No Show Sochi

[BDKJMU]

SOCHI SCENE: WELCOME, WORLD _ WHERE ARE YOU?

"OCHI, Russia (AP) -- Olympic fans of the world, where are you?

Sochi is (more or less) ready for you to come to its Winter Games. Thousands of athletes, soldiers, journalists and herds of smiley volunteers are in place, eager to help.

So far, though, it seems like the only spectators milling about are Russian.

Dina Kobolenko is waiting for you at her tourist information stand near the Sochi train station, armed with maps of this subtropical resort on the Black Sea. She says that as of two days before the Games, she'd seen only a single foreigner - a South Korean. They couldn't understand each other, though, so had to communicate in sign language.

Fears about terrorism and the hassle of reaching Sochi from points abroad may be keeping some foreigners away - and undermining Vladimir Putin's plans to transform Sochi into a magnet for international tourism.

A train traveling between Olympic sites and downtown Sochi cheerily announces to visitors in English: "We wish you a pleasant journey!" But on a recent ride, its seats were half empty. And a sweep through four train cars found ... not a single foreign fan."

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[BDKJMU]

They're out of pillows!
http://www.vocativ.com/02-2014/sochi-running-pillows/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[grizzaholic]

Oh..I don't know. Could it be the threat of having all of your information stolen or being spied on by the Russian government?? Or perhaps some of these↓

[grizzaholic]

Or maybe these

[clenz]

Yeah...the lack of snow is BY FAR the least of their issues.

[BDKJMU]

Apparently Russia is still a sh*thole country...

[grizzaholic]

[ASUG8]

These are the folks that we gave up funding NASA in order to reliably get our shit in orbit.

[Ibanez]

Russia has screwed the pooch.



Well, that is if any are left after the most recent pogram.

[CID1990]

Every global community needs a trailer park.

Anyone even remotely familiar with Russia is not surprised by this.

Also- 1/3 of the Sochi Olympic development funds have disappeared into somebody's pocket. Another non-surprise

[89Hen]

Russia has screwed the pooch.

So did the IOC apparently.

[AZGrizFan]

My opinion of Sochi just went up a notch. Apparently it's the hometown of Maria Sharipova...

[SuperHornet]

The commentators for the USA-FIN hockey game noted that the OFFICIALS are staying in a bloody CASTLE.

Boy, that sure sounds cool. The athletes in slum housing, while the officials get a dacha? Communism at its best, huh?

[CAA Flagship]

Meh. I'll bet much of this is simply a case of running out of time. The IOC demands so much of the facilities but does not allow the host country nearly enough time to complete the task of planning, engineering, and construction.

That, and it is Russia.

[clenz]

Meh. I'll bet much of this is simply a case of running out of time. The IOC demands so much of the facilities but does not allow the host country nearly enough time to complete the task of planning, engineering, and construction.

That, and it is Russia.

they've had over 7 years and 51 billion dollars....

[ASUMountaineer]

The commentators for the USA-FIN hockey game noted that the OFFICIALS are staying in a bloody CASTLE.

Boy, that sure sounds cool. The athletes in slum housing, while the officials get a dacha? Communism at its best, huh?

You've clearly done no corporate travel.

[grizzaholic]

[93henfan]

They're out of pillows!
http://www.vocativ.com/02-2014/sochi-running-pillows/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In Soviet Russia, pillow sleeps on you.

[Ibanez]

Is that cardboard?

[Ibanez]

They're out of pillows!
http://www.vocativ.com/02-2014/sochi-running-pillows/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In Soviet Russia, pillow sleeps on you.

From the article.

Due to an extreme shortage of pillows for athletes who unexpectedly arrived to Olympic Village in the mountains, there will be a transfer of pillows from all apartments to the storehouse on 2 February 2014. Please be understanding. We have to help the athletes out of this bind.”

They didn't expect the athletes?

[AZGrizFan]

The commentators for the USA-FIN hockey game noted that the OFFICIALS are staying in a bloody CASTLE.

Boy, that sure sounds cool. The athletes in slum housing, while the officials get a dacha? Communism at its best, huh?

You've clearly done no corporate travel.

I know. As CEO, when I traveled with my employees I made sure they had the best seats on the plane. And the nicest rooms.

[Gil Dobie]

Obama's anti-Rusky propaganda is working. People are afraid to go.

[Chizzang]

Every global community needs a trailer park.

Anyone even remotely familiar with Russia is not surprised by this.

Also- 1/3 of the Sochi Olympic development funds have disappeared into somebody's pocket. Another non-surprise

This ^
Hello world meet Russia / The largest third world country / still in denial about it's status
and as noted above: Olympic Funds = House Money