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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!...
Model Predicts That The U.S. Is Going To Dominate Sochi
We're nearly past the Opening Ceremony, so it's time to get serious: Who's going to win the Winter Olympics? Based on an analysis of economic and geographic data from participating countries through Winter Olympic history, Dan and Tim Graettinger have built out a model for medal performance at the g...
Opening Ceremony Features 'Trololo Song'
Eduard Khil may have died two years ago, but the song he (and the Internet) made famous lives on—as evidenced by the presence of "I Am So Happy To Finally Be Back Home" (aka the Trololo Song) in today's Opening Ceremony in Sochi....
Sochi Opening Ceremony Features Scary, Blinking Robot Bear
Why, Russia? Why are you trying to ruin bears for us?...
Jamaica Is Here, Everyone
Get down! Get down! (No, seriously, get down. The stadium's ceiling might collapse at any moment.)...
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....
Austria Is Having Problems
[A member of Austria's delegation lies on the ground after falling during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics at the Fisht Olympic Stadium. Photograph: Andrej Isakovic/AFP/Getty Images]...
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...
Zdeno Chara Got A Bed Extension
At 6'9", Slovak defenseman Zdeno Chara is undoubtedly the tallest Olympian at Sochi, and the most likely to struggle with the spartan living arrangements. But worry not. Organizers wheeled in what's described as an "extended bed," and appears to be an ottoman....
It Took 10 Minutes For The First Opening Ceremony Mistake To Occur
How very Sochi of things not to work properly. Good thing nothing like this happened in Vancouver....
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...
Russia Is Pregnant With Anticipation For The Opening Ceremony
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Tonga's Olympic Luger Is An Underwear Marketing Stunt
To be clear, Bruno Banani deserves to be here. He qualified with a 28th-place finish at a World Cup race in December. But everything about him—from his background to his biography to his very name—is the whole-cloth creation of an underwear company....
Skier Shreds Knee In Practice, Asks Dad, "Am I Still An Olympian?"
American moguls skiier Heidi Kloser, touted as a legitimate medal contender, ripped up her knee on a crash during warm-ups, just minutes before she was to begin her qualification run. Her ACL is completely torn, and her first Olympic games are over before they began....
Here's Bob Costas Saying "Pussy Riot" Over And Over
This is Bob Costas saying "Pussy Riot" a whole bunch. Enjoy....
Motel For Stray Dogs Near Sochi Has Roughly 100 Occupants
The majority of news regarding the stray dogs roaming around Sochi has been dismal. A company was hired to cull them, but it hasn't done that well, and now these dogs are just chilling everywhere as the Olympics start. Not exactly the most uplifting situation. But there's refuge for some of them! ...
Cool Chart: The Altitudes And Latitudes Of Winter Olympics Hosts
Over at the Washington Post, Darla Cameron, Cristina Rivero and Gene Thorp have created an excellent graphic comparing the latitude, host city altitude, and skiing venue altitude of every Winter Olympics since 1960. Squaw Valley, Ca. was the highest host city and Salt Lake City was the highest ski v...
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....