A friend has just got back from Sochi, having been working on hospitality for Visa. She said despite a difficult first day or two it went really well. A lot of the hotels hadn't been finished properly although hers was fine. A lot of the media were in these problematic hotels.
Transportation was excellent and at times half empty. It seems there were plenty of empty seats at many of the events - not shown on tv. The atmosphere around the park was ok but again quieter in numbers than she expected. Security tight but no different to other games.
Cheers,
Seth has done ice hockey commentary before I think, I'm sure I recognise his voice and style. Not heard the name before though or it didn't stick.
Wow! Brent, I've met him a few times, many years ago. Hes a nice guy.
It is great commentary, compared to some of the poor stuff we have had on other sports this olympics.
Seth does the sports desks on Radio 5 . Excellent presenter
Sochi has done the Olympics proud, whatever the politics and the inevitable reservations beforehand ........ sport will always somehow transcend politics.
Thanks Russia ........ again when a City has to deliver a great Games, they inevitably do so. How will the next Olympic City match this? ..... they will, they always do. ;-)
Sochi has done the Olympics proud, whatever the politics and the inevitable reservations beforehand ........ sport will always somehow transcend politics.
Thanks Russia ........ again when a City has to deliver a great Games, they inevitably do so. How will the next Olympic City match this? ..... they will, they always do. ;-)
Brazil and South Korea, it's over to you.
Once the World Cup is out of the way we'll get 2 years of 'the venues in Rio are never gonna be finished' stories and in the end they will be just about!
I'd expect better from Korea they'll be on the ball getting things ready.
And quite right they are. Olympics have got nothing to do with politics and despite all our fears, it hasn't been.
Russia have done a good job IMO.
Edit: Javier was brilliant!!
You missed the point. They are pretending - implying even, that the Olympics has made a difference and that Russia is all of a sudden an amazing place. The BBC are the ones who brought their human rights into it by their footage.
Bloody short track, shown itself to be a Mickey Mouse event in this games. How can a group of judges decide the results without any recourse for appeal?
Once the World Cup is out of the way we'll get 2 years of 'the venues in Rio are never gonna be finished' stories and in the end they will be just about!
I'd expect better from Korea they'll be on the ball getting things ready.
Brazil will have an excellent precursor in the World Cup, at least some of the venues, hotels etc will be in place in Rio. We won't be seeing any of the destitute population or their dire living conditions though.
The IOC, and also FIFA, want to tread new ground in this modern era, however sometimes the ethics of choosing a host city is not always all it seems.
Bloody short track, shown itself to be a Mickey Mouse event in this games. How can a group of judges decide the results without any recourse for appeal?
It is a ridiculous event, and has been ever since its trial event days.
Unless they allow for a bit of argy bargy, and competitors are not arbitrarily dq'd it will always appear as a bit of a lottery and not a proper Olympic sport.
Ok so there is always a bit of luck, but not luck that they stay on their skates, or luck that they are not penalised by some suited skates pressing their buttons and altering the result at their own leisure, with no recourse to appeal.
IMO the Chinese lady who knocked out Elise in the last race may have done so in order that her team mate behind her qualified for the final??? She had no chance of catching Elise so why not take her out! Anyone know if that same Chinese lady won the final ...... I was too outraged to even bother to watch the rest of the 'action' or as we may call it the 'refereeing'.
Well I'm a bit tipsy. My friends just left - we got together to watch the gold medal hockey and share a few drinks. So proud of the Canadian men's team -- they got better and better with each game.
Thanks to the regular posters here -- it's been fun to have people to share my obsession with and I appreciate your patience with my support for Canada! See you all in 4 years!!!
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This might have had something to do with it: Nicklas Backstrom stopped from playing just hours before due to positive drug test. >:(
Transportation was excellent and at times half empty. It seems there were plenty of empty seats at many of the events - not shown on tv. The atmosphere around the park was ok but again quieter in numbers than she expected. Security tight but no different to other games.
Thanks to the guys who posted the schedules and TV guides.
Very helpful.
Nice chatting to you all over the games.
Seth does the sports desks on Radio 5 . Excellent presenter
And quite right they are. Olympics have got nothing to do with politics and despite all our fears, it hasn't been.
Russia have done a good job IMO.
Edit: Javier was brilliant!!
Thanks Russia ........ again when a City has to deliver a great Games, they inevitably do so. How will the next Olympic City match this? ..... they will, they always do. ;-)
Brazil and South Korea, it's over to you.
I'd expect better from Korea they'll be on the ball getting things ready.
Yes it's funny how all that's conveniently forgotten about
You missed the point. They are pretending - implying even, that the Olympics has made a difference and that Russia is all of a sudden an amazing place. The BBC are the ones who brought their human rights into it by their footage.
Brazil will have an excellent precursor in the World Cup, at least some of the venues, hotels etc will be in place in Rio. We won't be seeing any of the destitute population or their dire living conditions though.
The IOC, and also FIFA, want to tread new ground in this modern era, however sometimes the ethics of choosing a host city is not always all it seems.
The IOC has had it's own fair share of corruption but I think they are better than they were. Tokyo 2020 will be a good games.
It is a ridiculous event, and has been ever since its trial event days.
Unless they allow for a bit of argy bargy, and competitors are not arbitrarily dq'd it will always appear as a bit of a lottery and not a proper Olympic sport.
Ok so there is always a bit of luck, but not luck that they stay on their skates, or luck that they are not penalised by some suited skates pressing their buttons and altering the result at their own leisure, with no recourse to appeal.
IMO the Chinese lady who knocked out Elise in the last race may have done so in order that her team mate behind her qualified for the final??? She had no chance of catching Elise so why not take her out!
Qatar 2022 is the main, and most ridiculous decision ever made, but made with $$££ signs in their eyes rather than sense between their ears.
Hold the competition in June/July and there will be casualties, it is far too hot to ask sportsmen to play in such heat and humidity.
Thanks to the regular posters here -- it's been fun to have people to share my obsession with and I appreciate your patience with my support for Canada! See you all in 4 years!!!
20:14pm Sochi local time. (16:14pm our time).
Didn't I see the close ceremony was actually earlier in the day? But BBC showing it delayed.