Sochi stats: 6,000 athletes, 14,000 media members,1,000 media organizations from 63 countries @wdsu (per IOC)
— megan kerry spencer (@nolacameragirl) February 5, 2014
That’s a lot of reporters. So I’m going to check in each day and see what they’re seeing and posting through Twitter. Here are a few good moments.
2018, take notes.
Not only #Sochi2014, but here comes #PyeongChang2018, where I hear they’re already installing media shower curtains. pic.twitter.com/1fftc1yoEy
— Chuck Culpepper (@ChuckCulpepper1) February 6, 2014
But it looks like there are good options for laundering your clothes.
A sampling of different laundry services offered in the media center #Sochi pic.twitter.com/NXBzXfovxI
— Sara Germano (@germanotes) February 6, 2014
And several journalists countered the hotel-problems narrative.
After a day in Sochi, I can confirm there isn’t really much wrong with my hotel room. Even if it has all the charm of a Bluth model home.
— Joshua Robinson (@JoshRobinson23) February 6, 2014
I know #sochi has hotel issues but @JBJourneyer and I are not complaining about our home for the next few weeks! pic.twitter.com/wMiMGapHrC
— Dipti Kapadia (@DiptiKapadia) February 6, 2014
My hotel room is absolutely fine. Clean, spacious and everything works. Sorry to disappoint. #Sochi2014 #Olympics
— Ted Anthony (@anthonyted) February 6, 2014
You can follow along, too, with this list I made of journalists in Sochi.
