SI.com - Sochi beats South Korean city for '14 Winter Olympics Backed by the Russian president's personal lobbying, charisma and government support, the Black Sea resort of Sochi was elected Wednesday as the host city of the 2014 Winter Games.The kids that are 7 now will be 14 then.
Sochi defeated the South Korean city of Pyeongchang by four votes in the final round of a secret ballot by the International Olympic Committee, taking the Winter Games to Russia for the first time.
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
How is your Russian? Sochi to host 2014 Winter Olympics
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