Sochi 2014

[hugrr]

2 days to go, before the most expensive Olympics ever.

$51,000,000,000 worth of sporting entertainment awaits, bring on the curling, and Cool runnings!

Here's some Tweets from journalists who are less than impressed with their accommodation

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs...-their-hilarious-and-gross-hotel-experiences/

 

[LSUY]

That's Rio's motto decided.

Rio 2016: At least we ain't Sochi.

 

[LSUY]

I'm guessing during the days of the Soviet Union the Poles built everything.

 

[THFCSPURS19]

Quite looking forward to it TBH- it will be the first time that I actually watch or pay any attention to the Winter Olympics so it'll be nice.

Going to London 2012 was one of the best experiences in my life so I still have that Olympic fever (I always will)

 

[Marty]

It kind of kicks off tomorrow morning with some slopestyle and moguls qualifiers and the start of the figure skating team competition, even though the opening ceremony isn't until friday evening.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say a big fat 0 gold medals to Team GB this time round.

Got a competition going on at work guessing the number of Norwegian gold medals and which events they'll come in. I landed on 16 Norwegian golds, which would be ridiculous, but most of them are gimmes in cross country and biathlon which no other nations really care about.

 

[absolute bobbins]

I thought the Soviet Union collapsed, judging by those snaps it looks like I was wrong.

 

[yankspurs]

How the hell are they so ill prepared? These games were practically Putin's baby. Way to fail miserably, Vladimir!

 

[werty]

 

[Cavehillspur]

Anyone know what channel is covering this??? Been looking forward to it but cant seem to find it on the tv listings, to be honest I havent even seen advertisments building up to it either?

Edit: Think it might be on BBC red button.

 

[hugrr]

Anyone know what channel is covering this??? Been looking forward to it but cant seem to find it on the tv listings, to be honest I havent even seen advertisments building up to it either?

Edit: Think it might be on BBC red button.

BBC and Eurosport should be showing it all.

And I'm guessing if there's a winter Paralympics, that'll be on Channel 4.

Do they have a Paralympics?

Edit, well hot diggedy dog yes they do!

http://www.sochi2014.com/en/paralympic

 

[hugrr]

HAARD, HAAAAARRDD, HHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!

 

[LSUY]

 

[mpickard2087]

What day are the finals of the Snowball fighting?

 

[worcestersauce]

See what happens to interior design when you get rid of the gays!

 

[Geyzer Soze]

I presume you will all be getting behind Luke Steyn, our great Skiing hope from Zimbabwe!

He will be competing in the Slalom and the Giant Slalom!

http://beforeitsnews.com/tea-party/...er-a-great-video-on-bbc-to-watch-2519078.html

 

[Scarlet57]

Someone's going to end up in a Siberian labour camp for the rings cock-up,

 

[Col_M]

Very nice stadium. Does if have a sliding roof?

 

[Col_M]

Attempted hijacking news. We were so lucky to have avoided nutters

 

[Col_M]

The giant mascots are fab.

 

[Scarlet57]

A plane bound for Turkey from the Ukraine was forced to make an emergency landing Friday after a hijack attempt, Agence France-Presse reported.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wor...ijack-attempt-article-1.1605840#ixzz2setNBJdE