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Five Mascots Selected for Sochi 201426 February 2011
February, 26th, Moscow, Russia – The Hare, Polar Bear and Leopard have been chosen as the official Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games mascots following the results of a public vote during the live television show "Talismaniya Sochi 2014 - The Final” on Channel One. -
Medvedev and Putin visit Sochi Olympic skiing centre18 February 2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have visited one of the Olympic sites of Krasnaya Polyana in Sochi. -
Krasnodar Region to Receive Sochi 2014 Logo18 February 2011
18 January 2011, Moscow – In the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Kozak, the Governor of Krasnodar Region Alexander Tkachev and the President and CEO of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko signed the first agreement of a non-commercial partnership for the XXII Olympic and XI Paralympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 and Krasnodar Region. -
Russia for the first time broadcasts Alpine skiing competitions18 February 2011
On February 18 “Sports broadcasting” (“Panorama” Production Company) for the first time in the history of Russian television broadcasting televised Alpine skiing competitions (men's downhill). -
Sochi, the Russian Olympic City Will Host the 6th Peace and Sport International Forum in 201218 February 2011
Sochi (Russia) and Monaco, 18 February 2011 – Sochi, Host City to the first Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games on Russian soil in 2014, will also host the Peace and Sport International Forum in 2012. -
IOC says that 75% of Sochi 2014 Olympic venues will be ready by the end of 201117 February 2011
The construction of nearly 75% of Sochi 2014 Olympic venues will be finished by the end of this year, the Chairman of the IOC Coordination Commission Jean –Claude Killy told journalists on Thursday. -
Olympiad volunteer training to start in spring in Krasnodar17 February 2011
The seminars to prepare the volunteer centers for the training of volunteers at the ХХΙΙ Olympic and ХI Paralympic Games, for all educational institutions of Krasnodar participating in the “Sochi 2014” volunteers’ program, have begun. -
Sochi to Become a Stage for Russia’s Theatres16 February 2011
The 12th session of the Public Council for the preparation of the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games has taken place in Sochi, where the preparations for the Cultural Olympiad were the main focus of discussions. -
Rostelecom held a master-class with Yuri Bashmet for young musicians in four Russian cities simultaneously16 February 2011
As part of the IV International Winter Arts Festival in Sochi, Rostelecom held a unique master-class for young musicians with Yuri Bashmet, world-famous violist and conductor, People's Artist of Russia and Sochi 2014 Ambassador. -
Akimutina and Lisitsa victorious at first test events leading up to 2014 Olympics12 February 2011
Nadezhda Akimutina and Evgeniy Lisitsa (both of Krasnoyarsk) were both winners in the Downhill, during the ski-off stage of the Russian Cup in Alpine Skiing – the first test event in the build-up to the 2014 Olympics. -
Representatives from International Ski Federation (FIS) impressed by organization of alpine skiing Cup event12 February 2011
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Cultural Olympiad welcomes musicians11 February 2011
Dmitry Kozak, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, and Dmitry Chernyshenko, Sochi 2014 President, have participated in the 4th International Winter Arts Festival in Sochi which was organized by the renowned Russian conductor and Sochi 2014 Ambassador, Yuri Bashmet. -
Further adjustments to Sochi 2014 volunteer program09 February 2011
The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee has begun implementing a program to adjust seminars in educational institutions that have won the right to become “Volunteer Centres of Russia” for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. -
Sochi's tracks are ready09 February 2011
The host of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, Sochi is ready to organize international competitions. -
Congratulations to the prize winners at the Winter Universiade (World Student Games) in Turkey08 February 2011
At the airport the winners were greeted by dozens of people. Eleven days of contests were behind them, with the Russian team winning 14 gold, 14 silver and 10 bronze medals.
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Between 8 and 26 February men's and women's competition stages of the Russian Cup and the European Cup will be held at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort08 February 2011
Sergey Bachin, Director General of the resort, stated that Sochi’s Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort is completely ready for the European Cup.
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Sochi 2014 Mascot ideas to be presented three years before the Games07 February 2011
Today, at 21:30 MKT (19.30 CET), precisely three years before the Games open, a television programme will be screened on Channel One Russia, presenting the mascot designs for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games which have been shortlisted for a national vote by an expert panel of judges from more than 24,000 entries. -
Russian International Olympic University To Receive Sochi 2014 Logo02 February 2011
The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee and the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) have signed a licensing agreement on the use of the logo for the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games.