There's skepticism about whether Russia will be able to follow through with it's Olympic dreams. According to this article, Salzburg governor Gabi Burgstaller says they are ready to host the Olympics if Russia were to fall behind with construction of the venues for the games. Burgstaller told the WirtschaftsBlatt business newspaper:
"Our great advantage is that we already have the venues in place. If the IOC needs us and it gives us a share of the revenue generated by the games, I'm there."
The paper claimed only a small part of the considerable infrastructure needed for the games in Sochi was already in place and that the Russian resort had not managed to find a construction company for the skating rink. Jean-Claude Killy, the president of the co-ordination commission for the 2014 Games, said he had been firm with the Sochi organisers in August, urging them to not lose time in getting things ready.
The former triple Olympic skiing champion said the organisers would need to work day and night to ensure everything was ready in five and a half years time.