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stg81

(351 posts) Thu Feb 6, 2014, 12:00 PM Feb 2014

The IOC made a huge mistake giving the games to Sochi

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The IOC made a huge mistake giving the games to Sochi (Original Post) stg81 Feb 2014 OP

And Russia spent more on Sochi than all the other Olympics combined! ananda Feb 2014 #1

I suspect the bulk of the money went to Putin and his friends Swiss accounts. Scuba Feb 2014 #2

I wouldn't doubt it sharp_stick Feb 2014 #3

I'm hoping it's such a shit show that the World Cup gets taken away Capt. Obvious Feb 2014 #4

ananda

(28,860 posts)

1. And Russia spent more on Sochi than all the other Olympics combined!

Reply to stg81 (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 12:01 PM

Feb 2014

Sure doesn't show, though, does it?

Scuba

(53,475 posts)

2. I suspect the bulk of the money went to Putin and his friends Swiss accounts.

Reply to ananda (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 12:02 PM

Feb 2014

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

3. I wouldn't doubt it

Reply to Scuba (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 12:04 PM

Feb 2014

My brother's company tried to do business in Russia a couple of years ago. They barely made it off the plane before the demands for payoffs started coming in.

Capt. Obvious

(9,002 posts)

4. I'm hoping it's such a shit show that the World Cup gets taken away

Reply to stg81 (Original post)

Thu Feb 6, 2014, 12:05 PM

Feb 2014

Qatar should be taken away too.

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