All you need to stay connected to the 2014 Winter Olympics is a Facebook page. The social networking site is helping fans tap in to this year's games in Sochi through a variety of different pages and tools.
If you want to stay updated on your favorite athletes, check out their official individual Facebook pages. Want to celebrate the games from your hometown? Search for Olympics-themed happenings with the social network's Events tool.
See also: 20 Twitter Accounts to Follow For the 2014 Winter Olympics
Here are four easy ways to stay in touch with all things Olympics — let the games begin.

Image: Lolo Jones

Nearly all of your favorite athletes have official Facebook pages, where you can follow their journeys in Sochi. "Like" the pages of athletes such as Shaun White, Gracie Gold and Lolo Jones to see status updates and action shots of them playing their respective sports.
For a quicker fix, hop over to pages for teams such as the U.S. Olympic Team, where you'll find a constant stream of updates about important team news.

Image: Facebook/NBC Olympics

Follow Sochi 2014 and NBC's official pages to find exclusive coverage. NBC posts video interviews with athletes and extra content from Sochi straight to its Facebook page, and integrates Instagram photos for an artsy, behind-the-scenes touch.
The official Sochi page is full of photos of the crowd and short videos that show snippets of how they prepared for the games.

Image: Facebook/Graph Search

If you want to know which of your friends are following the games, try using Facebook’s Graph Search, which enables you to look up posts, photos and popular hashtags such as #goteamusa, #Olympics, #seeyouinsochi and #sochi2014.
The search tool also has different privacy settings, which could enable you to see results from Facebook users all over the world, if they choose to make their posts public.

Image: Facebook/Uprising of Love: Pride House 2014

If you can't actually be in Sochi, the next best thing is to attend Olympics-themed events. Use the Events tool to search for celebrations in your area, like the "Uprising of Love: Pride House 2014 Opening Ceremony Watch Party." This particular event is a nationwide viewing party held in bars, clubs and lounges all over the U.S., aiming to raise money for the Russia Freedom Fund, which supports the LGBT movement in Russia.

BONUS: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony

Irina Rodnina and Vladislav Tretyak light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, second from right, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, centre, wave as they stand alongside United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, third from left, during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
An artist performs after the Olympic flag is hoisted during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Feb. 7, 2014.
Artists wearing lights perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The flying Russian child returns to the opening ceremony. The act was repeated twice during the show on Feb. 7, 2014 in Sochi.
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Actors perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.
Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.
Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.
Characters perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.
Characters perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.
The Olympic mascots are seen during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.
The Russian Olympic team walks into the stadium during the Parade of Nations on Feb. 7, 2014 at the opening ceremony.
The Japanese Olympic team walks into the stadium during the Parade of Nations on Feb. 7, 2014 at the opening ceremony.
The Iranian Olympic team walks into the stadium during the Parade of Nations on Feb. 7, 2014 at the opening ceremony.
Team Canada walks into the stadium during the Parade of Nations on Feb. 7, 2014 at the opening ceremony.
The Chinese Olympic team walks into the stadium during the Parade of Nations on Feb. 7, 2014 at the opening ceremony.
Athletes from the United States wave to spectators as they arrive during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics
The Brazilian Olympic team walks into the stadium during the Parade of Nations on Feb. 7, 2014 at the opening ceremony.
Alex Pullin of Australia, front right, carries that national flag as he leads his team during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Panagiota Tsakiri of Greece holds her national flag and leads her team into the stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany carries the national flag as she leads the team during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
A Russian child yawns while others wave the national flag as the national anthem is being played during the live telecast of the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
The flag of Russia is raised during the opening ceremony on Feb. 7, 2014 in Sochi.
A Russian child flies through the arena during a performance for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
The fifth olympic rings fails to opening during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russa.
An shot of the opening ceremony from high above.
Fans make their way to Fisht Stadium for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.
The sun sets over the Olympic Park before the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014.
Spectators arrive at the Fisht Olympic Stadium prior to the start of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
A fireworks display kicked off the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Actors wearing LED lights perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Spectators wave the Russian flag during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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