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THE XXIIth OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Dates: February 7 - 23, 2014 N.O.C. participants: 88 Number of sports: 15 Number of contests: 98 Number of athletes: 2873 Men: 1643 Women: 1105 Volonteers: 25000 Media: 13477 Opening: Vladimir Poutine, President of the Russian Federation Oath: Ruslan Zakharov Oath juges: Vyacheslav Vedenin Oath coach: Anastasia Popkova Number of torch bearer: 0 Last torch bearer: Irina Rodnina - Vladislav Tretyak Bids towns: Salzbourg (AUT), PyeongChang (COR)