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A Greek Lights Up Sochi
The Greek George Tellos, who was responsible for the stage lighting of many Greek theatrical shows, is the lighting designer and director of photography in Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. Tellos is responsible for the stage lighting of the medal awards...
Europe
With the Greek Olympic Team in Sochi (Video)
On Friday, the athletes of the Greek Olympic team had their first encounter with the Olympic slopes at the 12th Olympic Winter Games, held 2014 in Sochi, Russia. The Olympic team who has been in Sochi since Thursday seems...
Europe
An Olympic Mix-up: ‘Greece Stands Up for Gay Rights in Sochi with Rainbow Gloves?’
Greece’s rainbow-fingered uniforms at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics opening ceremony were seen by international media as a strong message of support to the global gay and lesbian community that was deemed unwanted by the Russian Government.
Although the Greek...
Europe
Greek Ski Jumper in Sochi
Nico Polychronidis is the first Greek ski jumper to compete in the Winter Olympics Games of Sochi, Russia.
Polychronidis was born in Bremen, Germany, to a German mother and Greek father. At the age of six he started jumping and...
Europe
Greeks of Sochi Ready to Host Olympic Games
The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games 2014 in Sochi, Russia, is taking place February 7 at 6.30 p.m. The Greek mountainous village Krasnaya Polyana (Red Glade) will also host a part of the biggest sporting event in...
Europe
Sochi-2014 Olympic Torch in World’s Deepest Lake
Early this morning the Sochi-2014 Olympic Torch was plunged to the bottom of Lake Baikal, which is the deepest lake in the world. The lake curves for nearly 400 miles through south-eastern Siberia, north of the Mongolian boarder. The...
Europe
Russia: Greece’s Consulate General, Torchbearer of Sochi 2014
Greece’s Consulate General, Yiannis Plotas, participated in a unique and impressive ceremony of Sochi Winter Games Torch Relay that took place in Russia. He received an invitation from the Russian Olympic Committee, which was an honor for Greek Consulate...
Europe
Putin Launches Olympic Torch Relay for Sochi Games
Russian President Vladimir Putin ceremoniously lit the Olympic flame on Red Square on Sunday, but the four-month relay to Sochi for the Winter Games got off to a rocky start when one of the torches went out.
The glitch occurred...
Europe
Greek Skier to Be 1st Torchbearer of Sochi Relay
An 18-year-old Greek skier will be the first athlete to run with the Olympic flame in the torch relay for the Sochi Winter Games.
Ioannis Antoniou was selected Friday as the first torchbearer for the relay, which will start after...
Europe
Formula 1, UEFA Boycott Russia Over Ukraine
Formula 1 and UEFA announced on Friday that their scheduled events in Russia would be moved elsewhere, in a move aimed to penalize the country over its attack on Ukraine.
European soccer's governing body, UEFA, will relocate the May 28...
Diplomacy
Greece, Russia Emphasize Historic Ties in Mitsotakis-Putin Summit
Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met Russia's President Vladimir Putin for the first time on Wednesday since assuming office in 2019.
Upon his reception by the Russian president in Sochi, Mitsotakis emphasized that there was room for improvement in Greek-Russian...
Europe
Gabriella Papadakis – Guillaume Cizeron Stun Audiences at Figure Skating Grand Prix (video)
French-Greek Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron are in the lead of the Audi Cup China after the short dance leg of the ice dance competition, delivering a personal best score of 81.10 points in the ISU Figure Skating Grand...
Europe
Fyodor Yurchikhin Grammatikopoulos to Make Six-Hour Space Walk
Russian cosmonaut of Pontian Greek descent Fyodor Nikolayevich Yurchikhin Grammatikopoulos will make a six-hour walk outside the ISS space station where he has been since April.
NASA TV will broadcast live the cosmonaut's trip. The broadcast is scheduled to start...
Economy
Greece and Russia Share Common Interest in Investments
Panagiotis Skoutas, Director of the Office of the State Minister Niko Pappa, highlighted today, at an event organized by the Greek-Russian Chamber in Moscow, the interest both the Greek and Russian community share in the investment opportunities that can be developed...
Business
Greek-Russian Initiative for Summer Cruises in Greece
A Greek-Russian initiative concerning the tourism sector and cruises for Russian tourists from the port of Sochi to Thessaloniki, with a stop in Istanbul, is currently in the works. The development of the bilateral economic Greek-Russia venture is a...