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Originally Posted by raggedy13
Ya, he publicly praised it during the Closing Ceremonies according to that link. That's compulsory at every Olympics. It seems from the article that he was just happy the games managed to be pulled off without any major issues considering all the problems beforehand with venue completion. And he said that they brilliantly met the challenge of hosting, not exceeded, surpassed, etc. Overall nothing especially impressive from the sounds of it.
I also wouldn't consider compulsory praise at the Closing Ceremonies comparable to praising the planning, preparation, and organization of VANOC at a pre-games committee meeting. I can guarantee you he didn't feel the same way with the Athens planning committee at the same point considering they were still scrambling to finish their venues.
Anyways, whether the games are successful enough to be praised during the Closing Ceremonies remains to be seen, but the article posted by Mr.X is certainly encouraging.
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Rogge's a politician, albeit an unelected one. He's not going to say anything negative. The comment's totally non-threadworthy. Its like starting a thread titled "Queen Elizabeth manages not to fart at state dinner".
After the show is over will come more newsworthy analysis.