XXII Olympic Winter Games Friday 7, February – Sunday, 23 February 2014
XI Paralympic Winter Games Friday, 7 March – Sunday, 16 March 2014
Sochi 2014
Candidature File




Russian National Ice Hockey Team
Russian National Ice Hockey Team Vyacheslav Bykov, the head coach:
"It is a tremendous honor for the Russian Ice Hockey Team to become Sochi 2014 Ambassadors. The entire team are hugely excited about Russia’s first Winter Games – not only because it will be an incredible and innovative event, but also because its world-class legacy ice hockey facilities will help ensure that Russia remains at the forefront of the sport for many years to come."

The Russian ice hockey team is the current world champion and holds the first line in the teams rating (2009).

Vyacheslav Bykov is the head coach of the team since 2006. He is the hockey player in the past, five-time world champion and double Olympic champion in the national team of USSR, the CIS and Russia.

Achievements

• World Champion in 1993, 2008 and 2009, silver prize of the World Championships in 2002, bronze prize in 2005, 2007

• Silver prize of the Olympic Winter Games in 1998, bronze prize of the Olympic Winter Games in 2002

• Euro Hockey Tour Champion in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009.

• Russian team has confirmed its status as world champions at the World Championship in Switzerland in 2009, beaten all the competitors, including the Canadians in the final with the score 2:1.



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New Ambassadors
Sergey Fedorov
"Since Sochi was awarded the right to host the 2014 Games, all Russian athletes are united by a single dream: to be crowned Olympic Champion in our home country. As I have become an Ambassador, my Olympic Games begins today – being a Sochi 2014 Ambassador is as exciting as when I used to enter the ice rink for competition. However, it is a big responsibility, as I am representing the entire country."
Svetlana Khorkina
"I’m sincerely honored to be an Ambassador for Russia’s first ever Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. It is noteworthy that the Games in Sochi are not only about multi-sport competition, but they also promise very important cultural and educational changes for the people of Russia, and will leave a positive, sustainable Olympic legacy for future generations!
Alexander Ovechkin
"As an ice hockey player, it is truly an honor to become an Ambassador of the Winter Games being held in my home country. When Sochi won its Bid in Guatemala, we were delighted that in 2014 we will be playing at home on a brand-new modern hockey arena beside the beautiful seaside. As an athlete, I`ll try to do everything possible for bring the Olympic gold for the Russian team. And as a Sochi 2014 Ambassador, to help ensure that the Winter Games will be held at the highest level possible."
All Ambassadors
Alexander Ovechkin
Alexander Zoubkov
Dima Bilan
Oksana Domnina and Maksim Shabalin
Russian National Ice Hockey Team
Russian women's curling team
Sergey Fedorov
Svetlana Khorkina
Valery Gergiev
Vladimir Lebedev
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