Olympic facilities in Sochi - super modern facilities

The Winter Olympic Games, which were held in Sochi in 2014, were held at eleven sports venues. For the construction of these facilities, two clusters - Gorny and Pribrezhny, were identified in the Imereti Lowland.

Olympic facilities in Sochi were ready for an important event as early as mid-2013. The last was completed stadium "Fisht". Before the main competitions, many Olympic facilities in Sochi were tested at international competitions.

Description of the Coastal Cluster

The central object of this site is by right the Olympic Park. This is a huge complex, which includes both Olympic facilities in Sochi and a park zone. The cluster accommodates up to seventy-five thousand people at a time.

The list of Olympic facilities located on the above territory is as follows:

• Stadium "Fisht".
• "Adler-Arena" is a speed skating center.
• The big ice palace.
• Ice arena "Puck".
• Iceberg is the palace of winter sports.
• "Ice cube" - the center of curling.

Now let's talk about each object in more detail.

Fisht

The capacity of the facility is forty thousand people. It hosted the ceremonial opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as the awarding of athletes. After a grand event, the stadium is used for football matches. All the Olympic facilities in Sochi are distinguished by the originality of the architect's ideas. The above stadium is no exception. It looks like a rocky rock.

"Big" - a unique ice palace

This object became a platform for hockey matches. It can accommodate up to twelve thousand spectators at a time. After the end of the Olympics, concerts and other mass entertainment events are held there. For the first time this ice palace opened its doors in 2012. There were held International test events. The building of this object looks futuristic due to the huge silver dome.

"Washer"

This small ice arena was also intended for hockey competitions. Its capacity is seven thousand people. During the Paralympic Games, the "Puck" became a platform for competitions in the field of sledge hockey. Very interesting is the fact that this object can be disassembled and reassembled. This means that it can be used in any other city of the Russian Federation, and not only in Sochi.

"Ice cube"

On the basis of this sports center, the Olympic Curling competitions were held. It began to be used in 2012. The construction of Olympic facilities in Sochi meant the erection of buildings unusual for their architectural design. The "Ice Cube" is a vivid example of the flight of design fantasies. An unusual building is considered the embodiment of laconism, lightness and solemnity. This curling center is also a mobile construction of a collapsible type.

"Iceberg"

This winter sports palace takes a leading position among the other facilities erected for the Olympics in Sochi. At its base, competitions were held for medals in figure skating, as well as short track. Twelve thousand spectators can be placed on its stands in order to observe the progress of the competition. The exterior of the palace, in fact, resembles a huge ice block. This explains the name of the object - "Iceberg".

Adler-Arena

This skating center is located in the heart of the Olympic Park. In its walls there were competitions in speed skating. Eight thousand fans watched them with their own eyes. After the Olympics the building is used for holding trade and exhibition events.

Description of the Mountain Cluster

The map of Sochi with Olympic facilities includes another vast territory, on which are located five important facilities. Among them are the following:

• "Laura" is a complex for competitions in biathlon and cross-country skiing.
• "Rosa Khutor" is a ski center.
• "Russian roller coaster" - a complex equipped for jumping from a springboard.
• "Sledge" - the center of sledge sport.
• "Rosa Khutor" is a park for extreme entertainment.

"Laura"

This object is located on a mountain ridge called Psekhako. From the Red Glade it is separated by ten kilometers. During the Winter Olympics and the Paralympic Games, the complex became the center of competitions in cross-country skiing and biathlon. It accommodates 7,500 spectators at a time.

"Rosa Khutor" (ski resort)

The center with a romantic name was the competition site for slalom, giant slalom, supergiant, and also downhill. The total length of its ski slopes is twenty kilometers.

"Rollercoaster"

The northern slope of the Aigba ridge became the zone for the location of the springboard complex. On the territory of the "Russian hills" were competitions in Nordic Combined. At present, this object plays the role of a training center. It is famous for two ultramodern springboards.

Sledge

This center of luge is located in a ski resort called "Alpika-Service". The Olympic facility has become a venue for competitions in bobsleigh, skeleton and luge. Its capacity is five thousand spectators.

"Rosa Khutor" (an extreme park)

This park for extreme sports has become the venue for the Olympic competitions in snowboarding and freestyle. During the Paralympic Games, snowboarders competed on its territory. At present, on the basis of an extreme park, training sessions are held.

Conclusion

Olympic facilities in Sochi (photo of unusual buildings you can see in the article) are made in the most popular style of hi-tech today. At the same time, the architects tried to avoid the standard faceless and cold features. It should be noted that they did it.