Sochi Olympics

It was two years ago today that T.J. Oshie helped the U.S. beat Russia at the Olympics, thanks to his shootout prowess—which was pretty much the only reason he was there. I don’t really remember how the rest of that tournament went, though.

"He made reference to one of the last scenes, when the slightly terrifying bear mascot shed a single tear for the close of the Games. He traced a line from his eye down his cheek with his finger. 'I was like bear,' he said. I was like bear, too, at that point." Katie Baker's final dispatch from Sochi is a treasure.