theft. the charges were dropped. they've become international figures when they were jailed in russia last year for staging protests and openly criticizing president putin. the women say they came to sochi to protest at the games themselves. let's check in with sochi. nbc correspondent kevin tibbles joins me from there now. let's start with -- obviously there's a little bit of -- this second week of the games, do you sense that security is no longer the first thing people think about that suddenly the games truly are the star and all of the concerns pregames have faded into the background? >> reporter: well, i think, chuck, i couldn't have put it any better myself, actually. i think that the games have taken over at center stage. but, you know, the fact that the hockey, for example, which is going on right now with russia, the home team, playing for a spot in the quarter finals, the