Vladimir Potanin donated 500 million rubles ($6.7ml) aimed for creation of smart materials with pre-programmed properties. The project envisages establishment of a brand new Laboratory of Programmable Functional Materials, and will be carried out under the leadership of the Nobel laureate Konstantin Novoselov.

For ten seasons, hockey players from all over the country hit the ice to compete for the title of the best amateur team in the Night Hockey League.

Rosa Khutor resort launched a new environment project  in order to aggregate long-term observations and make a description of the avifauna species of the resort and its environs, and assess the status of rare bird populations. Following the results of the research, ornithologists will provide recommendations on the well-being of nesting, migrating and wintering birds in the resort, including the calculation of technical solutions and costs.