Only Minor Sochi Issues; Track Worker Stable

(ATR) IOC Olympic Games executive director says only "little issues" have come up during the Sochi Olympics.

Felli made the comments during a joint press briefing with Sochi 2014 CEO Dmitry Chernyshenko.

"We are doing well, very happy with the start here," Felli said.

"We had little issues that didn’t work as fully expected at the beginning. It has been corrected very quickly."

Chernyshenko even had a quip for Sochi’s critics.

"Surprisingly, it sounds like nobody expected it would be as good as this."

Two Broken Legs for Sliding Track Worker

Sochi 2014 head of communications Aleksandra Kosterina said the worker was treated overnight for the injuries sustained, and he was in stable condition following a successful operation.

She declined to speculate on what led to him being on the track after a signal was given to clear the track, saying investigations were still continuing.

Chernyshenko said the safety of the track was not a potential cause of the accident, saying the track met "the highest standards of safety."

Sochi by the Numbers

Over 5 million people visited Sochi2014.com

1.3 million people transported

1 million tickets sold

106,000 Olympic Park visitors on Thursday

11,610 volunteers worked in shifts on Thursday

1504 doping tests conducted

742 athletes competed on Thursday in 27 events

476 of those conducted during competition

79 events complete

37 medal events awarded out of 98 overall

1 anonymous Valentine’s Day gift for Aleksandra Kosterina

Wo Ist Thomas?

IOC President Thomas Bach will watch two sports today.

The first is cross-country skiing at the Laura venue. He will then travel to the Sanki Sliding Centre for the skeleton competition.

Written by Ed Hula III

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