The cost of the Sochi games: $19 million per Olympic athlete
The polar bear mascot prepares to extinguish the Olympic flame during the Sochi Olympics closing ceremony, Feb. 23, 2014.
The 2014 Winter Olympics are seven times more expensive than the last Winter Games, and cost $20 billion more than the Summer Games in Beijing. Here is how much money that is.
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