Road to Sochi 2014
Ice Hockey Olympian Caitlin Cahow discusses "Sochi, sexuality, and sports" with Huffington Post contributor Avery Stone.
Tuesday night, the 200th episode of "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel"examined Russian President Vladimir Putin's "controversial Winter Olympics."
RT features a new aerial video that reveals an "Olympic Sochi."
United States curler Jessica Schultz will head to the Sochi Games as a "top dog."
On November 15, Universal Sports Network aired an "exclusive, in-depth, and personal" interview with Unites States skier Lindsey Vonn. The 30-minute special, titled "Lindsey Vonn: The Return," covers everything from her "history of injuries, depression, and media scrutiny, to overcoming adversity, breaking records and retirement."
Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko says the country’s gay propaganda ban "could have waited until after the Sochi Olympics." However, Mutko does not question the content of the legislation.
The Associated Press reports the sports minister has also been quoted as saying that "outsiders have criticized the legislation because they resent Russia's strength."
Hareetz reporter Brian Schaefer asks, "Should the Jews be the ones to stop Putin’s anti-gay crusade?"
Outside Magazine dubs the upcoming Sochi Olympics a "five-ring mess."
Sochi 2014 organizers have introduced "some of the most extensive identity checks and sweeping security measures ever seen at an international sports event."
The AP says Sochi’s security plans are raising concerns. Is Sochi "stifling dissent and violating privacy under the pretext of fulfilling their pledge to make the games the safest Olympics in history?"
Compiled byNicole Bennett.
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