Even though it’s just a few short days before the opening ceremony at this year’s Olympics, many parts of the Olympic village in Sochi, Russia are still not finished and athletes and media are already arriving.

Reports claim that many of the hotels being built for Olympic visitors are dozens-of-overnighters away from being done. These construction delays could affect tens of thousands of visitors who are expected to come and view the Games. Since Russia won its bid to host the 2014 Olympics, officials say they have built a highway, high-speed train lines, and electric power stations throughout the Caucus Mountains where the alpine sports events will take place. Although a lot of construction has been completed, construction crews are still at work in Gorki Gorod, a cluster of six and seven story buildings on the banks of the Mzymta River, which lie very close to the Olympic ski jump.

Road crews are still hammering in paving stones on sidewalks and yellow cranes hovering over buildings, hotels, and offices indicate the interior of many resorts still need construction.

While Russian Olympic officials are clearly admitting to six hotels not being fully operational, the International Olympic Committee is clearly modulating the delay. “There are still some issues to be solved as always just before the games,”  IOC President Thomas Bach said. “We are in contact with the organizing committee and we hope that the situation will be solved in the next couple of days.”

Athletes have been arriving to the region in recent days, and the Olympics are set to open on Friday. It will be the first year that NBC, the news broadcaster covering the games, will have primetime coverage before the ceremony. Events include the debut of snowboard slope style, team figure skating and Women’s moguls. More than 190 million television viewers are expected from February 6-23.