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{{Infobox Olympic bid|2014|Winter|
| main = yes
| Paralympics = yes
| logo = Sochi 2014 Olympics logo.svg
| logo-size = 80px
| map = Bids for the 2014 Winter Olympics.svg
| winner = Sochi
| votes1 = 51
| runner-up = Pyeongchang
| votes2 = 47
| shortlisted1 = Salzburg
| 1stBid = 28 July 2005
| 2ndBid = 1 February 2006
| shortlist = 22 June 2006
| decision = 4 July 2007
}}
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Seven applicant cities presented '''bids to host the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] and [[2014 Winter Paralympics|Paralympics]]''' (formally known as ''XXII Olympic Winter Games'' and ''XI Paralympic Winter Games'') to the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC). The IOC Executive Board shortlisted three cities—[[Sochi]], Russia; [[Salzburg]], Austria; and [[Pyeongchang]], South Korea—with Sochi winning the IOC's July 2007 final vote.

The three selected candidates, which were chosen on 22 June 2006, delivered to the IOC their Candidature Files (known as ''bid books'') on 10 January 2007. From February to April 2007, an ''ad hoc'' committee performed visits to the candidate cities and prepared an evaluation report which was released one month before the election.

The election by [[exhaustive ballot]] took place on 4 July 2007 in [[Guatemala City]] during the 119th IOC Session;<ref name="GamesBids2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesbids.com/english/bids/2014.shtml |title=2014 Winter Olympic Games bids |publisher=[[GamesBids]] |access-date=2007-04-02| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070323145203/http://www.gamesbids.com/english/bids/2014.shtml| archive-date= 23 March 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> Sochi beat out Pyeongchang by four votes in the second round of voting to win the rights to host after Salzburg had been eliminated in the first round. Pyeongchang could later awarded the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] in [[Bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics|2011]], just one year before the [[2012 Summer Olympics]], and [[2024 Winter Youth Olympics]] in 2020.

== Candidature procedure and timeline ==
[[File:Vladimir Putin speech to IOC in Guatemala City.ogv|thumb|Then [[Russian President]] [[Vladimir Putin]] addresses the IOC session on 4 July 2007 in [[Guatemala City]] on behalf of the 2014 Sochi bid.]]

=== Phase 1: Candidature acceptance procedure ===

Bidding cities had to be approved by their national Olympic committees, which have the right to choose between several cities in their respective countries. The cities had to submit their applications to the [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]] by 28 July 2005. The cities were asked to complete a questionnaire, which they had to submit to the IOC by 1 February 2006. An IOC Working Group then studied their answers to help the executive board members select the cities, which became candidate cities and went through to the second phase of the process. The executive board of IOC accepted three bids on 22 June 2006.

=== Phase 2: Candidature procedure ===

The candidate cities were invited to submit their candidature file, which is a detailed description of their Olympic plans, and to prepare for a visit by the IOC Evaluation Commission. This commission undertook a technical analysis of each candidature and produced a report, which was to be published one month before the host-city election and sent to the IOC members for study. The candidature files were submitted on 10 January 2007. The IOC Evaluation Committee visited the candidate cities in February and March 2007, and published its report on 4 June.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-12 |title=Host City Election Facts and Figures |url=https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/2015/08/12/18/35/55/Factsheet-Host-City-Election-Facts-and-Figures.pdf |access-date=2025-01-08 |publisher=[[International Olympic Committee]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-06-04 |title=IOC releases 2014 Evaluation Commission report |url=https://www.aipsmedia.com/aips/pages/articles/2007/1190.html |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=AIPS Media}}</ref>

During the 119th IOC Session on 4 July 2007 in [[Guatemala City]], Salzburg received 25 votes and was relegated, Pyeongchang received 36 votes, and Sochi received 34 votes in the first round of the IOC voting procedure. In the second and final round, Pyeongchang received 47 votes but Sochi received 51 votes and was therefore chosen as the host of the 2014 Olympics.

== Evaluation of the applicant cities ==
Each cell of the table provides a minimum and a maximum figure obtained by the applicant city on the specific criteria. These figures are to be compared to a benchmark which has been set at 6.

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; width: 1030px; text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|+ Table of scores given by the IOC Working Group to assess the quality and feasibility of the 2014 Applicant cities
|-
! rowspan="3" | Criteria
! width="30px" rowspan="3" | Weight
! width="80px" colspan="2" valign="bottom" | [[Sochi]]
! width="80px" colspan="2" valign="bottom" | [[Salzburg]]
! width="80px" colspan="2" valign="bottom" | [[Jaca]]
! width="80px" colspan="2" valign="bottom" | [[Almaty]]
! width="90px" colspan="2" valign="bottom" | [[Pyeongchang]]
! width="80px" colspan="2" valign="bottom" | [[Sofia]]
! width="80px" colspan="2" valign="bottom" | [[Borjomi]]
|-
! colspan="2" | {{flag|RUS}}
! colspan="2" | {{flag|AUT}}
! colspan="2" | {{flag|ESP}}
! colspan="2" | {{flag|KAZ}}
! colspan="2" | {{flag|KOR}}
! colspan="2" | {{flag|BUL}}
! colspan="2" | {{flag|GEO}}
|-
!width="25px" | <small>Min</small>
!width="25px" | <small>Max</small>
!width="25px" | <small>Min</small>
!width="25px" | <small>Max</small>
!width="25px" | <small>Min</small>
!width="25px" | <small>Max</small>
!width="25px" | <small>Min</small>
!width="25px" | <small>Max</small>
!width="25px" | <small>Min</small>
!width="25px" | <small>Max</small>
!width="25px" | <small>Min</small>
!width="25px" | <small>Max</small>
!width="25px" | <small>Min</small>
!width="25px" | <small>Max</small>
|-
|align="left" | Governmental support, legal issues, public opinion
| '''2'''
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.6
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.5
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.6
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.2
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.3
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.1
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.7
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.9
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.9
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.5
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.1
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.4
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.5
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.6
|-
|align="left" | General infrastructure
| '''5'''
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.8
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.9
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.8
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.6
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.8
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.3
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.9
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.4
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.6
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.2
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.3
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 2.7
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.2
|-
|align="left" | Sport venues
| '''4'''
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.5
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.1
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.2
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.4
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.6
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.7
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.9
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.8
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.1
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 3.6
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.4
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 3.4
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.9
|-
|align="left" | Olympic Village(s)
| '''3'''
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.4
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.6
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.9
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.9
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.2
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.5
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.5
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.2
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.2
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.8
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.5
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.5
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.2
|-
|align="left" | Environmental conditions and impact
| '''2'''
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.9
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.6
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.8
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.7
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.2
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.6
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.9
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.6
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.4
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 2.5
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.5
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 2.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.5
|-
|align="left" | Accommodation
| '''5'''
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.3
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.3
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 9.6
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 9.6
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.3
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.8
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.9
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.9
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 9.6
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 9.6
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 3.9
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.1
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 3.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.1
|-
|align="left" | Transport concept
| '''3'''
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.9
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.7
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.1
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.6
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 2.6
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.3
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.6
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.8
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.6
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 2.6
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.3
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 2.2
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.3
|-
|align="left" | Safety and security
| '''3'''
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.7
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.6
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.2
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.8
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.3
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.5
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.4
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.1
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.3
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.3
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 3.4
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.7
|-
|align="left" | Experience from past sport events
| '''3'''
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.2
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.2
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.6
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 9.6
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.8
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.4
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 3.8
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.4
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 9.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.4
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 2.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.0
|-
|align="left" | Finance
| '''3'''
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.8
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.5
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.6
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.8
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 6.2
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.6
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.6
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.8
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 2.8
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 3.5
|-
|align="left" | Overall project and legacy
| '''3'''
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 9.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 3.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 7.0
| style="background: #d5e5ff" | 8.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 3.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 5.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 2.0
| style="background: #ffd5e5" | 4.0
|}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060819170034/http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_1073.pdf Report by the IOC candidature acceptance working group to the IOC Executive Board]

== Candidate cities overview ==
[[File:RIAN archive 159366 Sochi residents celebrate IOC's decision to hold 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.jpg|thumb|Sochi residents celebrate the IOC's decision to hold the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi]]
All three cities suggested hosting the Games between February 7–23, 2014. The Paralympics were held from March 7–16.

=== Pyeongchang ===
{| class="infobox" style="width: 20em;"
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#0084c9; color:#fff;"| <big>Pyeongchang</big>
|-
|colspan="2" style="background:#e8b030; text-align: center;"| '''[[Pyeongchang bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics|Overview]]'''
|-
| colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; padding:0.5em;"|
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#000; color:#fff;"| Details
|-
!  style="text-align:center; background:#009e49; color:#fff;"| Round 1
| valign="top"| 36
|-
!  style="text-align:center; background:#009e49; color:#fff;"| Round 2
| valign="top"| 47
|-
!  style="text-align:center; background:#e5053a; color:#fff;"| Country
| valign="top"| {{FlagIOC|KOR}}
|}

{{Main|Pyeongchang bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics}}
Pyeongchang was unanimously selected over [[Muju County|Muju]] by the Korean Olympic Committee in December 2004, and was the first city to submit its bid to the International Olympic Committee. The bid launched a full-scale campaign after losing the [[Bids for the 2010 Winter Olympics|2010 race]] by a mere three votes to [[Vancouver]]. The 2014 project concentrated all venues within one hour of Pyeongchang, and called for huge sums of investment into new infrastructure and sporting venues, including the new [[Alpensia Resort]]. The sporting event was touted as promoting a message of peace and harmony in the divided country.

Since 2003, the region had been selected to host the 2009 [[Snowboard World Championships]], the 2009 [[Biathlon World Championships]] and the 2009 [[World Women's Curling Championship]], and aimed to become the winter sports hub of Asia. Although an IOC evaluation team complimented the area on levels of public support, government support and infrastructure in February 2007,<ref>http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/17/sports/AS-SPT-OLY-SKorea-Winter-Bid.php {{dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> the bid was also criticized because Pyeongchang was not a popular tourist destination, the venue relied heavily on [[artificial snow]] due to a dry winter climate, most slopes were relatively short and local amenities were poorly developed.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} Pyeongchang was eventually chosen to host the [[2018 Winter Olympics]] and the [[2024 Winter Youth Olympics]].

=== Salzburg ===
{| class="infobox" style="width: 20em;"
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#0084c9; color:#fff;"| <big>Salzburg</big>
|-
|colspan="2" style="background:#e8b030; text-align: center;"| '''[[Salzburg bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics|Overview]]'''
|-
| colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; padding:0.5em;"|
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#000; color:#fff;"| Details
|-
!  style="text-align:center; background:#009e49; color:#fff;"| Votes
| valign="top"| 25
|-
!  style="text-align:center; background:#e5053a; color:#fff;"| Country
| valign="top"| {{FlagIOC|AUT}}
|}

{{Main|Salzburg bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics}}
The Austrian city was eliminated in the first round in voting during the 2010 competition. The 2014 bid was more compact than the 2010 project due to the elimination of the [[Kitzbühel]], [[St. Johann in Tirol|St. Johann]] and [[Ramsau am Dachstein|Ramsau]] venues. The venue for bobsled, skeleton and luge, [[Schönau am Königssee]], was located in Germany.

=== Sochi ===
{| class="infobox" style="width: 20em;"
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#0084c9; color:#fff;"| <big>Sochi</big>
|-
|colspan="2" style="background:#e8b030; text-align: center;"| '''[[Sochi bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics|Overview]]'''
|-
| colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; font-size:85%; padding:0.5em;"|
|-
! colspan="2"  style="text-align:center; background:#000; color:#fff;"| Details
|-
!  style="text-align:center; background:#009e49; color:#fff;"| Round 1
| valign="top"| 34
|-
!  style="text-align:center; background:#009e49; color:#fff;"| Round 2
| valign="top"| 51
|-
!  style="text-align:center; background:#e5053a; color:#fff;"| Country
| valign="top"| {{FlagIOC|RUS}}
|}

{{Main|Sochi bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics}}
The Russian [[Black Sea]] resort bid for the Winter Olympics for the third time after failing to make the shortlist in 1998 and 2002. The primary venue for outdoor sports was the ski resort in [[Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, Krasnodar Krai|Krasnaya Polyana]], which was designed by the same company that worked on ski slopes for the [[2010 Winter Olympics]], and scheduled to open in 2007. Sochi would host the indoor winter sports. The high number of hotel rooms and strong public and political support from the city were expected to strengthen the bid's chances.

''Note: the cities are listed in the presentation order determined by draw during the IOC Executive Board meeting of 26 October 2005.''

== Applicant cities overview ==
The following applicant cities were approved by their National Olympic Committees<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/media_centre/press_release_uk.asp?release=1438|title = IOC News – Olympic Updates, Articles and Press Releases|date = 15 September 2021}}</ref> and submitted their applications to the IOC but were not selected as candidates by the executive board. They all sent their respective questionnaire answers by 1 February 2006. These documents were made public in the following days.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''2014 non-selected applicant cities'''
! Logo !! Name !! Country (IOC Country Code)
|-
| rowspan=2 align="center"|<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Jaca 2014 Winter Olympics bid logo.png|100px|Logo of Jaca's campaign.]] -->
! [[Jaca]]
| align="center"| Spain (ESP)
|-
| colspan=3| Jaca has failed four times in bidding for the Winter Olympics—for the 1998, 2002, 2010, and 2014 Olympics. It has previously hosted the [[1981 Winter Universiade|1981]] and [[1995 Winter Universiade|1995]] [[Winter Universiade]]s, and hosted the [[European Youth Olympic Festival]] in February 2007. Skiing events were proposed to take place at ski resorts of the [[Pyrenees]]: [[Candanchú]], [[Formigal]], [[Astún]] and [[Panticosa-Los Lagos|Panticosa]]. Most of the ice events, as well as the Opening and Closing Ceremonies (at [[La Romareda]] Stadium), were to take place {{cvt|142|km}} south of Jaca in [[Zaragoza]]. Preliminary ice hockey competitions were to take place in Jaca and [[Huesca]]. Jaca bid for 2002 but missed the short list, which was limited to [[Östersund]] (Sweden), [[Quebec City]] (Canada), [[Sion, Switzerland|Sion]] (Switzerland) and [[Salt Lake City]] (US), the eventual host.

Jaca did not make the short list because the Opening and Closing Ceremonies were not scheduled to take place in Jaca, which is in contradiction with article 34.1 of the [[Olympic Charter]].
|-
| rowspan=2 align="center"|<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[File:Almaty 2014 Olympic bid logo.jpg|100px|Logo of Almaty's campaign.]] -->
! [[Almaty]]
| align="center"| Kazakhstan (KAZ)
|-
| colspan=3| {{Main|Almaty bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics}} Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, submitted its official bid for the 2014 Olympics to the International Olympic Committee. The city had already planned to host the [[2011 Winter Asian Games]]. The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan cited the city would have used existing indoor sports facilities and the Chimbulak Mountain ski slopes. The bid was quite compact; all of the ice events were to be held in downtown Almaty and the alpine events in nearby Kumbel. The farthest events would have been in the Soldatskoe Valley venue, {{Convert|45|km|miles|abbr=in}} away from the center of Almaty and the Olympic Village. The historic [[Medew]] ice rink would have been the speed skating venue and would have been covered for the Games. Based on the scores released by the executive committee report, Almaty was placed fourth overall and would have been eligible for the shortlist because it had cleared the benchmark for some categories. However, IOC president [[Jacques Rogge]] said in the process of shortlisting to determine an Olympic Host City, what matters is "not quantity, but the quality" of the overall bids.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}} Although Almaty presented a good bid, it was implied it was not at the same standard as the three that were selected to enter the shortlist. After the 2014 setback, Kazakhstan attempts to bid the [[2018 Winter Olympics|2018 Olympics]] and [[2022 Winter Olympics|2022 Olympics]], but was beaten by [[Pyeongchang]], [[South Korea]] and [[Beijing]], [[China]] in [[Bids for the 2018 Winter Olympics|2011]] and [[Bids for the 2022 Winter Olympics|2015]].
|-
| rowspan=2 align="center"|
! [[Sofia]]
| align="center"| Bulgaria (BUL)
|-
| colspan=3| Sofia submitted its application in the city's third attempt to land the Winter Games after losing the 1992 and 1994 nominations to [[Albertville]] and [[Lillehammer]], respectively. The proposed Olympics was based on three main centers; Sofia, [[Borovets]] and [[Bansko]]. Sofia would have hosted the ice events, bobsleigh and luge events in nearby [[Vitosha]] natural park. The ambitious, multi-million-euro Super [[Borovets]] {{Convert|70|km|miles|abbr=out}} away expansion project would have hosted cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding events. Near Sofia is the fast-developing resort [[Bansko]] {{Convert|159|km|miles|abbr=on}}. Bansko, the site of the 2007 European biathlon championship, would have hosted the biathlon and alpine skiing events. The city's bid also gained significant political support within the country and sent in its application early on 17 April 2004. Sofia missed the 2014 shortlist on 22 June 2006. According to experts, the main reason for the 2014 elimination was the lack of detailed information provided in the reply to the IOC's questionnaire.
|-
| rowspan=2 align="center" |
! [[Borjomi]]
| align="center"| Georgia (GEO)
|-
| colspan=3| Despite the lack of sports infrastructure, Georgia reportedly had the money and the will to host the Winter Olympics. The Games were proposed to be held in two locations: Borjomi and Tbilisi, which are about {{Convert|200|km|miles|abbr=in}} apart.

Borjomi was the proposed venue for the outdoor sports disciplines (Alpine Skiing, Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Cross Country Skiing, Freestyle Skiing, Luge, Nordic Combined, Skeleton, Ski Jumping and Snowboard), while [[Tbilisi]] was expected to host the indoor sports disciplines (Curling, Figure Skating, Ice-Hockey, Short Track Speed Skating and Speed Skating). The Opening and Closing Ceremonies were expected to take place in the natural amphitheatre in the center of [[Bakuriani]], a suburb of Borjomi. Bakuriani would also have been the venue for the cross-country and freestyle skiing.
|}

''Note: the cities are listed in the presentation order determined by draw during the IOC Executive Board meeting of 26 October 2005.''

== Applicant cities comparison ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''2014 applicant cities'''
! Category !! Details !! Sochi<br />Russia !! Salzburg<br />Austria !! Jaca<br />Spain !! Almaty<br />Kazakhstan !! Pyeongchang<br />Korea !! Sofia<br />Bulgaria !! Borjomi<br />Georgia
|-
|rowspan="2"|Population || City (2005) || 333,267||149,997 ||12,322|| 1,185,696 || 45,482 || 1,090,295 || 13,725
|-
| Country (2005) || 143,420,309||8,184,691||40,341,462|| 15,185,844|| 48,294,134 || 7,450,349|| 4,677,401
|-
|rowspan="2"|Public opinion, support|| City || 84%||60%||91%|| 83%|| 97%|| 81%||
|-
| Country || 53%||72%|| || 85%|| 92%|| 74%|| 86%
|-
|rowspan="2"|Bid budget (million US$)|| Phase I || 10.0||2.7||1.3|| 4.0|| 5.0|| 0.5|| 2.2
|-
| Phase II || 17.5||5.1||10.7|| 16.0|| 16.0|| 12.5|| 5.0
|-
|rowspan="8"|Main airport,<br />2005/2014 || Name || [[Adler-Sochi International Airport|Sochi International]]||[[Salzburg Airport]]||[[Zaragoza Airport]]|| [[Almaty International Airport|Almaty International]]|| [[Incheon International Airport|Incheon International]]|| [[Sofia Airport|Sofia International]]|| [[Tbilisi International Airport|Tbilisi International]]
|-
| Distance (km) || 6||5||156|| 22|| 241|| 10|| 203
|-
| Runways || 2/2||1||2|| 1/2|| 2/3|| 1|| 2/2
|-
| Terminals || 1/2||2|| || 1/2|| || 1/2||
|-
| Gates || 8/27||18|| 3|| || 44/74|| 7|| 2/6
|-
| Cap./year || || || 215,213|| 1,650,000/3,000,000|| || 2,000,000/4,000,000||
|-
| Cap./day || || 40,000|| || || || ||24,000/48,000
|-
| Cap./hour || 1,200/2,500|| || || ||12,000/17,253 || ||/2,000
|-
|rowspan="2"|Longest distance*|| km || 86||83||180|| 61|| 124||156|| 199
|-
| min || 94||65||150|| 93|| 76||135|| 196
|}

''*Airports not included''

''Note: the cities are listed in the presentation order defined by the IOC during its Executive Board of 26 October 2005.''

== Applicant cities venues list ==
These venues are from the applicant cities' mini bid books. Note that the selected candidate cities, and in particular Sochi, changed their venues plan afterwards in the final proposal to the IOC.

{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''2014 applicant cities'''
! ''Event'' !! Sochi !! Salzburg !! Jaca !! Almaty !! Pyeongchang !! Sofia !! Borjomi
|-
|''Dates'' ||7 February<br />23 February||7 February<br />23 February ||31 January<br />16 February  ||7 February<br />23 February  ||7 February <br />23 February||10 February<br />26 February||7 February<br />23 February
|-
|''Opening and closing ceremonies'' ||[[Fisht Olympic Stadium]] ||[[Wals Siezenheim Stadium]]||[[La Romareda]], [[Zaragoza]] ||[[Almaty Central Stadium]] ||[[Alpensia]] ||[[Vasil Levski National Stadium]]||Ceremony Plaza ([[Bakuriani]])
|-
|''Alpine skiing<br />speed M'' ||[[Roza Khutor Alpine Resort]]||Flachauwinkl ||[[Formigal]] ||Kumbel ||Jungbong Alpine Skiing Area||Shiligarnik ([[Bansko]])||Borjomi Didveli<br />Sakvelo Track
|-
|''Alpine skiing<br />speed W'' ||Roza Khutor Alpine Resort ||[[Altenmarkt im Pongau|Altenmarkt]] / Zauchensee||Formigal ||Kumbel ||Jungbong Alpine Skiing Area||Shiligarnik (Bansko)||Borjomi Didveli<br />Sakvelo Track
|-
|''Alpine skiing<br />technical M'' ||Roza Khutor Alpine Resort ||Flachau||[[Candanchú]] ||Kumbel ||[[Yongpyong Ski Resort|Yongpyong Resort]] ||Banderishka Poliana (Bansko)||Borjomi Didveli
|-
|''Alpine skiing<br />technical W'' ||Roza Khutor Alpine Resort ||Flachau||Candanchú ||Kumbel ||Yongpyong Resort ||Banderishka Poliana (Bansko)||Borjomi Didveli
|-
|''Cross country skiing'' ||[[Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex|Psekhako Ridge]]||Radstadt / Altenmarkt ||Candanchú ||Soldatskoe Valley ||Alpensia ||[[Borovetz]]||Bakuriani Iagora Valley
|-
|''Nordic combined C-C'' ||Psekhako Ridge ||[[Bischofshofen]] ||Candanchú ||Gorny Gigant||Alpensia ||Borovetz||Borjomi Kokhtadziri
|-
|''Freestyle skiing'' ||Laura River Valley Resort ||Flachauwinkl ||[[Astún]] ||Kumbel ||Bokwang Phoenix ||Cherveno Zname (Borovetz)||Bakuriani Kokhta 2 Tatra Pom
|-
|''Biathlon'' ||Psekhako Ridge ||Radstadt / Altenmarkt ||Candanchú ||Soldatskoe Valley  ||Alpensia ||Banderishka Poliana (Bansko)||Borjomi Iagora Valley
|-
|''Ski jumping'' ||Esto Sadok ||Bischofshofen ||[[Canfranc]]-Estación Jumping Centre ||Gorny Gigant ||Alpensia ||Borovetz  || Borjomi Kokhtadziri
|-
|''Snowboard'' ||Alpika Service ||Altenmarkt / Zauchensee<br />Flachau ||Panticosa ||Chimbulak ||Sungwoo Resort || Cherveno Zname (Borovetz)||Bakuriani Kokhta 2 Tatra Pom
|-
|''Hockey'' ||Sochi Arena<br />Kudepsta Entertainment Centre||Salzburg Volksgarten<br />Salzburg Wals ||Jaca Ice Pavilion<br />[[Huesca]] Sports Palace<br /> Zaragoza Ice Pavilion ||Almaty Olympic Ice Park ||[[Wonju]] Sports Complex<br />Wonju [[Halla University]] ||National Winter Sports Palace (Sofia)<br />West Park Sports Center (Sofia)||[[Tbilisi]] Makhata Hill Arenas
|-
|''Speed skating'' ||Adler Commercial Centre ||Salzburg Liefering Oval ||Jaca High Performance Winter Sports Centre ||[[Medeo]] ||[[Gangneung]] || East Park National Olympic Center (Sofia)|| Tbilisi Central Stadium
|-
|''Figure skating'' ||Imeretinskaya Exhibition Centre ||Salzburg Liefering ||Príncipe Felipe Pavilion, Zaragoza ||Almaty Olympic Ice Park  ||Gangneung ||East Park National Olympic Center (Sofia)||Tbilisi Sport Palace
|-
|''Short track'' ||Imeretinskaya Exhibition Centre  ||Salzburg Liefering  ||Príncipe Felipe Pavilion, Zaragoza  ||Almaty Olympic Ice Park  ||Gangneung ||East Park National Olympic Center (Sofia)|| Tbilisi Sport Palace
|-
|''Curling'' ||Imeretinskaya Exhibition Centre  ||Salzburg Arena ||Zaragoza Sports Palace ||Balluan Sholak ||Gangneung ||Sofia  || Tbilisi Makhata Hill
|-
|''Bobsleigh/luge/skeleton'' ||National Sliding Centre ||[[Schönau am Königsee]] ''(Germany)''||Panticosa Sliding Centre ||Almatau ||Sungwoo Resort  ||Boiana Center||Borjomi Tskhratskaro
|}

== Potential bids ==
The following cities expressed interest in bidding but withdrew their 2014 Winter Olympics bids or decided not to bid.
* {{flagicon|Andorra}} '''[[Andorra la Vella]], [[Andorra]]''' – No backing by the Andorran Olympic Committee for 2014 bid
* {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Annecy]], France''' – No backing by the French Olympic Committee after Paris lost its 2012 bid.
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} '''[[Erzurum]], Turkey''' – The National Olympic Committee of Turkey cited a lack of infrastructure. Erzurum had organized the [[2011 Winter Universiade]].
* {{flagicon|China}} '''[[Harbin]], China''' – Investment has been poured into the [[2009 Winter Universiade]]
* {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Munich]], Germany''' – National Olympic Committee for Germany cited lack of detail and planning
* {{flagicon|Sweden}} '''[[Östersund Municipality|Östersund]], Sweden''' – Lack of Swedish political support
* {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Quebec City]], [[Quebec]], Canada''' – Discussed making a bid for these games before [[Vancouver]] was chosen to hold the [[2010 Olympic Winter Games]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]''' and '''[[Lake Tahoe, Nevada]], United States of America''' – No backing by the United States Olympic Committee
* {{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Tromsø Municipality|Tromsø]], Norway''' – The Norwegian government did not guarantee money to the bid
* {{flagicon|Switzerland}} '''[[Zürich]], Switzerland''' – Withdrew their bid on 14 September 2004

== Votes results of the 2014 Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympics ==
[[2010 Winter Olympics bids|Four years earlier]], Pyeongchang led the first ballot but was defeated in the second one, then losing to [[Vancouver]], British Columbia. Both votes although four years apart bore a remarkable similarity.

There were two rounds of voting at the session that decided which city would host the games. In the first round, Pyeongchang received 36 votes while Sochi received 34 votes. Salzburg was eliminated with only 25 votes. In the second round of voting, Pyeongchang garnered 47 votes but Sochi received most of the votes originally cast for Salzburg and gained 51 votes, winning the bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="7" | 2014 Winter Olympics bidding results
|-
! candidate City
! NOC
! style="background:silver;"|Round 1
! style="background:silver;"|Round 2
|-
|[[Sochi]] || Russia ||align="center"|34||align="center"| '''51'''
|-
| [[Pyeongchang]] || South Korea ||align="center"| '''36''' ||align="center"| 47
|-
| [[Salzburg]] || Austria ||align="center"| 25 ||align="center"| —
|}

== See also ==
* [[2010 Winter Olympics bids]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080602051426/http://sochi2014.com/sch_questionnaire Candidature acceptance procedure for the XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014]
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602051426/http://sochi2014.com/sch_questionnaire |date=2 June 2008 |title=Homepage of the Sochi bid }}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930233652/http://www.salzburg2014.com/ |date=30 September 2007 |title=Homepage of the Salzburg bid}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012005535/http://pyeongchang2014.org/eng/main.html |date=12 October 2007 |title=Homepage of the PyeongChang bid}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616190518/http://jaca2014.es/eng/Default.asp |date=16 June 2006 |title=Homepage of the Jaca bid}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20060222130020/http://www.2014almaty.com/almaty-2014-fr.htm |date=22 February 2006 |title=Homepage of the Almaty bid}}
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819024711/http://www.sofia2014bg.org/us/ |date=19 August 2006 |title=Homepage of the Sofia bid}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130723032624/http://www.borjomi2014.ge/ Homepage of the Borjomi bid]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/news/olympic_news/full_story_uk.asp?id=1516 IOC press release about the bid process] (26 October 2005)

=== Candidature files ===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006065120/https://doc.rero.ch/record/23123?ln=en Sochi 2014]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074705/https://doc.rero.ch/record/23232?ln=en Salzburg 2014]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074234/https://doc.rero.ch/record/23191?ln=en PyeongChang 2014]

=== Mini bid books ===
* [http://issuu.com/thatsnotmypuppy/docs/sochi_2014_applicant_file Sochi 2014]
* [http://issuu.com/thatsnotmypuppy/docs/salzburg_2014_english/0 Salzburg 2014]
* [http://issuu.com/thatsnotmypuppy/docs/jaca_2014_english/0 Jaca 2014]
* [http://issuu.com/thatsnotmypuppy/docs/almaty_2014/0 Almaty 2014]
* [http://issuu.com/thatsnotmypuppy/docs/pyeongchang2014_questionaire/0 PyeongChang 2014]
* [http://issuu.com/thatsnotmypuppy/docs/sofia_2014_english/0 Sofia 2014]
* [http://issuu.com/thatsnotmypuppy/docs/borjomi_2014_english/0 Borjomi 2014]

=== IOC evaluation report of the applicant cities ===
* [http://www.olympic.org/common/asp/download_report.asp?file=en_report_1074.pdf&id=1074 Conclusions]
* [http://www.olympic.org/common/asp/download_report.asp?file=en_report_1073.pdf&id=1073 Full evaluation report]

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