Reminder: There are still U.S. Olympians in Russia

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last updated 8 January 2015

Due to Russia's ongoing intervention in Ukraine, the United States canceled its presidential delegation to the Paralympic Games on Monday.

The American athletes, though?

They're in Sochi, ready to compete.

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Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.