With an average February temperature of and a humid subtropical climate, Sochi is the warmest city to host a Winter Olympic Games.Vancouver Olympics: Embarrassed Russia looks to 2014 Sochi Olympics The Christian Science Monitor, 1 March 2010 Sochi 2014 is the 12th straight Olympics to outlaw smoking; all Sochi venues, Olympic Park bars and restaurants and public areas were smoke-free during the Games. Around the Rings, 14 July 2011 It is also the first time that an Olympic Park has been built for hosting winter games.
