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30 January 2014 The Olympic Village Newspaper

8 DAYS TO GO

On 4 July 2007, at the 119th session of the IOC, Sochi was officially designatedto become the host city for the XXII Olympic Winter Games focusingon record investments in the region, in order to make the citya world-class winter sports complex.

Seven yearsthat changed Sochi

I DECLARE THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE OPEN! DMITRIY CHERNYSHENKO

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1 Our Village is unique because of itslocation right at the sea shore. Athleteswill have an opportunity to walk thepromenade, look at the sea and concen-trate their thoughts and powers for themain performance of their lives. e Vil-lage is modern and comfortable, meet-ing any demands an athlete needs.

2 I feel indescribable joy and pride tobe the part of such a historical event asthe Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

3 To be a Coastal Village Mayor is agreat honour and responsibility, which Iwill, of course, cope with:))).

4 I wish the Games Sochi 2014 tobe held decently, without any troubles.I wish to the athletes high results andvictories, for the volunteers positiveemotions and ardor, fans and specta-tors pleasant viewing and, of course,I wish strong and soulful support for allathletes representing my country.

5 Of course, my victories at the Olym-pic Games with world records when thewhole 100 000 stadium applauds andchants my name, when you realize that,

yes, youve made it, you have becomethe pride of your country nothing canbe better!!!

1 Its incredible, that you can skateright on the Black Sea shore! Athleteswho compete on the ice live exactly inour Village and Im happy to share all themoments of the Games with them.

2 I am a very emotional person in-deed. And here, in the heart of Games,I am overwhelmed with emotions itsan amazing and unique feeling to be apart of the most significant event onEarth.

3 To meet athletes in a worthy man-ner, welcome delegations and high-rank-ing officials, show them the Village, andhold tens of protocol meetings wehave a lot of work!

4 I wish the Games to be held at thehighest level, with the highest sportingachievements, without injury and withsmiles on the faces of athletes and fans!

5 e most unforgettable moment isprobably a united team spirit, terribleworry for each other, the joy of victoryand the bitterness of defeat. In general,the Olympic Games are a holiday! A holi-day all around the world! And this feel-

ing fills every athlete and spectator.

YEL ENA IS INB AYE VA TWICE OLYMPIC

CHAMPION 2004, 2008. BRONZEMEDALIST OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES 2012.

COASTAL OLYMPIC VILLAGE MAYOR

IRINA SLUSKAYA SILVER MEDALIST

OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES 2002. BRONZEMEDALIST OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES 2006.

COASTAL OLYMPIC VILLAGE VICE-MAYOR

Dear readers!Te great day, we havebeen all waiting for, has

come at last you havearrived. And now wecan show you, what was

done to meet you in thecity of Sochi in 2014.For 7 years, after asuccessful bid, theOrganizing Committee

of Sochi 2014 has beenworking day and night tocreate an unforgettable

Games. From sketchesand models, thestadiums in the OlympicPark and the speed

turns of the slopes inthe Mountain clusterwere created. Te city

as well has changed alot to host the greatestsporting event on earth.

In the first issue ofOLVdaily, theofficial Olympic Villagenewspaper, we will tell

you all about the scaleof the change.

K.A. Amangalieva

Sochi International Airport

e Sochi International Airport was completely reno-vated for the Olympic Games. Along the Mzymta Riv-er, Terminal B began to accommodate passengers in2007 for domestic flights. In 2010, the airport was

officially opened and with it terminal C began to op-erate, servicing international companies and businesstravel. Finally, terminal A was completed three monthsago, putting the finishing touches to a brand new com-plex. Its capacity has increased from 1600 to 3800passengers per hour and it is the 7th busiest airport inRussia with 37 companies that serve it. In 2007, 1.5million passengers have travelled against 2.5 last year.2014 should see this figure explode to even greaterheights. e airport is connected by road, bus and abrand new rail network that serves all of the Olympicvenues, but also to the city of Adler and, of course,Sochi. Upon your arrival to the airport in Sochi, you areinstantly greeted by the Olympic rings. e interestingthing about them, they were donated by the London2012 Olympic Games.

Sochi is Russias largest resortcity and the best place by far totake a relaxing holiday. It has a

very warm climate and maybeyou could go sunbathing onthe beach or swimming in the

beautiful Black Sea, if only itwas summer!

So what is there to do in the cityof Sochi? Loads, thats what.eres so much to pack into aday here, youre going to strug-gle to do it in 24 hours, but letsgive it a shot.If youre a culture vulture, thereare plenty of great things to seeand do. You can see world fa-mous art works and local piec-es too at the Sochi Art Galleryand you can learn about Sochiat the Sochi History Museum,opened in 1920. If you want todelve deeper into Russias his-tory you should definitely takea trip to Joseph Stalins summerresidence (dacha) in the Khostadistrict of Sochi. Inside is a mu-seum containing many of the hispersonal belongings and evenStalins waxwork. One rumour

going around is that the place ishaunted by the ghost of Stalin,so watch your back if you visitafter dark!If nature is your thing thoughthen Sochi wont disappoint.Take a walk through the Yewand boxtree wood, a UNESCOworld heritage site, at the baseof Mount Akhun. It boasts a

stunning array of natural life in-cluding two thousand year oldtrees and twenty endangeredspecies. You can also see plen-ty of animal life too in Sochi. Ahuge array of marine life is pres-ent at the Sochi Discovery WorldAquarium, Russias biggestoceanarium. If you like monkeysthere is the Monkey Nursery

Center too. Incredibly it is whereRussia prepared monkeys to gointo space! You can see how amonkey passes spaceflight train-ing and becomes accustomed toa spaceship. It sounds crazy but

its true!When the sun sets in Sochi, theparty really starts. ere are plen-ty of great places to eat such asa number of fine Mediterraneanrestaurants located on the seafront. ey are some of Sochisfinest restaurants specialising ingreat Seafood and cocktails. Alsoyou can drink and boogie with lo-cals in the areas bars and nightclubs. Bars in Sochi host partiesand nightly events for everyoneto go and get their groove on. Ifyou are into rock and roll though,go to Adler to hear the classics.Sochi has so much to offer visi-tors from around the world.Whether you want to learn, relax,be amazed by natural beauty orparty it has it all. You can try tofit all into one day but there is somuch fun and enegy in the citythat the temptation to stay willbe extremely strong.

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On 4 July 2007, at the 119th session of the

International Olympic Committee, Sochi was

officially designated to become the host city for

the XXII Olympic Winter Games focusing on record

investments in the region, in order to make the

city a world-class winter sports complex. Mission

accomplished.

Fort Alexandria, was the name of the small town found-ed in 1838 to monitor the coasts of the Black Sea, it

was then surrounded by some small villages and re-named Sochi at the end of the century. After the nameof the stream that flowed through it. A tourist desti-

nation was then created because of the areas uniquequalities. It was in the thirties, and especially after thewar, when Sochi grew as a city, becoming the favor-ite resort for the Soviets. at was nothing though in

comparison with the revolution that has taken placeover the last seven years: an architectural revolutionbut also an economic, touristic and sporting one too.

A total of no less than 206 buildings have emerged,

some from scratch, and only thirty are directly relatedto sport. ese are the most symbolic, of course. efirst is Fisht, the famous Olympic Stadium, named

after one of the Caucasus pykes. e stadium willhost the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. e Bol-shoy, will host ice hockey and it is the first spherical

building of this size in Russia. e Ice Cube whichwill host curling and Iceberg for figure skating andshort-track, which was built out of as much metal as

two Eiffel towers, while Adler-Arena will host the com-petitions in speed skating. e mountains also experi-enced major changes with the building of Rosa KhutorAlpine Centre, which has 9 km of Olympic slopes. Also

the Laura center for biathlon and cross-country skiingwas created and the Gorky Russki ski jumping cen-ter. Sanki for luge, bobsled and skeleton, and Rosa

Khutor X-treme park for Snowboarding and freestylesking was built. Finally the Olympic Park musnt beforgotten, which will house for the first time in Olym-pic history, over 75,000 people and 3 Olympic Villag-

es which will accommodate 6 000 athletes and NOCdelegation members.But the venues are just the tip of the iceberg. To ac-

commodate visitors, the Adler rail hub was built as a

gateway to access Sochi. It can move 1600 to 3800passengers per hour. Krasna Polyana, is now only thirtyminutes from the Olympic Park with the construction

of a new railway track . e incredible infrastructurefigures will make your head spin they are so large, newfacilties have sprang up everywhere, completely chang-

ing the appearance of the area. 367 km of roads andbridges have emerged, as have 201 km of railways and700 km of communication cable. On the tourism and

hospitality side , the city has seen 20,000 new roomsbuilt , bringing the total number to nearly 41,500.All these changes would be impossible if they were notaccompanied by a strong environmental ethos. e re-

gion can now highlight its natural history and beauty,and now has more than 30,000 acres of trees, gar-dens and preserved natural areas, containing unique

flora and fauna.Sochi has changed so much over the past seven yearsbut this is not the end for the burdgeoning Russiancity. Sochi will play host to the new Russian Formula

One race that will take place from 2014 and it is setto run until 2021. e track is called the Sochi Interna-tional Street Circuit and is 5.8 km long. It will weave

between the arenas of the Coastal Cluster. e Fisht

stadium will play host to a number of matches at the2018 football World Cup.e future is bright for Sochi.

Seven years that changed Sochi

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Te time has come and officials

representing countries from all over

the world have been arriving in Sochi

in earnest expectation for the weeks

ahead.

Te Olympic Villages open early as partof the Pre-Opening on 24 January.Te early opening of the Villages allowsNOCs to get a head start on their dutiesbefore their athletes arrive. CountriesNOC officials get the chance to becomeacquainted with the Villages and findtheir respective operating areas.NOCs are the link between the OlympicVillages and venues and the athletes.Tey provide key services which couldmean success or failure to an athletewhen they take to the ice or the snow. It

may not be a glamorous role comparedto competing for your nation but theymake up the key parts of how an Olym-pic team functions.Upon arriving NOCs have immediate ac-cess to their residencies, offices, work-shops and storage spaces in the Villageor Villages they will be working from sothat they can begin Games-time opera-tions as soon as possible.Tey have time to learn the layout of theOlympic Villages and the specifics of thedifferent services the athletes will re-quire during the Games. Te NOCs learnit first so that they can relay the informa-tion to their athletes, who need to befully prepared come Games time.Amongst the first countries to arrive atthe USADBA village was New Zealand.After collecting their accreditation cards

for Sochi 2014, the team look thrilledto be finally getting their first glimpsesof the USADBA village and what theGames might have in store for them.Libby Peckham, the eam Services Coor-dinator for New Zealand, was also veryexcited to have arrived.She said, I work as part of team opera-tions, a logistics role. I look after the NewZealand team and where they live in theOlympic Villages. My first Olympic Gamesas an NOC official was London 2012.

Te facilities are amazing here and inthe mountains. I was actually here a yearago for the test events in the mountains.I cant wait to get up there.

I am going to see freestyle skiing andhopefully will get see some other eventsthat New Zealands athletes are com-

peting in.We have three brothers on the NewZealand Olympic team this year, [Beau-James Wells, Byron Wells and JossiWells] who are all competing in newevents for Sochi 2014.Other countries who also arrived on thefirst day of the Pre-Opening of the Vil-lages were Great Britain and Hong-Kong.Te arrival of these officials for the Pre-Opening marks the beginning of some-thing great for Sochi 2014. It is the firstchance for volunteers and OCOG staff tobegin their roles and start enjoying thetrials and tribulations that an OlympicsGames has to offer.You can feel the excitement building inSochi as NOCs from all over the worldbegin to arrive. Good luck to everyoneand enjoy your time in the Villages!

Village Pre-Opening

MOUNTAIN CLUSTER 3-5

COASTAL CLUSTER 7-9

7-10 M/S

7-10 M/S

Hey, if you like video games like

me, come with me to the Village

Plaza! Well have fun!

Te Village Plaza opens its

doors at 17.00, come and listen

to Siberiahills and join the party!

Te flags of each country flour-

ish in the Village, its so beauti-

ful ... can you name them all?

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with the latest new music and dance classics

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