NHL-ers arrival at Sochi

[JayKing]

Bromance renewed

 

[leafsfan2point0]

Who is she?

 

[Slitty]

Who is she?

Yelena Isinbayeva

No-one can move like Jagr like Jaromir Jagr.

Well played 68, well played...

She is currently quite pregnant, and not [at least officially] with Jagr's child.

 

[hisgirlfriday]

Google translation of this twitter caption from @Maria Kirilenko: With a wonderful girl Yana Rudkovskoj cheer for our! ✌ ️ # # Olimpiada2014 Sochi2014

 

[KevinBXA]

Man, if my dad wasn't the coach I would totally apply for citizenship somewhere else

 

[Sam Spade]

Every picture I have seen here and other sites the facilities look top notch. Combined with the tweets from Subban and some others confirming exactly that and it really makes me made that all those "reporters" had to ***** and moan the first few days they were there. Anything to discredit Russia I guess.

p.s. I really just wanted to poster in this epic #stalkerthread.

 

[Territory]

Every picture I have seen here and other sites the facilities look top notch. Combined with the tweets from Subban and some others confirming exactly that and it really makes me made that all those "reporters" had to ***** and moan the first few days they were there. Anything to discredit Russia I guess.

p.s. I really just wanted to poster in this epic #stalkerthread.

Well... They did spend 50 billion dollars.

 

[KaylaJ]

Google translation of this twitter caption from @Maria Kirilenko: With a wonderful girl Yana Rudkovskoj cheer for our! ✌ ️ �� �� �� �� �� �� # # Olimpiada2014 Sochi2014

aka Mrs Plushenko iirc

hmm, nice taped up hand there Semin

 

[WayneSid9987]

Has turned into a pretty great thread. Keep up the good work y'all.

 

[RusskiyHockey]

I love the camaraderie that happens between athletes and fans of different sports and countries at the Olympics. NHLers are among the most down-to-earth athletes in general, but some are really gods among other Olympians. Surreal to see Jagr, Selanne, Alfredsson, Ozolinsh, etc. Jagr and Ozolinsh won Stanley Cups before some Olympians were even born! Knock on wood, Ovechkin/Malkin/Crosby will play at the 2026 Olympics.

 

[hisgirlfriday]

Every picture I have seen here and other sites the facilities look top notch. Combined with the tweets from Subban and some others confirming exactly that and it really makes me made that all those "reporters" had to ***** and moan the first few days they were there. Anything to discredit Russia I guess.

p.s. I really just wanted to poster in this epic #stalkerthread.

The experience of the journalists in off-site accommodations is not going to be the same as what athletes in the athletic village or in their competition venues experience. Maybe some of their criticism is overblown or their bringing attention to things forced Russia to get it together. However, I don't think there is some big conspiracy by random American sports reporters and blogs to make Russia look bad, and it is amusing that enough of a Cold War mentality still exists that some see one there.

Also, no matter what condition the athletes are experiencing (and I would imagine the NHL players get the very best accommodations and amenities this Olympics have to offer), I would think most NHL players are savvy enough to know they can't win by criticizing anything about the games.

Still, there have been a lot of problems with the alpine skiing and freestyle skiing/snowboard courses that some of those athletes have complained about and struggled with. And maybe you didn't see the US bobsled player who got trapped in his bathroom or the women's hockey goalie that had to be pushed on a luggage rack by Olympics workers from a place where she could change into her gear to the practice rink which had no locker room?

That said, as far as I know, no one has died as a result of any Olympic venues unlike in Vancouver so Sochi has that going for it, but I'd still probably rather vacation in the former after hearing what the reporters are experiencing in the hotels that are intended to host tourists after these games are done.

 

[hisgirlfriday]

Now getting back on topic... sort of...

I know McDonald's is a big sponsor but Olympic athletes actually eating McDonald's seems so bizarre to me.

 

[Pominville Knows]

 

[KaylaJ]

The locker room situation seems to be the same for everyone. I've seen the US Women's goalies standing outside as well and a few other teams walking in that area in full gear. Apparently the locker room areas are just in another building vs the ice rink.

the guys may get a bus ride over.


Also, keep in mind as someone else noted in the Bed thread, Joel Ward got locked in a bathroom in Dallas. I've been locked in a bathroom in the states and Italy, only a few continents left!...

Funny enough, the bathroom dude also got trapped in an elevator! Wouldn't be walking around with him! lol

 

[Namejs]

Every picture I have seen here and other sites the facilities look top notch. Combined with the tweets from Subban and some others confirming exactly that and it really makes me made that all those "reporters" had to ***** and moan the first few days they were there. Anything to discredit Russia I guess.

At first the reporters blew it out of proportion and now people realizing that go to the other extreme - assume that everything's perfect.

There were some major flaws in their planning. They didn't finish 3 of the 15 (IIRC) hotels that they planned to build, and people already had made their reservations in those hotels.

It's obvious that some of the hotels/sites were not built in time. Which is why you get broken door knobs and other problems with the interior, communications, etc., in SOME hotels and SOME parts of the Olympic village.

 

[Kshahdoo]

 

[Brainiac]

I know McDonald's is a big sponsor but Olympic athletes actually eating McDonald's seems so bizarre to me.

As you can see, most, if not all of them are drinking water and not soft drinks. Nutritionally speaking, a big mac by itself is not that bad. It's the extra large coke and fries that will kill you.

 

[Oilslick941611]

As you can see, most, if not all of them are drinking water and not soft drinks. Nutritionally speaking, a big mac by itself is not that bad. It's the extra large coke and fries that will kill you.

its really not any worse than going out and getting plastered. This guys live a very athletic life, they can eat whatever they want, everything in moderation.

 

[Pgust]

They're pretty much always eating at different restaurants and their food isn't necessary healthier than McDonalds.

 

[FiLe]

its really not any worse than going out and getting plastered. This guys live a very athletic life, they can eat whatever they want, everything in moderation.

Yeah. Despite all the various diets around, with fitness freaks swearing on their name, the rule of thumb on staying fit is actually rather simple. You can eat whatever the heck you like, as long as you burn more than consume.

 

[JHa]

Love these pictures. Keep 'em coming!

 

[MrRuin]

those training jerseys are awesome

 

[Atas2000]

The experience of the journalists in off-site accommodations is not going to be the same as what athletes in the athletic village or in their competition venues experience. Maybe some of their criticism is overblown or their bringing attention to things forced Russia to get it together. However, I don't think there is some big conspiracy by random American sports reporters and blogs to make Russia look bad, and it is amusing that enough of a Cold War mentality still exists that some see one there.

Also, no matter what condition the athletes are experiencing (and I would imagine the NHL players get the very best accommodations and amenities this Olympics have to offer), I would think most NHL players are savvy enough to know they can't win by criticizing anything about the games.

Still, there have been a lot of problems with the alpine skiing and freestyle skiing/snowboard courses that some of those athletes have complained about and struggled with. And maybe you didn't see the US bobsled player who got trapped in his bathroom or the women's hockey goalie that had to be pushed on a luggage rack by Olympics workers from a place where she could change into her gear to the practice rink which had no locker room?

That said, as far as I know, no one has died as a result of any Olympic venues unlike in Vancouver so Sochi has that going for it, but I'd still probably rather vacation in the former after hearing what the reporters are experiencing in the hotels that are intended to host tourists after these games are done.

You are doing exactly the same thing those journalist are doing. Overblowing minor things that always happen at the event like that. Ask yourself what the reasons for your obsesssion with flaws is. I mean I know what it is.

 

[Slitty]

At first the reporters blew it out of proportion and now people realizing that go to the other extreme - assume that everything's perfect.

There were some major flaws in their planning. They didn't finish 3 of the 15 (IIRC) hotels that they planned to build, and people already had made their reservations in those hotels.

It's obvious that some of the hotels/sites were not built in time. Which is why you get broken door knobs and other problems with the interior, communications, etc., in SOME hotels and SOME parts of the Olympic village.

That picture was actually one of the fake ones. Which is actually the point: apart from documenting the legitimate problems, some journalists jumped on the smear campaign bandwagon by posting either a)pictures that weren't from Sochi or b)old pictures from Sochi. And then the mainstream media picked up on it without much vetting, and started reporting on what a comical disaster Sochi was.

 

[Atas2000]

That picture was actually one of the fake ones. Which is actually the point: apart from documenting the legitimate problems, some journalists jumped on the smear campaign bandwagon by posting either a)pictures that weren't from Sochi or b)old pictures from Sochi. And then the mainstream media picked up on it without much vetting, and started reporting on what a comical disaster Sochi was.

Not to forget the viral fake storyline about the man responsible for the one ring that hasn't opened at the opening ceremony being found dead. Splatter journalism.