2014 Winter Olympics

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/2014-winter-olympics

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the host city?Sochi, Russia
2. What is the olympic dates?February 7-23, 2014
3. When did the 2014 Winter Olympics take place?The Games were held from February 7 to February 23, 2014.
4. Where were the 2014 Winter Olympics held?They were held in Sochi, Russia, with venues in the coastal Imeretinsky Valley and the mountain resort of Krasnaya Polyana.

International Olympic Committee (IOC): The supreme governing body of the Olympic Games, responsible for their organization and promotion.
Warsaw Pact: A military alliance of Eastern European communist states, established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991.
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA): An independent organization that leads the global fight against doping in sport.
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS): An international institution that settles sports-related disputes.