Canadian athlete deletes selfie with Vladimir Putin after backlash from back home:

Russian president Vladimir Putin stopped by the USA and Canada Houses in Sochi on Friday, drawing plenty of attention from smartphone-wielding athletes. One of them was Canadian speedskater Brittany Schussler, who took advantage of her proximity to Putin to snap a selfie.

Schussler later tweeted the picture to her followers with the message “I should’ve asked him to be my Valentine,” but was soon met with strong criticism. Enough criticism that Schussler felt compelled to delete the tweet and explain herself to a Canadian newspaper.

 Relax my “northern cousins” this little lady had a very important thrill in her life and meant no harm tweeting her picture. Can be your PC is a little overboard