The mountain cluster will be the main area of all the skiing as well as sliding sports and will also include a Biathlon, Ski Complex, a Bobsleigh Track, a Ski Centre, Ski Jump Complex, a Snowboard Park and Freestyle Centre.

Several of the venues are due to host international events at the start of 2012, to prepare for the 2014 Games, and IOC Coordination Commission Chairman Jean-Claude Killy was confident that the athletes would be impressed following a recent visit to Sochi. “I am confident that the world’s winter athletes will be impressed when they arrive in Sochi for the up-coming sports events and the Games in 2014,” said Killy. He continued, “The entire Sochi 2014 team deserves great praise for their achievements over the past six months.”

Both the Biathlon and Ski Complex are located on the crest and slopes of the Psekhako Ridge. These will host both the FIS Cup and the IBU Cup in January next year, on the other hand the Alpine Centre, on the Aibga Ridge, will host the Alpine FIS World Cup in February.

The Ski Jumping Complex, which can be found in Esto-Sadok village on the northern slope of the Aibga Ridge, will stage the FIS Ski Jumping Cup in February, while the Snowboard Park and Freestyle Centre, to the West of the Rosa Khutor plateau, will host both the Freestyle FIS European Cup and the Snowboard FIS European Cup in March.