Dystopian nightmare or beautiful Olympic ski stadium —you decide. Or, you can listen to the shills at NBC and go with “visually stunning.” Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) shared a picture of the venue on Twitter with the following message:
“The Chinese Communist Party built an Olympic venue at an old steel mill. NBC said it was ‘visually stunning.’”
The Chinese Communist Party built an Olympic venue at an old steel mill.
NBC said it was “visually stunning.” pic.twitter.com/HL7x9P2YPv
— Rep. Jim Jordan (@Jim_Jordan) February 8, 2022
And here comes the internet.
“Feels pretty dystopian to have some kind of nuclear facility as the backdrop for this Big Air skiing event.”
Feels pretty dystopian to have some kind of nuclear facility as the backdrop for this Big Air skiing event 🥴 pic.twitter.com/l0nIvgX5Pv
— Lindsay (@LindsayMpls) February 7, 2022
“The Big Air stadium at the Olympics seems to be right next to the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.”
The Big Air stadium at the Olympics seems to be right next to the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. pic.twitter.com/5CbedtGu3h
— John Lovett (@jlove1982) February 7, 2022
A third said: “Hellscape. Honestly… just lol.”
And a fourth tweeter: “The Olympic ski jump in Beijing has nuclear reactors in the background?… Overall, the background and the location is ugly as can be … What the heck???”
According to Reuters, “The Shougang industrial park site was chosen to represent sustainability by turning an industrial area into one for cultural and leisure use, officials have said.”