The opening ceremonies for the Sochi Olympics were truly impressive, but they did not go off without a hitch.
Early in the presentation, huge snowflakes were supposed to transform into the Olympic Rings – four of them did, but the fifth did not. Everyone watching around the world saw the glitch – unless they were watching Russian TV. They chose to substitute video from rehearsals where all five worked as they were supposed to.
Overall, it seems (from what we can see on NBC) that things are going pretty well. That’s in spite of lots of negative comments about unfinished hotel rooms, dangerous water and falling light fixtures.
There have been dozens of pictures of side-by-side toilets – strange for such a homophobic country – and this one which seems to provide seating for judges -
Another big area of complaint has been the huge number of stray dogs in Sochi. It seems the Russians can’t win on this one – people either object to all the dogs, or they object to the efforts to get rid of them.
One suggestion has been to just give up on clearing them out and insert them into the competition.
Closing on a positive note, the Sochi Olympics pin-up Calendar is now available in an English language version -
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