9th Winter Olympics

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IX Olympic Winter Games
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Host city Saugeais Arçon, Saugeais
Participating NOCs 120
Olympic stadium Arrowpoint Place
Officially opened by Thomas Bouvier
(President of the Republic of Saugeais)
Opening ceremony February 25, 2014
Closing ceremony March 21, 2014

The IX Olympic Winter Games were an international multi-sport event held in the city of Arçon, Saugeais, and were the ninth winter edition of the Olympic Games.

Host selection

City Country (NOC) Votes
Arçon  Saugeais 19
Wladica Buyan 17

Participating NOCs

Venues

Three clusters of venues were utilized and connected through the Arçon Transit system

  • Downtown Cluster: Arrowpoint Place (ceremonies), the Arçon Olympic Arena (ice hockey), and the Arçon Olympic Oval (long track speed skating).
  • Olympic Village Cluster: Olympic Village, Medal Plaza, Arçon National Ice Dome (short track speed skating), Arçon Curling Center (curling).
  • Forest Cluster: Arçon National Ski Resort (alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, ski jumping, and snowboarding), which is located within the Saugeais National Forest (biathlon, cross country skiing); also site of the bobsleigh and luge track.
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