What really happened to those glistening former Winter Olympic sites?

[billski]

Sarajevo

 

[billski]

Olympic Village

 

[bdfreetuna]

What are those pictures from.. the Chernobyl Olympics? Oh Sarajevo.

I've only been to Lake Placid of all Olympic sites. Different story over there.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Well there was a pretty major war fought in Sarajevo region that probably didn't help that property out much.

 

[2knees]

Well there was a pretty major war fought in Sarajevo region that probably didn't help that property out much.

Yeah, I think the decaying olympic infrastructure is the least of that regions issues. Genocide tends to put things in perspective.....

 

[MadMadWorld]

Wow in the grand scheme of things that was not that long ago. Billski you amaze me with the things you come up with.

 

[bdfreetuna]

I really like the photo of the luge track getting grown in on by trees. Cool photography.

 

[Hawkshot99]

I saw a site a few months back going to many of the old olympic sites. It was amazing how destroyed even the recent greece and china sites were. These are countries that have no need for almost all of the facilities that are built.
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[MadMadWorld]

I saw a site a few months back going to many of the old olympic sites. It was amazing how destroyed even the recent greece and china sites were. These are countries that have no need for almost all of the facilities that are built.
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Yea Greece looks terrible and it's been only 9 years. Part of it is no interest but the other part is that spending 15 billion on the games didn't help the countries deficit either.

 

[St. Bear]

No body wants to hear it, but there's no reason to hold the Olympics anywhere outside of the US and maybe Western Europe. Those are the only 2 places that already have the existing infrastructure and don't need to go bankrupt building to support a 2 week party.

 

[Smellytele]

Most of China's Olympic venues have been deserted as well...

 

[bdfreetuna]

Hey don't forget Canada!

 

[Smellytele]

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/07/empty-nest-beijings-olympic-stadium-is-a-vacant-museum-piece/260522/

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[MadMadWorld]

No body wants to hear it, but there's no reason to hold the Olympics anywhere outside of the US and maybe Western Europe. Those are the only 2 places that already have the existing infrastructure and don't need to go bankrupt building to support a 2 week party.

+1 if you don't already have arenas and other venues already built then you probably shouldn't host. I think there are a few other countries like the Australia, Canada, and Japan but I can't see any country in Africa and almost all of South America hosting a games anytime soon. I'll admit though, seeing Chile host a Winter Olympics in the summertime would be really cool even if the ratings would suck.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Yea Greece looks terrible and it's been only 9 years. Part of it is no interest but the other part is that spending 15 billion on the games didn't help the countries deficit either.

That's what eventually happens to all government propped-up, phoney economies (SEE: America in 15 to 20 years).

 

[AdironRider]

You guys do realize that the host country has never been determined based on host facilities, well pretty much ever?

 

[MadMadWorld]

You guys do realize that the host country has never been determined based on host facilities, well pretty much ever?

That's the point. There really should be. Or at least a credit check from Moodys

 

[AdironRider]

My point is the IOC is probably the most corrupt organization going. The modern Olympic games have been about money since day one. Not sportsmanship, or logistics, or anything logical like that.

 

[MadMadWorld]

My point is the IOC is probably the most corrupt organization going. The modern Olympic games have been about money since day one. Not sportsmanship, or logistics, or anything logical like that.

We definitely agree there.

 

[St. Bear]

My point is the IOC is probably the most corrupt organization going. The modern Olympic games have been about money since day one. Not sportsmanship, or logistics, or anything logical like that.

Second to FIFA.