[GGG]

At the start of Vancouver there was a steady stream of bad press saying it was a terrible games.

A luger died
There was no snow for freestyle skiing/snowboard events
Tickets were being canceled,
The Chiefs of the Native Bands were stuck in traffic and missed most if the opening ceremonies
There was fear of protests shutting down transportation during the games
The torch being blocked off to spectators by tall fences making the area look like a un food station
Wayne Gretzkys ridicuous ride to light the torch
The torch leg failing to deploy

And it turned out to be a fantastic olympics.

I think their are issues in socchi but the media loves a disaster story so we should wait until the games at least start before condemning them

And in the Gizmodo article it appears the major issues are a lack of grass and missing side walks. If that is all the smear piece can find then they are probably in okay shape.