Deven
Wendigo
So, since today's Opening Ceremony, shall we discuss what's happening over in Sochi?
Let's start with the news headlines coming out:
Apparently, a lot of the hotels are under construction still, days up until the Games. Reporters were some of the first to arrive, and some have been tweeting their experiences.
One for giggles:
Buzzfeed has an article called "Photographic Proof That Sochi Is A Godforsaken Hellscape Right Now." While some of the pictures look fake (but may not be,) I've seen some tweeted by journalists.
Russia's response to the journalists? They are spying on them, of course!
Reporters are also reporting that their electronics were hacked almost immediately upon turning them on in Sochi, saying that the hacking was "very fast and very professional."
There's also the issue that only 70% of this Winter Olympics tickets are sold, as compared to the 97% for Vancouver. 75% of the attendees are expected to be Russian.
Some of this could be due to the terroristic threats that have come about, especially since Sochi is being held physically near and around the same time as the anniversary of an ethnic cleansing done by Tsarist Russia.
With the terrorist attacks, there is a "ring of steel" around Sochi, comprised of soldiers and fences stretching all the way out to the Black Sea.
They are warning of bombs in toothpaste tubes and cosmetics jars on airlines.
And there have been a fair number of injuries already, so much so that Olympic snowboarder Shaun White dropped out of a newly added event called the Slopestyle, saying that the jumps were a bit too high for his taste. Since the events were freshly added, they had qualifiers that started before the Opening Ceremony.
Heidi Kloser has broken her leg while practicing, shattering her Freestyle dreams for Sochi. Hopefully she can try again next time.
I'm monitoring the Sochi situations closely. While I won't update with medalists, I will update with any other relevant information.
Let's start with the news headlines coming out:
Apparently, a lot of the hotels are under construction still, days up until the Games. Reporters were some of the first to arrive, and some have been tweeting their experiences.
One for giggles:
Buzzfeed has an article called "Photographic Proof That Sochi Is A Godforsaken Hellscape Right Now." While some of the pictures look fake (but may not be,) I've seen some tweeted by journalists.
Russia's response to the journalists? They are spying on them, of course!
Reporters are also reporting that their electronics were hacked almost immediately upon turning them on in Sochi, saying that the hacking was "very fast and very professional."
There's also the issue that only 70% of this Winter Olympics tickets are sold, as compared to the 97% for Vancouver. 75% of the attendees are expected to be Russian.
Some of this could be due to the terroristic threats that have come about, especially since Sochi is being held physically near and around the same time as the anniversary of an ethnic cleansing done by Tsarist Russia.
With the terrorist attacks, there is a "ring of steel" around Sochi, comprised of soldiers and fences stretching all the way out to the Black Sea.
They are warning of bombs in toothpaste tubes and cosmetics jars on airlines.
And there have been a fair number of injuries already, so much so that Olympic snowboarder Shaun White dropped out of a newly added event called the Slopestyle, saying that the jumps were a bit too high for his taste. Since the events were freshly added, they had qualifiers that started before the Opening Ceremony.
Heidi Kloser has broken her leg while practicing, shattering her Freestyle dreams for Sochi. Hopefully she can try again next time.
I'm monitoring the Sochi situations closely. While I won't update with medalists, I will update with any other relevant information.
