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USOC: USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky released a statement on Wednesday outlining the committee's opposition to any political boycott of the Games, according to Reuters. "Our boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games did not contribute to a successful resolution of the underlying conflict. It did, however, deprive hundreds of American athletes, all whom had completely dedicated themselves to representing our nation at the Olympic Games, of the opportunity of a lifetime and n" - The United States Olympic Committee USOC has rejected a call to boycott the Sochi Winter Olympics if Russia grants asylum to Edward Snowden, saying it was not in the best interests of the country or the athletes. "If there are any lessons to be learned from the American boycott of 1980, it is that Olympic boycotts do not work," the statement read. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.