Sochi Winter Games made $53 million profit

Reuters

Published Feb 26, 2015 05:30PM ET

Sochi Winter Games made $53 million profit

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics made an operating profit of 3.25 billion roubles ($53.15 million), officials announced on Thursday.

The International Olympic Committee said it was planning to give its share of the profits back to the Russian organizers.

"The IOC has already decided to transfer its 20 percent...to the Russian Olympic Committee," spokesperson Mark Adams told reporters.