Winter Olympic Games of 2014

[Serb]

Welcome to Russia!

[Serb]

:beer: : bears: : vodka: : fireworks: : beer:

[DaShi]

Originally posted by Serb
:vodka : vodka: : vodka: : vodka: : vodka:

fixed

[VetLegion]

Is that Sochi on the Black Sea? Isn't that too warm for winter Olympics?

[Pekka]

Congrats. South Korea was the favourite (according to some sources) but there were some good candidates. I saw some program about this Sochi project and everything, looked pretty cool to me, it's a nice area. Expecting good games.

[Serb]

Originally posted by VetLegion
Is that Sochi on the Black Sea?

Yes.

Isn't that too warm for winter Olympics?

No.
I was there 6 years ago (and probably will go there within the next week, since Paiktis do not respond) and I can confirm - it's a unique place, with unique nature and climate. You can see the snow tops of the mountains right from the beach. You can go from the Miditerenian shore like beaches to Alpine like mountains within a half of the hour. And there are a lot of snow even at July.

[Serb]

Originally posted by Pekka
Congrats. South Korea was the favourite (according to some sources) but there were some good candidates. I saw some program about this Sochi project and everything, looked pretty cool to me, it's a nice area. Expecting good games.

Thanks! Me too.

p.s. Putin's english rocks (it's his third language)!

[Serb]

Originally posted by DaShi

:sport: :sport: :sport::sport::sport::sport::sport:

fixed fixed

[Grandpa Troll]

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=167803

By 7 minutes the other thread was formed

[The Vagabond]

Congrats, Serb

I just didn't foresee your thread and posted mine. I thought you were deep on vacation.

[Pekka]

Can't remember everything, except that the place itself was pretty impressive as an area. Nice nature, lots of activities you could do... no doubt the value of properties are going up now that it gets noticed more.

But as a resort, it was pretty much in shape already. Well doesn't matter now, I hoped either Sochi or South Korea will get it, because of their locations. Plus you need to have the Olympics around the world so I think this was a good choice in all aspects. Nice area, no Olympics around that area in a long time if ever, things pretty much in shape already, the backing of the state in order, safety can be guaranteed no questions asked, so it's ideal this time around.

[VetLegion]

It's just pathetic how much a Finn will glorify Russia any chance he gets

[Pekka]

Right . Nah, I saw this program about the whole campagn and Sochi. It looked good to me.

[Grandpa Troll]

Originally posted by VetLegion
It's just pathetic how much a Finn will glorify Russia any chance he gets

Everybody luvs a Ruskie

[Serb]

Originally posted by Pekka
Can't remember everything, except that the place itself was pretty impressive as an area. Nice nature, lots of activities you could do... no doubt the value of properties are going up now that it gets noticed more.

But as a resort, it was pretty much in shape already. Well doesn't matter now, I hoped either Sochi or South Korea will get it, because of their locations. Plus you need to have the Olympics around the world so I think this was a good choice in all aspects. Nice area, no Olympics around that area in a long time if ever, things pretty much in shape already, the backing of the state in order, safety can be guaranteed no questions asked, so it's ideal this time around.

Russia (in all its incarnations like USSR) was never a host for a winter olympic games. You have to agree that country of such great olympic traditions (and homeplace of so many winter olympic champins) clearly deserved to be a host for the Winter Olymipc Games.

And we won!!!