Alexander Zhukov says the presence of gay athletes in Sochi wo n't diminish the competition . ` ` The point is the competition itself , '' according to the Russian Olympic Committee . No prominent world leaders at the Sochi Olympics in two months ? U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande will be no exception . Russia 's anti - gay propaganda has ` ` offended '' Obama , he said in August .
Alexander Zhukov says the presence of gay athletes in Sochi wo n't diminish the competition . ` ` The point is the competition itself , '' according to the Russian Olympic Committee . U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande will be no exception . Russia 's anti - gay propaganda has ` ` offended '' Obama , he said in August .