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The 2014 Sochi Olympics are just a year away. And they're a world away from the last Games in Vancouver. Here's a look at five things you'll find in Sochi, Russia: 1.

It seems like only yesterday that Vancouver was in the spotlight as the host city of the Winter Olympics. The focus has shifted to the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia.

SOCHI, Russia - One year before Russia hosts its first Winter Olympics, this Black Sea resort is a vast construction site sprawling for nearly 40 kilometres (25 miles) along the coast and 50 kilometres (30 miles) up into the mountains.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - One fortuitous and timely bounce turned a game around for the Anaheim Ducks and resulted in the first regulation loss of the season for the San Jose Sharks.

EDMONTON - Chris Tanev couldn't have had much better timing in scoring his first-career NHL goal. Tanev scored with just 19.

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