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Journalists have arrived and are starting to cover the Sochi 2014 winter Olympics. After early reports doubting the city's preparedness for the big game(s) and human rights protests across Russia, press at Sochi are naturally a bit concerned. As these tweets gathered by the Washington Post show, they had every right.

Nobody is more proud of British gold medal swimmer Adam Peaty than his grandmother Mavis.

Adam Peaty won gold in the 100 meter breaststroke and set a new world record of 57.13 seconds this weekend. And while most grandmas were at home struggling with the remote, Grandma Mavis was gaining thousands of Followers on Twitter.

Saturday Night star Leslie Jones has resurfaced on Twitter just in time to live-tweet all the action of the 2016 Olympics.

Leslie Jones is taking on every Olympic sport and rooting on team USA with a terrifying passion. Her love of the Olympics has gained the attention of the Internet and has earned her a personal invite from NBC Rio Olympics producer Jim Bell.

We really hope this is not a joke. The Rio Olympics NEED a little Leslie Jones commentary

Despite Brazilian authorities demanding that Ryan Lochte remain in Rio, the American swimmer has fled the country and is already home in the United States.

Team USA swimmers Ryan Lochte and Jimmy Feigen were allegedly robbed at gun point. So, while the pending investigation continued, both swimmers were ordered by Brazilian authorities to remain in Rio.