The Olympics has to be one of the most anticipated athletic events worldwide. This event only happens every four years and likewise the venue for the event changes every four years. Cities build Olympic parks and villages to accommodate all of the events, athletes, and visitors that will come to venue. With an influx of spectators comes economic growth in each city the Olympics are held. The 22nd Winter Olympic games are being held in Sochi, Russia this year from Feb. 7 through Feb. 23. An astounding twelve new events have been added to the Sochi Olympic games.

A couple of the events that were added to this year's scheduled are a mixed Biathlon relay and team figure skating events. There was also a men and women's ski halfpipe as well as ski and snowboard slopestyle. With so many new events and so many nations being represented this year there are some newsworthy things that need to be mentioned.

First, a Norwegian athlete made history as the oldest Winter Olympic gold medalist in an individual sport. The athlete's name is Ole Einar Bjørndalen and he takes the title at age 40. Another Gold medalist, Sven Kramer of the Netherlands, won the gold in record time, finishing the event in six minutes and 10.76 seconds.

As of today, there are a number of countries that are making their mark on the games. As far as country standings, there are five countries vying for number one as far as gold medals won. Those countries are Canada, Norway, Netherlands, United States, and Germany. As far as country rankings for medals won to date, Canada is number one, with Norway and the Netherlands trailing behind, the U.S. comes in as number four on the rankings. Germany, Olympic hosts Russia, and Austria are also making their way up the charts. With only 13 days left in this Olympic event series, you never know who is going to come out on top and what records will be broken next.