It's the 2014 Winter Olympics thread!
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The XXII Olympic Winter Games will be held in Sochi, Russia
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The Opening Ceremonies will be held later today, and the Games will run until Feb. 23.
There will be 98 events over 15 categories in 7 sports. Those categories include:
New events featured at these Games include:
Schedule and Results
This is what the Medals look like:
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These are the Mascots:
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The Sochi Olympics Torch looks amazing! Here's the first one being lit by the flame in Athens, beginning the record setting 39,000 mile relay which included a trip to the International Space Station and the North Pole!
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[More info later. Sorry, I just slapped this together at 3am since the Opening Ceremonies start in like 5 hours... ]
The XXII Olympic Winter Games will be held in Sochi, Russia
The Opening Ceremonies will be held later today, and the Games will run until Feb. 23.
There will be 98 events over 15 categories in 7 sports. Those categories include:
- Alpine Skiing
- Biathlon
- Bobsled
- Cross-Country Skiing
- Curling
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- Figure Skating
- Freestyle Skiing
- Ice Hockey
- Luge
- Nordic Combined
- Short-Track Speed Skating
- Skeleton
- Ski Jump
- Snowboarding
- Speed Skating
New events featured at these Games include:
- Mixed Relay Biathlon
- Ski Half-pipe
- Ski Slopestyle
- Snowboard Parallel Slalom
- Snowboard Slopestyle
- Team Figure Skating
- Team Relay Luge
- Womens Ski Jump
Schedule and Results
This is what the Medals look like:
These are the Mascots:
The Sochi Olympics Torch looks amazing! Here's the first one being lit by the flame in Athens, beginning the record setting 39,000 mile relay which included a trip to the International Space Station and the North Pole!
[More info later. Sorry, I just slapped this together at 3am since the Opening Ceremonies start in like 5 hours... ]