Russia has lost the Olympics.
Why?
Let us count the ways.
#1. Russia lost a key hockey game against Finland and won't even get a single men's medal in hockey. By Russian standards if you don't get gold in men's hockey then you LOSE THE OLYMPICS. That is Russia's own measurement of success.
#2. Pussy Riot has embarrassed the Russian government by pointing out Russia's many human rights violations. (And to make matters worse the Russians sent cossacks to attack Pussy Riot in the street, and it was all caught on video.)
#3. The Russian gay community has embarrassed the Russian government due to Russia's crackdown against gay rights.
#4. Toilets. Apparently Russians don't know how to install a toilet in many of the unfinished hotels built in Sochi.
#5. Russia hasn't been winning as many medals as they want to. They aren't even in the top 3.
#6. Terrorist threats that never materialized has scared away many of the would-be tourists. The Sochi Olympics is a financial boondoggle.
#7. Russian construction companies owned by the Russian mafia pocketed a lot of the money that was to be used for building hotels/etc. As a result this financial boondoggle has embarrassed Vladimir Putin with the lack of financial oversight.
#8. A French newspaper accused the Russian and American judges on colluding together to keep other countries out of the gold and silver couples figure skating competition. The allegation was not proven, but it had a ring of truth to it.
#9. Political unrest in Ukraine is overshadowing the Olympics. The unrest is due to Russis trying to put economic pressure on Ukraine to not form stronger ties countries in the European Union.
Conclusions
The 2014 Sochi Olympics has shone a bright light on Russia's government corruption and Vladimir Putin's despotism.
Oh and Russians apparently suck at hockey.
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