The Olympics in Sochi have multiple dialectical relationships between the events that took place, the host country of Sochi, and the global stage of economics, technology, politics, and culture. The events in Sochi have a dialectal relationship with Sochi in that they occurred there, the people in Sochi and the terrain of Sochi also effected the way the events were run, and how the fans of different countries interacted during the events. The events in Sochi also effected Sochi economically, it cost Sochi a lot of money to build their facilities, while this did attract many people to Sochi, it left their economy in turmoil after the events, as the cost to the town of building these facilities was great. Technology effected the events of the
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To start off, there was an increase the technology of what athletes use during their events. Some examples of these include slicker ice skating suits, which allow the skaters to be more aerodynamic and to skate faster than before. There was also a material boost for the luge sled, changing the original wood and fiberglass sleds to lightweight carbon fiber ones and also redistributed weight to the bows, which keep contact with the ice, keeping the vibrations transferred to a minimum. Another advancement was the use of data sensors on bobsleds that allow real-time collection of multiple data points (DiscoverMagazine.com. (n.d.).). This is also seen in the use of new alpine skis, the use of Under Armour motion capture technology and the possible use of carbon nanotubes in ski construction (New Scientist 2/15/2014, Vol. 221 Issue 2956, p22-22). The technology of television and the ability to alter what is seen on the networks allowed the Russian Government to cover up the mistake of the 5th Olympic ring not opening. However, the Olympic committee defended this cover up and said that it was Russia’s decision to do this, but they also noted that there pretty much was no point in covering this up, as it wasn’t a very big deal in the first place (Sochi Olympics: Rings Glitch Cover-Up Defended. (n.d.)). The outdated technology of the homes of the athletes during the Olympics caused some issues, this included the fiasco that occurred when U.S. bobsledder Johnny Quinn, got stuck in an
To start off, there was an increase the technology of what athletes use during their events. Some examples of these include slicker ice skating suits, which allow the skaters to be more aerodynamic and to skate faster than before. There was also a material boost for the luge sled, changing the original wood and fiberglass sleds to lightweight carbon fiber ones and also redistributed weight to the bows, which keep contact with the ice, keeping the vibrations transferred to a minimum. Another advancement was the use of data sensors on bobsleds that allow real-time collection of multiple data points (DiscoverMagazine.com. (n.d.).). This is also seen in the use of new alpine skis, the use of Under Armour motion capture technology and the possible use of carbon nanotubes in ski construction (New Scientist 2/15/2014, Vol. 221 Issue 2956, p22-22). The technology of television and the ability to alter what is seen on the networks allowed the Russian Government to cover up the mistake of the 5th Olympic ring not opening. However, the Olympic committee defended this cover up and said that it was Russia’s decision to do this, but they also noted that there pretty much was no point in covering this up, as it wasn’t a very big deal in the first place (Sochi Olympics: Rings Glitch Cover-Up Defended. (n.d.)). The outdated technology of the homes of the athletes during the Olympics caused some issues, this included the fiasco that occurred when U.S. bobsledder Johnny Quinn, got stuck in an