We are only a few days away from the start of the biggest event in winter sports. The Games also represent one of the biggest sporting events in the history of the host country, Russia. Here are ten interesting facts you may not have known about the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi.
1. The main slogan of the Winter Olympics in Sochi reads: "Hot. Cold. Yours."
2. Compared to the previous Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, this year there will be 12 more events, which means that there will be a total of 98 events in 15 disciplines and 7 sports.
3. This year, the Olympic flame will make the longest and longest journey in the history of the competition. His journey began on October 7, 2013 in Moscow and will end on February 7, 2014 in Sochi. In the meantime, the fire will cover as many as 40,000 kilometers and visit all the capitals of Russian republics, regions and districts, a total of 83 cities. All bearers of the Olympic torch are said to be around 14,000.
4. The mascots of the OI Soči 2014 are an animated polar bear, a rabbit and a snow leopard.
5. The total cost of the entire Olympic Games, including the installation of infrastructure and organization, amounts to around 37 billion euros, which means that the Sochi 2014 Olympics are the most expensive Winter Olympic Games in history.
6. The price of tickets will be between 10 and 1,000 euros.
7. The Sochi 2014 Olympic Games will be the most condensed Olympic Games in history, as everything will take place in one place.
8. The opening and closing event will take place in the Fisht Stadium, which has a capacity for 40,000 spectators.
9. The gold medal of the Sochi 2014 Olympics contains 516 grams of silver and 6 grams of gold. While winning a gold medal is a priceless experience for competitors, Russia promises each of its competitors another 90,000 euros in prize money for winning a medal.
10. Sochi is a sub-tropical resort, also known as the Russian Riviera, where temperatures rarely drop below 12°C. Events that need a lot of snow will take place in the mountain resort of Krasnaya Polyana, where they have snow cannons, imported from Finland, ready to create snowy conditions in case of warmer weather.Suggested
