Sochi problems now reportedly include the Russian government spying on athletes and guests in the showers, on top of the rundown hotel rooms, grimy water and poisoned dogs.
According to Russia's deputy prime minister, tourists coming in for the Sochi Winter Olympics now have a lot more to worry about than suspicious-looking fluid coming out of their faucets.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak made two startling remarks earlier today, first telling gays coming to the Sochi Winter Olympics not to touch children then following it up with a comment about the cameras keeping an eye on the tourists while they're in the shower.
Kozak's blunder happened while he was asked by reporters about the conditions in hotels and lack of water, which are currently trending on social media sites as part of the "#sochiproblems" movement.
“We have surveillance video from the hotels that shows people turn on the shower, direct the nozzle at the wall and then leave the room for the whole day," Kozak blurted out, becoming defensive when asked about the poor quality of accommodations.
The startling admission was the latest of the #sochiproblems in Russia's hosting of the 2014 Winter Games at the palm-tree-lined resort on the Black Sea.
With all the water-related problems in Sochi, it's surprising anyone is willing to take a shower — and for those that brave it, Big Mother is watching.
The Sochi Games appear to have locked up the gold medal for blunders — even before Friday’s opening ceremonies.
The shower spying — reminiscent of an infamous scene from the raunchy comedy “Porky’s” — had not been reported publicly before the flustered Kozak volunteered the stunning information.
Russian officials quickly shut down a potential deluge of followup questions on the peeping policy by hurrying Kozak away from the podium.
There has been evidence in Sochi of Internet surveillance aimed at news media, but never before of visual surveillance inside hotel rooms.
