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Originally Posted by PlayfulGenius
Personally, I believe that if the Olympics really stood for what they claim... they;d wouldn't go at all... I don't see that happening though, too much money at stake already.
I hope many athletes boycott. That's a REAL tough one for an athlete that does everything to get to the Olympics. For NHLers, perhaps it will happen where players back out due to this issue.
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This is the typical knee jerk reaction that I also first felt. Then consider that none of the governments are boycotting Russia eg. Canada still trades on the open market with Russia for wheat etc.
I feel the athletes shouldn't suffer an Olympic drought and pay the price of making a statement, especially the lesser paid athletes like skiers and speed skaters.
Putin's laws are very unpopular world wide and they will fall under scrutiny weather or not athletes attend. Also with social media on everyone's hand, attending athletes may have a better platform to voice opposition than by staying at home.