Some people on here sound like they haven't left North America ever. Those hotel rooms look great compared to my apartment in Nice, France for a year.
Hotel rooms in Greece that I paid about the equivalent of $60-80/night for were nicer than these. This is a 51 billion dollar project to host the world...
As a person who spent 8 years working in the Alberta Oil patch I find these to be acceptable hotel accommodations. If you have stayed in places such as Brooks, Fox Creek, Edson or Grande Cache you know I'm speaking the truth.
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Shaun's protecting his brand, by pulling out -- he feels the threats from Seb Toutant, Mark McMorris, and (Torsten Horgemo before he got hurt) and knows he may not even make podium.
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Scary stuff. Can they hack your phone if you don't go on any crazy websites or download malware intentionally?
Hard to tell as they don't go into technical details, but from them advising you to avoid public wifi networks; it sounds like the "hackers" are either spoofing a public wifi network (i.e pretending to be a free public wifi network when you are actually logging onto the hacker's network) or using the lax security protocols on the existing wifi networks to access your phone/computer.
The point that you obviously missed is that this is a newly built 50 billion dollar showpiece for Russia that is still a pile of ####. Your apartment in Nice might have sucked, but this is the new crap they built to show off to the world. You don't see the hilarity in this?
If Canada had done anything remotely similar in the 2010 Games in Vancouver, we'd have been skewered by everyone - athletes, coaches, media, visitors attending the games.
I heard a disturbing report that they're beating the stray dogs to death, the ones around the games areas and the athletes villages, etc. I really hope someone's just exaggerating.
Shaun's protecting his brand, by pulling out -- he feels the threats from Seb Toutant, Mark McMorris, and (Torsten Horgemo before he got hurt) and knows he may not even make podium.
Completely agree. I read numerous quotes today from Mark McMorris and other snowboarders that yes it is difficult but so is the x games and there is always an element of danger. Shaun white is a joke .
Completely agree. I read numerous quotes today from Mark McMorris and other snowboarders that yes it is difficult but so is the x games and there is always an element of danger. Shaun white is a joke .
Mark has a broken rib too.
Tenured snowboarders already had a poor view of White.
Target, Razor Scooters, Elitism, not sharing one of the greatest pipes ever with his peers -- and just recently bought the rights to the biggest snowboard contest in Europe, the Air & Style.
Now the poor view is expanding to all who follow snowboarding.
Expecting Soviet tanks and ballistic missiles at the opening opening ceremonies, as well as state police and Spetnaz performing weapons exercises while marching to epic military titles performed by the Red Army choir. Would be a nice distraction from this silly accommodation freak out.
Completely agree. I read numerous quotes today from Mark McMorris and other snowboarders that yes it is difficult but so is the x games and there is always an element of danger. Shaun white is a joke .
