Intro:

American's Evan Lysacek and Dan Jansen, along with current luge competitor Erin Hamlin, give their thoughts ahead of the Sochi Games

Script:

SOUNDBITE: (English) Evan Lysacek, 2010 Olympic figure skating gold medallist:

(On being unable to defend his 2010 Olympic title due to injury)

"Frustrating and heartbreaking. I'm feeling a lot of emotions being here in Sochi but I didn't want to miss it. I thought it was important to come and root on (support) our team. As involved as I have been in figure skating as a competitive athlete and competing in the Olympics, I'm still a fan of the sport so I wanted to come and be a part of the Olympic spirit and root for our great team of very fine athletes that are representing us here."