Corruption has reached such extremes that businesses involved in preparing the Black Sea resort of Sochi for the Winter Olympics of 2014 report having to pay kickbacks of more than fifty per cent.
Russia will leading the G-20 and is preparing to host the Winter Olympics in Sochi next year.
Even the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, which the Kremlin hopes will bring glory and gold, will have its budget cut by 15%.
Violinist Vanessa-Mae has put her musical career on ice for a year in a bid to ski for Thailand at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
But if a change is destined, NBC could be eying next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, as a premium launch pad for a revamped "Tonight, " analyst Adgate said.
Vonn had surgery on torn ligaments earlier this week following a crash right at the start of the world championships and is now battling to be fit for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Chemmy Alcott is one of the London torchbearers for the Summer Olympics in 2012 and has started working as a sports commentator and adventurer in between training for her comeback at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
For those not cognizant that there was roughly a year until the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, a sudden injury to American World Cup alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn served as an immediate reminder that the Sochi Games are quickly approaching.
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Vonn faces a race against time to be fit in time for the Winter Olympics in Sochi next year, where Maze is determined to add to the two silvers she won at the 2010 Games in Vancouver as she carries the hopes of her small nation.
In 2010, the region's top Muslim cleric was shot dead, in an attack blamed on militants, and in February 2011 suspected Islamists attacked ski resorts in what Russia saw as preparations for assaults on the 2014 Winter Olympics in nearby Sochi.
The recent announcement that the Russian team will march into the 2014 Winter Olympics stadium in Sochi, Russia wearing uniforms made in the United States is a stark contrast to the flap caused by Ralph Lauren last week when it was discovered that the United States team will march into the 2012 Summer Olympics stadium in London, England wearing uniforms made in China.
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The UK will be providing "limited" security support for the Winter Olympics next year in Sochi, the prime minister revealed.
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There were bomb explosions in Abkhazia and the nearby Russian town of Sochi, the venue of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The Sochi hashtag is a reference to next February's Winter Olympics in Russia, where the 28-year-old hopes to defend her downhill gold from Vancouver 2010.
Moscow (CNN) -- Russia's security service has foiled a plot to attack the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Black Sea city of Sochi, state media reported Thursday.
Takahashi took more time out in 2011 when he had to have the bolt from that knee surgery removed, but he recovered the following year to win his first Grand Prix Final -- which was held in Sochi, the Russian resort city that will host next year's Winter Olympics.
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