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Sochi, Russia, February 20, 2007 - Olympic stars showed up in number last night to officially launch the Sochi 2014 Ambassadors Program at the brand-new Sochi Ice Rink during a filled-to capacity show before an overjoyed local crowd.
Reigning Olympic champion figure skaters, Evgeny Plushenko, Tatyana Navka and Roman Kostomarov, Tatyana Totmyanina and Maxin Marinin and the most-titled Russian female figure skater in history, Irina Slutskaya, took to the ice to perform in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Champions Ice Show to deafening cheers from the passionate crowd.
The Sochi 2014 Ambassadors Program will showcase the active support of some of the finest sporting and cultural icons in the world, who believe that Sochi 2014 presents an amazingly innovative technical Bid and that it will leave behind an unprecedented legacy for generations to come.
Torino 2006 men’s figure skating Olympic gold medalist, Evgeny Plushenko, said:
"Sochi 2014 could be the greatest Winter Games in Olympic and Paralympic history and has immense support from past and present Russian and international athletes. The Bid''s plans will result in a fantastic Games for athletes, with some of the shortest travel
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times on record between venues and the Olympic Village, and a true athletes-first approach including a tailored dining program, extensive entertainment options, and the chance to stay on after our individual events are over. The Games in Sochi will truly be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for the athletes."
IOC member, four-time Olympic champion swimmer and Chairman of the Sochi 2014 Ambassadors Program, Alexander Popov, said:
"In addition to a technically excellent Games plan, Sochi 2014 will leave behind one of the greatest legacies in Winter Games history. That is a big reason why athletes want to be involved in this Bid and why Sochi 2014 should win the right to host Russia''s first Olympic Winter Games."
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