Russia investigates Vancouver Olympics mis-spending

World | 206639 hits | Sep 15 4:05 pm | Posted by: Hyack

MOSCOW ï¿½ Russia's top investigative body opened a criminal probe Wednesday into alleged mis-spending of millions of dollars on the country's preparations for the Vancouver Olympics.

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by martin14
Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:33 am
You can be sure this witchunt is ONLY due to the poor performance of Russia in Vancouver.

Couple of heads will be lopped off, but just watch how much they blow for Sochi.
by raydan
Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:43 am
...Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko charged 97 breakfasts to the Russian taxpayer during his 20-day stay in Vancouver. Why he would need five breakfasts per day -- costing $4,500 in total -- went unexplained.

I've NEVER had a $46 breakfast.
by QBC
Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:56 am
Oh yeah, the athletes didn't perform so there must have been an issue with funding and the sports ministry. Ummmm, maybe the other nations are just more even with them now, Maybe when other nations put a concerted effort into their program, they Russians aren't the big players anymore. Maybe this time around the Russians just didn't have a strong team. Maybe Russians amateur/professional athletes just don't have the edge anymore.
by QBC
Thu Sep 16, 2010 11:57 am
"raydan" said
...Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko charged 97 breakfasts to the Russian taxpayer during his 20-day stay in Vancouver. Why he would need five breakfasts per day -- costing $4,500 in total -- went unexplained.

I've NEVER had a $46 breakfast.

I did once, it was the best honeydew melon and toast I've ever had....
by ShepherdsDog
Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:07 pm
"martin14" said
You can be sure this witchunt is ONLY due to the poor performance of Russia in Vancouver.

Couple of heads will be lopped off, but just watch how much they blow for Sochi.

Most of that will be spent to make sure nothing blows up in Sochi...it's not the safest place in the world....and Russians aren't the greatest when it comes to saving hostages.
by Freakinoldguy
Fri Sep 17, 2010 3:23 am
"QBC" said
Oh yeah, the athletes didn't perform so there must have been an issue with funding and the sports ministry. Ummmm, maybe the other nations are just more even with them now, Maybe when other nations put a concerted effort into their program, they Russians aren't the big players anymore. Maybe this time around the Russians just didn't have a strong team. Maybe Russians amateur/professional athletes just don't have the edge anymore.

Their poor performance in Vancouver has less to do with funding than with Dick Pound and his World Wide Ant-Doping Organization.

I wonder if that's why we didn't see Russian women speedskaters with testicles.
by QBC
Fri Sep 17, 2010 4:03 am
"Freakinoldguy" said
Oh yeah, the athletes didn't perform so there must have been an issue with funding and the sports ministry. Ummmm, maybe the other nations are just more even with them now, Maybe when other nations put a concerted effort into their program, they Russians aren't the big players anymore. Maybe this time around the Russians just didn't have a strong team. Maybe Russians amateur/professional athletes just don't have the edge anymore.

Their poor performance in Vancouver has less to do with funding than with Dick Pound and his World Wide Ant-Doping Organization.

I wonder if that's why we didn't see Russian women speedskaters with testicles.

...No kidding!

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