#SochiBuzz -- Lysacek Ends Road to Sochi; Proposal from Vancouver

(ATR) Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek will not compete at the 2014 Winter Olympics ... Vancouver proposes sending an openly gay councilor to the Sochi Games.

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US' Evan Lysacek competes in
US' Evan Lysacek competes in the Men's Figure Skating free program at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver during the XXI Winter Olympics on February 18, 2010. AFP PHOTO / Saeed KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

(ATR) With 57 days to go until the 2014 Winter Olympics, topics such as Olympian Evan Lysacek's injury and Vancouver's proposal to send an openly gay councilor to Sochi have social media users talking.

Exclusive: @EvanLysacek: "My road to Sochi ends here." Full story: http://t.co/XB59g69k2k

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 10, 2013

Thank You all for your continued support. Your kind words are helping me stay strong right now.

— Evan Lysacek (@EvanLysacek) December 10, 2013

Very proud of a great champion, @EvanLysacek and his graceful bow-out of the Sochi Olympics this morning on @TODAYshow.

— Johnny Weir-Voronov (@JohnnyGWeir) December 10, 2013

Sad to hear my friend @EvanLysacek won't be in the Sochi Olympics. He's a fighter and I know he'll be back. #olympicfamily

— lindsey vonn (@lindseyvonn) December 10, 2013

Its coming soon!! Really soon!! 58 days till #sochi2014 cdnolympicteam #canadasnowboard #saputo… http://t.co/L8PDhhn66A

— Dominique Maltais (@DodoMaltais) December 11, 2013

Meet @GRETEGIRL, the free spirit taking freestyle skiing to new heights: #Sochi2014 http://t.co/iJy7fA6u2z

— CNN International (@cnni) December 10, 2013

Bay Area bobsledder on track for second Olympics http://t.co/D4QOrO2pfe via @JanelleWang #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/k7rqM4zIWi

— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) December 10, 2013

Bach tells AP IOC ready to send letter to #Olympic athletes reminding them to refrain from any protests in #Sochi.http://t.co/koQcGZIbOh

— Steve Wilson (@stevewilsonap) December 9, 2013

German president Joachim Gauck boycotting #Sochi Olympics http://t.co/bRcULUtwWP

— Globalnews.ca (@globaltvnews) December 8, 2013

#Gauck fährt nicht nach #Sotschi. Mit einem Boykott habe das aber nichts zu tun, sagt @DOSB-Generalsekretär Vesper: http://t.co/UGFfAoosCK

— ZDF heute (@ZDFheute) December 9, 2013

Vancouver proposes to send gay official to #Russia's #Sochi2014 #Olympics to draw attention to #LGBT issues http://t.co/JRHWu3hvnJ @CdnPress

— David Crary (@CraryAP) December 12, 2013

Two journalist banned from #Russia because of their #Sochi #photography project http://t.co/BDC7AQYRJc

— Cagil M. Kasapoglu (@CagilKasapoglu) December 12, 2013

#Sochi2014 Main media center pic.twitter.com/QbasyC6x6h

— Dmitry Chernyshenko (@DChernyshenko) December 11, 2013

We're on the road again! Heading up to the mountains from #Sochi. 57 days to go! #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/ySngcg4ub1

— NBCOlympics (@NBCOlympics) December 11, 2013

They've put a lot of work into the official #Sochi2014 app, just out on IOS, Android and Win phone. Highly rec'd. http://t.co/dCOjU9Jdem

— David Nowak (@David_Nowak1) December 12, 2013Follow the Sochi 2014 Torch Relay

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