By Lisa Goudy
A week from today, the Sochi Olympic Winter Games will begin.
Canada will send 221 athletes to the Olympics, which is the largest Canadian team ever to go to the Winter Games. One of the
team members, Ben Coakwell, is from Moose Jaw and will participate in the four-man bobsled team.
But so far, leading up to the Olympics, it’s almost as if we’ve been hearing more about controversies about the country than
the sporting events.
We’ve heard about the funding and how critics have accused Russian president Vladimir Putin of mismanaging the money.
The facilities were criticized for the hazards they could pose. Russia’s policies on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender
rights have been another hot issue.
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