Rain Hits Sochi; Olympic Inspection Not Affected
Heavy rains may have flooded streets in Sochi but the weather has not affected this week’s IOC Coordination Commission visit. The commission is making its last trip before the Olympics next February.
The twelve commission members, headed by Jean-Claude Killy, began their three-day visit Tuesday.
Sochi 2014 CEO Dmitry Chernyshenko says the IOC group inspected mountain venues Wednesday without any trouble.
"It has stopped raining now. Although the weather conditions in Sochi were exceptional, it has not impacted the visit of the IOC coordination commission," says Chernyshenko.
"The commission's work is ongoing and we have just completed a successful visit to the mountain venues," he says.
Torrential rains, which are starting to abate, have affected travel in the city on the Black Sea. Streets have been inundated but the flooding is receding according to reports from Sochi. Speaking on Russian TV, IOC member and Russian Olympic Committee president Alexander Zhukov said the bad weather would not affect preparations for the Sochi Olympics.
Killy "Delighted" to be in Sochi
Sochi 2014 Coordination Commission chairman Jean-Claude Killy tells Around the Rings he is "delighted" to return to the upcoming Olympic host.
"We are delighted to be back in Sochi and are looking forward to the next three days of meetings," he said in a statement ahead of the final Coordination Commission meeting.
"Sochi 2014 is working hard and we're here to help guide them as they endeavor to deliver great Games this winter."
Gay Rights Protesters Arrested
A group of gay rights activists were arrested after staging a protest at the Sochi 2014 headquarters in Moscow.
The International Business Times posted a video of the incident on its website.
Police detained the protesters on Wednesday who waved banners protesting the controversial Russian anti-gay legislation. One of the banners said "Shame on Russian Homophobia."
Sochi 2014 Watch
Omega released a second limited edition Sochi 2014 watch.
The Omega Sochi "Petrograd" was unveiled by the TOP sponsor on Tuesday.
Modeled after Omega watches given to Russian tsars, the dial features the colors of the Russian flag, and features the Sochi 2014 logo on the back.
The watches, limited to 100 pieces, will retail for $18,600.
Reported by Ed Hula
and Aaron Bauer
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