Podium jumping, the newest Olympic event
We’ve seen an increasing number of participants in this year’s unofficial Olympic podium jumping competition, here are some of the front runners:
View ArticleStar Wars AT-ATs take down Olympic mogul skiers
Breaking: Imperial walkers have descended on the Sochi Olympics, and there’s nary a T-47 airspeeder or tow cable in sight. Just kidding. This video is obviously a cute mashup of ski crashes and the...
View ArticleAn Olympic Valentine
Jamie Greubel has gotten plenty from bobsledding. Like World Cup medals, for example. A trip to the Olympics. And soon, a husband. The USA-2 women’s bobsled pilot was reuniting with her fiance — German...
View ArticleSee this crazy close photo finish in biathlon
Norway’s Emil Hegle Svendsen edged French rival Martin Fourcade to win the last individual biathlon gold in Sochi. And we mean edged: both skiers times were exactly the same down to the tenth of a...
View ArticleLolo Jones is not a fan of the Sochi cafeteria food
Eh, yeah… that looks horrible. Judge for yourself:
View ArticleCalifornia Olympian surfs in Sochi
Leave it to a skier from California to perfectly capture the spirit of the Sochi Winter Olympics. With the competition finished, Julia Mancuso decided to grab some waves. With the temperatures in Sochi...
View ArticleSochi Olympics skating outfits: Best and worst
I’m no skating official versed in technical skills on the ice, but like many watching the Sochi Olympics on TV, I’m happy to judge the contestants’ costumes — from Italy’s Carolina Kostner to the...
View ArticlePetition disputing Russian figure skater’s win gets over million signatures
Not everyone is happy about Russian Olympic figure skater Adelina Sotnikova’s win during the ladies free skating event. A Change.org petition had accrued over a 1.7 million signatures as of Friday...
View ArticleInternet wins the Olympics
The Winter Games are over, and while the top athletes will go down in Olympic history, Sochi’s best flubs, fails, and facial expressions are immortalized thanks to Twitter and the world’s best...
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