I remember the games in Calgary having their fair share of problems too. Don't get me wrong, but Calgarians complaining about the weather in Vancouver are being a bit hypocritical.
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/01/sp...l?pagewanted=1
While Samaranch was lavish in his praise, pointing out that the longest Winter Games ever staged were free of security and political problems, he did express some concern over the effects of unusual weather.
Warm winds - Chinooks, as they are known - and winds in general forced some events to be postponed and created problems for others. Inaccurate Information
Organizers have defended themselves, pointing out weather patterns for more than 20 years were studied before deciding on the exact location of the events.
Pound took a slightly different view, suggesting that organizing committees from cities seeking the Games may not always include accurate information.
''The only thing worse than an outright liar is a statistician,'' said Pound. ''Some of the best fiction is written in bid books.''
Samaranch said that in the future the I.O.C. would insist upon ''much more strict'' study of proposed locations for various venues.
''I have told those study commissions of the national Olympic committees and the international federations that their reports must be much more concrete and precise than we got here,'' Samaranch said.
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