Delivering Success: Engagement, Legacy and Vision Olympic Winter Games 2026 Case Study Sochi 2014 The Olympic Winter Games Sochi 2014 achieved the goal of turning the Black Sea resort into a year-round destination for sport. The Bolshoy Ice Dome, venue for ice hockey, has become the home of the professional club 160,000 HC Sochi, attracting nearly 160,000 spectators spectators at the in the most recent season. Rosa Khutor, the Bolshoy Ice Dome venue for alpine skiing events, is now the largest alpine resort in Russia and received 600,000 visitors during the 2014-15 winter season. The venues regularly host major events on 600,000 the international winter sport circuit, including visitors to the Rosa the 2016 FIS Junior World Ski Championship. Khutor resort Sochi is also thriving during the summer season. Since 2014 a Formula 1 Grand Prix race has taken place annually on a street circuit around the Olympic Park. And the Fisht Olympic Stadium, which hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, will be one of the venues for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Sporting Legacy 31