A documentary titled "Putin’s Games" exposes the "pervasive corruption, rights abuses, and environmental damage" that has marred Sochi as it prepares for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Olympic luger Shiva Keshavan has to improvise ways to effectively train in a mountainous region of India. USA Today says Keshavan’s "unorthodox training methods" incorporate a makeshift track with goats and moving cars.
However, Keshavan’s Sochi ambitions may not come to fruition. IOC president Thomas Bach told the Associated Press that unless India keeps "corruption-tainted officials out of its ranks," the country will face the "ultimate sanction of expulsion from the Olympics."
Bach also told the AP that the IOC will send a letter to Olympic athletes reminding them to "refrain from demonstrations or political gestures" during the Sochi Games, including protests against Russia's gay propaganda ban.
"The chance snow report, ticket sales, train times, terrorist threats, construction problems, and civil rights," are among mounting concerns for Sochi ahead of the Winter Games.
Olympic skier Bode Miller opens up to US Magazine about his "steepest challenge yet: a brutal custody battle for his 9-month-old son, Nate."
CBC News features a man from Dalmeny, a village in Scotland, named James Gordon. Since he was 14 years old, Gordon has made ice for the Dalmeny Curling Club. Gordon has now been chosen as an icemaker for the Sochi Olympics.
The cable television channel Nickelodeon will premiere a "Going Cold for Gold" program on Tuesday at 8 PM (ET/PT). Sochi hopefuls will share their stories and Olympic aspirations with journalist Linda Ellerbee.
In Other News
Turkish Basketball Federation president Turgay Demirel discusses the 2014 International Basketball Federation world championship tournament for women in a letter. Demirel writes, "We want the legacy of the 2014 FIBA World Championship for women to be felt on basketball courts across Turkey and the world for years to come."
National Public Radio’s Lourdes Garcia-Navarro reports on a "new movement celebrating regional foods" inside the country of Brazil. Brazilians hope the "booming" trend will offer visitors for the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympics a "new taste of Brazil."
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