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2014 Winter Olympics in Russia

2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. By : Yizleibis Barreto & Karina Rodriguez . Where can we watch it?. NBC (channel 5) and on nbcolympics.com. When & Where . Sochi, Russia along the Black Sea Coast. the second largest city of Krasnodar Krai. . February 7-23, 2014 . Sochi’s Story.

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2014 Winter Olympics in Russia

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  1. 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia By : Yizleibis Barreto & Karina Rodriguez

  2. Where can we watch it? NBC (channel 5) and on nbcolympics.com When & Where Sochi, Russia along the Black Sea Coast. the second largest city of Krasnodar Krai. • February 7-23, 2014

  3. Sochi’s Story • Sochi was chosen on July 4, 2007 by the International Olympic Committee in Guatemala City. • Sochi won over Salzburg (Austria) and PyeongChang (Republic of Korea) by 51 votes.

  4. Sports in the Olympics (15) Men and women will compete in five Alpine skiing events • downhill: a steep descent against time • slalom: a short race featuring sharp turns around flags • giant slalom: longer, looser version of the slalom • super G: slalom race that is a bit faster and longer than the giant slalom • combined: one downhill run followed by two slalom runs; fastest combined time wins

  5. The men compete in the following: • 10 km sprint • 12.5 km pursuit • 20 km individual • 4x7.5 km relay • 15 km mass start The women compete in the following: • 7.5k m sprint • 10 km pursuit • 15 km individual • 4x6 km relay • 12.5 km mass start The competitors have five bullets and five targets which are 50 meters away. Each miss in the individual event adds one minute to the athlete's final time. Mixed Relay (new)

  6. Men’s Events: • four-man men • two-man men Women’s Events: • two-man women The sleds must go down an icy track one at a time, reaching speeds of up to 90 mph. The team with the lowest time after two runs wins the gold.

  7. Men's events: 1.5-km sprint; 15-km classical; 50-km freestyle; team sprint; combined pursuit; and 4x10-km relay. Women's events: 1.5-km sprint; 10-km classical; 30-km freestyle; team sprint; combined pursuit; 4x5-km relay. Classical: skiers use a straight stride and must stay within the parallel tracks Freestyle: Contains speed skaters; skiers push off with each ski on each stride. Relay: Skiers must tap their partners so they can begin . Combined Pursuit: A classical race followed by a freestyle race

  8. Two teams of four players take turns sliding a 42- pound granite stones down a sheet of ice towards a bullseye. A team scores points when the stones are close to the bullseye, tee.

  9. Men’s Events: • Individual men Women’s Events: • Individual women Mixed Events: • Ice dancing mixed • pairs mixed • Mixed NOC Team mixed (new) Evan Lysacek & Yevgeny Plushenko Lysacek beat Plushenko by a little more than a points.

  10. Men’s Events • Aerials men • moguls Men • ski cross men • halfpipe men • slopestyle men Women’s Events • Aerials women • ski cross women • halfpipe women • slopestyle women Aerial: competitors begin at a spot of their choice and ski straight down a mountain towards a concave up jump that hurls them into the air.They must perform a variety of twist and somersaults in mid-air. Then they must attempt to stick the landing. moguls: skiers individually race down a mountain covered in bumps that are 4 feet high.

  11. Men’s Events: • Ice hockey men Women’s Events • Ice Hockey women One of the most anticipated games will be Canada vs. USA In the 2010 games, Canada beat the USA. It was one of the greatest games played.

  12. Men’s events: • Singles men Women’s Events • Singles women Mixed Event: • Doubles • Mixed Team Relay Athletes make four runs down the course on a sled face up over two days of competition. Men and women compete on the same track, but the women start the race at a point farther down the track.

  13. Ski jumping and cross-country skiing combined Men’s Events: • Individual ski jumping k90(70m) men • Sprint K120 men • Team- 4x5 km men

  14. Men’s Events: • 1,000m Men • 1,500m Men • 5,000m Relay Men • 500m men Women’s Events: • 1,000m Women • 1,500m Women • 3,000 relay women • 500 women Competitors are in a tight oval track measuring 111m. Competitors often bump one another because there is no lanes.

  15. Men’s Events: • Singles men Women’s Events: • Singles women Skeleton is similar to luge the only difference is that competitors sled face first.

  16. Men’s Events: • k120 individual (90m) men • K120 team (90m) men • k90 individual (70m) men Women’s Events: • k90 individual (70m) women (new) Each athlete must attempt two jumps from different size hills and the athlete with the longest jump is awarded the most points.

  17. Men’s Events: • Giant parallel slalom men • Half-pipe men • Parallel slalom men • Slopestyle men • Snowboard Cross men Women’s Events: • Giant parallel slalom women • Half-pipe women • Parallel slalom women • Slopestyle women • Snowboard Cross women

  18. Women’s Events: • 1,000m Women • 1,500m Women • 3,000 Relay Women • 5,000 Women • 500 Women • Team Pursuit Women Men’s Events: • 10,000m Men • 1,000m Men • 1,500m Men • 5,000m Relay Men • 500m Men • Team pursuit Men Speed Skating is done on a 400 meter track with two people at a time

  19. How the Winter Olympics will benefit Russia... • By the year 2014, a total of 183 infrastructure facilities will be constructed and modernized in Sochi. Which will help improve the quality life on Sochi residence. • The city of Sochi and the Southern Federal District will benefit from modern roads and railways, new transportation hubs, modernized engineering infrastructure, and increase in energy capacity by 2 to 5 times, modern hotels, and a rejuvenated coastline.

  20. Controversies • People are fighting over gay rights. • People are worried about the impact to the environment. • People want to do a boycott telling people to stay away from the Olympics.

  21. Preparations • Russia has spent around $50 billion on this year Winter Olympics. • Challenges : 1. Keeping the ice cold and the audience warm. 2. Being ready by having snow store just in case there’s not enough snow in thm e mountains. • There’s still construction going on, finishing the hotels and roads.

  22. Security • Thousands of soldiers will be in the events • Surveillance cameras/ Drones • Robots Also, They will be checking all communication: • Phones • Emails

  23. Sources • http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/30/sport/sochi-2014-venues-winter-olympics/ • http://www.sochi2014.com/en/games/places/infrastructure/ • http://www.olympic.org/sports • http://registration.olympic.org/en/faq/detail/id/37 • http://www.infoplease.com/spot/winter-olympics-alpine-ski.html • http://www.infoplease.com/sports/olympics/2010/winter-olympics-biathlon.html • http://www.infoplease.com/spot/winter-olympics-ski-jumping.html • http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/sports/Five-Moments-We-Would-Like-to-See-at-the-Winter-Olympics-in-Sochi-2014-athletes-teamusa-229163471.html • http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/14/world/2014-sochi-winter-olympics-fast-facts/ • http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2013/10/29/241642365/100-days-to-the-sochi-olympics-some-key-things-to-know • http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2013/10/28/sochi-olympics-countdown-security-construction-challenges/3290175/

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