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The Russian Olympic Committee was created in 1991 and recognized in 1993. The Soviet Union hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and the Russian Federation hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. In twelve appearances from 1994 to 2016, Russian athletes won a total of 422 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and another 120 at the Winter ...
Russia has competed at the modern Olympic Games on many occasions, but as different nations in its history. As the Russian Empire, the nation first competed at the 1900 Games, and returned again in 1908 and 1912. In the Grand Duchy of Finland, which was an autonomous part of the Russian Empire until 1917, a separate National Olympic Committee ...
In 2018, the Russian Olympic Committee was reinstated, but because of the outcome of a decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the subsequent decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), [2] Russian athletes participated at the 2020 Summer Games and 2022 Winter Games under the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee and the ...
The television centre used 20 TV channels. ... the most expensive television rights deal in Olympic history. ... 2022 and 2024 Olympics in Europe, except Russia.
The 1980 Summer Olympics (Russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, romanized: Letnije Olimpijskije igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (Russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, romanized: Igry XXII Olimpiady) and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (Russian: Москва 1980, romanized: Moskva 1980), were an international multi-sport event held ...
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As hosts, Russia participated in all 15 sports, with a team consisting of 232 athletes. [3] It is Russia's largest Winter Olympics team to date. In preparation for the Games the Russian Olympic Committee naturalized a South Korean-born short-track speed-skater Ahn Hyun-soo and an American-born snowboarder Vic Wild. They won a total of 5 gold ...
Russian Empire at the 1908 Summer Olympics; Russian Empire at the 1912 Summer Olympics; Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics; Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics; Russia at the 2004 Summer Olympics; Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics; Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics; Russia at the 2016 Summer Olympics; Russian Olympic Committee athletes at the ...