Sochi public council to discuss environmental issues of 2014 Games

The Public Council which oversees preparations for 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games will gather on Tuesday to address environmental issues.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko: It was not a failure

Russian Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy Minister Vitaly Mutko disagrees that the national team performed poorly at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, saying it was a fair result.

Sochi Olympics construction to cost over 1 trillion rubles

More than 1 trillion rubles ($33 billion) will be spent on the preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Russian resort city of Sochi, a Russian business daily said on Tuesday,

Russians unprepared for 2010 Winter Olympics - sports official

Russian athletes face an uphill struggle to prepare fully for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, a vice president of the Russian Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.