Russia spent $50 billion on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, making it the most expensive in history and among the most impressive. Russia dominated the Sochi games, winning 33 medals and attracting a new generation of winter sports fans.
“At the moment Sochi is a resort that is easily accessible, and people want to ski there, so after the Sochi Olympics it has become more popular,” says skiing instructor Igor Minayev at Moscow’s indoor Snezhkom ski slope.
“Skiing and snowboarding have become more popular,” he added as a small but steady stream of skiers and snowboarders made …read more
Source: Voice of America
