Olympics



Sochi 2014 will do for Russia what Beijing 2008 did for China, says Gosper

By Mike Rowbottom at Krasnaya Polyana in Sochi

kevan gosper 06-11-1November 6 - The Sochi 2014 Games promise to do for Russia what Beijing 2008 did for China, the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) former vice-president Kevan Gosper said here today as he opened the World Press Briefing in the luxury hotel complex that lies amid the inland mountains which will host the alpine events in 15 months' time.






Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic ice track set for first test

By Tom Degun in Sochi

Sochi trackNovember 2 - The Sliding Centre Sanki, which will host the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton events at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games, is set to face its first test as athletes from 25 nations use the venue for an international training week.