RUSSIA - FIFA World Cup 2018 - Page 3

BobDaBuilder · July 5th, 2007, 05:20 AM

Good luck to Russia. Hopefully it will be a great games and brings a lot of prosperity to the region and Russia itself.

mr.x · July 5th, 2007, 06:06 AM

Congratulations on Sochi, Russia on being selected to host the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Personally, i was rooting for Salzburg.....i thought they had the better bid, which would blend with the existing urban fabric of the city rather than building everything from scratch. I look forward to seeing Russia's handover under the dome of BC Place Stadium on February 28, 2010.

In many ways, Vancouver will be the Sydney of the Winter Games while Sochi will be the Athens/Beijing of the Winter Games. Unlike Vancouver, Sochi has nothing to work with - no venues - and they are spending nearly ten billion dollars on the Olympics. It'll be interesting how things go there.....

isaidso · July 5th, 2007, 06:57 AM

Good for Russia! First time they've hosted the Winter Olympics, and well over due. How big is the metro area? Sochi isn't well known around the world, but I've heard that $12 Billion is being spent in preparation for hosting. Can't wait to see the plans come to fruition.

mr.x · July 5th, 2007, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by isaidso

Good for Russia! First time they've hosted the Winter Olympics, and well over due. How big is the metro area? Sochi isn't well known around the world, but I've heard that $12 Billion is being spent in preparation for hosting. Can't wait to see the plans come to fruition.

Sochi was by far the worst bid. They have no venues and they're building their resorts from scratch. It has a population of 340,000.

Salzburg had the best bid.

bumdingo · July 5th, 2007, 07:29 AM

Kabul

Skyman · July 5th, 2007, 11:53 AM

CONGRATS SOCHI!!!

Jim856796 · July 5th, 2007, 01:13 PM

So does this mean this thread has to be closed?

Homerius · July 5th, 2007, 02:49 PM

It should be Almaty, Kazakhstan with Borat as it Promotion Ambassador around the globe!!!

Alle · July 5th, 2007, 03:03 PM

Almaty and Sochi are interesting candidates. Oh sochi won?

dunwyn · July 5th, 2007, 05:03 PM

Well done Sochi!

Gecko1989 · July 5th, 2007, 08:27 PM

Thats why Sochi bid is so strong I dont like cities that have all their venues already built its boring the architecture and the venues arnt very modern usually. But with Sochi everything will be brand new and modern just like the Chinese olympics will be. I have thankfull that another bid like London didnt win. All london is doing is building venues that will be torn down after the games thats so stupid and pointless. In my opionion the best bids are the bids that build the most new venues.

gincan · July 5th, 2007, 09:12 PM

Congrats so Sochi or is it Sotji. I believe Russia can make the games spectacular but it will cost. Only the safety orgnization will make the Athens Olympics look like sunday school.

Do they have any plan on how to ensure a safe olympic, I mean considering Chechen terrorists, Georgian separatists, hell the entire region is a timebomb.
I guess armed guards every 50 meters in the slalom slope won't look that pleasant on the tele.

Major Deegan · July 5th, 2007, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mr.x

Sochi was by far the worst bid. They have no venues and they're building their resorts from scratch. It has a population of 340,000.

Salzburg had the best bid.

Sochi is No 1 Russian resort town with a well-developed resort infrastructure that serves 2mln of Russian and foreign tourists every year. If you don't believe me, do a research and see for yourself, but just don't talk crap here.

damlaz · July 5th, 2007, 09:20 PM

Good decision. I wish u good luck Russia

cepera · July 5th, 2007, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Homerius

It should be Almaty, Kazakhstan with Borat as it Promotion Ambassador around the globe!!!

I think you mean Romania...cuz that is where the movie was shot.

skysdalimit · July 5th, 2007, 10:22 PM

Where is Sochi, Russia? I've never heard of it.

Zaki · July 5th, 2007, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by skysdalimit

Where is Sochi, Russia? I've never heard of it.

I would guess its in Russia....

lol Black sea resort town.

mr.x · July 6th, 2007, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Gecko1989

Thats why Sochi bid is so strong I dont like cities that have all their venues already built its boring the architecture and the venues arnt very modern usually. But with Sochi everything will be brand new and modern just like the Chinese olympics will be. I have thankfull that another bid like London didnt win. All london is doing is building venues that will be torn down after the games thats so stupid and pointless. In my opionion the best bids are the bids that build the most new venues.

The IOC's principles are to select cities that are most ready to host the Olympics as well as cities that have sustainable plans. What is a city of 350,000 people going to do with so many new stadiums after the Games? Of 11 sport venues, all of them are new. And the cost is ridiculous.

Choosing Sochi is a huge setback.....read the Evaluation Committee's report and you'll see that Salzburg had the best bid.

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Sochi is No 1 Russian resort town with a well-developed resort infrastructure that serves 2mln of Russian and foreign tourists every year. If you don't believe me, do a research and see for yourself, but just don't talk crap here.

I've done my research. I've followed the 2010 and 2014 bid processes quite closely. None of the proposed sport venues for 2014 exists.

Salzburg had the best technical bid plan....it was truly sustainable and about sport.

Major Deegan · July 6th, 2007, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by mr.x

T What is a city of 350,000 people going to do with so many new stadiums after the Games? Of 11 sport venues, all of them are new. And the cost is ridiculous.

Why do you think that Salzburg with half the people of Sochi is more deserving? Russia is and always been the Olympic powerhouse and after a decade of financial and morale hardships they are finally given a chance to regain their position in sports. Considering Russia's financial wealth, its strong Olympic performance, and the fact that the bid is supported by Putin himself, Sochi is a one hell of sustainable project.

Salzburg, while I enjoied their final presentation, they proposed too much temporary and not enough permanent to attract greater attention, hence why they were the first city eliminated from the race.

Epi · July 6th, 2007, 01:22 AM

This whole thing just proves how unimportant the Winter Olympics are. This was basically the first news I had EVER heard about the 2014 Winter Olympics, and I read the news every day. And it wasn't even headline news anywhere, it was one of many smaller sidelines.

Even in Canada where we're hosting the next Winter Olympics, this is the first time I've ever heard of this.

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July 5th, 2007, 05:20 AM	#41
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July 5th, 2007, 06:57 AM	#43
isaidso the new republic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The United Provinces of America Posts: 18,895 Likes (Received): 456	Good for Russia! First time they've hosted the Winter Olympics, and well over due. How big is the metro area? Sochi isn't well known around the world, but I've heard that $12 Billion is being spent in preparation for hosting. Can't wait to see the plans come to fruition.

July 5th, 2007, 07:29 AM	#45
bumdingo Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 143 Likes (Received): 0	Kabul

July 5th, 2007, 11:53 AM	#46
Skyman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA UNITED STATES Posts: 5,199 Likes (Received): 0	CONGRATS SOCHI!!!

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Jim856796 The Q&A Guy Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Citizen of the World Posts: 6,774 Likes (Received): 12	So does this mean this thread has to be closed?

July 5th, 2007, 02:49 PM	#48
Homerius Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4 Likes (Received): 0	It should be Almaty, Kazakhstan with Borat as it Promotion Ambassador around the globe!!!

July 5th, 2007, 08:27 PM	#51
Gecko1989 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 104 Likes (Received): 0	Thats why Sochi bid is so strong I dont like cities that have all their venues already built its boring the architecture and the venues arnt very modern usually. But with Sochi everything will be brand new and modern just like the Chinese olympics will be. I have thankfull that another bid like London didnt win. All london is doing is building venues that will be torn down after the games thats so stupid and pointless. In my opionion the best bids are the bids that build the most new venues.

July 5th, 2007, 09:12 PM	#52
gincan Gincan Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 576 Likes (Received): 13	Congrats so Sochi or is it Sotji. I believe Russia can make the games spectacular but it will cost. Only the safety orgnization will make the Athens Olympics look like sunday school. Do they have any plan on how to ensure a safe olympic, I mean considering Chechen terrorists, Georgian separatists, hell the entire region is a timebomb. I guess armed guards every 50 meters in the slalom slope won't look that pleasant on the tele.

July 5th, 2007, 10:22 PM	#56
skysdalimit Uptown Bound Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle, originally from Charlotte Posts: 1,014 Likes (Received): 21	Where is Sochi, Russia? I've never heard of it.

July 6th, 2007, 01:22 AM	#60
Epi Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,614 Likes (Received): 9	This whole thing just proves how unimportant the Winter Olympics are. This was basically the first news I had EVER heard about the 2014 Winter Olympics, and I read the news every day. And it wasn't even headline news anywhere, it was one of many smaller sidelines. Even in Canada where we're hosting the next Winter Olympics, this is the first time I've ever heard of this.

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