Sochi 2014 Olympic Games

Vladimir Putin’s anti-gay propaganda laws have sought to stifle homosexual expression – but Sochi’s opening ceremony featured some of the most prominent homosexuals in international history.

Vanessa Vanakorn – also known as Vanessa Mae, the famous violinist skiing for Thailand in Sochi says that she doesn’t have the pressure of chasing medals. “Thailand has never seen snow,” she adds.

Athletes are tweeting to share their frustrations with hotel accommodations in Sochi – but USA bobsledder Johnny Quinn takes matters into his own hands.

Boycotting the Winter Olympics opening ceremony over gay rights? Watch the London Gay Men’s Chorus outside the Russian embassy instead.

From Vlad’s lipstick to queer beer and gay mountains, it could only be our 10 favourite rainbow-themed protests so far against Russia’s anti-gay laws.

Snowboarding slopestyle makes its debut at the Sochi Winter Olympics – and Britain’s Billy Morgan, now through to the semi-finals, is a hot contender.

Volunteers at the Winter Olympics are dressed head-to-toe in rainbow colours. A tribute to Russian peasant art? Or a strategy to “drown out” pro-gay protests?

Terrorists maybe trying to smuggle explosives hidden in tubes of toothpaste onto planes heading for the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia, the US warns.

The level of hostility towards gay people in Russia right now is eye-watering, writes Liz MacKean on the eve of the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Russia’s new anti-gay propaganda law, which is supposed to protect children, has for the first time been used against a minor – 14 year-old Maria Novikova. This is her story, as told by Nick Sturdee.

With two days to go until the first events of the Winter Olympics, Sports Correspondent Keme Nzerem reports from Sochi on rumblings of discontent over event courses.

Sochi will be the most expensive Olympics ever – but beyond the corruption, terrorism, security, gay rights what do we really know about the upcoming winter games?

With days to go until the 2014 Winter Olympics begin in Sochi, Channel 4 News Sports Correspondent Keme Nzerem meets Russian volunteers at the Games, who are all wearing colourful uniforms.