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[cekoni]

Does anybody want to share room with me during the Olimpics?
Кто нибудь хочет разделить со мной номер в гостинице на олимпиаде?

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[maolmi]

Does anybody want to share room with me during the Olimpics?
Кто нибудь хочет разделить со мной номер в гостинице на олимпиаде?

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I`ve read but didn`t understand much.Maybe there is a person who want to share a twin room with me?

[maolmi]

I will stay from 6.02 till 23.02.

[cekoni]

Does anybody want to share room with me during the Olimpics?
Кто нибудь хочет разделить со мной номер в гостинице на олимпиаде?

Read e-mails!

I`ve read but didn`t understand much.Maybe there is a person who want to share a twin room with me?

you dont want to be with us in cheaper room? ... it is time that you have to pay invoice?


I will be in Sochi from 10-24.02.2014 - if I fail to make a deal with the other girls, or find private flat.... i could be with you, if you want to wait a bit

[cekoni]

Медали ОИ-2014 в Сочи могут быть представлены в мае - Чернышенко:
http://rsport.ru/olympic_games/20130306/649427326.html

Медали для Олимпиады-2014 в Сочи изготовит "Адамас" - Чернышенко:
http://rsport.ru/olympic_games/20130313/650929968.html

Правительство думает над сдерживанием тарифов проезда в Сочи:
http://rsport.ru/olympic_games/20130313/650944370.html

Дворец "Айсберг" может сохранить свое назначение и после ОИ - Козак:
http://rsport.ru/olympic_games/20130207/643904669.html

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http://rsport.ru/olympic_games/20130313/650937143.html

Темпы продаж билетов на ОИ-2014 превзошли все ожидания - Чернышенко
13.03.2013

СОЧИ, 13 мар - Р-Спорт, Елена Дьячкова. Оргкомитет "Сочи 2014" не ожидал, что первая партия билетов на зимние Олимпийские игры 2014 года будет раскуплена столь молниеносно, заявил президент оргкомитета Дмитрий Чернышенко.

Первые билеты на ОИ-2014 поступили в продажу ровно за год до начала Игр и были раскуплены в течение нескольких часов.

"Мы предполагали, что будет очень большой спрос, поскольку проводили национальное исследование, готовились, - сказал Чернышенко журналистам. - Но результат превзошел все наши самые оптимистичные ожидания. Билеты первой волны были распроданы буквально за несколько часов. Хочу успокоить всех болельщиков: билеты еще есть, и они постепенно поступают в продажу, так что мы всех призываем заходить на наш портал".

По словам Чернышенко, "было продано большое количество билетов категории до 1500 рублей". "Билеты достаточно доступны, поскольку мы ориентировались на тот потребительский спрос, который есть в стране. 97% билетов, которые будут проданы в ближайшие волны, дешевле 7 тысяч рублей", - отметил глава оргкомитета.

Он сообщил, что высокими темпами продаются билеты на новые олимпийские виды: слоупстайл в сноуборде и фристайле, а также командные соревнования в фигурном катании. "На слоупстайл продано 50% всех билетов. Продажи билетов на командный вид в фигурном катании также прошли с огромным успехом. Уже 40% билетов на этот новый вид продано", - сказал Чернышенко.

Наибольшее количество билетов приобретено жителями Центрального федерального округа, рассказал Чернышенко. "Статистика говорит о том, что наиболее активные покупатели в Центральном федеральном округе. Но от него совершенно не отстает Южный федеральный округ, где проходят сами Игры. На третьем месте Северо-Западный федеральный округ. Где-то 60% покупателей мужчины, 40% - женщины", - рассказал президент оргкомитета "Сочи 2014".

[cekoni]

Фоторепортаж / Photos

Олимпийский Сочи с высоты птичьего полета:
http://www.yuga.ru/photo/1867.html

[cekoni]

‏@LynnRutherford:

Canada and Japan qualified 3 men for 2014 Oly & worlds;
Kazahkstan, Spain, US, France, Czech qualified 2.
Germany, China, Uzb, Russia, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, Estonia qualified 1 man.
Italy will need to try to qualify a man at the Nebelhorn event in Sept., since neither entrant here qualified for free skate.

In Pairs, Russia & Canada qualified 3 teams for '14 Oly & worlds.
Germany, China, France, U.S. & Italy qualified 2.
Great Britain (Stacey Kemp&David King) will need to qualify for '14 Oly spot in Nebelhorn in Sept., as will Bulgary & Poland.

ISU's Dore talks Olympic team figure skating event:
viewtopic.php?f=4&p=78190#p78190

[cekoni]

‏@LynnRutherford:

Canada and Japan qualified 3 men for 2014 Oly & worlds;
Kazahkstan, Spain, US, France, Czech qualified 2.
Germany, China, Uzb, Russia, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, Estonia qualified 1 man.
Italy will need to try to qualify a man at the Nebelhorn event in Sept., since neither entrant here qualified for free skate.

In Pairs, Russia & Canada qualified 3 teams for '14 Oly & worlds.
Germany, China, France, U.S. & Italy qualified 2.
Great Britain (Stacey Kemp&David King) will need to qualify for '14 Oly spot in Nebelhorn in Sept., as will Bulgary & Poland.

‏@patinaggio:

Olympic spots are...

Ice Dance:
USA, Canada and Russia got 3 spots,
Italy, France and Germany got 2.
GB, Ukraine, Lithuania and Azerbaijan each got 1.
Spain, Japan and the rest will try to earn it in Oberstdorf in September

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Ladies:
Korea earned 3 spots for Soch. So did Japan & USA
Italy, China, Canada, Russia all got 2 spots.
1 spot for: France, Sweden, Ukraine, Estonia, Slovakia, Germany and GB.
Australia, Spain, Austria & the rest will go to Oberstdorf.

[cekoni]

http://www.icenetwork.com/news/article. ... y=ice_news

ISU's Dore talks Olympic team figure skating event
Terms ISU minimum scores a success; blasts 'injury timeout' rule

(03/16/2013) - With ISU President Ottavio Cinquanta in Sochi, Russia, attending organizational meetings and site visits for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, David Dore conducted the annual ISU press conference held at the World Figure Skating Championships.

The longtime Canadian figure skating official, and current ISU first vice president, covered a range of topics, but reporters leapt on his comments about the figure skating team event, set to debut in Sochi.

"It is a new venture," Dore said. "Will it be perfect? Probably not. ... It is an opportunity for our young skaters to earn an extra medal, and we have to jump at it."

According to Dore, the ISU considered holding the team event at the end of the Games, after figure skating had concluded. NBC, the U.S. television rights holder, wanted to stick with tradition and broadcast the ladies discipline as the final event.

"You're fighting television contracts, and ladies is the big thing," Dore said. "U.S. television is the biggest monetary contributor to the IOC."

The top 10 figure skating countries, as determined by a points system based on finishes here in London, Ontario, and on the fall Grand Prix Series, will qualify to participate in the Sochi team event.

ISU negotiations with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which carefully manages the number of athletes participating in the Games, resulted in a compromise: 10 extra entries for skaters who did not qualify for their country's Olympic figure skating teams ("additional athletes' quota").

An ice dance team or pair counts as one entry. The 10 "extra" entries will be offered to the 10 countries participating. In order to compete in the team event, a country must field entries in three of the four disciplines.

"So, if the team that qualified third needs to fill in a fourth discipline, with someone not necessarily qualified to compete at the Olympic Games, it can," Dore said.

A minimum technical element score (TES), which is yet to be determined, will be set for Olympic entrants, but these additional athletes will not need to post this score. A lower score will be set for them.

This provision will affect Japan and Italy, home to several of skating's biggest stars, including Mao Asada, Daisuke Takahashi and Carolina Kostner. Japan did not enter a pair at the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships, and the two Italian men entered failed to qualify for the free skate. Both countries will likely enter competitors at the 2013 Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf, Germany, in September, the Olympic qualifier for open spots. If they do not succeed, this additional athlete quota will come into play.
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London calling: Skaters laud Olympic team event:
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article. ... y=ice_news
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A quick synopsis of how the team event will work in Sochi: There will be 10 teams that can enter the event, and skaters from all four disciplines will compete. The top five after the short program will vie for medals. The event begins the day before the Opening Ceremony (Feb. 7) and runs through day two of the Olympic competition (Feb. 9). The regular pairs event, typically the first skating discipline to compete in the Winter Games, will begin Feb. 11.

Skaters must qualify in their discipline for the Olympic Winter Games in the usual manner (ie. national championships) to compete in the team event, although there are some exceptions for countries that cannot field entire teams that way.

While the prohibitive favorite is Canada, the host country of Russia should also be strong. Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov dominated the pairs event, beating four-time world champions Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy by more than 20 points. Two other Russian teams finished sixth and seventh. Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev finished third in ice dance. Although their top women struggled in the short program, they have the ability to do better in the free skate.

The one weak link for Russia will be in the men's event, since its only entrant, Maxim Kovtun, placed 17th at these worlds. The hope for the Olympic host country is that Evgeni Plushenko, who has been hampered with a knee injury and is expected to return to the ice in May, can make a comeback for Sochi.
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[cekoni]

... 10 extra entries for skaters who did not qualify for their country's Olympic figure skating teams ("additional athletes' quota").

An ice dance team or pair counts as one entry. The 10 "extra" entries will be offered to the 10 countries participating. In order to compete in the team event, a country must field entries in three of the four disciplines.

"So, if the team that qualified third needs to fill in a fourth discipline, with someone not necessarily qualified to compete at the Olympic Games, it can," Dore said.

A minimum technical element score (TES), which is yet to be determined, will be set for Olympic entrants, but these additional athletes will not need to post this score. A lower score will be set for them.
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Skaters must qualify in their discipline for the Olympic Winter Games in the usual manner (ie. national championships) to compete in the team event, although there are some exceptions for countries that cannot field entire teams that way.
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I dont understand - can the Russians put another skater instead Plushy... or is this applies only to discpline, where countries dont have qualified representatives?