BenedictGomez
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Putting a World Cup in Qatar in the middle of summer.
The amount of sex and money that was exchanged for that bit of ridiculousness must be truly staggering.
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What really happened to those glistening former Winter Olympic sites?
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Putting a World Cup in Qatar in the middle of summer.
The amount of sex and money that was exchanged for that bit of ridiculousness must be truly staggering.
MadMadWorld
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I wonder if they're hiring.
billski
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The Sarajevo Bobsleigh run has gun holes smashed through them for snipers during the war.
Berlin:
Berlin:
drjeff
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The IOC is seemingly all about winter sites you've likely never heard of before (but have some Über rich egotistical maniac pushing their bid/bribe) and summer sites in places that you've heard of, but often garner a reaction of "really??"
At this rate, the Olympics might actually price themselves out of a host city/region sooner than later
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At this rate, the Olympics might actually price themselves out of a host city/region sooner than later
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MadMadWorld
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The Sarajevo Bobsleigh run has gun holes smashed through them for snipers during the war.
Berlin:
Yea the bobsled area was used as a military stronghold for artillery
billski
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Sapporo Japan, 1972
Wavewheeler
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You would think that they could've converted some of those Olympic villages to apartments or something.
billski
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I think most of the sites did. Lake Placid turned theirs into a prison. Sarajevo was shelled during the war.
Smellytele
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They should really have them scheduled for international events at least for the 3 years after the Olympics
twinplanx
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Sapporo Japan, 1972
Reminds me of the Stateside Lodge circa 2012 lol
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twinplanx
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Many moons ago Great Adventure in NJ had a roller coaster imitation of this. Really shows my age when I mention it to clueless youngsters :-(
There were a few turns that resembled an NHL arena after a hat-trick. That's about all I remember lol
Edit:the Sarajevo one not Berlin. I just saw your OP Bill, great pic! I especially like the first one, with all the graffiti. I would be surprised if WAS NOT a skateboarding hangout...
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The Sarajevo Bobsleigh run has gun holes smashed through them for snipers during the war.
Berlin:
Many moons ago Great Adventure in NJ had a roller coaster imitation of this. Really shows my age when I mention it to clueless youngsters :-(
There were a few turns that resembled an NHL arena after a hat-trick. That's about all I remember lol
Edit:the Sarajevo one not Berlin. I just saw your OP Bill, great pic! I especially like the first one, with all the graffiti. I would be surprised if WAS NOT a skateboarding hangout...
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billski
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or put them on the World cup circuit. I know, so much of hosting is about infusing $$ into the economy...
billski
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Sniper holes banged out of the bobsleigh run in Sarajevo
billski
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Munich olympic train station
billski
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Mapnut
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IIRC the Sapporo downhill venue was deliberately built for a one-time use and the trails were reforested afterward.
I think the 2018 Olympics in Korea will be the opposite of this trend since the country is still in phenomenal growth, especially skiing. Two new major ski resorts (and golf and everything else you can do in mountains) have opened in recent years. Two existing resorts will be used for slalom, gs and freestyle events. A new mountain with 2,900 vertical feet will be developed for the downhills, and I'm sure it will be a popular resort afterward. As far as I can tell there are no lost ski areas in South Korea. (There may be one in the North. Not the one you're thinking of, though that may be lost soon enough.)
But I think we need to pray that war doesn't break out there before 2018, or anytime after.
I think the 2018 Olympics in Korea will be the opposite of this trend since the country is still in phenomenal growth, especially skiing. Two new major ski resorts (and golf and everything else you can do in mountains) have opened in recent years. Two existing resorts will be used for slalom, gs and freestyle events. A new mountain with 2,900 vertical feet will be developed for the downhills, and I'm sure it will be a popular resort afterward. As far as I can tell there are no lost ski areas in South Korea. (There may be one in the North. Not the one you're thinking of, though that may be lost soon enough.)
But I think we need to pray that war doesn't break out there before 2018, or anytime after.
MadPatSki
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Great topic Billski.
The Sarajevo infrastructures didn't late long as the war hit a few years afterwards. I guess the same can be said of Berlin 1936 Games.
Not all Olympics facilities are falling apart. Here are the Olympic cities or places that I have been...
The ones I know better regarding the Olympics stuff are Montreal, Munich, Calgary and Lake Placid.
1900, 1924 - Paris (don't know what happened and didn't look for any of the Olympics stuff)
1908, 1948, 2012 - London (don't know what happened and didn't look for any of the Olympics stuff)
1928 - Amsterdam (don't know what happened and didn't look for any of the Olympics stuff)
1932, 1984 - Los Angeles (didn't look for any of the Olympics stuff)
1972 - Munich : Olympic Park, village, pool, stadium (Football team has moved into a new stadium) are still in use.
1976 - Montreal : Olympic Park, village, pool, rowing, stadium are still in use. Velodrome (cyclist) was converted into the Biodome (type of zoo). Montreal hosted to the IAAF World Cup of Athletics in 1979. FINA (World Swimming) where also held in Montreal in 2005, but didn't take place at the Olympic Park.
Winter:
1924 - Chamonix (don't know what happened and didn't look for any of the Olympics stuff)
1932, 1980 - Lake Placid - skiing (alpine and cross-country), bobsleigh and luge runs, ski jumping, arena still in used.
1936 - Garmish-Partenkirchen - I know that the ski jumping and ski area is still in used.
1964, 1976 - Innsbruck - Olympic Village was converted in housing. Not sure about the rest.
1968 - Grenoble - Ski hill that were developed for the games (Chamrousse), modern infrastructure, airport, etc.
1988 - Calgary - Nakiska (developed for the games), bobsleigh, indoor ice oval, luge, ski jumping still in use.
1992 - Albertville - many infrastructures project - not sure what is left of actual build facilities.
2002 - Salt Lake City...
2010 - Vancouver...
The Sarajevo infrastructures didn't late long as the war hit a few years afterwards. I guess the same can be said of Berlin 1936 Games.
Not all Olympics facilities are falling apart. Here are the Olympic cities or places that I have been...
The ones I know better regarding the Olympics stuff are Montreal, Munich, Calgary and Lake Placid.
1900, 1924 - Paris (don't know what happened and didn't look for any of the Olympics stuff)
1908, 1948, 2012 - London (don't know what happened and didn't look for any of the Olympics stuff)
1928 - Amsterdam (don't know what happened and didn't look for any of the Olympics stuff)
1932, 1984 - Los Angeles (didn't look for any of the Olympics stuff)
1972 - Munich : Olympic Park, village, pool, stadium (Football team has moved into a new stadium) are still in use.
1976 - Montreal : Olympic Park, village, pool, rowing, stadium are still in use. Velodrome (cyclist) was converted into the Biodome (type of zoo). Montreal hosted to the IAAF World Cup of Athletics in 1979. FINA (World Swimming) where also held in Montreal in 2005, but didn't take place at the Olympic Park.
Winter:
1924 - Chamonix (don't know what happened and didn't look for any of the Olympics stuff)
1932, 1980 - Lake Placid - skiing (alpine and cross-country), bobsleigh and luge runs, ski jumping, arena still in used.
1936 - Garmish-Partenkirchen - I know that the ski jumping and ski area is still in used.
1964, 1976 - Innsbruck - Olympic Village was converted in housing. Not sure about the rest.
1968 - Grenoble - Ski hill that were developed for the games (Chamrousse), modern infrastructure, airport, etc.
1988 - Calgary - Nakiska (developed for the games), bobsleigh, indoor ice oval, luge, ski jumping still in use.
1992 - Albertville - many infrastructures project - not sure what is left of actual build facilities.
2002 - Salt Lake City...
2010 - Vancouver...
jaysunn
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Very cool thread @billski
mbedle
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Kind of sad to see, what was once, such beautiful and functional facilities falling into disrepair. It just seems that a lot of these places they build these facilities don't have the native populations (or tourists) available to support them after the Olympics. You would think with the history of these places falling into disrepair and unused, a city like Sochi would realize what ultimately is going to happen to them.
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