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2014 Winter Olympics

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

2014 WINTER OLYMPICS

  • Held in Sochi, Russia
  • From February 7 to February 23
  • Total of 98 events
  • Over 2,000 athletes
  • 88 countries
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EVENTS

INCLUDE BOBSLEDDING, FIGURESKATING, CURLING, AND MANY MORE
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COUNTRIES

  • 88 countries were in the games
  • Including the Netherlands, Slovakia, Germany
  • and many more.
  • The u.s had the most qualified athletes
  • Some countries only had one qualifying athlete
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OPENING CEREMONY

  • Over 3,000 people performed in the ceremony
  • Was watched by the 40,000 people in the audience
Photo by Nick J Webb

TORCH RELAY

  • Lasted 123 days
  • 14,000 torch carriers took part in relay
  • The Olympic flame visited the North Pole
  • 40,000 mile route

MASCOTS

  • A polar bear, snow hare, and snow leopard
  • Public votes decided the mascots
  • Zoich a fuzzy blue frog got a lot of votes but didn't win

MEDAL RANKINGS

TOP 4 NATIONS WERE RUSSIA, NORWAY, CANADA, AND THE U.S.A
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