thatsnotmypuppy
War Child
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So it appears that Sochi, Russia will host the 2014 Winter Olympics. This is quite a controversial choice (over Salzburg in Austria and Pyeingchang in South Korea) as the Russians have absolutely no existing venues (Salzburg had 80% built, PC has 70% built), have not relaxed visa entry requirements and are planning on spending a crazy US$12 billion on the Games.
The bigger news is that Tokyo has announced they are bidding for the 2016 Games (going up against Chicago, Rio etc). The fact they are bidding isnt big news - the fact they announced they are bidding and starting marketing their bid PRIOR to the 2014 decision is the news.
Reports are the Japanese had been lobbying aginst the Koreans - even though they wrent bidding for the same Games.
The hot rumour is that South Korea will hit back with a 2016 bid from Busan to try to derail the Japanese - making a Chicago win a bigger possibility.
the politics involved are mindboggling!
Anyhow, good luck to Russia and Sochi (its near the Black sea apparently and will be a weird venue - it's apparently minus 20 celcius in the mountains 40km away, but 20 degrees celcius in the city centre where all the ice sports will be held).
I wonder how the building contracts will work in Sochi - with the Russian mafia running the city if you believe the word on the street
The bigger news is that Tokyo has announced they are bidding for the 2016 Games (going up against Chicago, Rio etc). The fact they are bidding isnt big news - the fact they announced they are bidding and starting marketing their bid PRIOR to the 2014 decision is the news.
Reports are the Japanese had been lobbying aginst the Koreans - even though they wrent bidding for the same Games.
The hot rumour is that South Korea will hit back with a 2016 bid from Busan to try to derail the Japanese - making a Chicago win a bigger possibility.
the politics involved are mindboggling!
Anyhow, good luck to Russia and Sochi (its near the Black sea apparently and will be a weird venue - it's apparently minus 20 celcius in the mountains 40km away, but 20 degrees celcius in the city centre where all the ice sports will be held).
I wonder how the building contracts will work in Sochi - with the Russian mafia running the city if you believe the word on the street