SOCHI

[Duchess]

Putin has invested so much money into Sochi in hopes that the global exposure of hosting the games will transform it into an international tourist mecca. I think the security around the arena and event sites themselves will be very tight. But, I don't know if he's gonna be able to pull off creating the image that he wants to sell given all of the turmoil and challenges just outside of Sochi.

Anyway, I'm curious to see how it goes down and will probably watch some of the coverage.

I've seen it said that this will be the most expensive Olympics in history. Bloomburg reports that it's in the area of 48 billion dollars.

I believe Putin will do everything in his power to make sure these games go off without a hitch. This is a very public stage for him. Every day I hear or read of a new threat, the terrorists are being terrorists. I hope an attack doesn't happen but I won't be surprised if one or more does.