Sochi 2014, Are you ready for some Russian Games?
July 10, 2007 by Sasha Manuel
Filed under Sports Rumors
Apart from the surprising reaction to the result of the election of the new Host City in the recently concluded 119th IOC Session in Guatemala City, Sochi proves to be a good choice for the upcoming Winter Games. Eeep. Too soon to generalise, though. But I’m quite expectant on how Russians will work out the proposed plans for the Games.
Look at the results of the votes:
Round 1
Sochi: 34
Salzburg: 25
PyeongChang: 36
Round 2
Sochi: 51
PyeongChang: 47
(source)
Clearly, it was meant to be. Hehe.
Quick overview of Sochi
The resort city is located some 1,500 km south of Moscow on theeastern shores of the Black Sea.
Population: 400,000
Krasnodar region: 5.1 million
Average temperature: for February just above freezing mark at 2degrees Celsius and high at 10. Sochi has proposed to hold the Games between Feb. 7 to 23.
Games bid leader: Dmitry Chernyshenko
Sochi proposed a concept based around an ice cluster, an Olympic park some 25 km outside the city center, and a mountain snow zone 49 km away in the Krasnaya Polyana mountain zone, containing all snow and sliding venues.
Russia, which has never hosted the Winter Olympics, is hoping the Games will turn the Black Sea resort into the country’s main winter sports hub.
This is the first time Russia will host the Olympics. So, people, are you ready for some Russian Winter Games?
Hooray! I lived in Sochi for nine months and I think it is a wonderful site for the olympics. Unique climate, fabulous people and amazing culture. I shudder to think about what will have to be done to get the city ready, but I look forward to cheering on both the Russians and the Americans in 2014. Besides, where else can you go to have palm trees at the winter games? I’m definately going!