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That ended one of the most ambitiousThe Olympic Games. The city of Sochi during their time was able to receive more than 140 thousand guests. More than twenty thousand volunteers helped in the maintenance of this event. And over half a billion people from all over the world could see live broadcasts of the opening and closing ceremonies. For all kinds of competitions in total, more than three million tickets were sold.

In the top five countries that couldTo get the maximum number of medals, included Russia, Norway, Canada, the United States and the Netherlands. After the first week of the competition, no one could have imagined that the Russian team would be able to take the first place in an unofficial but prestigious medal rating. So, the Russian team was able to win 33 medals, of which 13 - the highest dignity. It was a real triumph for the Russian athletes, because since the Soviet Union had not yet been won so many awards.

Unfortunately, some predictions of victory are notwere justified. So, the Russian fans counted on more medals in speed skating, biathlon and ski races. It was insulting for a single men's skating, when the only representative of Russia withdrew from the competition a few minutes before the start. Grieved and the national hockey team, which could not even break into the semifinals. But no one expected gold medals in the short track and snowboard.

The fact that this time RussianAthletes did not fall for doping. Unfortunately, at this Olympiad there were doping precedents with the Olympians from other countries. But, summing up, it can be noted that these games went down in history not only as the most ambitious, but also the most expensive ones.