This Reuters story just offers a hint of the shitstorm to come in the Russian Olympics:
The face of the Moscow world championships, Yelena Isinbayeva, has condemned Swede Emma Green-Tregaro’s gesture of support for the Russian gay community as disrespectful and said she supported the law banning the promotion of homosexuality.
Green-Tregaro competed in Thursday’s qualifying round of the high jump at Luzhniki Stadium with her fingernails painted in the colors of the rainbow flag used by the gay movement.
Meanwhile, American 800 meters runner Nick Symmonds said he was shocked by Isinbayeva’s comments and that he had been told he risked jail if he wore a rainbow badge.
Fingernails are causing a controversy. Fingernails. Does anyone doubt that Russia is going to come out of these Olympics as a villain in the eyes of the world? Go read the whole story.