Sochi 2014: You can check in, but ...

updated 12:05 PM EST, Mon February 24, 2014

With the Olympic cauldron now extinguished, CNN takes a look at whether Russia's $50 billion Sochi budget was money well spent.

updated 9:40 AM EST, Mon February 24, 2014

The athletes on show in Sochi provided moments of drama and destiny that captured the imagination and settled in the collective memory.

updated 11:15 AM EST, Mon February 24, 2014

Russia may have topped the medals table at the first Winter Olympics it staged, but which country was most successful per capita?

updated 11:48 AM EST, Mon February 24, 2014

From eye-popping helmet designs to F1-influenced bobsleigh, the Sochi offered a bewildering array of technological innovation.

updated 6:46 AM EST, Mon February 24, 2014

Sochi's closing ceremony took an artistic look at Russian culture before the Olympic flag was handed over to South Korea for the 2018 Games.

updated 1:57 PM EST, Sun February 23, 2014

Critics say it would have been cheaper to coat this Russian road with caviar but will the route made for Sochi reap long-term rewards?

updated 7:06 AM EST, Tue February 18, 2014

Navigate your way around this spectacular 360-degree picture from Sochi's ski-jumping venue at the Winter Olympics -- and find out how it was created.

updated 5:45 AM EST, Tue February 18, 2014

Sochi's transformation has left even the local cab drivers a bit lost and confused -- but don't let that put you off visiting this rejuvenated Black Sea resort.

updated 12:59 PM EST, Fri February 14, 2014

What do you get if you mix Valentine's Day, thousands of good-looking young Olympians and a popular online dating app?

updated 7:11 AM EST, Fri February 14, 2014

For a Winter Olympics, there are some very colorful characters from some very tropical climates taking part -- including this "Mariachi" skier.

updated 6:03 AM EST, Fri February 14, 2014

If snowboarders were an introduction to a younger, hipper, "slacker" generation of Olympians, the next wave has taken it to another level.

updated 6:52 AM EDT, Tue June 3, 2014

He didn't like carpets, he banned portraits and he walked in water rather than swim. Welcome to Joseph Stalin's dacha.

updated 6:19 PM EST, Thu February 13, 2014

Like most skiers in Sochi, Jacky Chamoun had hoped to cause a stir on the slopes rather than off them.

updated 5:14 AM EST, Wed February 12, 2014

It has been dubbed Russia's Las Vegas. But has Sochi's massive renovation come at a cost to the region's stunning natural environment?

updated 12:33 PM EST, Sun February 23, 2014

Take a different look at Sochi 2014 as CNN showcases the most compelling images from the world's best photographers.