How big of a trainwreck will Russian Olympics be?

[Road Guy]

LOL

I kind of enjoy the news reporters having to endure some pain...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/02/04/journalists-at-sochi-are-live-tweeting-their-hilarious-and-gross-hotel-experiences/

 

[roadwreck]

This article covers some of the toilet fiascos

http://deadspin.com/a-users-guide-to-the-bizarre-toilets-of-sochi-1516518904

 

[knight1fox3]

No worries, I'm sure it will be fine.

 

[engineergurl]

why didn't we boycott them because of the whole snowden thing anyway?

 

[Capt Worley PE]

I have a nagging feeling it'll be reminiscent of the Munich 72 Olympics.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

At least they made good money on the hotels!

http://sochi.fbk.info/en/award/

 

[NJmike PE]

 

[Master slacker]

I hope I'm wrong, but I think something very bad will happen.

 

[Road Guy]

I've never Been to Russia but I did spend a couple months in The former soviet republic of Georgia (army)I didn't get the picture that building codes and high standards of care for construction were high priorities....

And it sounds like they built a Vail style resort town in a few years....

I'd actually like to see the place. Maybe they can get added to the Rocky Mountain Super Pass?

 

[NJmike PE]

I hope I'm wrong, but I think something very bad will happen.

anywhere but Russia, I would agree. However, given their tendencies for extreme measures I expect them to remove all civil liberties in order to make sure that there are no successful attacks. That doesn't mean that terrorists wont attempt anything, but I think that Russia doesn't want the global humiliation of knowing that something was imminent and couldn't avoid it.

^RG is right. building codes and overall quality of life are not major concerns and I feel that this is the reason for the terrorists objectives. Kinda makes you wonder how much of Russia got the memo that the Soviet Union was dismantled for a democratic republic.

 

[engineergurl]

if anything, perhaps all the reporting on it will make other people realize how great they have it.....

... wait, what am I talking about, they'll just complain

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

They had to shut down their first event because the slopes were unsafe:

http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/womens-training-run-delayed-after-three-skiers-020614

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

They haven't finished building all the facilities yet and it starts tomorrow.

 

[engineergurl]

isn't tomorrow today in Russia?

 

[NJmike PE]

when is now?

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Opening ceremonies are tonight, but they already have events underway (mostly preliminaries, practices, and qualifiers that aren't televised).

 

[snickerd3]

i'd bet shaun white isn't the only one to start dropping events when they see the conditions of the snow and such.

 

[Road Guy]

sounds like they might as well have had the olympics in West Virginia

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/maycie/canadas-response-to-russias-russias-anti-lgbt-propaganda-law

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=effb2JYiKXM

 

[RIP - VTEnviro]

when is now?

>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5drjr9PmTMA