NEW : Spokesman for German president wo n't discuss his reasons for skipping the games . President Joachim Gauck will not attend Olympics in Sochi . Some artists and activists have called for a boycott of the Sochi games , which run from February 7 to 23 . It 's a protest over human rights and harassment of the opposition , Der Spiegel reports . Comment:
NEW : Spokesman for German president wo n't discuss his reasons for skipping the games . President Joachim Gauck will not attend Olympics in Sochi . It 's a protest over human rights and harassment of the opposition , Der Spiegel reports . Comment: