United States Ski and Snowboard Association

TEAM SOCHI OLYMPIC HOSPITALITY PROGRAM

Be part of the Team behind the Team and help support our athletes on their jounrey to Sochi, Russia for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games!

Sochi promises to be one of the most exciting Olympic venues yet! Join Team Sochi today and be one of the exclusive members to enjoy the 2014 Olympic Winter Games hosted by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation.

Sign up today to secure a limited spot!
Wave 1- February 6–15
Wave 2- February 15–24

As a part of this exclusive group, you will receive:
Inner Circle fulfillment each year (two jackets, two pairs of skis, two gold passes)
Nine nights lodging in Sochi and total of eight events (at least one event per day)
Tickets for two to ski and/or snowboard events
Tickets for two to a figure skating event
Tickets for two to a men’s hockey game
Tickets for two to Opening or Closing Ceremonies
All Meals including dinners arranged with U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team athletes
Transportation to all events
USSA House credentials
Official Team USA gear
Family packages will be available at an additional cost.

Please contact one of our Major Gift Managers for more information on this once in a lifetime adventure in supporting our teams!

Major Gift Manager
Lisa Kramer
773.636.0482
lkramer@ussa.org

East Coast MGM
Chip LaCasse
435.640.8644
clacasse@ussa.org

"I had the opportunity to fly over Sochi a few years ago on Vladimir Putin's private jet and their plan looks really sweet. The mountains are dynamic and it's always cool to bring alpine skiing to a new venue. American fans are going to love these Olympics, but they'd better get a ticket early if they want a good seat! The Russian people are really fired up for these games."

-Ted Ligety, Alpine, Olympic Gold Medalist

Sochi 2014 will be the most compact Winter Games in the history of the Olympic Movement. It will be possible to get from one venue to another in just a matter of minutes and all Olympic and Paralympic competition will take place in the same venues.

Eleven athletic venues will be built for the Sochi 2014 Games, which will be divided into two clusters—mountain and coastal. The clusters will be located within 48km of each other, which is less than a 30 minute ride along a new railway.

Each cluster will contain an Olympic Village. The travel time from the Olympic Village to a competition venue in the coastal cluster will be no more than five minutes. Additionally, travel time from the Olympic Village to a competition venue in the mountain cluster is less than 15 minutes.

COASTAL CLUSTER EVENT LOCATIONS

Central Stadium

Opening and Closing Ceremonies and Medal Ceremonies

Located in the Olympic Park

Capacity: 40,000 people

A translucent polycarbonate roof will be used which will give the building an appearance of snowy peaks

After the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Games the Central Stadium will be used as a venue for Russian national football team matches and as a training center.

Bolshoi Ice Palace
Ice Hockey
Capacity: 12,000
The design of the Bolshoi Ice Palace is based on the image of a frozen drop and will be principally silver once complete.
After the Games, the Bolshoi Ice Palace will serve as an ultra-modern, world-class multi-purpose sports and entertainment center.

Maly Ice Palace
Ice Hockey
Capacity: 7,000
The Maly Ice Palace is a moveable venue, making it possible to be dismantled and transported for post-Games use as an Ice Palace in another Russian city.

Olympic Curling Centre
Curling
Capacity: 3,000
The Olympic Curling Center is simplistic in its design, which symbolizes democracy, and accessibility alongside the festivity.
The Olympic Curling Center is a moveable venue, making it possible to be dismantled and transported for post-Games use as a curling center in another Russian city. 

Sochi Olympic Skating Centre
Figure Skating and Short Track Speed Skating
Capacity: 12,000
Loacted in the heart of the Coastal Cluster- Olympic Park

Olympic Oval
Speed Skating
Capacity: 8,000
The size of the Olympic Oval meets the requirements of the International Skating Union (the track length is 400 m). In particular, the ice track is designed to provide the best chronometric performance.
Located in the center of the Olympic Park.

MOUNTAIN CLUSTER EVENT LOCATIONS

Biathlon and Ski Complex
Biathlon and Ski Races
Capacity: 9,600
Will be located on the crest and slopes of the Psekhako Ridge, within 6.5-10 km far to the North-Ester of Krasnaya Polyana.
Includes two isolated stadia, each with their own start and finish zones, two isolated track systems for Skiing and Biathlon, shooting area and warm-up zones.

Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort
Alpine Skiing
Capacity: 10,000
Located at the Aibga Ridge.
It is a single venue, will host all Alpine Events
The total length of the competition tracks is 20 km.
All slopes were developed by Bernard Russi, a world-renowned ski architect from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Russian National Ski Jumping Centre
Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined
Capacity: 9,600
Located in Esto-Sadok village on the northern slope of the Aibga Ridge.
The facility’s location at the junction of two ridges was selected by international experts in order to make ski-jumping facilities harmonious with the surrounding landscape and to protect athletes from side winds.
The complex is comprised of the latest Olympic K-95 and K-125 ski jumps. The venue will also include K-72, K-45 and K-25 training hills, a sports hotel for up to 200 beds , plane sport facilities, a ski trail and training facilities for young athletes.

Russian National Sliding Centre
Luge, Bobsleigh, and Skeleton
Capacity: 9,000
Will be built at the Alpika Service Mountain Ski Resort, with its track finishing area at Rzhanaya Polyana.State-of-the-art ice preparation technology will ensure optimum temperature control along the entire length of the track.

Freestyle Skiing Centre and the Snowboard Park
Freestyle Skiing and Snowboarding
Capacity: 8,000
Will be held to the West of the Rosa Khutor plateau.
The unique snow conditions combined with specialized tracks for Cross-Country Skiing, Aerial competitions, Mogul competitions, Boardercross, Parallel Giant Slalom and Half-Pipe events will make this facility a permanent venue for top-level world competitions

THE MEETING POINT OF SEA AND MOUNTAINS

Sochi is Russia's largest and most popular resort region. Stretching 147 km along the coast of the Black Sea, it offers the modern amenities and unique environment of a subtropical city with the towering Caucasus Mountains reaching skyward to over 7,000 feet just 30 miles away. In Sochi, you will be basking in the subtropical seaside weather and enjoying slope time in the mountains all just 45 minutes apart with the most convenient transportation system developed for any Winter Olympics.

CLIMATE

NATURAL BEAUTY
Sochi has over 200,000 hectares of forests, 4,000 of which are within Sochi Centre. Sochi encompasses several specially protected natural zones: the Caucasian National Biosphere Reserve, Sochi National Park, the Russian Federation National Wildlife Sanctuary, and over 30 botanical gardens, parks and nature sanctuaries housing over 30,000 wildlife plant species. There are no large industrial facilities in the Sochi area, so air quality, especially in Sochi's Krasnaya Polyana area, is considered among the very best in the world.

POPULATION
Sochi is a city with more than 400,000 inhabitants representing over 100 nationalities. Over two million tourists visit Sochi annually and with over 250 spa facilities in the area, health and leisure tourism are the city's leading sources of economy.

TRANSPORTATION

View photos from Team Vancouver, 2010

**Please note: All American citizens need to present a valid passport to enter Canada.

Vancouver International Airport (YVR)
This is Vancouver's major international public airport.
The airport is located about 11km south of the city, between Vancouver and Richmond.

Address: 3211 Grant McConachie Way Richmond BC CAN V7B 1Y7
Phone: 1 604 207-7077

Corporate and small aircraft use the South Terminal, 4440 Cowley Crescent, Richmond, BC, Canada

Boundary Bay Airport (CZBB)
CZBB is about 15 minutes from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and less than 30 minutes to downtown Vancouver, Surrey and the US Border.

http://www.czbb.com/index.html
General Information: info@alpha-aviation.ca.
Airport Hangarage: leasing@boundarybayairport.com
Canada Customs (CZBB): 604 943-2722
US Customs: 1-360-634-5463
CAN PASS: 1-888-CANPASS (1-888-226-7277)
RCC (Rescue Centre) 1-800-567-5111
Alpha Aviation 604 946 – 5361

Customs and Immigration: The Boundary Bay Airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA. Canada Border Services Agency staff is available on call to handle entry for general aviation aircraft carrying no more than 15 passengers. Call 604 943-2722.