Olympic Athletes Concerned After Russian Bombings
With less than six weeks before the Sochi Games, athletes around the globe are intensely focused on qualifying for the Olympics. But some are also keeping an eye on the terror threats in Russia.
In the aftermath of two suicide bombings within 24 hours which killed at least 34 people in a southern Russia city, two-time gold medalist Seth Wescott doesn’t think he’ll attend Opening Ceremonies if he qualifies in snowboard cross.
“It definitely concerns me,” Wescott said Monday in his hometown, Carrabassett Valley, Maine. “I don’t want to be pessimistic about it. … I think you’re watching events start to happen. It’s a country that’s had massive amounts of internal strife that has manifested itself into actual combat. We’re not far away from where a lot of that has gone on in their country. It’s definitely a concern.”