Sochi Winter Olympics: Preparation, Games, and Legacy (2007–2016)

1. Construction begins in Imeretinsky Valley coastal cluster

   Jan 1, 2007Labels: Imeretinsky Valley, Coastal Cluster

   • Olympic Park

2. Sochi awarded the 2014 Winter Olympics

   Jul 5, 2007Labels: IOC, Sochi

   • IOC Wiki
   • SBJ

3. Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee established

   Oct 2, 2007Labels: Sochi 2014, Russian government

   • SOOC Wiki

4. Sochi 2014 emblem unveiled in Moscow

   Dec 1, 2009Labels: Sochi emblem, Moscow

   • ESPN
   • Marketing Wiki

5. Fisht Olympic Stadium completed and opened

   Jan 1, 2013Labels: Fisht Stadium, Coastal Cluster

   • Fisht Wiki

6. Olympic flame lit at Olympia, Greece

   Sep 29, 2013Labels: Olympic flame, Olympia

   • Al Jazeera
   • Torch Relay

7. Sochi 2014 Olympic torch relay begins in Moscow

   Oct 7, 2013Labels: Torch relay, Moscow

   • Torch Relay
   • NBC Sports

8. Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony

   Feb 7, 2014Labels: Opening Ceremony, Fisht Stadium

   • Opening Wiki
   • Olympics Wiki

9. Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games close

   Feb 23, 2014Labels: Closing Ceremony, Fisht Stadium

   • Closing Wiki
   • Olympics Wiki

10. Paralympic torch relay begins across Russia

    Feb 26, 2014Labels: Paralympic torch, Russia

    • IPC
    • Paralympic Relay

11. Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games open

    Mar 7, 2014Labels: Paralympic Games, Sochi

    • IPC Sochi
    • Paralympics Wiki

12. Russia signs treaty annexing Crimea

    Mar 18, 2014Labels: Crimea annexation, Russia

    • AP News
    • Crimea Wiki

13. Sochi Olympic Park opens to the public

    Jun 1, 2014Labels: Sochi Olympic, Public opening

    • Olympic Park

14. McLaren Report Part I published by WADA

    Jul 18, 2016Labels: McLaren Report, WADA

    • McLaren Wiki
    • WADA

15. IOC rejects blanket ban of Russians for Rio

    Jul 24, 2016Labels: IOC, Russian athletes

    • Al Jazeera
    • Euronews

16. WADA publishes McLaren Report Part II

    Dec 9, 2016Labels: McLaren Report, WADA

    • WADA