As more athletes and reporters share their Sochi horror stories, many are realizing that the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics isn't quite prepared for the global attention it will receive when the games begin on Friday.
Photos from Sochi over the past two weeks have revealed that parts of the city's Olympic venues remain unfinished. Reporters are complaining very publicly that their hotels are still under construction. Sochi officials are also collecting and killing off stray dogs ahead of the games to clean up the city's image before cameras arrive. And there's tension between Russian and American officials over yogurt shipments.
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The games last 16 days, so Sochi still has time to repair negative first impressions. For now, however, things aren't looking very good. Below, we've rounded up photos that the Russian government probably doesn't would rather you not see.
Workmen continue construction at the Rosa Khutor Mountain Cluster village ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Jan. 31 in Rosa Khutor, Sochi.
A home under construction is covered in wrapping across from the Olympic Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 3.
A general view of the arena ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Ice Cube Curling Center on Feb. 5 in Sochi, Russia.
Last-minute work continues in construction of the Olympic Superstore in Olympic Park on Feb. 5.
Construction continues at the Extreme Park at Rosa Khutor Mountain on Feb. 5.
Construction work at a Gorky Gorod 540 hotel at the Mountain Cluster on Feb. 3.
Building continues at the Rosa Khutor Mountain Cluster village ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Jan. 31 in Rosa Khutor, Sochi.
Workmen continue construction in Gorki Village Krasnaya Polyana on Feb. 2.
Building of the ski-jumping venue continues ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on Feb. 1.
Workmen continue construction in Gorki Village Krasnaya Polyana on Feb. 2.
Workers continue construction in Gorki City.
An aerial view of the Olympic Park as construction continues in the lead up to the winter games in Sochi, Russia.
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