s see ▁b obs le igh , ▁l uge , ▁and ▁ske leton ▁track ▁in ▁Germany ▁stated ▁that ▁" the ▁F IL ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁bl ame ▁for ▁the ▁problems ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁track ▁location ." ▁ ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site ▁proxim ity ▁The ▁site ▁where ▁the ▁track ▁would ▁be ▁located ▁has ▁been ▁under ▁fire ▁from ▁Green pe ace ▁Russia ▁over ▁its ▁location ▁near ▁the ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Site ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁C au cas us . ▁Following ▁Green pe ace ▁Russia ' s ▁official ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁facility ▁near ▁the ▁So chi ▁National ▁Park , ▁it ▁was ▁determined ▁that ▁about ▁ten ▁other ▁places ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁for ▁track ▁construction . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁about ▁the ▁track ▁also ▁included ▁the ▁Northern ▁C au cas us ▁brown ▁bear ' s ▁location ▁near ▁the ▁track ▁for ▁which ▁the ▁bear ▁is ▁an ▁end anger ed ▁species . ▁ ▁Resol ution ▁Both ▁issues ▁were ▁resolved ▁after ▁F IL ▁President ▁Josef ▁F end t ▁expressed ▁his ▁support ▁along ▁with ▁an ▁International ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁( IO C ) ▁visit ▁in ▁So chi ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁So chi 2 0 1 4 . com ▁profile ▁- ▁accessed ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Category : V en ues ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁Category : B obs le igh , ▁l uge , ▁and ▁ske leton ▁tracks ▁Category : Environment