There were also calls to boycott the Games, drawing comparisons to the Summer Olympics of 1980 in Moscow, the last time the Olympics were held on what is now Russian soil.
Terdapat juga seruan untuk memboikot Pesta Olahraga tersebut, menggambarkan perbandingan dengan Olimpiade Musim Panas 1980 di Moskwa, kali terakhir Olimpiade diadakan di apa yang sekarang menjadi tanah Rusia.