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Fake Luger Profile Is A Perfect Parody Of The Olympic Hype Machine
With the Olympics comes the endless torrent of misty-eyed, soft-focus TV profiles of the various athletes competing in the games. If you're someone who's ever been annoyed at how hard those profiles have to work to find a compelling angle, this video is for you....
The Dunk Contest Format Is Completely Different This Year
If the NBA dunk contest has disappointed you in recent years, you might consider tuning into this year's edition. The NBA has instituted a new set of rules for the contest, and they have the potential to make this year's version much more watchable than the boring, craptastic contests we've seen in ...
So, Why Is There A Korean Guy On Russia's Speed Skating Team?
Russia came away with a bronze medal in the men's 1,500m short track speed skating event today, and you may have noticed that the guy who brought that medal home, Viktor Ahn, doesn't look very, um, Russian. We can explain....
Mike Francesa And His Callers Talked Michael Sam And It Was Not Good
One of the dirty secrets about Mike Francesa is that underneath his lovable, old-man-watching-sports-from-an-oversized-recliner persona is someone who's... not so great when it comes to talking about gay people. His thoughts on the topic have always been more than a little perplexed....
Russian Speed Skater Narrowly Avoids Wardrobe Malfunction
Russian speed skater Olga Graf took the bronze medal in today's 3,000m event. Afterward, she understandably wanted to cool off a bit. One problem: she forgot that she wasn't wearing anything underneath her suit. Oops!...
Bobsledder Who Got Stuck In Sochi Bathroom Is Now Stuck In Elevator
Damn, Johnny Quinn just cannot catch a break. Just two days after having to Incredible Hulk his way through a bathroom door that wouldn't open, the American bobsledder has once again found himself victimized by the jankiness of the Sochi Olympic facilities. ...
Snowboarders Beware: "Stoked" Means "Drunk" In Russian
Sage Kotsenburg brought the United States its first gold medal by nailing a "back 16 Japan" during the men's slopestyle snowboarding event. Afterward, Kotsenburg spouted a fair amount of technical jargon mixed with standard chillbro slang during his press conference, which did not make life easy for...
Pistons Fire Coach Mo Cheeks; Nobody Bothers To Tell The Players
Yesterday, Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski broke the news that the Detroit Pistons had fired head coach Mo Cheeks. But Woj didn't just break the news to the NBA fans of the world, he also broke it to at least two Pistons players....
Deadspin Up All Night: Never Seen You Lookin' So Lovely
Thank you for your continued support of Deadspin. Let Marc Ornstein and the quiet cuts of his oar take you on a trip down memory lane....
Russian Police Choir Sings "Get Lucky" Before Sochi Opening Ceremony
The Russian police choir, which has become rather famous for its wonderful covers of popular pop songs, made an appearance before the Olympic opening ceremony in Sochi today. It was delightful....
Lady Who Just Lit Olympic Flame Tweeted A Racist Picture Of The Obamas
The Olympic opening ceremony just wrapped up, and former Russian figure skater Irina Rodnina was the given the honor of lighting the Olympic flame. Rodnina is one of Russia's most successful figure skaters, and is currently a member of Russia's public chamber. She is also, it seems, pretty racist!...
Sochi Opening Ceremony Features Scary, Blinking Robot Bear
Why, Russia? Why are you trying to ruin bears for us?...
1,000 High School Students Celebrate Olympics With Patriotic Flash Mob
So, we're not entirely sure what's going on here, but the person who originally uploaded this video to Facebook claims that it happened in a Kentucky hotel on Wednesday, and was done to mark the start of the Olympics....
Russian Olympic Beer Cans Are Dripping With Testosterone
The Washington Post's Rick Maese brings us this photo of Russian beer that can be purchased at the Sochi Olympics. As Maese points out on his Instagram page, that appears to be a Russian hockey player stealing a pretty ice skater from the defeated Canadian hockey team. You may question Russia's comp...
The Reason To Love Joakim Noah, In One Meaningless Play
Here's a play from the end of of last night's Bulls-Warriors game that's really nothing special at all. The game itself wasn't all that interesting—the ever-overmatched Bulls hung around for as long as they could, scrapping out points like a mid-major college team, before eventually being overwhelm...
Meet Nightmare Bear, The Olympic Bear Mascot
Why is this bear's face so tiny? Is this bear hydrocephalic? We do not approve of this bear....
Olympic Luger Crashes, Makes Incredible Recovery
During a training run on the Olympic luge course, Indian luger Shiva Keshavan fell off his sled before making an amazing save, somehow flipping over and regaining his position on his sled. The scene made for a pretty mind-bending GIF, which makes it look like Keshavan was aided by CGI or wire effect...
Pretend-Lesbian Pop Duo To Perform At Sochi Opening Ceremony
Here, via the Wall Street Journal, is a bit of unexpected news about the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics: t.A.T.u., the Russian female pop duo that once gained some international recognition for making out with each other in a music video, is set to perform at the opening ceremony....
Olympic Ski Jumping Makes For Some Cool And Trippy Photos
Olympic ski jumpers can reach speeds upwards of 70 mph while hurtling down the in-run, and yet the crazy speeds at which they're traveling never seem to be captured all that well by television cameras. Still photographs, on the other hand, can give you a real taste of that speed, while also creating...
The Dunk Contest Field Has Been Announced, And It's Not Terrible
ESPN's Marc Stein has the scoop on which six players will be competing in this year's dunk contest, and it's actually a pretty strong field. Paul George, John Wall, Damian Lillard, Harrison Barnes, Terrence Ross, and Ben McLemore will be this year's competitors. ...