The cost of the Olympics is official and unofficial. How much did Russia cost the Winter Olympics in Sochi?

In order to implement the training program, as well as the holding of the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, the Russian government planned large-scale costs. The cost estimates provided for the reconstruction and construction of fifteen sports facilities, the total capacity of which was 191 thousand people.

In addition, the construction was planned:

- 367 km of roads and bridges for road traffic;
- 201 km of linen for the railway;
- 480 km of gas pipelines;
- 550 km of power lines;
- additional power stations with a total capacity of 1.2 GW;
- 690 km of various engineering networks.

Evaluation of a large-scale project

The program, developed for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, has both positive and negative sides. Among the advantages of a grandiose project, the following can be singled out:

- increasing the prestige of the Russian Federation;
- strengthening the sporting orientation of the life of the population and providing the objects of this region necessary for training;
- 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 erected capacities, which were built in the marshy Imereti lowland;
- pollution of nature.

The long-awaited event

February 7, 2014, the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in the city of Sochi. The ceremony was held in the evening. She went to the stadium "Fisht".

The Olympic flame was lit by Vladislav Tretiak 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 that was 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 was 214 billion rubles. All of them were spent on the construction of various structures, as well as facilities designed to sustain these capacities. The information provided by the officials indicates the amount that was allocated directly from the state budget. It amounted to one hundred billion rubles. The rest was received to fund the project as charitable contributions from anonymous investors.

According to Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, not all money was spent on the construction of strategic facilities, but only fourteen percent of the total cost. The rest were directed to the goals of improvement and preparation for a landmark event.

However, there is an indicator of total costs. The organization of winter competitions cost one and a half trillion rubles. They went to create various infrastructure facilities.

The cost of the Olympics included amounts for the modernization and reconstruction of the airport "Adler". This facility was spent 690 million US dollars. In addition, a new power plant has been built to supply power to the constructed facilities. The construction of this facility was spent 820 million US dollars. 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, this took 1.3 billion rubles. The project for the development of the region included reorganization, as well as the new construction of certain facilities. According to official data, the state budget allocated 430 billion rubles for these purposes. Do not stay aside and private investors. They financed work worth 900 billion rubles.

Main Stadium

In the Olympic Park in Sochi, a building was erected, in which the main ceremonies were held, opening and closing sports competitions. This is the stadium "Fisht". The project for its erection provided for the construction of a translucent polycarbonate roof. According to the authors, this was supposed to give the building the appearance of a snow-covered 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 construction of this stadium, which is equal to 23.5 billion rubles. These are the final figures. Initially, the 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 Ice Palace "Shayba". In the period of sports there was also a figure skating pair.

Officials officially announced that the construction of this sports facility took place with the full financing 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 100 million US dollars. After the delivery of the object, the price for one spectator seat was eight hundred and twenty-five thousand rubles.

The cost of the Olympic Games in 2014 included financing an ice palace called "Bolshoi". This large sports facility cost the country about 8.9 billion rubles. The initial cost of the project was much less. It amounted to six billion rubles. After the construction is completed, you can talk about the price of one place for the viewer. It can be compared with the cost of a brand new Toyota Corolla. On the arena of this object competitions are held not only in hockey. Athletes who represent other winter sports are invited here.

Short track and figure skating

The cost of the Olympics included funding for the construction of the sports palace "Iceberg". The main purpose of this facility is to hold contests for 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. There is a possibility of its dismantling and transfer to another Russian city. Also the sports palace "Iceberg" can be redesigned, which will allow using it as a track track.

On the one hand, it increased the cost of the Olympics in Sochi. On the other hand, it solved the problem of the lack of demand for sports facilities after the games were over. Construction of the sports palace "Iceberg" cost the treasury of 8.9 billion rubles.

Curling

For the Sochi Olympics, the Ice Club was built. Its main purpose is to hold competitions in curling. This kind of sport is not very in demand in our country, however it is fond of a large number of inhabitants of Europe and America.

Construction of the "Ice Club" center cost about thirty million US dollars. In the future, this facility will be the base for the creation of a federal center for teaching curling and the development of this sport.

Skating equipment

In preparation for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, the center "Adler-Arena" was erected. The main purpose of this sports facility is to hold competitions skaters. The design of the Center has a universal form: it is oval. The capacity of "Adler-Arena" is more than eight thousand spectators. It was necessary to allocate two hundred and seventeen million US dollars for the erection of this object.

Infrastructure objects

On the eve of the landmark event, the Olympic Village was built . Its construction cost Russia $ 735 million. All sum was allocated by the oligarch Oleg Deripaska. This businessman compensated a certain part of the money invested by paying rent of living quarters. The complex has apartments for three thousand people.

The most expensive construction site, erected in preparation for the Olympics in Sochi, was the "Adler-Krasnaya Polyana" route. It was invested fifty billion US dollars.

Total amount of financing

The real cost of the Olympics in Sochi has surpassed all the boldest expectations. According to data provided by the Ministry of Regional Development, the amount of financing for the erection and reconstruction of various facilities reached a record figure of one and a half trillion rubles. The results obtained initially were much more modest. The calculations did not take into account most of the costs. The official cost of the Olympics in Sochi in 2012 has increased by several billion compared to the previously planned. The main reasons for this were the following:

- bad geology;
- increase in the scale of construction;
- changing the requirements of the IOC;
- civil strife between officials.

Results of the Games

According to the Vice-Premier of the Government of the Russian Federation D. Kozak, revenues from the 2014 Olympics surpassed the expenses incurred in the amount of eight hundred million rubles.

The profit received by the organizing committee from the Olympics, as experts say, has become impressive. The fact is that in recent decades such competitions did not bring income.

The funds received during the competitions will be directed only at sporting purposes. President Putin V. Putin proposed to finance this money development of mass sports. 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 Olympics in Sochi can be estimated at five billion rubles. This amount includes all property that is transferred to the development of the sports movement in the country.