World news about “Winter Olympics” published by euronews.
Safest Winter Games Sochi Winter Olympic organisers say authorities will ensure security at the ‘‘highest possible level.’‘ A deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon in April… 22/05/2013
Russia stores snow for Winter Olympics – nocomment Russia Olympics organisers in Sochi are storing up acres of snow for the 2014 Winter Games. 12/04/2013
Sochi gets preparedLatvia’s Tomass Dukurs is seen on the track reflected in a puddle during the men’s skeleton test event at the “Sanki” siding centre in Rosa Khutor, a venue… 16/02/2013
Russia: Putin throws official out in the cold ahead of Winter Olympics With just a year to go until the Winter Olympics in Russia, President Vladimir Putin and the President of the International Olympic Committee held a ceremony… 08/02/2013
Tickets go on sale for Sochi Winter Olympics Russia has begun selling tickets for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, exactly a year before the opening ceremony. A diamond-shaped countdown clock was… 07/02/2013
Rubles roll for Sochi Olympics Sochi is getting a face lift for the Winter Olympics in 2014. There’s a lot of construction going on around the subtropical resort city on the Black… 07/02/2013
Sochi 2014: One year to go – nocomment Celebrations are taking place in Sochi to mark one year to go until the start of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. A series of countdown clocks were launched in… 07/02/2013
Migrant workers abused at Sochi Winter Olympic sites As the Russian resort town of Sochi prepares to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, Human Rights Watch has released a damming report on the routine abuse of tens… 06/02/2013
Open for Olympic business For the first time in the country’s history Russia will host the Winter Olympic’s in 2014 in Sochi and with a little more than a year left until the games… 14/11/2012
Back in the Day: dawn of the Winter OlympicsJanuary 25, 1924: The French Alpine resort of Chamonix hosts the first edition of the Winter Olympics. The idea of an Olympic Games for winter sports had been… 24/01/2012