There have been many reports about issues with the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. From lack of doorknobs to poor quality of water, some people are unhappy with their experience. However, the host nation doesn’t buy into all of those complaints.
In fact, Russian officials believe that they are being treated unfairly. Paul Sonne, Gregory L. White and Joshua Robinson of The Wall Street Journal reported some interesting information:
Dmitry Kozak, the deputy prime minister responsible for the Olympic preparations, reflected the view held among many Russian officials that some Western visitors are deliberately trying to sabotage Sochi‘s big debut out of bias against Russia. “We have surveillance video from the hotels that shows people turn on the shower, direct the nozzle at the wall and then leave the room for the whole day,” he said. An aide then pulled a reporter away before Mr. Kozak could be questioned further on surveillance in hotel rooms. “We’re doing a tour of the media center,” the aide said.
Surveillance video in bathrooms? That’s sure to lead to more complaints.
