RUSSIAN LGBT ADVOCATES: While most people now look with anticipation toward Feb. 7, the date of the Games’ opening ceremony, activists are far more focused on Feb. 23, the day they end. Read more
MIDDLE EASTERN SKIER’S RISQUE PHOTOS: Lebanese Alpine skier Jackie Chamoun posed for a risque mountaintop photo shoot in her conservative homeland. Read more
OBAMA: OLYMPICS ARE SAFE: In an interview with CNN, Obama expressed confidence that Russian security can protect everyone involved with and attending the Olympics. Read more
FOLLOWING HER FATHER’S LEGACY: Alex Carpenter followed the footsteps of her standout NHL father onto the ice, and can one-up him by going to Sochi and earning a medal. Read more
TEACHER ON OLYMPIC CURLING TEAM’S SENDOFF: U.S. curler and teacher Jeff Isaacson got an unforgettable farewell from his students. Read more
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