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Skiing: Alpine Canada boss steps down

Agence France-PresseJune 19, 2013 17:04
Max Gartner, Alpine Canada's chief executive, said Wednesday he will resign once a new leader is found, a change at the top coming only eight months before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Gartner, 54, was appointed to the top job late in 2010 after serving various roles with Canada's governing body for alpine and ski cross since 1982, and he had planned to step aside once his contract expired after the Sochi Games.

Museum head fired after show satirising Sochi Olympics

Agence France-PresseJune 19, 2013 15:31
Regional authorities in Russia on Wednesday fired a prominent art museum director and opposition activist after he organised an exhibition poking fun at Russia's hosting of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Marat Guelman, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, wrote on Twitter that he had been fired as head of the Museum of Contemporary Art i the Urals city of Perm. A spokesman for the governor confirmed to ITAR-TASS news agency that "the contract is torn up as of today."

S. Korea resolves to be successful at next two Winter Olympics

Yonhap News AgencyJune 7, 2013 03:26
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) -- Top South Korean winter sports officials and athletes Friday reaffirmed their resolve to be successful at the next two Winter Games, announcing steps to improve training environments and introduce scientific approach to Olympic preparations. About 150 officials and athletes descended on the National Training Center in Seoul for an event to declare their goals for successful Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, in 2014 and then in PyeongChang, a South Korean alpine town, in 2018.

Olympics: Olympic medals unveiled for Sochi 2014

Agence France-PresseMay 30, 2013 08:34
The Russian Olympic Committee unveiled the medals to be presented at the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi during a lavish ceremony at Saint-Petersburg on Thursday. The medals will be 10cm in diametre and 1cm thick, composed with a golden disc in the centre for champions, and silver and bronze for resepective second and third place finishers, with part of the medals made from polycarbonate glass. The medals will also feature a series of designs representing the numerous Russian regions.

Olympics: Russia to boost Sochi security from June 1

April 16, 2013 09:33
Russia will boost security at 2014 Winter Olympics host Sochi from June 2013, the interior ministry said Tuesday, after the deadly attack on the Boston marathon raised alarm about sports security worldwide. "From June 1, 2013, strengthened security measures will be put in place on the territory of the city of Sochi," it said in a statement, while insisting that security for visitors to Sochi had always been a "priority" for the government. sjw/zak/gd

Olympics: Russia's 2014 winter dreams hit reality check

March 28, 2013 00:30
Any dreams Russia had of dominating its home Winter Olympic Games in Sochi next year have been dealt a harsh reality check by the mediocre performances of the country's athletes this season. With most of the main winter competitions now finished for the year, Russia risks only coming fifth in the Olympics medals table if its performances at this year's world championships are repeated at Sochi 2014. The failure to win any world championship gold in biathlon -- a hugely popular televised sport in Russia -- has caused particular concern.

Olympics: Poland, Slovakia eye 'Barcelona Effect' for bid

March 27, 2013 14:01
The Slovak and Polish premiers said Wednesday they were eyeing the much-desired "Barcelona Effect" of economic growth as they endorsed their countries' bid to co-host the 2022 Winter Olympics. The "Barcelona Effect" is economic jargon for the long-term boost of hosting a major sporting event, in reference to the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Olympics: Russia saves up snow to ensure white Olympics

March 27, 2013 07:02
Russia has started to stockpile hundreds of thousands of cubic metres of snow to ensure the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi is not hit by unpredictable weather conditions. The Sochi 2014 Olympics Organising Committee has constructed a huge snow storage facility at the Rosa Khutor ski resort, which will host the alpine skiing and snowboarding at next year's Games.

Olympics: Russia '85 percent done' with Sochi preparations

March 13, 2013 11:31
Russia is 85 percent finished with preparations for the Olympic Games in Sochi next year, a top official said Wednesday as the International Olympic Committee concluded their latest check-up following this winter's test events. "After evaluating the organisational and construction work that has been finished, I would say we have completed that journey by at least 85 percent," Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said Wednesday at a press conference in Sochi broadcast on a live webcast.

UPDATE 1-Olympics-Swiss exit good for possible Munich 2022 bid - DOSB

March 4, 2013 13:02
* Munich mulls new Olympic bid * Final decision later this year (Updates with more quotes, details) BERLIN, March 4 (Reuters) - Munich's chances of landing the 2022 winter Olympics should the Bavarian capital bid again have improved with the rejection of a Swiss bid, the German's Olympic Committee (DOSB) said on Monday. Munich was squarely beaten by South Korea's Pyeongchang for the 2018 winter Olympics and has yet to decide whether to run again.
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