In order to implement the training program, as well as the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, the Russian government planned large-scale costs. Cost estimates provided for the reconstruction and construction of fifteen sports facilities, the total capacity of which was 191 thousand people.
In addition, it was planned to build:
- 367 km of roads and bridges for car traffic;
- 201 km of railroad tracks;
- 480 km of gas pipelines;
- 550 km of power lines;
- additional power plants with a total capacity of 1.2 GW;
- 690 km of various engineering networks.
Assessment of a large-scale project
The program developed for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics has both positive and negative sides. Among the advantages of a grandiose project, the following can be distinguished:
- increasing the prestige of the Russian Federation;
- Strengthening the sports orientation of the life of the population and providing the necessary facilities for training in the region;
- development of the tourist and resort potential of the city of Sochi, as well as its infrastructure;
- creation of new jobs.
However, this project has its drawbacks. Among them are:
- Inactivity of sports facilities after the end of the Olympics;
- The problem of the quality of the facilities built, which were built in the swampy Imereti lowlands;
- pollution of nature.
Long awaited event
February 7, 2014 the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. The ceremony itself was held in the evening. She went to Fisht Stadium.
The Olympic flame was lit by Vladislav Tretyak and Irina Rodnina. However, this long-awaited event for the whole world attracts attention not only with its pompous opening and grandiose show. The record amount allocated by the Russian government for its preparation is also of interest.
Official information
According to government sources, the cost of the Olympics in Sochi amounted to 214 billion rubles. All of them were spent on the construction of various structures, as well as facilities designed to support these capacities. The information submitted by officials indicates the amount that was allocated directly from the state budget. It amounted to one hundred billion rubles. The remainder was received to fund the project as charitable contributions from anonymous investors.
According to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, far from all the money was spent on the construction of strategic facilities, but only fourteen percent of the total cost. The rest were aimed at landscaping and preparing for a significant event.
However, there is an indicator of total costs. The organization of winter competitions cost one and a half trillion rubles. They went to the creation of various infrastructure facilities.
The cost of the Olympics included the amounts for the modernization and reconstruction of Adler Airport. 690 million US dollars were spent on this facility. In addition, a new power station has been built to power the facilities being built. 820 million US dollars were spent on the construction of this facility. These costs are also included in the cost of the Sochi 2014 Olympics. A certain amount of funding was provided for the development of the region. According to preliminary data, it took 1.3 billion rubles. The project for the development of the region included reorganization, as well as new construction of some facilities. According to official figures, the state budget allocated 430 billion rubles for these purposes. Private investors did not stand aside. They funded work worth 900 billion rubles.
Main stadium
A building was erected in the Sochi Olympic Park , in which the main ceremonies were opened, opening and ending sports competitions. This is Fisht Stadium. The project for its construction provided for the construction of a translucent polycarbonate roof. According to the authors, this was to give the building the appearance of a snow-capped peak. The capacity of the stadium is forty thousand spectators. Developed stands made of collapsible structures. Their modernization allows you to change the capacity of the stadium from twenty-five to forty-five thousand people.
Official sources report the cost of building this stadium, which is equal to 23.5 billion rubles. These are the final numbers. Initially, construction was estimated at seven billion rubles.
Ice palaces
The cost of the 2014 Olympics included the construction of facilities for hockey matches. One of them was the Puck Ice Palace. During sports, figure skating was also held here.
Government officials have officially announced that the construction of this sports facility took place with the full funding of the famous Russian billionaire Iskander Makhmudov. This businessman is the founder and president of the mining and metallurgical company. According to statistics, a billionaire spent one hundred million US dollars. After the commissioning of the object, the price for one spectator seat was eight hundred twenty five thousand rubles.
The cost of the 2014 Olympics included funding for an ice palace called the Bolshoi. This major sports facility cost the country about 8.9 billion rubles. The initial cost of the project was significantly less. She was six billion rubles. After completion of construction, we can talk about the price of one place for the viewer. It can be compared with the cost of a brand new Toyota Corolla. In the arena of this facility competitions are held not only in hockey. Athletes from other winter sports are welcome here.
Short Track & Figure Skating
The costs of the Olympics included financing the construction of the Iceberg Sports Palace. The main purpose of this building is to conduct competitions in short track, as well as figure skating. The capacity of this palace was twelve thousand people. The object itself is a unique design of a collapsible modification. The possibility of its dismantling and transfer to another Russian city is provided. Also, the Iceberg Sports Palace can be redesigned, which will allow it to be used as a cycle track.
On the one hand, this increased the cost of the Sochi Olympics. On the other hand, it allowed to solve the problem of lack of demand for sports facilities after the end of the games. The construction of the Iceberg Sports Palace cost the treasury 8.9 billion rubles.
Curling
An Ice Club was built for the Sochi Olympics. Its main purpose is to conduct curling competitions. This sport is not very popular in our country, but a large number of residents of Europe and America are fond of it.
The construction of the Ice Club center cost thirty million US dollars. In the future, this facility will be the basis for the creation of a federal center for training curling and the development of this sport.
Speed Skating Facility
In preparation for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Adler Arena Center was erected. The main purpose of this sports facility is to conduct competitions of skaters. The design of the Center has a universal shape: it is oval. The capacity of the Adler Arena is more than eight thousand spectators. The construction of this facility required two hundred and seventeen million US dollars.
Infrastructure facilities
In anticipation of a significant event, the Olympic village was also erected . Its construction cost Russia $ 735 million. The whole amount allocated oligarch Oleg Deripaska. This businessman compensated for some of the funds he had invested by paying rent for premises. The complex provides apartments for three thousand residents.
The most expensive construction site, erected in preparation for the Sochi Olympics, was the Adler-Krasnaya Polyana highway. Fifty billion US dollars were invested in it.
Total amount of financing
The real cost of the Sochi Olympics exceeded all the wildest expectations. According to data provided by the Ministry of Regional Development, the amount of funding for the construction and reconstruction of various facilities has reached a record high of one and a half trillion rubles. The initial results obtained were much more modest. The calculations did not account for most of the costs. The official cost of the Sochi Olympics in 2012 increased by several billion compared with the previously planned. The main reasons for this were the following:
- bad geology;
- increase the scale of construction;
- change of requirements of the IOC;
- feuds between officials.
Game Results
According to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation D. Kozak, the income from the 2014 Olympics exceeded the expenses incurred in the amount of eight hundred million rubles.
Profit from the Olympics received by the organizing committee, as experts say, has become impressive. The fact is that in recent decades such competitions have not brought income.
Funds received during the competition will be used only for sports purposes. President V.V. Putin proposed to fund the development of mass sports with this money. According to the Russian leader, these funds will be needed to support sports clubs and the Sport for All movement. According to the organizing committee, the operating profit from the Sochi Olympics can be estimated at five billion rubles. This amount includes all property that has been transferred to the development of sports movement in the country.