Athletes are tweeting to share their frustrations with hotel accommodations in Sochi – but USA bobsledder Johnny Quinn takes matters into his own hands.
I was taking a shower and the door got locked/jammed….
— Johnny Quinn (@JohnnyQuinnUSA) February 8, 2014
…With no phone to call for help, I used my bobsled push training to break out. #SochiJailBreak pic.twitter.com/apZRefgvCO
— Johnny Quinn (@JohnnyQuinnUSA) February 8, 2014
Quinn posted a picture of the large hole left in the shattered bathroom door on his official Twitter account and tweeted: “I was taking a shower and the door got locked/jammed….With no phone to call for help, I used my bobsled push training to break out.”
There have been problems with unfinished accommodation in the mountains during the build-up to the Sochi Games.
Here are some of the best tweets so far:
Olympic athletes bonding Sochi Style! #SochiProblems pic.twitter.com/K58vzYiJBp
— Dave Mercer (@FactsofFishing) February 6, 2014
In more hotel good/bad news,I have a toilet buts its got electric cables touching it #olympics#Electrifying pic.twitter.com/inpoxeb6mj
— Simon Stanleigh (@Stanleigh77) February 7, 2014
#sochi good news , I have Internet , bad news, it’s dangling from the ceiling in my room… pic.twitter.com/WPp560Nr5c
— Simon Stanleigh (@Stanleigh77) February 2, 2014
Having no water in the urinal gives a nice scent to the room #sociproblems pic.twitter.com/g2LWzCotSj
— Sochi Problems (@SochiProb) February 8, 2014
New plumbing work or extra shower hose? @espnWD. #SochiProblems #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/U0YH6h3hYF
— Sochi Problems (@SochiProblems) February 6, 2014
This is the one hotel room @Sochi2014 have given us so far. Shambles. #cnnsochi pic.twitter.com/RTjEkmyan3
— Harry Reekie (@HarryCNN) February 4, 2014
Water restored, sorta. On the bright side, I now know what very dangerous face water looks like. #Sochi #unfiltered pic.twitter.com/sQWM0vYtyz
— Stacy St. Clair (@StacyStClair) February 4, 2014
Watch your step @Sochi2014 — I’ve noticed on walkway and on sidewalks that not all man holes are always covered. pic.twitter.com/a5Nv4wu5iA
— Jo-Ann Barnas (@JoAnnBarnas) February 1, 2014
Les surprises continuent à #Sotchi… #toilettes pic.twitter.com/NDyT7DH9Nl
— JO 2014 Sotchi (@_JeuxOlympiques) February 6, 2014