Active Users:803 Time:14/12/2025 02:15:33 AM
Olympics - Sochi? - Anonymous2000 Send a noteboard - 27/01/2014 03:52:40 PM

Looks like the upcoming Olympics may not go too smoothly. Threats of violence and the bad PR of being so anti-gay. Has anyone ever been to Sochi?

I assume Putin paid off the selection committee.

State Dept issues travel warning.
Reply to message
Olympics - Sochi? - - 27/01/2014 03:52:40 PM 866 Views
We'll have to wait and see, but it looked like a PR disaster waiting to happen from the start. - 27/01/2014 06:19:43 PM 575 Views
True with Beijing, but China had the money to fix those problems..... - 27/01/2014 08:10:53 PM 615 Views
It's certainly not about a lack of money. - 27/01/2014 08:41:33 PM 550 Views
Re: It's certainly not about a lack of money. - 27/01/2014 09:29:37 PM 679 Views
I think GDP is more important that GDP per person..... - 28/01/2014 03:39:26 AM 562 Views
I think it also speaks for the corruption in the IOC - 28/01/2014 01:14:40 PM 914 Views
Well Rio was selected via bribery, I think that is a pretty well known fact..... *NM* - 28/01/2014 03:16:12 PM 233 Views
Really? It goes beyond just accusations? - 28/01/2014 06:27:22 PM 714 Views
The Qatar FIFA World Cup, too *NM* - 30/01/2014 03:53:20 PM 228 Views

Reply to Message