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Happen? is it advisable to provoke the beast, if you like. >> i think the athletes that go over there, they have a task at hand. they have to live out their dream number one. they have to represent their country. anything that detracts from that, anything, i wouldn't advise that. as an athlete, i wouldn't have done that. also, demonstrations under the olympic charter, they don't allow demonstrations. they could be sent home, they could have their medals taken away. i think that's why this presidential delegation is important, we can speak volumes, and the athletes don't have to put their medal...

Is it advisable to provoke the beast, if you like. >> i think the athletes that go over there, they have a task at hand. they have to live out their dream number one. they have to represent their country. anything that detracts from that, anything, i wouldn't advise that. as an athlete, i wouldn't have done that. also, demonstrations under the olympic charter, they don't allow demonstrations. they could be sent home, they could have their medals taken away. i think that's why this presidential delegation is important, we can speak volumes, and the athletes don't have to put their medals on the...

Actually saw of the torch was when it appeared on a tv screen inside the stadium and made its way in for the festivities that occurred in that maximum security environment. a bizarre scene, empty streets, police lockdown, police check points. we were shipped around in a bus. couldn't move around in our own car. maximum security, absolutely. and wolf, you know, you've got to bear in mind, this is a symbol. the kremlin have known for a decade the extent of the insurgency here. both the insurgents and the outside world and russians too, they can do what they want here. they won't be bowed by mili...