Sochi - Jacques Rogge And President Putin Start Sochi Winter Olympics Countdown

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Help us caption and translate this video on Amara.org: http://www.amara.org/en/v/B6H6/ Sochi - Jacques Rogge And President Putin Start Sochi Winter Olympics Countdown 1. SOUNDBITE: Jacques Rogge, President of International Olympic Committee (speaking English, with Russian translation, covered with cut-ins of spectators at Bolshoy Ice Dome): Mr. President, distinguished guests, dear Russian friends. A year from now people from every region on earth will gather in this remarkable place, where the mountains meet the sea for a global celebration of sport and Olympic values. The Olympic Winter Games are coming to Russia for the first time. The eyes of the world will soon be on Sochi, and I have no doubt that Sochi will be ready. This sports-loving nation plunged into the task of hosting the games with total enthusiasm, and the results are easy to see. Visitors to Sochi will enjoy world class sport venues, a modern infrastructure, spectacular mountain scenery and welcoming traditional Russian hospitality. With support from the Russian people and public authorities at all levels, this city has come a very long way since Sochi earned the right to host the games six years ago. I want to particularly thank President Putin for his strong and unwavering commitment to the success of these games. I also want to recognize the hard work of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak and Organizing Committee President Dmitry Chernyshenko, as well as the contribution made by my IOC colleagues in Russia. My thanks also go to the members of IOC Coordination Commission for these games, and in particular to its chairman Jean-Claude Killy. As a three-time Olympic champion, a games organizer, a chairman of the Torino 2006 Coordination Commission, Jean-Claude Killy knows what it takes to organize the games and that they exist for the athletes. The athletes are the heart and the soul of the entire Olympic movement. The 2014 games will leave a great legacy for the Russian Federation and this region. Sochi is being reborn as an internationally known year-round resort. The green construction standards employed here will be replicated throughout Russia. The new infrastructure and the Olympic venues will serve elite athletes and the public for years to come, with some of the venues forming a training center for the Russian athletes. Across the Russian Federation thousands of games volunteers are trying to picture what it will be like to be here. Hundreds of thousands of people in Russia and around the world are planning trips of a lifetime to see the games. And thousands of athletes are wondering if their dreams will come true. We cannot predict exactly what will happen in a year's time. But we do know that we will witness many unforgettable moments. Records will fall, and new heroes will emerge. To the volunteers and all the people of Russia who have supported the games, I say thank you. Spasibo bolshoye ['thank you very much' in Russian]. The world is coming to Sochi, and Sochi will be ready to welcome the world. Thank you. Spasibo. 00:00 - 08:50 2. SOUNDBITE: Jean-Claude Killy, chairman of IOC Coordination Committee (speaking English, with Russian translation, covered with cut-ins of spectators at Bolshoy Ice Dome): Today the invitations were sent from the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Lausanne to National Olympic Committees around the world, inviting them to attend the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. This evening the president of the International Olympic Committee asked that the representatives of the four National Olympic Committees with us tonight accept their invitations in person on behalf of the countries' athletes. The President of the International Olympic Committee will be joined by Dmitry Chernyshenko, President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee. Accepting on behalf of the Canadian Olympic Committee Marcel Aubut [Marcel Aubut appears on stage]. On behalf of the Brazilian Olympic Committee Carlos Nuzman [Carlos Nuzman appears on stage]. On behalf of the Korean Olympic Committee Kim Jung-haeng [Kim Jung-haeng appears on stage]. And on behalf of the Russian Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov [Alexander Zhukov appears on stage]. We wish the athletes good luck as they prepare for Sochi 2014 and look forward to seeing them here in one year's time. Udachi! [Good luck in Russian] 08:50 - 13:16 3. Various of ceremony, countdown, Russian President Vladimir Putin and IOC President Jacques Rogge pressing button to launch countdown timer. 13:16 - 15:14 Story Sochi hosted a festive ceremony on Tuesday evening to start the one-year countdown to the 2014 Winter Olympics. The event featured an ice skating show. Russian President Vladimir Putin and International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge were at the Bolshoy Ice Dome to launch the countdown. Subscribe - never miss a video! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=alunhill