While the Russian 2014 Winter Olympics went off with a bang --<br/> <br />It didn't all go off without a hitch.<br/> <br />One of the Olympic rings didn't light up during the opening ceremony.<br/> <br />But that didn't stop nearly 40,000 spectators from enjoying themselves.<br/> <br />This South African Olympic-attending veteran loved it.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) OLYMPIC CEREMONY AUDIENCE MEMBER, FROM SOUTH AFRICA PHIL GUTCHE, SAYING:<br/> <br />"I also think the final torch, lighting of the torch was, again, spectacular. We've been to a number of Olympics, and this is really one of the greatest. They did a great job."<br/> <br />Meanwhile, journalists covering the games were quick to take to Twitter with their accommodation woes.<br/> <br />A journalist from the Toronto Star tweeted this picture with the caption,"In my Sochi hotel. You're welcome to pop by and sit forlornly in my Chairs of Desolation."<br/> <br />While Russian President Vladimir Putin says homosexuals won't be discriminated against at the Games -- desp
