Logo presentation of SOCHI 2014.

An Islamic militant group that claimed responsibility for suicide bombings that killed 34 people last month posted a video threatening to strike at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Russian security forces are taking the threat seriously and have established what they call a ring of steel around the ent...

Olympic Torch Relay (Day 97) - Saratov The Olympic Torch Relay has got under way to Sochi on 7 October 2013. The Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch Relay is going to be the longest in the entire history of the Olympic Winter Games. During the Olympic Torch Relay, 14,000 torchbearers will carry the Sochi 2014...

Despite ramped-up security efforts in anticipation of the 2014 Winter Olympics, concerns persist over terrorist threats facing the games. CFR Distinguished Visiting Fellow Raymond W. Kelly highlights three things to know about the threats and response preparedness in Sochi:
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Meet the openly gay male athletes competing for the USA at the Winter Olympics 2018. While this may be Gus Kenworthy’s second Olympics, it will be his first as being an openly gay freestyle skier. Winning a silver medal in Sochi, he said he felt ‘horrible’ about being closeted at the Russian Games.

The 2020 Summer Olympics, delayed until 2021, were the "gayest Olympics ever" with over 120 openly out LGBTQ+ athletes. The 2022 Winter Olympics may not be quite that gay, but as of now there are at least 17 openly LGBTQ+ competitors headed to Beijing. From US figure-skater Timothy LeDuc who is the...

Presentation of the Olympic venues for the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Description of all the Olympic stadiums and facilities.

The Winter Olympics begins on February 4. Check out a video below about Kenworthy’s Olympic journey and why coming out was so liberating for him. In it, Kenworthy’s mom reveals that she “always knew” her son was gay so it wasn’t a shock to her when he finally came out.

This video features gay & nonbinary athletes at Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Gus Kenworthy, Andrew Blaser, Bruce Mouat, Paul Poirier, Kevin Aymoz, Lewis Gibson, Guillaume Cizeron, Eric Radford married to Luis Fenero, Jason Brown, Timothy LeDuc, Filippo Ambrosini & Simon Sénécal..

Boitano now becomes the third openly gay member of the Sochi delegation, which also includes tennis icon Billie Jean King and women's ice hockey silver medalist Caitlin Cahow.