XXII Olympic Winter Games

ToffeeMark · January 9, 2014

Scheduled to take place from 6 to 23 February 2014, in Sochi, Russia.

The BBC will build on its digital success at London 2012 with extensive TV and digital coverage of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

Laying down a marker for the broadcaster's coverage of all major sporting events in 2014, including the football World Cup and the Commonwealth Games, the broadcaster has announced that it will deliver over 650 hours of live action from Sochi across digital platforms. There will be 200 hours on network TV, and also two red button streams.

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Sport, Sport, Sport!, can't wait! (y)

tsubaki · January 9, 2014

no Leaf, no interest

roydo · January 9, 2014

Amazed they wernt awarded to Qatar.

Honestly cannot get excited by them. Not since Torvil and Dean/Robin Cousins/John Curry really.

davek · January 9, 2014

"Olympics"

Snow and ice...people falling over...planks with names ending in ___ski and __ssen winning everything.

ToffeeMark · January 9, 2014

Plenty of top level Ice Hockey to follow, some bone crunching bob sleigh, some epic downhill crashes, some fantastic snow boarding. It's gonna be ****ing amazing!!!!!

bluejock · January 9, 2014

JINGOISM

tommye · January 9, 2014

Do you work for the BBC?

Blatant plug that OP

pfim · January 9, 2014

Love the Winter Olympics. So much great stuff.

roydo · January 9, 2014

pfim said:
Love the Winter Olympics. So much great stuff.

Would have thought is would be the last thing you want to see with your weather at the moment!

ToffeeMark · January 9, 2014

tommye said:
Do you work for the BBC?

Blatant plug that OP

No I sell pharmaceuticals.

I lifted that from their website, what's your beef with the BBC eh? We all pay for it. You been on Don't get done get dom?

davek · January 9, 2014

http://www.olympic.org/news/what-s-new-for-sochi/218742

New sports introduced at Sochi 2014.

Luge relay?!?!?!

That sounds like carnage in store.

The Esk · January 9, 2014

Mrs the esk and kids are going during the half term break, sadly I am not ...........

TheFinnFan · January 9, 2014

Putin <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

SerenityNigh · January 9, 2014

Love me some Suomi ice hockey, and occasionally the Yanks as well. Curling can be fun to watch. That may be it, however, as I'm an Athletics/Track and Field guy.