SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Of the many criticisms dogging the Sochi Olympics, (aside from the actual dogs), one of the sharpest surrounded Russia's questionable human rights record.
So when Russian slopestyler Alexei Sobolev rides a snowboard decorated with a drawing of a knife-wielding, balaclava-clad woman, he's not just showing off some interesting art.