#SochiBuzz -- Squats for Seats; Russian Hockey Stars Sing

(ATR) With 84 days to Sochi, Moscow's "squats for seats" initiative and a video of hockey stars singing a "Russian hockey anthem" are getting the attention of social media users.

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With 84 days to go until the 2014 Winter Olympics, social media is abuzz with Sochi topics such as Moscow's "squats for seats" initiative and a video of hockey stars singing a "Russian hockey anthem."

#Sochi2014 Flame on the slope of Avachinskaya sopka, active volcano of Kamchatka. Gorgeous view! #TorchRelay pic.twitter.com/MEo7m1bkPn

— Sochi 2014 (@Sochi2014) November 12, 2013

Mission completed! The #Sochi2014 torch came back to Earth after the first ever #Olympic spacewalk! #TorchRely pic.twitter.com/H0c8tP9XaK

— Sochi 2014 (@Sochi2014) November 11, 2013

Olympic torch for #Sochi2014 back on Earth after spacewalk http://t.co/xJj9XZ7Oo9 & pic.twitter.com/z0SPMAyG2p

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 11, 2013

Getting pumped or #Sochi with Olympic gold Medalist @jonnymoseley on NBC5 at 11 today. @NBCDFWpic.twitter.com/om5C2AzVLh

— Marc Fein (@MarcFeinTV) November 13, 2013

Thrilled to be part of the @NBC Olympic Broadcasting team at the #Sochi2014 Winter Olympic Games. http://t.co/eQFM3PD4Qi #sochiallgrownup

— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) November 13, 2013

Watching the comercials during @biggestlosernbc makes me excited for #2014 #Sochi2014 #Olympics

— HolleyMangold (@HolleyMangold) November 13, 2013

U.S. Olympic #Curling Trials are this week, but the men's team has a longer road to #Sochi2014: http://t.co/K8A3A8IEAh

— NBCOlympics (@NBCOlympics) November 12, 2013

Standing outside of the train station in #Sochi with my awesome teammate and roomie @eamslider24😊 @… http://t.co/RJNhQENx68

— Maureen Ajoku (@momosaidit) November 14, 2013

Russian men's #hockey stars sing for the Olympics. The song may be stuck in your head until #Sochi2014: http://t.co/hcoVKy9O4j #SongQuest

— CBC Music (@CBCMusic) November 12, 2013

The new @UnderArmour commercial with #CGinfrared technology we launched today.Hope you like it! #IWILL #sochi2014 http://t.co/tOEcQLOUEQ

— lindsey vonn (@lindseyvonn) November 12, 2013

Russia is giving free subway rides to anyone who does 30 squats before crossing the ticket barrier http://t.co/gVUqvvYf8k #Sochi2014

— Nicole Hong (@nicole_hong) November 12, 2013

Quebec LGBT group launches Sochi poster campaign http://t.co/QbxcALv3rf #canqueer #Sochi2014 #LGBT pic.twitter.com/w7KduvpwYW

— Daily Xtra (@dailyxtra) November 13, 2013Follow the Sochi 2014 Torch Relay

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