Showing posts with label Sochi 2014. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sochi 2014. Show all posts
Monday, May 26, 2014
Rio Olympics 2016 budget dwarfed by London 2012, Sochi 2014
Rio Olympics 2016 today revealed a budget of 7 billion Brazilian real (£1.8 billion/$2.9 billion/€2.1 billion) for its hosting of the Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
The updated figure represents a 27 per cent increase above the original cost estimation of 5.5 billion real (£1.4 billion/$2.3 billion/€1.7 billion) for the sporting showpiece, but this is owing to introduction of four new sports - rugby sevens, golf, Paracanoe, and Paratriathlon - to the Games programme and inflation, according to the Organising Committee.
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Filipino skater Michael Martinez makes history at 2014 Sochi Olympics
Filipino skater Michael Martinez delivered a graceful, yet strong performance in the medal event of the men's figure skating in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia on Friday.
Martinez, who made Olympic history for the Philippines and Southeast Asia by competing in Sochi, garnered a score of 119.44 in the free program.
He has a total score of 184.25 points after the short and free programs, which allowed him to take an early lead.
However, Martinez dropped out of the medal race after performances by the US' Jeremy Abbott (1st), Belarus' Jorik Hendrickx (2nd), Uzbekistan's Misha Ge (3rd) and France’s Florent Amodio (4th).
Martinez, who made Olympic history for the Philippines and Southeast Asia by competing in Sochi, garnered a score of 119.44 in the free program.
He has a total score of 184.25 points after the short and free programs, which allowed him to take an early lead.
However, Martinez dropped out of the medal race after performances by the US' Jeremy Abbott (1st), Belarus' Jorik Hendrickx (2nd), Uzbekistan's Misha Ge (3rd) and France’s Florent Amodio (4th).
Friday, February 14, 2014
Flipino skater Michael Martinez advances in 2014 Sochi Olympics (VIDEO)
Filipino figure skater Michael Christian Martinez made history on Thursday night after competing in the short program in the men’s event in the 2014 Sochi Winter Games.
Martinez, a 17-year-old prodigy from Muntinlupa City, was hailed by the television commentators as “a really entertaining skater” prior to his routine. They also noted his pioneering status as the first Filipino to compete in the figure skating event in the Olympics. “History is being made,” according to the announcers.
He was fifth in the start list, coming after Liam Firus of Canada, Yakov Godorozha of the Ukraine, Misha Ge of Uzbekistan, and Jorik Hendrickx of Belgium.
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