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The 2014 Winter Games in Sochi will be the most expensive Olympics ever. Russia is spending $50 billion to prepare venues on the Black Sea coast and in nearby mountains.
Sochi's blizzard of money
An aerial view of the coastal cluster in December of 2012.
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Developer - Rosa Khutor resorts (owned by Vladimir Potanin)
Venue for all alpine skiing disciplines, including downhill and slalom. Will have 36 runs, with 24 designed to host Olympic competitions. The venue features one finish area for all events. After the games, it will continue as a ski resort.CAPACITY: 18,000
Alpine centre
Developer - Rosa Khutor resorts (owned by Vladimir Potanin)
The metals billionaire is building the site for competitions in snowboarding (including boardercross racing), aerial skiing, half-pipe and other extreme events.After the games the site will be used as a venue for skiing World Cup competitions and a training centre.CAPACITYFreestyle skiing center: 8,000Snowboard park: 8,000
Extreme park
Developer - Gazprom
The complex has 15 kilometres of track for Nordic skiing events, including cross-country skiing and biathlon. Though the structures are designed to be removable, most of the site will remain after the games as a skiing facility.CAPACITY: 9,600
Cross-country ski centre
Developer - Olympstroy
Facilities for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events. The track provides different descents with altitude drops ranging up to 132 metres, depending on the type of event. After the games, the site will become a sports training centre.CAPACITY: 9,000
Sliding centre
Developer - Joint Stock Company Krasnaya Polyana
Site of ski jumping and Nordic combined events. Features two main jumps of different heights, and three training hills. After the games will become a training centre.CAPACITY: 9,600
Jumping centre
Developer - Olympstroy
Will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the games. After the Olympics it will become a venue for the Russian national football team, and a concert and entertainment centre.CAPACITY: 40,000
Fisht Olympic Stadium
Developer - Omega
Site of speed skating competitions. Post games will be a trade and exhibition center.CAPACITY: 8,000
Adler Arena Skating Center
Developer - Slavoblast Construction
Site of curling competitions. The center is a moveable venue and may be relocated post-games.CAPACITY: 3,000
Ice Cube Curling Center
Developer - Olympstroy
Site of the Olympic ice hockey competitions. Post games will be used as a sports and entertainment centre.CAPACITY: 12,000
Bolshoi Ice Dome
Developer - Olympstroy
Venue for figure skating and short-track speed skating. The structure is designed to be removable and may be relocated after the games.CAPACITY: 12,000
Iceburg Skating Palace
Developer - UGMK Holdings
Part of a complex of facilities for ice-hockey competitions. Designed as a removable structure, it may be dismantled and taken to another city after the games.CAPACITY: 7,000
Shayba Arena
Developer - Oleg Deripaska
The commodities billionaire is expanding the airport so that it can handle up to 3,800 passengers an hour. His companies are also building the Olympic village where athletes will stay.
Airport
Artist's impression of the coastal centre for the Winter Olympics and how it will be linked to the mountain centre by road and rail.
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