Who's Winning #SochiSocial Gold? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Major sporting events get serious coverage throughout social media and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics is certainly no exception, with the opening ceremony and the key issues being discussed around the Games generating a lot of buzz on Twitter.

Overall, sentiment for the opening ceremony was more positive than negative (although overwhelmingly the response was neutral) with Russia’s stance on homosexuality receiving the most discourse.

HootSuite, using data from recent acquisition uberVU, have produced this infographic which takes a closer look at the top social stats from the Sochi Winter Olympics.

(Source: HootSuite.)