original_query: What concerns were expressed regarding Russia's hosting of the Games?
query: What concerns were expressed regarding Russia's hosting of the 2014 Winter Olympics?
answer: Concerns were raised about Russia's LGBT policies, including the lack of a Pride House and a law criminalizing LGBT propaganda among minors.  Severe cost overruns, alleged corruption, and the annexation of Crimea also caused concern.  Circassian organizations protested the Games being held on land significant to their history, citing it as insensitive.