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Seven cities bid to host the 2014 Winter Games: Sochi (Russian Federation), Salzburg (Austria), Jaca (Spain), Almaty (Kazakhstan), Pyeongchang (Republic of Korea), Sofia (Bulgaria) and Borjomi (Georgia).

The IOC selected the final three: Sochi, Salzburg, and Pyeongchang. Sochi won the bid.

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Sochi is considered the longest city in Europe (approximately 148 kilometers or 92 miles).

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A subtropical beach resort, Sochi will be the warmest city to host a Winter Olympics. February daytime temperatures average 50° F (10 ° C). The mountains above Sochi where most events will take place are much colder, but organizers are stockpiling half a million cubic meters of snow just in case, anyway.

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Sochi has been a resort town since its coastline was settled in the late 1800s. Today, over two million visitors come to Sochi each year.4

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In order to promote the Olympics as well as the physical fitness of its residents, Moscow has a special promotion: Do 30 squats, get a free subway ticket.

Also free? The embarrassment of

realizing you can’t do a squat.

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The torch relay started on October 7, 2013. The torch will arrive in Sochi for the opening ceremony on February 7.

65,000 Kilometers14,000 Torchbearers 2,900 Towns & Cities 83 Regions

123 Days

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Avaya torchbearer in Suzdal, Russia

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The modern Olympic flame was first lit at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam. The first modern Olympic torch relay was at Berlin in 1936.

The torch for the Sochi Winter Olympic Flame that the relay runners carry.

2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics Cauldron

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Matryoshkas are Russia’s iconic wooden nesting dolls. For Sochi, there are Matryoshkas that you can buy or even win.

But Matryoshka dolls actually originated in Japan.

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There are a total of 5 Olympic mascots this year. The Polar Bear, Hare and Snow Leopard are the official mascots of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

A Ray of Light and Snowflake are the mascots for the Paralympic Winter Games.

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Olympic pin trading is considered the number one spectator sport of the Olympic Games. 10

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This is the first time Russia will host the Winter Olympics. The Soviet Union (USSR) hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.11

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There will be 15 sport disciplines (groups) at Sochi.

Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, Figure Skating, Freestyle Skiing, Ice Hockey, Luge, Nordic Combined, Short Track Speed Skating,

Skeleton, Ski Jumping, Snowboarding and Speed skating.* *Whew.

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There is a total of 98 medal-awarding events for men and women, including the 12 new events listed below.

1. Freeskiing halfpipe*2. Freeskiing slopestyle*3. Women's ski jumping4. Snowboard slopestyle* -----> 5. Figure skating team event6. Snowboard parallel special slalom*7. Biathlon mixed relay8. Luge team relay

* Listed as separate men’s and women’s events

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Norway, with just 5 million residents, has the most Winter Olympic medals (303).

Second-place U.S. (253) has 63 times the population.

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