The Russia Cup and the Europe Cup, the first alpine skiing trial competitions, take place at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Skiing Resort in February as part of preparation for the 2014 Olympic Games. Interros and the Tver Oblast administration agree to work together on innovative projects to process peat and monitor the region’s forests in order to prevent forest fires. Interros and the Potanin Foundation use the Nationwide Peat Forum to announce a new grant competition for research teams to develop innovative solutions in peat extraction and processing and peat bog fire prevention. The winners of the competition receive their awards in December. In June, Cinema Park acquires Kinostar De Luxe. In December, Interros spins off Cinema Park from ProfMedia as a separate business. Rosbank acquires Rusfinance and DeltaCredit banks from SG, and they become wholly owned subsidiaries of Rosbank. BSGV and Rosbank merge to form the largest international financial institution in Russia. SG’s share in Rosbank reaches 82.4% by then. Interros maintains ownership over approximately 7%.