The final preparations for the highly anticipated and perpetually controversial Sochi Olympics are furiously underway.
2 days to go! #sochi #Sochi2014 #sochifails #sochiproblems
Sochi Fails@SochiFailsFollow
2 days to go! #sochi #Sochi2014 #sochifails #sochiproblems
07:42 AM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
But unfortunately for the tightly controlled Russian PR machine, international reporters have arrived.
In 24 hours alone, 26,000 tweets have been sent using the hashtag #SochiProblems http://t.co/KIlAnDWCaw
David Nelson@DavidNelsonNewsFollow
In 24 hours alone, 26,000 tweets have been sent using the hashtag #SochiProblems http://t.co/KIlAnDWCaw
06:45 AM - 6 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
And here are the things they are finding:
Hallways very dangerous, keep calm and carry on...or trip and fall and hit head. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
Hallways very dangerous, keep calm and carry on...or trip and fall and hit head. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
07:34 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
A lot of complaints about the accommodations. This is the foyer of my apartment. #SochiProblems
Mark Connolly@MarkConnollyCBCFollow
A lot of complaints about the accommodations. This is the foyer of my apartment. #SochiProblems
11:52 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Ok, so my hotel doesn't have a lobby yet.
Mark MacKinnon@markmackinnonFollow
Ok, so my hotel doesn't have a lobby yet.
08:00 AM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
For those of you asking, when there's no lobby in your hotel, you go to the owner's bedroom to check in. #Sochi2014
Mark MacKinnon@markmackinnonFollow
For those of you asking, when there's no lobby in your hotel, you go to the owner's bedroom to check in. #Sochi2014
09:03 AM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Live wires in showers.
New plumbing work or extra shower hose? @espnWD. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
New plumbing work or extra shower hose? @espnWD. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
06:20 AM - 6 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Light fixtures falling from celling are normal, go back to bed. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
Light fixtures falling from celling are normal, go back to bed. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
08:42 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
My hotel has no water. If restored, the front desk says, "do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous." #Sochi2014
Stacy St. Clair@StacyStClairFollow
My hotel has no water. If restored, the front desk says, "do not use on your face because it contains something very dangerous." #Sochi2014
10:02 PM - 3 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Water restored, sorta. On the bright side, I now know what very dangerous face water looks like. #Sochi #unfiltered
Stacy St. Clair@StacyStClairFollow
Water restored, sorta. On the bright side, I now know what very dangerous face water looks like. #Sochi #unfiltered
10:57 PM - 3 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
How does water take urine away after I use it? #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
How does water take urine away after I use it? #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
04:37 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
We torture your bowels with complex toilets. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
We torture your bowels with complex toilets. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
04:08 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Who needs walls. #SochiProblems
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
Who needs walls. #SochiProblems
09:13 AM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
No flush, must play basketball with used toilet paper. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
No flush, must play basketball with used toilet paper. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
04:12 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Only shell of toilet, you have no way to flush! #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
Only shell of toilet, you have no way to flush! #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
02:27 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Made a lot of new friends this morning #sochi #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
Sochi Fails@SochiFailsFollow
Made a lot of new friends this morning #sochi #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
12:58 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
No toboggan in restaurants, this is law. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
No toboggan in restaurants, this is law. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
02:19 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
I think @blakeshelton's song took too much meaning in Russia. #HoneyBee #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
I think @blakeshelton's song took too much meaning in Russia. #HoneyBee #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
10:36 AM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
You can have internet, but it must be impossible to use. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
You can have internet, but it must be impossible to use. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
04:06 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
I see @barryap1 broke his doorknob... #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
I see @barryap1 broke his doorknob... #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
12:04 AM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Ignore construction, if you fall in man-hole you see whole new side of city. #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
Ignore construction, if you fall in man-hole you see whole new side of city. #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
10:45 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
The grass isn't greener on the other side, it's green where you....paint it. #SochiProblems @PHSCE
Emiâ„“y Waâ„“ker@emily_walkerrrFollow
The grass isn't greener on the other side, it's green where you....paint it. #SochiProblems @PHSCE
09:26 AM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Got back to hotel. Lift broken after half day in use. Trekked up stairs. Door to my floor (that'd be the fire door) locked. Utter farce.
Shaun Walker@shaunwalker7Follow
Got back to hotel. Lift broken after half day in use. Trekked up stairs. Door to my floor (that'd be the fire door) locked. Utter farce.
12:41 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
A bus stop all ready for tourists. #SochiProblems #SochiFail #Sochi
SochiFail@SochiEpicFailsFollow
A bus stop all ready for tourists. #SochiProblems #SochiFail #Sochi
02:37 AM - 6 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Safety first! #sochi #Сочи #Соч� #SochiProblems #SochiFail #Sochi2014
Sochi Fails@SochiFailsFollow
Safety first! #sochi #Сочи #Соч� #SochiProblems #SochiFail #Sochi2014
06:54 AM - 6 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Firehose there for artistic impression, give it a try. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
Firehose there for artistic impression, give it a try. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
01:03 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
5am update: The stray dogs are all awake and barking at each other, like birds on a tree just before sunrise.
Brian Costa@BrianCostaWSJFollow
5am update: The stray dogs are all awake and barking at each other, like birds on a tree just before sunrise.
08:13 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, LEAVE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY. 6am Sochi wake up. Brief moment of terror as locked fire door.
Shaun Walker@shaunwalker7Follow
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, LEAVE THE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY. 6am Sochi wake up. Brief moment of terror as locked fire door.
09:24 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Sochi cribs. Check out my couch! #sochi #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Fails@SochiFailsFollow
Sochi cribs. Check out my couch! #sochi #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
07:40 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Some of the situations are so bad they inspired their own memes.
Uh, Miley? What did you do to my hotel room? #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
Uh, Miley? What did you do to my hotel room? #SochiProblems #Sochi2014
10:35 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
And people have even made a survival guide.
How to survive hotel in #Sochi: #SochiProblems #Sochi2014 #Olympics
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
How to survive hotel in #Sochi:
#SochiProblems #Sochi2014 #Olympics
09:21 PM - 5 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Journalists making fun of the Sochi conditions will most likely continue through the Olympics.
Just arrived at Sochi, I could have sworn my hotel room looked different online
samir mezrahi@samirFollow
Just arrived at Sochi, I could have sworn my hotel room looked different online
10:51 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
Especially in light of extravagant spending elsewhere...
We have this BUT no beds for you. #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
Sochi Problems@SochiProblemsFollow
We have this BUT no beds for you. #Sochi2014 #SochiProblems
10:30 PM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
But have no fear! If you are having problems, you can tweet at game organizer Dmitry Chernyshenko.
@DChernyshenko Our media hotel is not ready Dmitry....11 rooms booked five months ago, only one ready. Please help.
Harry Reekie@HarryCNNFollow
@DChernyshenko Our media hotel is not ready Dmitry....11 rooms booked five months ago, only one ready. Please help.
04:44 AM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
And he will tell you to look at mountains.
@HarryCNN to believe you need just to turn back and to look at the mountains ;)
Dmitry Chernyshenko@DChernyshenkoFollow
@HarryCNN to believe you need just to turn back and to look at the mountains ;)
04:13 AM - 4 Feb 14RetweetFavorite