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They target 19-year-old athletes and not the people of russia. i think focusing on those organizations the power brokers of the olympics, big media companies like, frankly, nbc and big corporate sponsors and washington. that's the important piece. because they are able to make change in a way that 19-year-old athletes and telling them that they have to stay home just will never accomplish. >> sid, you bring up nbc. obviously, we are a part of nbc so we are covering this and we want to be a part of it. nbc universal put out a statement saying this. hudson, let's talk about the spirit of the spo...

Not the soviets. >> you have been talking to some openly gay athletes, some that are going to be participating in the olympics. what are their thoughts. >> blake skiller is an openly gay speed skater. he said what i have said, i have been working so hard for the last four years, living thousands of miles from his family. he has sacrificed so much for the opportunity to make his olympic team and participate in sochi. he wants to go there and be a beacon of hope for the lgbt people in russia. you win by participating. he wants to go there, wear a rainbow pin and say, i'm here, i'm gay and i'm ok...