From
where I sit it looks like there aren't many people in Sochi...
There
are chunks of empty seats at many events. Let's be honest, this
isn't a new problem. London had the same issues. I was at a hockey
playoff game and a medal ceremony at the Vancouver games where there
were empty seats. Both those events were theoretically sold out.
There are so many issues when it comes to security and transportation
this shouldn't be a surprise. It's like that at basically every
Olympics. Even the largest city can't be fully prepared for the
influx of people and security. If organizers say they've sold most
of the tickets, I believe them. There certainly aren't many left on their website. If fans can't make it out to events,
I'm not surprised. In Vancouver, over a million people were taking
transit in and out of the downtown core every day. Some times people
will miss a connection, or get there late. My ticket package
included a curling draw. I could have easily skipped (no pun
intended) curling altogether. I'm not a huge fan of the sport and
the ticket itself was only $20. I did go. And had a blast. But
others might not have gone. For all the criticism, a good chunk of
it justified, leveled at the Sochi games, organizers and Russian
government in general, attendance is a minor detail.
At
least that's how I see it...and I sit in the cheap seats.
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