Tip 1: What does the gold medal in the 2014 Olympics look like?
Tip 1: What does the gold medal in the 2014 Olympics look like?
They agreed: the sea, mountains, ice, sun. No, these are not memories of classic poems and not a picture of the painter. It's just about the medals awarded to the winners of the Sochi Winter Olympics, their appearance. After all, according to the idea of the designers of the Olympic awards Alexandra Fedorina, Sergei Efremov, Pavel Nasedkin and Sergei Tsarkov, these medals were supposed to show diversity. And not only the Winter Games in the south of Russia, but, indeed, all of our so controversial and contrasting country.
Not all gold that shines
When making Olympic medals of oneOnly the highest dignity was used three kilograms of the finest and best quality gold. And they received it and processed it, and this was emphasized by the organizing committee, in Russia. Which, however, did not mean that several hundred gold medals were gold ones. The basis of them was silver - 525 grams for one award. But gold in the medal is only six grams.Medals of the 2014 Olympics, including gold ones, were first shown in May 2013 at the Petersburg session of the IOC Executive Committee.A small percentage of the "gold reserve" in the medal -a categorical condition of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who does not want to turn a sports award into a jewelry for the rich. According to experts, the Russian medal only of gold would cost not six thousand dollars, but 21 thousand.
The last Olympic medals were awarded to gold medalists more than a century ago, at the Olympics in 1912 in Stockholm.
Look like a blanket
Dimensions of the gold medal-2014: ten centimeters in diameter, the thickness is one centimeter. The obverse or obverse is decorated with five Olympic rings and the inscription sochi.ru 2014. The name of the sport and the Olympic emblem are engraved on the reverse. And on the edge, which is otherwise called gurt, in three languages - Russian, English and French - the full name of the Games. The round Olympic medal decorated with a transparent polycarbonate insert in the form of a pattern from winter crystals has an interesting "zest": its insert is not integral . Made manually by high class engravers, the medal is a bit like a blanket of scraps. Such a mosaic, in fact, symbolizes the designers' planned display of the diversity of Russian culture. Plus, presumably, it gives a serious saving of metal, the same gold.The first Sochi champion and the owner of such a colorful gold medal was the American Sage Kocenburgh, who won in slopestyle - one of the disciplines of snowboarding.
Hands off!
Interestingly, before the awards ceremony and the momenthanding the Olympic "kruglyash" in bare hands and considering its unusual design is strictly prohibited. And to strangers - even more so. Yes, and athletes consider the examination before the start of the competition a bad omen. How exactly they can look like with a medal around their neck, they usually do not care. However, according to sports functionaries, it's not entirely a matter of superstition, but that the gold medal is the property of the future champion who has the right of "first night".Tip 2: The Gold Medal of Julia Lipnitskaya
Julia Lipnitskaya is young and hasproved skater, whose performance at the Olympics in Sochi caused a furor and delight of the audience. Both a short and an arbitrary program she "rolled back" at the highest level.
Who is this young skater? Despite her 15 years, the girl is perfectly prepared and completely ready to represent her country at this kind of competitions. Even the outstanding skater Evgeni Plushenko appreciated the performance of Julia and expressed his emotions about her performance. According to him, the girl has a huge potential, so the athlete has every chance for a sporting future.
President of the Russian Federation VladimirVladimir Putin congratulated the skaters on the excellent performance and presentation of their country at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi. Russian figure skaters almost always receive high marks and take medals from their strong competitors. With a complex technique, high speed of skating and precision of the elements are maintained.
Despite his difficult childhood, Julia did not lose heart andgot off into the sport. Her mother stayed with the child in her arms during the difficult nineties. Of course, it took a lot of effort and patience to achieve the results. Also made efforts and experienced coaches, who were intensely engaged with a gifted girl and allowed to reveal her talent. At the moment, Ilya Averbukh is famous for programming.
The skater herself is quite demanding and notallows himself to relax. It is not permissible for her to roll back the program with any shortcomings, so she is laid out 100%, not paying attention to the complexity. Perhaps, it was this trait that led her to a grand victory. A sports career is available only to strong personalities, who by any means achieve high results.
In addition to the gold medal at the current Olympics in Sochi,Julia has other titles: she became the European champion in 2014, the world champion 2012 among juniors, the vice-champion 2013, the silver prize-winner of the Grand Prix 2013/2014, the winner of other prestigious competitions.
