Sochi 2014



Sochi 2014 polar bear is "grandson of Misha" says Chernyshenko

By Tom Degun in Barcelona

Dmitry_Chenryshenko_presented_with_Samaranch_award_in_Barcelona_March_10_2011March 11 - Dmitry Chernyshenko (pictured), the President and chief executive of Sochi 2014, has shrugged off the controversy surrounding the mascots for the Winter Games after it alleged that the design was stolen from the mascot for the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Misha, more than 30 years ago.