Sochi 2014

The 22-year-old athlete and avowed animal lover is planning on taking four puppies and their mother back to the states with him after discovering them under a security tent where they lived outside of a media center in Sochi. He tweeted that he's doing all he can to prep mama dog and her pups by giving them their necessary vaccinations. "I'm trying...I'm doing what I can," he says, also stating that he's found potential homes for the dogs stateside.

puppy love is real to puppies. pic.twitter.com/krauCUPjOg

— Gus Kenworthy (@guskenworthy) February 11, 2014

Image from Mashable.

Vladimir Putin is definitely a Daft Punk fan. The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs choir previously sang the robotified duo's hit single three months ago, and decided to sing it again on the world's stage.

The entire performance can be viewed over at the NBC Olympics website.

Have the stakes ever been higher?