Krasnaya Polyana is a small town in the Adler district of Sochi (Krasnodar krai) located 39 km from the Black Sea coast. The population of the town is 3972 people (2009). There is a highway from Adler and Sochi airport to Krasnaya Polyana. The town will be one of the places hosting the Winter Olympic Games in 2014 and probably the most picturesque one.

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Russia will host Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi city and certainly the Olympics will have its own Olympic mascot. Today there is an online competition and poll going for the best idea for the mascot and here is the current leader – Zoich. I like this ridiculous but original and someway epic mascot :) Here are some pictures and even great promo-video. The proud author of Zoich is zhgun. All glory to Zoich!

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As there are some doubts if there will be enough snow during Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi city here is the video from Krasnaya Polyana ski resort where the outdoor competitions will take place.

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Sochi city is the main resort city of Russia and the place of Winter Olympic Games 2014.

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