Road to Sochi 2014
The Associated Press depicts a "crumbling" Sochi as the city prepares to host the upcoming 2014 Winter Olympics. Standing "side-by-side" with Russian President Vladimir Putin's "glittering new construction projects," is a "hidden dark side" of Sochi.
Counter-terrorism expert and college professor Edward Turzanski "offers his thoughts" on terrorist threats surrounding the 2014 Winter Olympics. Turzanski tells CBS Philly he would attend the Games in Sochi next February, but would have "serious second thoughts" about sending his loved ones.
NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel reports on the "latest terror threat to the Olympics," which comes from two suicide bombers who "promise the attacks will be a surprise to the event."
Reuters says in light of concerns about "possible attacks by militants" during the Winter Games, United States military and intelligence officials have been "studying contingency plans for evacuating Americans" from Sochi in case of a crisis.The Sydney Morning Herald features an interview between US House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers and CNN. Rogers tells CNN, "We don't seem to be getting all of the information we need to protect our athletes in the Games."
New York Times reporter Brian Knowlton says "several US congressional leaders" have expressed worries over Russia's "willingness to share information about terrorist threats." Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters last Friday that he would "do whatever it takes" to protect visitors arriving soon in Sochi.
Maclean's writer Jonathon Gatehouse asks, "Can Russian-born Ivan Babikov be the first Canadian man to ski his way to an Olympic cross-country medal?"
PRI reporter Katie Manning talks to athletes as they prepare for the upcoming Sochi Olympics and "what may be the highest-pressure event of their lives." Manning says, for most athletes, "staying focused during the competition is easier said than done."
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The Sydney Morning Herald's Michael Lynch says FIFA must be "shamed into reopening the bidding for the 2022 World Cup."
A panel of experts discuss the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in GQ Japan.
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