BBC Sport has released the official trailer for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, which heightens the already long-awaited big event of this winter with a great deal of drama.
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In the last three days, the front pages of the world's online media have been writing about Slovenia with extraordinary enthusiasm and populist headlines, which can be a source of great honor and pride for us. Slovenia was thus completely rightfully on the headlines of all the world's media. Some about her as the Cinderella of world sports.
We present to you the 25 most "ice, ice baby" sportsmen and women at the Winter Olympics. Our small selection of what we will be watching in the next few days.
Before July 2007, few people had heard of the Russian resort on the Black Sea. Some knew it as a former meeting place of the Soviet elite, where Stalin arranged his popular dacha, others heard of it because it lies only a few kilometers from the border with Abkhazia, a separatist part of Georgia, or an independent country recognized only by Russia and four other countries in the world.
The most expensive in history, with the highest level of security and with the most criticism even before the start, the 22nd Winter Olympic Games in Sochi infamously opened! The organizers thus served us an unforgettable spectacle, full of Russian history, dance and theater excesses and exceptional lighting and visual effects.
As an official partner of the Olympic Games in Sochi, Volkswagen took its role very seriously. More than 3,000 Volkswagen, Audi and Škoda vehicles contributed, but what stands out the most is the monstrous Polar Expedition Amarok, which was designed a year ago to promote the event even in the most remote regions of Russia.
The Olympic Games are approaching at the speed of light, which means a lot of such events for sports fans. Before leaving for Soča, the national team will present themselves to the media and fans, who will, among other things, write February 3, when it will be Slovenian hockey day, in their calendars.
Slopestyle is a category of surfing with large jumps and rails, where competitors are judged primarily on the difficulty, creativity and style of their riding. However, athletes in Sochi have raised concerns about the safety of the slopestyle course at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, with the heights of the jumps and the speed competitors gain between jumps said to be problematic.
If we've shed a tear or two at the maternal devotion in the London Olympics adverts, we can just whip up a new pack of tissues. Procter & Gamble is continuing its maternal campaign with a new ad for the upcoming Olympic Games in Sochi.
It is less than three weeks until the start of the biggest sporting event of the year, the Winter Olympics in Sochi (soccer fans would be able to dispute this, as Brazil will host the 20th FIFA World Cup between June 9 and July 9), and preparations for it have been underway since in 2007.
What drives Olympic athletes to excellence? Immense love for what they do. In the spirit of often self-sacrificing and painful, but at the same time fruitful and sweet, we bring from Russia the happiest kisses of the past. Warm scenes that remind of the true essence of the Olympic Games - peaceful bonding through the love of sport.
The Olympic discipline "skeleton" is a winter sport where the competitor slides head first on a prescribed sled as fast as possible along an icy track. Due to the reclining position with the head in the foreground, the helmet is an extremely important piece of protective equipment, as well as the most visible.