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Estonian Biathlete Wears Some Intense Contact Lenses
[Grete Gaim of Estonia rests after finishing the women's biathlon 7.5k sprint, and among all the color she's wearing, her beautiful yet intimidating contact lenses stand out. Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP]...
BBC Slopestyle Announcers Prove The U.S. Holds No Monopoly On Homerism
Coming into Sochi, the Great Britain national Olympic team had never won a medal on the snow at the Winter Games, going 0-56 in the events throughout history. That changed today when Bristol snowboarder Jenny Jones earned bronze in slopestyle. Her performance—good enough to put her, at the moment, i...
The Story About The Russian Dying Over The Botched Olympic Ring Is Fake
This post isn't necessary for all of you. Some of you have been around on the internet long enough to know that the Daily Currant is a satirical news site. For the rest of the crowd, though: Stop sharing that dumb Olympics article around. It isn't real....
Ashley Wagner's "Bullshit" Moment Is The First Meme Of The Sochi Games
It's safe to say American figure skater Ashley Wagner was expecting a better score than that. Her face—along with all pretense—dropped after seeing the judges' thoughts on her short program in ladies team competition....
The Non-Skier's Guide To Ski Racing (And Ski Crashing)
Olympic skiing began this morning—men's downhill, airing on tape delay at 11 a.m.—and if you're like most viewers, you either watch the sport with quadrennial befuddlement or you change the channel entirely. As a former ski racer, and someone who started scooting around on skis at about the same tim...
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?" ...
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...
Norwegian Speedskater Captures Majesty Of Olympic Flame
Norwegian speedskater Håvard Bøkko uploaded this picture of the Olympic flame to Instagram....
Here's Everything Else NBC Edited Out Of The Opening Ceremony Broadcast
NBC promised to show yesterday's Olympic Winter Games opening ceremony events from Sochi "as they happened." That obviously wasn't true, though compared to the network's butchering of London's closing ceremony two years ago NBC managed to keep most of the substance. Viewers in the U.S. saw 91% of th...
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. ...
What The Hell Is Team Figure Skating?
For the first time since 1976, there's a new figure skating event at the Olympics. Let's learn about the "Mixed Team" competition before NBC has to condescendingly explain it to you....
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...
Russia Today Consults Security Expert Steven Seagal On Sochi Safety
Some security experts have suggested that with the eyes of the world on the Winter Games, terrorist elements could leave Sochi under siege. Indeed, with its location near contested Chechen territory, it's possible the world's athletes could be competing on deadly ground. With that in mind, the U.S. ...
NBC Edits Out IOC Anti-Discrimination Statement From Opening Ceremony
Russia's anti-gay laws have been a major focus in the lead-up to the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, and during his address at today's opening ceremony IOC president Thomas Bach made a strong statement against "any form of discrimination" and in favor of tolerance. Viewers worldwide heard the stateme...
Russian TV Didn't Show The Olympic Rings Malfunction
Remember this? Five giant snowflakes suspended above the Fisht Olympic Stadium were supposed to open up into the five Olympic rings. Only four did, and scheduled pyrotechnics never materialized. If not for the internet, Russian viewers would be none the wiser....
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....
How The Opening Ceremony's Russian History Lesson Handled The Bad Stuff
Every Olympic opening ceremony is essentially the same—the host nation's history, by way of Cirque du Soleil. The real drama is in seeing how they'll whitewash the bad stuff. So, how did Sochi organizers cover the period between the Russian Revolution and World War II, the period of purges and famin...