Sochi 2014
Five young snowsport athletes will represent Ireland at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games which commence in nine days time in Russia (Feb 7th). Team Ireland is: Florence Bell (women’s downhill slalom & giant slalom), Conor Lyne (men’s downhill slalom & giant slalom), Sean Greenwood (skeleton), Jan Rossiter (skiing cross country) […]
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In the winter of 2014, the sights of millions of people around the world will be fixed on Sochi, where the first Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Russia’s history will take place. However, the most important aspect at the Games will be not the ultra-modern sports venues or the new records which we will
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January 7, exactly one month before the start of Russia’s first ever Olympic Winter Games, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee has announced the opening of the Main Media Center. The two-story Media Center has a total area of over 158,000 sq. m and is located in close proximity to the Olympic Park. While the Olympic
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The first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France, in 1924, included men’s cross-country skiing on 18 km and 50 km courses. A women’s 10 km cross-country ski competition first featured in the 1952 Games in Oslo, Norway. Soviet athlete Lyubov Baranova (Kozyreva) took first place in the 10 km race. Other distances and race formats
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The Olympic Alpine competition consists of five events each for women and men. These include Downhill, Slalom, Giant Slalom, Super Giant, and Super Combined. The rules are the same for men and women, but the courses differ. Ten sets of medals altogether are awarded. Ireland currently have athletes such as Conor Lyne and Victoria and
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Men’s and women’s snowboarding made their Olympic debuts at Nagano Games in 1998 with Alpine and freestyle competitions. The parallel giant slalom events appeared on the Salt Lake City Olympic program for the first time, replacing the two giant slalom events that were contested in Nagano. In half-pipe Ireland’s Seamus O’Connor is competing on the
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Skeleton has twice been in the Olympic program, both times at its traditional home of St. Moritz, in 1928 and 1948. However, skeleton for both men and women has also been added to the 2002 Olympic program. Ireland’s Sean Greenwood is competing on the world skeleton circuit at present in an attempt to qualify for
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The Sochi 2014 Organising Committee has released its Official Spectator Guide for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games. The guide, which is available at www.sochi2014.com/games/spectator/ and as a mobile app, will give fans access to a wealth of information about the Sochi Games including the official competition schedule, and practical advice about attending the Games this February. As well
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During London 2012 Claire Bergin became the first female to represent Ireland at both the Summer and Winter Games. At the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics she was part of Ireland’s women’s bobsleigh team. From Dublin, Claire is a chartered accountant, and was a key member of the 4x 400 Relay team that competed at the World Championships in
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The Olympic Council of Ireland in collaboration with the Irish Institute of Sport will be holding a Science and Medical Conference in the Grand Hotel Malahide on the 6th-7th December 2013. This is part of a coordinated professional development programme for the 2013-16 Olympic Cycle. The 65 practitioners attending are actively involved in Olympic high
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Global athletic brand New Balance has been named the official apparel and footwear sponsor of the Olympic Council of Ireland in a multi-year deal. This new sponsorship allows for New Balance to provide the Irish Olympic Team competing in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de
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