I don't believe that. Give me some water, and I'll get a kid better. While training facilities are certainly a factor to consider when picking a training location, they are not necessarily critical to athletic success. Boxers make it to the Olympics from backyard gyms located in barrios. Basketball players make it to top NCAA teams from abandoned playgrounds and antiquated high school courts.
Baseball players make it to the pros from tiny towns in the Dominican Republic.
Therefore, picking a training location solely because the facilities are impressive isn't a good idea. In fact, there may be little correlation between the quality of the facility and the quality of the athletes and coaches who use it. Fancy weight rooms and plush locker rooms may be an ego boost, but they don't necessarily reflect competitive spirit. The country was second in the medal count at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics, third at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics, and third at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics. Even more remarkable is the success of the Russian ice skaters.