2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

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The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games, are being held in Sochi, Russia, from February 6 to 23. Over 2,500 athletes representing 90 nations are competing for gold, silver and bronze medals in 98 events.

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Many of the venues built for the games are in Sochi Olympic Park, including the 40,000-capacity Fisht Olympic Stadium where the opening and closing ceremonies are being held, the Bolshoy Ice Dome and Shabaya Arena where ice hockey matches are being played, the Adler Arena Skating Center where speed skating events are being held, and the Iceberg Skating Palace where figure skating events are being held. A media centre and an Olympic village are also in this area. Other sports like skiing, ski jumping, snowboarding and bobsleigh are being staged near Krasnaya Polyana , a popular winter resort in the Western Caucasus Mountains 60 kilometres inland from Sochi. A second Olympic village and media centre are also located there.

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Sports and Events Winter sports are defined in the 2007 Olympic Charter as "sports which are practised on snow or ice". In the 2014 Winter Olympics, the world's top athletes in 15 of these sports are competing in 98 events in four broad categories.

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Skiing events include Alpine Skiing , Biathlon , Cross Country Skiing , Freestyle Skiing , Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping and Snowboarding . They are held on snow-covered slopes or on flat, snow-covered plains. Competitors slide over the snow on long, narrow skis, using hand-held poles to push themselves along. In alpine skiing events, competitors ski as fast as they can down a steep, winding course. In freestyle events, competitors perform mid-air acrobatics while skiing along a specially-prepared course. In ski jumping events, competitors try to go as far as possible through the air after skiing off a ramp. In cross-country events, skiers race over long distances on snow-covered plains (up to 50 km). Nordic Combined events involve both cross-country skiing and ski jumping, while biathlon events combine cross-country skiing with rifle shooting. In snowboarding events, competitors race or perform acrobatic moves on a single ski that resembles a large skateboard

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Alpine Skiing

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Cross Country Skiing

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Freestyle Skiing

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Biathlon

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Snowboarding

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Skating events include Figure Skating , Speed Skating and Short Track Speed Skating . These events are held on ice rinks, and competitors wear bladed boots called ice skates that allow them to move quickly and smoothly over the ice. In figure skating events, competitors perform set moves like spins, jumps and lifts in choreographed programs set to music. In speed skating events, skaters race on an oval track around the edge of the ice rink.

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Figure Skating

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Speed Skating

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Short Track Speed Skating

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Sledding Sledding events include Bobsleigh , Luge and Skeleton . They are high-speed time trials in which competitors on sleds (also "sledges" or "sleighs") slide down a steep, curving ice track, with the competitor recording the quickest time winning. In bobsleigh, or bobsled, teams of two or four competitors sit one behind the other in partially-covered sleds. In luge , individual competitors sit on small, lightweight sleds, while in skeleton competitors lie face-down on their sleds.

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Bobsleigh

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Team Sports The team sports of and Ice Hockey are played on ice rinks. In curling, each team slides large polished stones across the ice towards a circular target. Points are scored by whichever team leaves one of their stones closest to the centre of the target. The team with the most points after ten "ends" is the winner. In ice hockey, players carry ice-hockey sticks and try to score by using them to hit a small, flat object called a "puck" into their opponents' goal.

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Ice Hockey

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Curling

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Winter Paralympics The 2014 Winter Paralympics, officially known as the XI Paralympic Winter Games , are being held in Sochi from March 7 to March 16. Many of the venues built for the Winter Olympics are also being used for the Paralympics. Around 1,650 athletes, each with some form of physical or intellectual disability, are competing in a total of 70 events, including alpine skiing (30 events), biathlon (18), cross-country skiing (20), ice sledge hockey (1) and wheelchair curling (1).