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Dutch Twin Brothers Battle For Gold In Speed Skating
The Dutch own speed skating. Over the weekend, Ireen Wust won gold in the women's 3,000, they swept the podium in the men's 5,000 and today they swept the 500. This was a particularly tense set of races because identical twin brothers were jockeying for position. This is a split-screen video of the...
Per Spett's Superman Jump Is Awesome
Per Spett, the Bearded Swede, just pulled this off on his run in the Men's Mogul Final 1 and it's some pretty cool eye candy. ...
U.S. Olympian Kate Hansen Prepares For Luge Run By Dancing
After two runs, she is currently in 10th place. ...
Meet The Girl Who Ate It After Interview About Running In The Snow
Yesterday, we brought you the unbelievable story of a runner falling in the snow immediately after giving an interview about the joys of running in the snow. It was 67 seconds of pure gold. We've since been in touch with Chelsea and she has graciously agreed to answer some questions. ...
Runner Eats It Immediately After Interview About Running In Snow
This little bit of magic is from Portland's KOIN-6 Friday night and it is remarkable that it actually happened. The entire interview is just a slow and steady burn to that ultimate payoff and the entire time you're thinking: no way. No way this actually happens. It can't. ...
Mario Balotelli Cries; Everyone Thinks It's Because Of Racist Chants
There's a story going around that Mario Balotelli was reduced to tears after being subjected to racist chants in Italy today. This would not be shocking—there is a history here—but it's not at all clear that racism was behind his tears. ...
Skiathlon Seems Fun
[Competitors lie in the snow next to the finish line after competing in the Ladies' Skiathlon 7.5 km Classic + 7.5 km Free during day one of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 8, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)]...
Man Wins Biathlon With Snot All Over His Face
"Bjoerndalen looks good—he's hangin' it all out there—but will it be enough?" ...
Promoter Calls Off George Zimmerman-DMX Fight
The man behind the George Zimmerman-DMX fight announced that he has cancelled the bout. Earlier today, Damon Feldman revealed on Twitter that he made the decision to forego "a lot of money" because people's feelings mean more to him than money....
Terrible Hijacker Arrested Wearing Canadiens Sweater
On Friday, a Ukrainian man allegedly tried to hijack a plane headed for Turkey and redirect it to Sochi in hopes of securing the release of anti-government protesters imprisoned in his country. His attempt was foiled and, for some reason, he was wearing a Montreal Canadiens sweater when he was arres...
Steve Nash, At 40 Years Old, Can Still Shake You Out Of Your Shoes
Steve Nash turned 40 last night and had a pretty solid game for the Lakers in a 112-98 win over the 76ers. He had 19 points, five assists and four rebounds. Most importantly, he let (25-year-old) Evan Turner shift his focus to offense when he caught him leaning on this behind-the-back cut to the ba...
Norwegian Speedskater Captures Majesty Of Olympic Flame
Norwegian speedskater Håvard Bøkko uploaded this picture of the Olympic flame to Instagram....
Luis Suarez Almost Nets Goal Of The Season
Liverpool destroyed Arsenal 5-1 today, and it could have been even worse if this laser volley from Luis Suarez had been just an inch more to his right. It's not often that almost-goals are celebrated but, damn, that would have been a beauty. ...
Team U.S.A. Has Its First Gold Medal And The Pictures Are Awesome
Sage Kotsenburg won America its first gold today in Snowboard Men's Slopestyle and, as you might imagine, a human flying through the air in front of snowcapped mountains is wonderful eye candy. ...
Swiss Hot Dog Creates Short-Handed Goal
The Swiss women were down 2-0 to Canada in the second period but had a chance to cut the lead in half on a power play. Unfortunately, this little bit of behind-the-back hot doggery gave Canada a short-handed breakaway and a 3-0 lead. The second period has ended and it is now 5-0. ...
U.S. Bobsledder Gets Locked In Bathroom, Destroys Door To Escape
What is going on with these Sochi bathrooms, man? Johnny Quinn, a pusher on the U.S. bobsled team, had an appearance on The Today Show this morning but before that, he had to take a shower. The door somehow locked or got jammed while he was in there so he was trapped inside the bathroom without a ph...
Here's Bob Costas Saying "Pussy Riot" Over And Over
This is Bob Costas saying "Pussy Riot" a whole bunch. Enjoy....
Randy Foye Buzzer-Beater Sends Color Man Into Song
Here's a feather in your cap, Denver! The Nuggets came back to beat the L.A. Clippers on a deep, three-point buzzer-beater. Matt barnes actually put the Clippers up two on a three-pointer of his own with 6.2 seconds left, but Randy Foye ended it with this dagger which sent Scott Hastings into a Foy...
Sochi Hires Private Company To Murder Stray Dogs Ahead Of Olympics
Remember when Olympic officials said they weren't going to murder stray animals in Sochi? Well, turns out they are definitely murdering stray dogs now. ...