 Summer Olympics">2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics" title="2002 Winter Olympics">2002</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics" title="2010 Winter Olympics">2010</a> respectively.<a href="#cite_note-150">[150]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Russian_doping_scandal">Russian doping scandal</h3></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Doping_in_Russia" title="Doping in Russia">Doping in Russia</a>, <a href="/wiki/McLaren_Report" title="McLaren Report">McLaren Report</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Russia_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Russia at the 2014 Winter Olympics</a></div> Following the Games, reports began to emerge that the Russian Olympic team had participated in a state-run <a href="/wiki/Doping_in_Russia" title="Doping in Russia">doping program</a>, which supplied their athletes with <a href="/wiki/Performance-enhancing_drugs" class="mw-redirect" title="Performance-enhancing drugs">performance-enhancing drugs</a>. These allegations first emerged in a December 2014 documentary by German public broadcaster <a href="/wiki/ARD_(broadcaster)" title="ARD (broadcaster)">ARD</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Guard3Dec-151">[151]</a> and were detailed further in a May 2016 report by <a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a>—which published allegations by Dr. <a href="/wiki/Grigory_Rodchenkov" title="Grigory Rodchenkov">Grigory Rodchenkov</a>, the former director of Russia's anti-doping laboratory. Rodchenkov alleged that a conspiracy of corrupt anti-doping officials, <a href="/wiki/Federal_Security_Service" title="Federal Security Service">FSB</a> intelligence agents, and compliant Russian athletes used banned substances to gain an unfair advantage during the Games.<a href="#cite_note-NYT160512-152">[152]</a><a href="#cite_note-nyt2-153">[153]</a> Rodchenkov stated that the FSB tampered with over 100 urine samples as part of a <a href="/wiki/Cover-up" title="Cover-up">cover-up</a>, and that at least fifteen of the Russian medals won in Sochi were the result of doping.<a href="#cite_note-NYT160512-152">[152]</a><a href="#cite_note-nyt2-153">[153]</a><a href="#cite_note-GN150601-154">[154]</a><a href="#cite_note-guardian-upheld-155">[155]</a> The <a href="/wiki/World_Anti-Doping_Agency" title="World Anti-Doping Agency">World Anti-Doping Agency</a> (WADA) commissioned an <a href="/wiki/McLaren_Report" title="McLaren Report">independent report</a> by <a href="/wiki/Richard_McLaren_(academic)" title="Richard McLaren (academic)">Richard McLaren</a>, which corroborated claims that Russian authorities had been discreetly swapping out urine samples that tested positive for performance-enhancing substances. The report concluded that the program had been operating from "at least late 2011 to August 2015", and had covered up 643 positive samples across Olympic and non-Olympic sports.<a href="#cite_note-156">[156]</a><a href="#cite_note-NYT161227-157">[157]</a><a href="#cite_note-WADA160718-158">[158]</a> As a result, WADA considered the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Anti-Doping_Agency" title="Russian Anti-Doping Agency">Russian Anti-Doping Agency</a> to be non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code, and recommended that Russia be banned from competing in the <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Summer Olympics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-159">[159]</a> Russia was not banned from the 2016 Olympics by the IOC, a decision that was widely criticized by both athletes<a href="#cite_note-160">[160]</a><a href="#cite_note-161">[161]</a><a href="#cite_note-162">[162]</a> and writers;<a href="#cite_note-163">[163]</a><a href="#cite_note-164">[164]</a><a href="#cite_note-165">[165]</a> the IOC only required Russia's athletes to be cleared by an internal panel and their respective sports federations.<a href="#cite_note-166">[166]</a> The <a href="/wiki/IAAF" class="mw-redirect" title="IAAF">IAAF</a> had suspended Russia from international track and field events due to the scandal, but did allow <a href="/wiki/Darya_Klishina" title="Darya Klishina">Darya Klishina</a> to participate in the Olympics because she was confirmed not to be a part of a doping program, despite claims that surfaced in her appeal that a sample of Klishina's that had been collected on 26 February 2014 had yielded an illegal testosterone/epitestosterone ratio of 8.5 had been subject to a "SAVE" order by the Ministry of Sport on 3 March 2014.<a href="#cite_note-167">[167]</a><a href="#cite_note-168">[168]</a><a href="#cite_note-169">[169]</a> The <a href="/wiki/International_Paralympic_Committee" title="International Paralympic Committee">International Paralympic Committee</a> suspended the <a href="/wiki/Russian_Paralympic_Committee" title="Russian Paralympic Committee">Russian Paralympic Committee</a> and banned the team from the <a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Paralympics" title="2016 Summer Paralympics">2016 Summer Paralympics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-170">[170]</a> On 5 December 2017, the IOC voted to suspend the Russian Olympic Committee, thus banning it from sending athletes under the Russian flag to the <a href="/wiki/2018_Winter_Olympics" title="2018 Winter Olympics">2018 Winter Olympics</a>. Cleared Russian athletes were allowed to participate as "<a href="/wiki/Olympic_Athletes_from_Russia_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics" title="Olympic Athletes from Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics">Olympic Athletes from Russia</a>" (OAR).<a href="#cite_note-The_New_York_Times-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-russia_banned-6">[6]</a> Two of them – curler <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Krushelnitskiy" title="Alexander Krushelnitskiy">Alexander Krushelnitskiy</a>, who won a bronze medal, and bobsledder <a href="/wiki/Nadezhda_Sergeeva" title="Nadezhda Sergeeva">Nadezhda Sergeeva</a> – failed drug tests during the Games. The IOC's <a href="/wiki/Oswald_Commission" title="Oswald Commission">Oswald Commission</a> disqualified and banned 43 Russian athletes, and stripped thirteen medals they earned in Sochi.<a href="#cite_note-171">[171]</a> In December 2017, 42 of the 43 punished athletes appealed to the <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Arbitration_for_Sport" title="Court of Arbitration for Sport">Court of Arbitration for Sport</a> (CAS). On 1 February 2018, the CAS found that the IOC provided insufficient evidence and cleared 28 athletes from IOC sanctions. In total, Russian athletes won back 9 of the 13 medals collected. For 11 other athletes, the CAS decided that there was sufficient evidence to uphold their Sochi sanctions, but reduced their lifetime bans to only the 2018 Winter Olympics.<a href="#cite_note-172">[172]</a> The IOC said in a statement that "the result of the CAS decision does not mean that athletes from the group of 28 will be invited to the [2018 Winter Olympic] Games. Not being sanctioned does not automatically confer the privilege of an invitation" and that "this [case] may have a serious impact on the future fight against doping". The IOC found it important to note that the CAS Secretary General "insisted that the CAS decision does not mean that these 28 athletes are innocent” and that they would consider an appeal against the court's decision.<a href="#cite_note-173">[173]</a><a href="#cite_note-174">[174]</a> Later that month, the Russian Olympic Committee was reinstated by the IOC, despite failed doping tests during the 2018 Olympics,<a href="#cite_note-175">[175]</a> and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency was re-certified in September, despite the Russian officials not accepting the McLaren report.<a href="#cite_note-176">[176]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subsequent_events">Subsequent events</h3></div> Just 4 days after the closing of the Games, Russian troops entered Ukrainian <a href="/wiki/Crimea" title="Crimea">Crimea</a> and started the formal <a href="/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_Russian_Federation" title="Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation">annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation</a>. 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channel)">American</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_media_coverage_of_the_Olympics" title="Social media coverage of the Olympics">Social media</a></li> <li>Films <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Summer_Olympic_documentary_films" title="List of Summer Olympic documentary films">summer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Winter_Olympic_documentary_films" title="List of Winter Olympic documentary films">winter</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympic_video_games" title="List of Olympic video games">Video games</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DDEBFF;width:6em"><a href="/wiki/Olympic_symbols" title="Olympic symbols">Symbols</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_flame" title="Olympic flame">Flame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympiad" title="Olympiad">Olympiad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Oath" title="Olympic Oath">Oath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympic_songs_and_anthems" title="List of Olympic songs and anthems">Songs and anthems</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Hymn" title="Olympic Hymn">Hymn</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_emblem" title="Olympic emblem">Emblem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_poster" title="Olympic poster">Poster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_mascots" class="mw-redirect" title="Olympic mascots">Mascots</a></li> <li>Coins <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Summer_Olympic_coins" title="Summer Olympic coins">summer (pre-2000)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Coins_(2000%E2%80%93present)" title="Summer Olympic Coins (2000–present)">summer (2000-present)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winter_Olympic_coins" title="Winter Olympic coins">winter</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierre_de_Coubertin_Medal" title="Pierre de Coubertin Medal">Pierre de Coubertin Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Cup" title="Olympic Cup">Olympic Cup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Diploma_of_Merit" title="Olympic Diploma of Merit">Olympic Diploma of Merit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Laurel" title="Olympic Laurel">Olympic Laurel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Order" title="Olympic Order">Olympic Order</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DDEBFF;width:6em">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Art_competitions_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Art competitions at the Summer Olympics">Art competitions at the Olympics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympic_medalists_in_art_competitions" title="List of Olympic medalists in art competitions">medalists</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympic_Games_scandals,_controversies_and_incidents" title="List of Olympic Games scandals, controversies and incidents">Scandals and controversies</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antisemitism_in_the_Olympic_Games" title="Antisemitism in the Olympic Games">antisemitism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonialism_and_the_Olympic_Games" title="Colonialism and the Olympic Games">colonialism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doping_at_the_Olympic_Games" title="Doping at the Olympic Games">doping</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_and_Paralympic_deaths" title="Olympic and Paralympic deaths">Deaths</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympians_killed_in_World_War_I" title="List of Olympians killed in World War I">WWI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympians_killed_in_World_War_II" title="List of Olympians killed in World War II">WWII</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Participation_of_women_in_the_Olympics" title="Participation of women in the Olympics">Participation of women</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DDEBFF;width:6em">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paralympic_Games" title="Paralympic Games">Paralympic Games</a></li> <li>Continental <ul><li><a href="/wiki/African_Games" title="African Games">African</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asian_Games" title="Asian Games">Asian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Games" title="European Games">European</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Games" title="Pacific Games">Pacific</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pan_American_Games" title="Pan American Games">Pan-American</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Esports_Series" title="Olympic Esports Series">Olympic Esports Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deaflympics" title="Deaflympics">Deaflympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Olympics" title="Special Olympics">Special Olympics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Intercalated_Games" title="1906 Intercalated Games">1906 Intercalated Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ancient_Olympic_Games" title="Ancient Olympic Games">Ancient Olympic Games</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd plainlist wraplinks" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3" style="background: #DDEBFF;background: #D5E6FF"><div id="Olympic_Games" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Olympic Games</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #DDEBFF;width:6em"><a href="/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games" title="Summer Olympic Games">Summer</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd plainlist wraplinks" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 15em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1896_Summer_Olympics" title="1896 Summer Olympics">1896 Athens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Summer_Olympics" title="1900 Summer Olympics">1900 Paris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Summer_Olympics" title="1904 Summer Olympics">1904 St. Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Summer_Olympics" title="1908 Summer Olympics">1908 London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Summer_Olympics" title="1912 Summer Olympics">1912 Stockholm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Summer_Olympics" title="1916 Summer Olympics">1916 Berlin</a><a href="#cite_note-WW1-179">[a]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Summer_Olympics" title="1920 Summer Olympics">1920 Antwerp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Summer_Olympics" title="1924 Summer Olympics">1924 Paris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Summer_Olympics" title="1928 Summer Olympics">1928 Amsterdam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Summer_Olympics" title="1932 Summer Olympics">1932 Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Summer_Olympics" title="1936 Summer Olympics">1936 Berlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Summer_Olympics" title="1940 Summer Olympics">1940 Tokyo</a><a href="#cite_note-WW2-180">[b]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Summer_Olympics" title="1944 Summer Olympics">1944 London</a><a href="#cite_note-WW2-180">[b]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Summer_Olympics" title="1948 Summer Olympics">1948 London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Summer_Olympics" title="1952 Summer Olympics">1952 Helsinki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Summer_Olympics" title="1956 Summer Olympics">1956 Melbourne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Summer_Olympics" title="1960 Summer Olympics">1960 Rome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Summer_Olympics" title="1964 Summer Olympics">1964 Tokyo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Summer_Olympics" title="1968 Summer Olympics">1968 Mexico City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Summer_Olympics" title="1972 Summer Olympics">1972 Munich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Summer_Olympics" title="1976 Summer Olympics">1976 Montreal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics" title="1980 Summer Olympics">1980 Moscow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Summer_Olympics" title="1984 Summer Olympics">1984 Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Summer_Olympics" title="1988 Summer Olympics">1988 Seoul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Summer_Olympics" title="1992 Summer Olympics">1992 Barcelona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Summer_Olympics" title="1996 Summer Olympics">1996 Atlanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Summer_Olympics" title="2000 Summer Olympics">2000 Sydney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Summer_Olympics" title="2004 Summer Olympics">2004 Athens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Beijing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Summer_Olympics" title="2012 Summer Olympics">2012 London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics" title="2016 Summer Olympics">2016 Rio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics" title="2020 Summer Olympics">2020 Tokyo</a><a href="#cite_note-COVID2021-181">[c]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Summer_Olympics" title="2024 Summer Olympics">2024 Paris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_Summer_Olympics" title="2028 Summer Olympics">2028 Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2032_Summer_Olympics" title="2032 Summer Olympics">2032 Brisbane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2036_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="2036 Summer Olympics">2036 TBD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2040_Summer_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="2040 Summer Olympics">2040 TBD</a></li></ul> </div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="2" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><a href="/wiki/File:Olympic_rings_without_rims.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Olympic rings"><img alt="Olympic rings" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Olympic_rings_without_rims.svg/110px-Olympic_rings_without_rims.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="51" class="mw-file-element" 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title="1936 Winter Olympics">1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Winter_Olympics" title="1940 Winter Olympics">1940 Sapporo</a><a href="#cite_note-WW2-180">[b]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Winter_Olympics" title="1944 Winter Olympics">1944 Cortina d'Ampezzo</a><a href="#cite_note-WW2-180">[b]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Winter_Olympics" title="1948 Winter Olympics">1948 St. Moritz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Winter_Olympics" title="1952 Winter Olympics">1952 Oslo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Winter_Olympics" title="1956 Winter Olympics">1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Winter_Olympics" title="1960 Winter Olympics">1960 Squaw Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Winter_Olympics" title="1964 Winter Olympics">1964 Innsbruck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Winter_Olympics" title="1968 Winter Olympics">1968 Grenoble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Winter_Olympics" title="1972 Winter Olympics">1972 Sapporo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Winter_Olympics" title="1976 Winter Olympics">1976 Innsbruck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Winter_Olympics" title="1980 Winter Olympics">1980 Lake Placid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Winter_Olympics" title="1984 Winter Olympics">1984 Sarajevo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Winter_Olympics" title="1988 Winter Olympics">1988 Calgary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Winter_Olympics" title="1992 Winter Olympics">1992 Albertville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Winter_Olympics" title="1994 Winter Olympics">1994 Lillehammer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Winter_Olympics" title="1998 Winter Olympics">1998 Nagano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Winter_Olympics" title="2002 Winter Olympics">2002 Salt Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Winter_Olympics" title="2006 Winter Olympics">2006 Torino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Winter_Olympics" title="2010 Winter Olympics">2010 Vancouver</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2014 Sochi</a></li> <li><a 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Winter Olympics">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="British Virgin Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics">British Virgin Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayman_Islands_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Cayman Islands at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Cayman Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chile_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Chile at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominica_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Dominica at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Dominica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Jamaica at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mexico_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Mexico at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paraguay_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Paraguay at the 2014 Winter 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Taipei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Timor_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="East Timor at the 2014 Winter Olympics">East Timor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Hong Kong at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Hong Kong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/India_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="India at the 2014 Winter Olympics">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iran_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Iran at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japan_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Japan at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Kazakhstan at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyrgyzstan_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Kyrgyzstan at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lebanon_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Lebanon at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a 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title="Belgium at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Bulgaria at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatia_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Croatia at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Cyprus at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Czech Republic at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denmark_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Denmark at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonia_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Estonia at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Estonia</a></li> <li><a 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title="Ireland at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Israel at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italy_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Italy at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvia_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Latvia at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Liechtenstein at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuania_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Lithuania at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Luxembourg at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macedonia_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Macedonia at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malta_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Malta at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moldova_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Moldova at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monaco_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Monaco at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montenegro_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Montenegro at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netherlands_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Netherlands at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norway_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Norway at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poland_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Poland at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portugal_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Portugal at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romania_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Romania at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Romania</a></li> <li><a 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title="Turkey at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukraine_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Ukraine at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Ukraine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#BFD7FF">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australia_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Australia at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="New Zealand at the 2014 Winter Olympics">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonga_at_the_2014_Winter_Olympics" title="Tonga at the 2014 Winter Olympics">Tonga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#BFD7FF">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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