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Eco-Friendliness in 2014 Winter Games

By sarajean on 8/23/10 2:57am
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Each year, it seems that the location for the Olympic games gets a bit greener. Maybe it’s not as sustainable as some of us would like, but progress is progress. Theodore Oben, the head of the United Nations Environmental Programme Outreach Unit, says that he’s been impressed with the way people are handling preparations so far. According to Oben, most organizations and companies are working together to ensure that Russia’s first Winter Games will be as sustainable as they can.

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Olympics Bring Unity

By Thoreson on 3/9/10 11:19pm
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olympicsolympicsThere has been a lot of negative talk in many of the blogs that I have read on this site regarding the Olympics, and that really intrigues me.  Obviously they have their views, and I respect them, but they may be missing the point.

Let's start with the symbol of the games, the Olympics rings, five interlaced rings showing a coming together of the five continents that participate in the games.  It is a showcase of unity, and there aren't many events in the entire world that bring as many countries and people together.  Athletes compete on the biggest stage, representing their countries with honor, pride and grace.  

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Olympics are Not Sustainable, Let Alone Sacred

By sarajean on 3/7/10 2:04pm
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Are you an Olympic protestor? Every time the Olympics roll around everyone always hushes me and my protests with some kind of misguided interpretation of the Olympics, usually along the lines of, “But they’re a sacred tradition! They’re like the Greek gods and stuff.”

Oh, really, the Greek gods, you say? Then you’ll have no trouble with me guffawing in your face when you start to push your Christian ideals on me as well (as most of these people do) and calling you a hypocrite when you condemn me to hell for being a pagan.

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Torch Is Passed: 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics

By Thoreson on 3/3/10 4:07pm
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The 2010 Winter Olympics Games in Vancouver have recently finished, which means all eyes are now on the 2014 Winter Olympic host Sochi, Russia. This will only be the second time the Olympics have been held inside Russia's borders, with the first being Moscow, then apart of the Soviet Union, when they held the 1980 Summer Olympic Games.

Sochi compares with Vancouver in many ways in that it narrowly won the Olympic bid. In the first round of voting Sochi was actually second behind PyeongChang, South Korea, with Salzburg, Austria not able to get enough votes to make it out of the round. However, when Sochi went up against PyeongChang for the final voting it came out victorious by a 51-47 vote margin.

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Competition For Sochi 2014 Flag Handover

By astrocastro on 12/2/08 12:46pm
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Sochi will be soliciting ideas for the flag handover ceremonies for the 2014 Olympic Games. The nationwide competition is to find the best ideas for the handover of the Olympic and Paralympic flags to Sochi during the Vancouver 2010 Closing Ceremony.

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Not All Is Peaceful in Sochi

By beatriz on 11/25/08 9:53pm
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According to an article from the BBC, the 2014 Olympics in Sochi are creating conflicts in all sectors of the population.  From the land owners that are being displaced by contruction of new resorts, to the environmentalists who want to protect the pristine mountainside.  There are those who view the expansion of the city as a bad move which will have a negative impact on the residents as well as the land for years to come.

According to a resident of Sochi, who recently lost his home, which has been in his

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Sochi 2014 Touches Base With EOC

By beatriz on 11/22/08 10:21am
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Dmitry Chernyshenko, President and CEO of the Sochi 2014 Olympics, assures the European Olympic Committee(EOC) everything is on track and within budget.  At a meeting in Istanbul, Chernyshenko said that the design works of seven venues has already been completed.  And that 100 per cent of the land for sports venues has already been allocated.

Chernyshenko highlighted the environmental and education legacy that Sochi 2014 would leave behind. Chernyshenko said, "the Russian Government has already launched the Environment Program for Sochi 2014.

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Georgia Wants Olympics Moved Out of Sochi

By beatriz on 11/21/08 10:34am
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Early this week Georgia wrote a letter to the International Olympic Committee, requesting that the 2014 Winter Olympics be moved from Russia.  The Georgian delegation claims that Sochi is in the middle of a Very dangerous region, and questioned whether spectators and athletes would be safe. 

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Salzburg Ready for the Olympics, Just In Case...

By beatriz on 11/20/08 10:46am
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There's skepticism about whether Russia will be able to follow through with it's Olympic dreams.  According to this article, Salzburg governor Gabi Burgstaller says they are ready to host the Olympics if Russia were to fall behind with construction of the venues for the games. Burgstaller told the WirtschaftsBlatt business newspaper:

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Sochi Gets a New Wrestling Complex for 2014 Games

By beatriz on 11/15/08 3:08pm
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A new "world-class" wrestling training complex opened Monday for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, named after three times Olympic Greco-Roman Champion Alexander Karelin. The complex has the capacity to train ten teams simultaneously.

The opening ceremony was attended by Sochi 2014 President and CEO Dmitry Chernyshenko; State Duma deputy and Olympic gymnastics champion Svetlana Khorkina; and State Duma Committee for Physical Culture and Sport, and Olympic figure skating champion Anton Sikharulidze.

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