The 2014 Winter Olympics kicked off with opening ceremonies on Friday in Sochi, Russia. The XXII Olympic Winter Games has been no stranger to controversy in the months leading up to its official start. But how did a subtropical beach in Russia become a suitable setting for the Winter Olympics in the first place? Technology, of course. Read on for details on the technology at play in Sochi and what visitors to the Games can expect.
Freezing Sochi: how Russia turned a subtropical beach into a Winter Olympics wonderland
— The Verge
From snow cannons to surveillance boxes, here’s the tech at play in Sochi
— Digital Trends
Visitors to Sochi Olympics should expect to be hacked
— Engadget
Sochi Olympics 2014: 10 technologies in spotlight
— InformationWeek
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Sochi 2014 “green” report details innovative eco-technologies used in construction of Olympic venues
— Sochi2014.com