The 2014 The Winter Games takes place in the Russian resort of Sochi on 2014 . There are 12 new events in Russia including the hip sport of slopestyle and ski halfpipe . ` At the last Olympics ( in Vancouver 2010 ) I was one of the statistics , '' British snowboard cross star Zoe Gillings , who regularly travel down the slopes at 50 mph , told CNN . the Sochi Games can be dangerous with 10-11 % of athletes picking up injuries . Russia has spent $ 50 billion , and rising , on the Sochi Games .
The 2014 The Winter Games takes place in the Russian resort of Sochi on 2014 . There are 12 new events in Russia including the hip sport of slopestyle and ski halfpipe . the Sochi Games can be dangerous with 10-11 % of athletes picking up injuries . Russia has spent $ 50 billion , and rising , on the Sochi Games .