This was a story from a couple weeks ago:
http://www.foxsports.com.au/other-sp...-1226809230330
Quote:
But an Australian course worker at the Sochi Winter Olympics has painted a bleak picture of the area just two weeks out from the Games, describing dodgy construction, poor accommodation and questionable employment conditions - all the while preparing not to be paid.
Sydney-raised Johnnie Balfour, who is accredited as a shaping expert by the Russian Organising Committee of the Olympic Games, was contracted to build a course at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. He arrived in Sochi earlier this week but hasn't had too many nice things to say about the Games city.
"Nothing is finished here and there is piles of garbage everywhere," Balfour wrote on his tumblr blog, confirming its contents with via email.
"Muddy water is pouring off the mountain and flowing through the streets and the cobblestone pavers are all lifting up or disappearing into sink holes.
"This entire place was built in the last few years, it looks nice at first glance but look a little closer and you can see that it was just thrown together.
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Full blog entry is here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/canada/comme...so_far/cexizgf