Exhibition of the Sochi Museum of Sporting Glory

About exhibition

The museum's exhibition contains more than 300 exhibits related to the achievements of celebrated Sochi athletes, including Olympic champions V. Kondra, E. Kafelnikov, D. Ilyinykh and A. Voevoda. Among the museum's most valuable items are the Sochi 2014 Bid Book, the contract for hosting the XXII Olympic Winter Games, the giant SOCHI2014.ru emblem used to present the Games' symbols on Moscow's Red Square, and torches from the Moscow and Vancouver Olympics. A central place in the museum is occupied by the Olympic and Paralympic flags presented to the mayor of Sochi during the closing ceremony of the XXI Olympic and X Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. The exhibition is enhanced by a collection of stage costumes created from sketches by the well-known artist-designer D. Paradizov. In these costumes, prominent masters of Russian ballet N. Tsiskaridze, U. Lopatkina, I. Zelensky and others performed at the closing ceremony of the 2010 Vancouver Games. Visitors show particular interest in the scale models of the Coastal and Mountain clusters, which provide a clear picture of Sochi's Olympic sports facilities.