Great apps that focus in on Sochi for the Winter Olympics
Sunday, February 9, 2014 at 10:13PM 
The Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia are Here are in full swing and here are the official apps to keep you up to date in Canada. All of these are available on the iOS App Store.
The CBC Olympics app provides you with full, wide-ranging, dynamic and real-time coverage of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, including live streaming of all Olympic competitions. This is the best option for live or near realtime viewing.
Sochi 2014 Results (ANO Organizing Committee)
The official Sochi 2014 Results application provides full details of the sports program of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games.
Install the application and follow the medal races in real time. Get quick and easy access to the competition schedule and results. Choose the country you’re supporting, compile your information ticker of selected topics and be alerted with the latest news of your favorite athletes! Sochi 2014 Results is your personal media center for the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Medal Alert (International Olympic Committee)
The Olympic Medal Alert App. Simply select your favourite sports and the teams you’re cheering for in the preferences and you will be notified each time a medal is awarded during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games!
Olympic Athletes Hub (International Olympic Committee)
The Olympic Athletes’ Hub features thousands of profiles of Olympians and is the best way to connect and follow participants of all the past and future Olympic Games. Discover and follow the verified accounts of Olympians across Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Search by “Athlete”, “Team”, “Sport”, and “Game” and get a unique overview of Olympians. Discover their individual profiles which aggregate all of their updates in one place. Create your own custom feed by following Olympians on the Hub. See what’s trending among the Sochi 2014 Olympians. Easily share your favorite posts on Facebook and Twitter.
Sochi 2014 Guide (ANO Organizing Committee)
Mobile Guide to the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. You'll be able to stay up to date, to know the accurate schedule of competitions and other events, to follow the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relay, to purchase tickets, to plan a trip, to navigate in Sochi and at sports venues with the interactive map, to share experiences with friends and much more. Sochi 2014 Guide is your encyclopedia of the Games!
Experience the Winter Olympic Games in a whole new way with this interactive 360° panoramic video from Visa. Feel what it’s like to ski the giant slalom, or ski jump across a football field. Experience the thrill of the halfpipe. Dance across the ice or score a hockey goal — you’ll get closer to Team Visa athletes by getting “in their shoes” during training. Move the camera a full 360 degrees using your device’s gyroscope, or swipe the screen to shift the focus — look up, down, behind and to the side of the athlete and see what he or she sees while training, and hear in their own words what goes through their mind as they train for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Toggle between cameras to change the poi
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