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Winter Paralympic Games, Sochi 2014 - schedule

Winter Paralympic Games 2014 will be opened on March 7 and will continue until February 16, 2014 in Sochi. There will be competitions in 5 sports as follows: Alpine Skiing; Biathlon; Cross-Country Skiing; Ice Sledge Hockey; Wheelchair Curling. All times are in GMT/UTC + 04:00 hour (Sochi time zone) ! Friday, 7 March Opening ceremony 20:00 Saturday , 8 March sport time event Biathlon 8:00 8:25 10:00 10:15 11:05 11:44 Women's 6 km, Sitting Men's 7,5 km, Sitting Women's 6 km, Standing Men's 7,5 km, Standing Women's 6 km, Visually Impaired Men's 7,5 km, Visually Impaired Alpine Skiing 8:00 8:15 8:35 8:50 ...

Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics schedule

XXII Winter Olympic Games 2014 will be opened on February 7 and will continue until February 23, 2014 in Sochi. There will be competitions in 16 sports as follows: Alpine Skiing; Biathlon; Bobsleigh; Cross-Country; Curling; Figure Skating; Freestyle Skiing; Ice Hockey; Luge; Nordic Combined; Short Track; Skeleton; Ski Jumping; Snowboard; Speed Skating. All times are in GMT/UTC + 04:00 hour (Sochi time zone) ! Thursday, 6 February sport time event Figure Skating 19:30 21:10 Team Men Short Program Team Pairs Short Program Freestyle Skiing 18:00 Ladies' Mogu...

Travel to Sochi, Russia - resort for ski and sea

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About Sochi (Сочи) The first settlers on the territory of Sochi appeared 400-350 thousand years ago in lower Paleolithic age. Founded in 1838 obtained city status in 1896, Sotschi is biggest seaside center of Russia.  Its population in 2010 was 343,334 people. If you wonder, where Sochi is located in Russia, please have a look at the Sochi map .  That Russian resort city is located on the Black sea coast, near the Caucasus Mountains - 270 km (167 miles) from Krasnodar and 1620 km (1006 miles) south of Moscow. The longest city in Russia (150 km / 90 miles) - Greater Sochi - includes four administrative districts: Lazarevsky district, Tsentralny district, Khostinsky district and Adlersky. With its subtropical climate - hot summers and mild winters, and proximity to the beach as well as mountains, Sochi has attracted vacationers for many years and is a favorite place for recreation of the population of the former Soviet Countries. " Sochi Adler International Airport "...