Russia competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, from 7 to 23 February 2014 as the host nation. As host, Russia participated in all 15 sports, with a team consisting of 232 athletes. It is Russia's largest Winter Olympics team to date.
Russian team entering the stadium during the opening ceremony
Thomas Bach, President Vladimir Putin and bobsledder Irina Skvortsova at the opening ceremony
Russian women's team
Evgeni Plushenko and Yulia Lipnitskaya after winning the team event
The ladies' single skating competition of the 2014 Winter Olympics was held at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia. The short program took place on 19 February 2014, and the free skating took place on 20 February. Adelina Sotnikova of Russia won the gold medal, generating much controversy over the partiality of the judges and the new scoring system.
