BEIJING – Noah Hoffman understands the desire to speak up. For the athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics, the Winter Games will provide a global megaphone, a platform to voice their concerns about human rights abuses in China.
Yet Hoffman, a two-time Olympian, is afraid of what might happen to anyone who climbs on that soapbox.
"My advice for athletes who are there is to stay silent," said Hoffman, a former cross-country skier. "I'm scared for their safety when they go to China."
