Sochi has lit up with music and dance to unleash the ultimate achievement of Vladimir Putin’s Russia: a Winter Olympics to showcase the best athletes on ice and snow the world has to offer.

While the Olympics are always a case for excitement, this years games seem to be plagued with issues. Indeed, Russia has been expirence a bit of a rough start with tons of people taking to Twitter to voice and photography different issues.

From odd group restrooms, unfinished hotels and bad water to delayed yogurt shipments and terror threats, so far the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics have not exactly gone smoothly.

Trouble Early On

In what appeared to be a technical hitch during the opening ceremony at the Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi on Friday, one of the five rings that make up the Games’ symbol failed to open.

The apparent failure meant the ring could not be illuminated by fireworks as had happened during rehearsals.