2014 Sochi Olympics

This item appears on page 68 of the April 2013 issue.

All tickets for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 7-23, 2014, are being sold online through CoSport; only Visa cards are accepted for payment.

CoSport began accepting “Expressions of Interest” applications for tickets Dec. 14, 2012, and tickets went on sale Feb. 11, 2013. At press time, individual event tickets were no longer for sale, though more may be released. Still available are ticket/hotel packages.

Example — a 3-day/2-night “Flex” package, including hotel, breakfasts, a single-entry pass to CoSport’s Hospitality Center and two Olympic event tickets “self selected from a dedicated inventory,” costs $1,883 for a single person or $2,506 for two sharing accommodations.

The 4-day/3-night “Premier” package, including hotel, breakfasts, one lunch, single entry to the Hospitality Center, ground transport to venues and tickets to three preselected events (depends on dates), costs $7,014 for a single or $9,421 for two.