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,,Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic”

Made by: Olga Gorokhova School №12 Form 10 C Teacher: A. V. Alenko

Pyatigorsk 2013

Winter Olympics

The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating.

2010 Olympics in Vancouver

Quick Facts about the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games   - 17 days of Olympic Games events   - 2566 athletes   - 82 participating countries    - 10,000 media representatives   - 3 billion television viewers worldwide

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic The preparation and staging of a unique and successful

Games is the key objective uniting all individuals and organizations involved in Russia’s first ever winter Games: This will be achieved by providing a truly positive experience for participants and guests, and the millions of viewers around the world. In this way, the Games will leave a rich legacy for Sochi and Russia as well as the Olympic and Paralympic Movements.

The Olympic Games in Sochi will be holding events in 15 disciplines of 7 winter sports: •Biathlon•Bobsleigh: Bobsleigh and Skeleton •Curling•Ice Hockey•Luge•Skating: Figure Skating, Short Track Speed Skating and Speed Skating •Skiing: Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping, Freestyle and Snowboard

Biathlon

Bobsleigh

Curling Ice

hockey

Luge

Skating

Skiing

Symbols of Winter Olympic 2014

Symbols of Winter Paralympics 2014

The Legend

The torch is one of the key symbols of the Games and often captures the imagination of the world. With its bright, eye-catching design, the Sochi 2014 torch is intended to reflect Russian hospitality, and the joyful and inspirational atmosphere which is an integral part of the Olympic Torch Relays.

The relay of the Olympic Flame is a large sports related celebration, which always precedes the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Thousands of torchbearers over the course of several months carry the Olympic Flame across the territory of the host country of the future Games, symbolizing the approaching Olympics.

About Relay

The Sochi 2014 Flame will be lit on the ancient ground of Olympia. It will arrive in Moscow on October 7th 2013. From this day, its triumphant march will begin across the territory of Russia.

Conclusion5,500 Olympic athletes, 1,350 Paralympics athletes, 25,000 volunteers, and 13,000 members of the press will come to the Games in Sochi. Sports venues in the Olympic Park will be visited daily by more than 75,000 people, and the Games' television audience will be approximately 3 billion viewers! In addition, residents of Russia's major cities will be able to watch a live television broadcast of the Olympic events at specially equipped Olympic sites called Live Sites.