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Sochi Olympics May Boost GDP
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| The Winter Games in Sochi are expected to boost the economy by 0.3 percent amid a continuing stagnation, says a report by the Russian Central Bank.
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Sochi 2014: Figure Skater Plushchenko Awaiting Surgery
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| Russian figure skater Evgeny Plushchenko is expected to undergo surgery in an Israeli clinic on March 2 after an injury which forced the ice star suddenly withdraw from the 2104 Sochi Winter Olympics.
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| --26-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Team Russia Dominates Home Olympics with 13 Gold Medals
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| At an Olympics designed to advertise Russia’s resurgence on the world stage, Russian athletes did their best gaining 33 Olympic medals and topping the general medal count.
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| --24-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Canada Becomes the Sochi Olympics 2014 Ice Hockey Champion
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| The final hockey match between Canada and Sweden at the Bolshoy Ice Palace took place on February 23, the last Olympic day, to become an exciting end to the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.
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| --24-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: IOC President Praises Russian Athletes
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| IOC President Thomas Bach has acknowledged significant progress by Russian athletes after a lackluster performance at the 2010 Vancouver Games.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Viktor An to Continue Skating Career Until 2015
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| Viktor An plans to continue his skating career at least until the Moscow championship in 2015.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Bobsleigh Racer Zubkov, 39, May Continue Career
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| Bobsleigh king Alexander Zubkov, 39, did not rule out continuing his sports career.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Skobrev Spent Too Much TIme on Media - Official
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| Russian speedskater Ivan Skobrev was the weak link in the team’s race, according to Alexey Kravtsov, head of the Russian Speedskating Union.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Speedskating Leader Skobrev Mulls Career Pause
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| Russian speedskater Ivan Skobrev told the press he was considering a pause in his career, following a dismal performance at the home Olympics in Sochi.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: 'This Gold More Precious Than Life' - Legkov
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| 50km mass start winner Legkov said he had waiting for this success for 15 years.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Sports Minister Urged Legkov to Win Gold
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| Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko warned Alexander Legkov not to finish the Sochi Olympics without gold.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Record 13th Gold in Bobsleigh
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| Alexander Zubkov-led sled wins 13th gold to secure Russia’s first place in the total medal count.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Gold Medalist Shipulin Regrets Missed Sprint Trophy
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| Following a successful and stunning performance in the men’s relay, biathlete Anton Shipulin regrets he didn’t win gold in sprint.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: 'Women's Performance Was OK' - Pichler
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| German coach Wolfgang Pichler is satisfied with the performance of the Russian women’s team at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Figure Skater Trankov to Bear Russian Flag at Closing Ceremony
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| Maxim Trankov will bear the Russian national flag at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games later on Sunday.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Zubkov-Led Bobsleigh Team First After 3 Heats
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| Russia’s four-man bobsleigh team led by Alexander Zubkov is leading the race after three heats.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Troubled German Coach to Stay with Russia till Season End
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| Troubled German coach Wolfgang Pichler is set to stay with Russia till the end of the season.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russians Win Podium in Men's 50km Mass Start
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| Alexander Legkov, Maxim Vylegzhanin, and Ilya Chernousov climb atop the podium in the men’s 50km mass start, securing the first place for Russia in the total medal count.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Viktor An to Get Permanent Home
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| The Russian government has decided to help the six-time Olympic champion, Korean-born Viktor An, to get permanent home.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Viktor An Thanks Russian Crowds for Emotional Support
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| “It was the first time in my life when I was so cheered by the whole arena,” said Viktor An, a six-time Olympic champion in short track skating.
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| --23-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Short Track Skater Elistratov Elated About Success
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| Short track skater Semyon Elistratov said the victory in the men's 5,000m relay was an unbelievable surprise.
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| --22-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Bronze Medalist Garanichev Calm Over Absence in Relay
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| Biathlete Evgeny Garanichev was not disappointed that he wasn’t on the lucky list of the men’s relay team that won gold on Saturday evening.
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| --22-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: 'Many Americans Hate Me' - US-Born Snowboarder
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| Vic Wild knows snowboarding fans back in his home country are split about his fantastic success at the Sochi Olympics.
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| --22-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Female Speedskating Team Grabs Bronze
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| Russia outskated Japan to secure bronze in women’s relay, a victory that gave Russia a lead in the total medal count.
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| --22-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russian Biathletes Beat Germany, Norway to Grab Relay Gold
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| Biathletes lead Russia to the top of the medal table, securing 11th gold for the host nation.
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| --22-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Vic Wild Wasn't a Star - Surprised Coach
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| Denis Tikhomirov, the chief coach of the Russian snowboarding team, has been surprised by the stirring performance of US-born Vic Wild who has won two gold medals for Russia.
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| --22-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Biathlete Vilukhina's Coach Would Not Accept Her Car Gift
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| Olga Vilukhina’s coach said he would accept a car the biathlete promised him earlier at the Sochi Games.
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| --22-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Biathlete Glazyrina Suspended From Russian Female Team
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| Olga Glazyrina has been suspended from the Russian female biathlon team, apparently for her rude remarks on the social media that targeted the team.
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| --22-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: US-Born Vic Wild Wins 10th Gold for Russia
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| US-born Vic Wild wins 10th gold for Russia by a tenth of second in men's snowboard parallel slalom at Rosa Khutor’s Extreme Park.
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| --22-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: German Coach Pichler Deflects Criticism
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| Wolfgang Pichler said he would most likely leave the Russian team after the Sochi Olympics.
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| --22-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Figure Skating Champions Share Their Emotions
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| Russia-IC brings you some of the comments made by Russia's Olympic champions in figure skating at the press conference, according to Sovetsky Sport.
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| --22-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Short Track King Viktor An Races to Gold in 2 Events
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| Viktor An won gold in men's 500m individual race and later helped the national team outskate Team USA in the 5,000m relay.
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| --22-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Sotnikova Snatches Gold In Figure Skating Thriller
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| Adelina Sotnikova wins seventh Gold for Russia in figure skating, but the world media fume with acrid comments.
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| --21-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: U.S.-born Athlete Brings Snowboarding Gold to Russia, his Wife Gains Bronze
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| On Wednesday, February 19, two snowboarding competitions in men's and women's parallel giant slalom took place in the "Roza Khutor" Extreme Park in Sochi, to become very successful for Russian sportsmen.
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| --20-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russia Lost 1-3 to Finland in Quarterfinals
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| The Red Machine has been stopped by Finland who scored three times to secure a berth in the semifinals, leaving Russians without any medals.
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| --19-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russia Knock Out Norway 4-0
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| Russia have thrashed Norway in a crucial game to progress to the quarterfinals where they will face Finland.
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| --19-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russia Gets Silver in Snowboard Cross - 19th Medal
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| Nikolay Olyunin has grabbed silver in men's snowboard cross, the first time ever that a Russian climbed an Olympic pedestal in this sport.
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| --18-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russia Wins First Ever Olympic Gold in Bobsleigh
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| Alexander Zubkov and Alexey Voevoda have won Russia's first ever Olympic gold in bobsleigh.
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| --18-02-2014-- |
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Sochi2014: Plyushchenko Retracts CNN Statement
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| Olympic champion Evgeny Plyushchenko backpedalled on his earlier statement that was forced to skate with an injury.
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| --17-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Men's Curling Team 7th After 9 Games
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| Russia’s men’s curling team beat Germans in a game that was no longer relevant.
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| --17-02-2014-- |
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Russia Faces Norway on Route to Playoffs
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| Russians had to swallow heart drops again after the Olympic ice hockey team struggled against Slovakia.
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| --17-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russian Skiing Team Grabs Silver in the Relay
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| The men's cross-country skiing relay race ended with the victory of the Swedish team. The Russian team took silver and the French team won bronze, on Saturday, February 16.
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| --17-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russian Athletes on Olympic Pedestal after Short Track Competitions
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| Two short track finals took place in the Iceberg Skating Palace on Saturday, February 15, the women's 1,500 meter and men's 1,000 meter, with the last one to become very sucessful for Russian athelets.
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| --16-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russian Alexander Tretyakov Wins Gold Medal in Men's Skeleton
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| Home crowd favourite Alexander Tretyakov scored a victory in men's skeleton, winning gold ahead of Martins Dukurs from Latvia and American Matthew Antoine.
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| --16-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russia Lost to USA in Shootout
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| Russia's ice hockey team lost the chance to top Group A. Two goals by Pavel Datsyuk were not enough to beat USA who were more lucky in the shootout.
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| --16-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Nikitina Grabs Bronze in Skeleton
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| Russia's Elena Nikitina has won bronze in skeleton, a victory that marks the first ever medal in the history of the Russian female team.
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| --14-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russia Beat USA in Curling
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| Russia scrape through USA in curling with 7-6 on the scoreboard.
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| --14-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Biathlete Garanichev Wins Bronze to Celebrate Birthday
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| Russian biathlete Evgeny Garanichev secures a tenth medal for the Russian team at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
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| --14-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Figure Skating Legend Plyushchenko Retires After Back Injury
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| Evgeny Plyushchenko has announced that he retires from sports after a back injury during a warmup.
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| --14-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russia Beat Slovenia 5-2 in Ice Hockey
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| Russia's ice hockey team stunned Slovenia 5-2 in the Group A opener to secure the first three points in the qualification stage.
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| --14-02-2014-- |
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Cultural Olympiad
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| Cultural Olympiad is a unique project of Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, representing the best cultural events in Russia.
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| --13-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: NHL's Varlamov Picked for Opener Against Slovenia
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| Semyon Varlamov has been picked as the goaltender for the first game of the Russian team that takes place Thursday.
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| --13-02-2014-- |
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XXII Winter Olympics Athletes
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| For many athletes, who participate in the XXII Winter Olympics this is not the first Olympic Games in their careers. Some of them have won Olympic medals more than once, but others persistently, year after year fought their way forward to the high results, some of them even had left the sports, but then successfully returned.
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| --13-02-2014-- |
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Tatiana Volosozhar And Maxim Trankov Win Their Gold
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| Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov won gold in pair skating at Sochi 2014 on February 12. They earned Russia's second gold medal at these Olympics.
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| --13-02-2014-- |
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Olympic Games Will Not Change The Rating Of Russia
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| International Rating Agency notes that the upcoming Olympic Games are credit-neutral for sovereign rating of Russia, for they will not provide any macroeconomic upswing for the county in 2014.
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| --12-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russia's Vilukhina Secures Silver in 7.5km Sprint Race
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| Olga Vilukhina stunned her rivals and fans alike with a silver medal in the 7.5km sprint race.
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| --10-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: NHL Stars Join Russian Ice Hockey Squad
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| Russia’s ice hockey team gets a boost with NHL stars who arrived in Sochi and were welcome by Vladislav Tretyak, the head of the Ice Hockey Federation of Russia.
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| --10-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russia's Vylegzhanin Missed Out On Medal Because of Norway's Sundby
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| Russia has appealed the decision of the judges who granted a bronze medal to Martin Johnsrud Sundby of Norway.
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| --10-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Luger Demchenko Grabs Silver, 4th Olympic Medal for Russia
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| Russian luger Albert Demchenko won silver, securing a fourth Olympic medal for Russia, in a fierce competition with Germany’s Felix Loch, who defended his title at the Sanki Sliding Center.
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| --10-02-2014-- |
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Top #Sochi 2014 Tweets: Just Before Opening
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| Enjoy our collection of the top #Sochi tweets over the past 24 hours. Click here to gauge the mood.
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| --07-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: US Urges Moscow to OK Yogurt Shipment to Olympic Athletes
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| The delivery of American-made yogurt to the US Olympic team is in limbo due to what Washington claims to be red tape.
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| --06-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: US Officials Warning of Toothpaste Tube Bombs
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| US officials have warned international and regional airlines with flights to Sochi of toothpaste tube bombs, say a report by CNNþ
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| --06-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Russian Team to Be Led by Bobsleigh Star Alexander Zubkov
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| Bobsleigh star Alexander Zubkov was picked as the flag bearer of the Russian Olympic team after weeks of rumours and media buzzþ
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| --06-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: German Broadcaster Claims Russia Developing New Drugs
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| German broadcaster claims to have uncovered a secret research programme in Russia to develop new drugs for athletes.
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| --05-02-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Semyon Varlamov Gets Custom-Designed Olympic Mask
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| Semyon Varlamov, the goaltender of the national ice hockey team and Colorado Avalanche, is expected to flaunt his brand new mask, designed especially for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
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| --05-02-2014-- |
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Souvenir Medals With Chelyabinsk Meteorite Fragments
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| Souvenir medals with Chelyabinsk meteorite fragments will soon be produced in Zlatoust. Such gifts are meant for the top athletes who will win golden medals at the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi on February 15, on the day of the meteorite fall to the ground of South Urals.
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| --31-01-2014-- |
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Olympic Bear In Rybinsk
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| The height of the snow sculpture - a vibrant tourist attraction of the town square - is about six meters. Nose, eyes, letters on the scarf are painted and frozen into ice.
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| --31-01-2014-- |
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Rosneft Bought Olympic Box Seat Tickets For 65 Million Rubles
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| The Company intends to award tickets to the top employees, as well as to invite foreign partners to the Olympics.
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| --24-01-2014-- |
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Sochi 2014: Equal Opportunities. Inclusiveness. Availability
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| The use of common expert technologies during the 22nd Olympic Winter Games and 11th Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi will provide a single barrier-free space in both sports and transportation facilities for people with limited mobility.
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| --23-01-2014-- |
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Sochi: New Train Tickets Offices
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| Participants of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, as well as guests and supporters of the Olympics will be able to purchase tickets for long-distance trains on the Olympic stations of "Krasnaya Polyana", "Olympic Park" and "Sochi Airport”.
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| --23-01-2014-- |
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Tourist Ski Season In Sochi Was Closed
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| The tourist ski season in Sochi was closed ahead of schedule due to the arrangements of trails for the Olympics.
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| --23-01-2014-- |
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There Is Enough Snow In Sochi For The Olympic Games
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| There is enough snow in Sochi for the Olympic Games now, the director of the Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia Roman Wilfand announced.
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| --22-01-2014-- |
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Permit For The Commissioning Of The Mountain Olympic Village
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| The Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation issued a permit for the commissioning of the mountain Olympic village located at an altitude of 1,130 meters above the sea level on the “Rosa Khutor” plateau and is meant as a place of lodging for skiers, snowboarders and freestylers.
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| --17-01-2014-- |
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Mobile Apps For Sochi Olympics
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| Korean Samsung Company has developed an application that will be used during the Olympics in Sochi. The main purpose of this application is to help the physically challenged people to find the places equipped with the elements of barrier-free environment in Kuban.
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| --18-12-2013-- |
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Sochi Train Tickets: The Prices Are Falling
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| Prices for the train tickets in Sochi are getting 10 times cheaper.
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| --17-11-2013-- |
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A Tiger, an Otter and a Dolphin Will Predict the Results of the Olympic Games 2014 in Sochi
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| The followers of the famous octopus Paul predicting the outcome of the matches of the World Cup 2010 in South Africa are brought up in Sochi. The results of the 2014 Olympics will be predicted by a tiger, a dolphin and an otter.
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| --29-10-2013-- |
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Win a Trip To Sochi
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| The Ministry of Sports of Russia conducts nationwide competition-project "2014 Steps to Sochi". The winners of "2014 Steps to Sochi" will get three-day tickets for a tour of the sports facilities of the Olympic Games in Sochi.
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| --28-10-2013-- |
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3 Thousand Volunteers From the Kuban State University Will Go to Sochi
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| About 3 thousand volunteers from the Kuban State University will go to the Olympic Games in Sochi. The governor of the Krasnodar Territory Alexander Tkachev discussed the issue of preparing the volunteers for work at the Olympic Games in Sochi by the University in the course of the collaboration with the rector of the Kuban State University Mikhail Astapov.
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| --28-10-2013-- |
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Restricted Areas To Be Created In Sochi
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| Some restrictions related to security will come into effect in Sochi during the Olympics from January 7 to March 21, 2014. In particular, controlled areas will be set up in Sochi – for regular people and vehicles it would be possible to get there only after police control.
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| --14-10-2013-- |
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Tourists Will Ride A Foam Rubber Bobsleigh
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| In Sochi, after 2014 Olympics "Sanki" luge center can be used as a tourist site. Tourist sled is fully lined with foam rubber and has additional handles.
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| --11-10-2013-- |
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The Olympic Games in Sochi Is Not an Excuse To Raise Prices
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| Aeroflot will not raise ticket prices for flights to Sochi during the Olympics. Besides, if necessary, Aeroflot is able to introduce extra flights to Sochi.
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| --01-10-2013-- |
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The Residents of Moscow are Invited to Visit the Double-Decker Train
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| The first double-decker passenger long-distance train will be open for visitors in Moscow. It will run prior to the Olympic Games-2014 on the route Moscow - Adler. The first travel of the double-decker train will take place on November 1, 2013.
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| --23-09-2013-- |
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London Theatre To Stage A Play In Support Of Russian Homosexuals
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| Administrators of King's Head Theatre in London stage a show in support of homosexuals in Russia.
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| --31-08-2013-- |
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Olympic Pedestrian Bridges – Comfortable and Safe
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| Construction of pedestrian bridges in the Olympic Park is almost complete.
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| --19-08-2013-- |
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Olympic Tickets Are Not Available Online
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| The 2014 Games official website has suspended selling tickets online.
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| --26-06-2013-- |
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‘Roza Khutor’ in Summer
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| Everyone is welcome to take a look at Olympic structures in Sochi during summer season.
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| --26-06-2013-- |
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History of Olympics From Ancient Greece to Sochi
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| In the autumn of 2013 the exposition dedicated to Olympics will start in Krasnodar at Felitzyn Museum of History and Archeology.
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| --25-06-2013-- |
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The Modern History of the Ural Nations
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| The modern history of the nations inhabiting Ural was presented in Yekaterinburg.
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| --24-04-2013-- |
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International Expedition AMAROK, The Path of the Northern Wolf Waits For the Improvement Of Weather Conditions
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| The delay occurred because of the heavy road and unpredictable weather.
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| --21-03-2013-- |
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