The Winter Olympics have began in Sochi, Russia. But journalists and athletes arriving at the Russian city was, according to them, months, instead of days, away from being prepared to host the 2014 games. Many of them have posted photos on social media showing the level of hospitality they've been shown by the Russian government, which included missing floors, loose wires everywhere, terrible sanitation conditions and much more...
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