It is well known that by this point that the lead up to the Sochi Olympics has been anything but normal.  With all of the talk of possible terrorism as well as the discovery of brown water in the city’s hotels less than a week prior to the opening ceremony, there has been plenty to talk about before the start of the first events.  When talking to freshman Christian Carr, he said, “We should have expected this hype…it’s Sochi, Russia.  This is a very volatile place we are talking about”