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8 Greatest Olympic Blunders
In light of the recent snafu in the men’s 10,000 meters speed skating event, here’s a list of eight of the greatest gaffes in Olympic history.
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This Man Needs A Hug
Best announcer ever: “Oh the Frenchman; Oh Monsieurrrrr”.
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The 2010 Women’s Figure Skating Drinking Game
Tonight’s the big night!!! Are you ready to get wasted?!?!
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Gold Medal Power Couple Alert
It turns out Evan Lysacek is dating 2008 Gymnastics All-Around Gold Medalist Nastia Liukin.
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Was Johnny Weir Robbed?
limelife.comMatt thinks so.
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Verified Olympians On Twitter
You can follow this list of Olympians that are on Twitter right now! This includes Shaun White, Apollo Ahno, Christine Nesbitt, and plenty of other people you don’t know about.
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Anja Paerson’s Crash
The women’s downhill course was a nasty one yesterday - nothing but ice, very technical turns, giant bumps. Of the racers to fall victim to one of the final turns, Sweden’s Anja Paerson was by far the most frightening and shocking. More photos can be found here.
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Creepy Sibling Ice-Dancing Pairs
online.wsj.comSurprisingly, they're not even from the Communist countries--ice incest is apparently legal in the UK.
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Evan Lysacek’s Coach: The Man With One Expression
Frank Carroll, Evan’s coach, was overjoyed following Evan’s heroic/amazing/nearly flawless performance. The man could not stop smiling! via.
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NBCOlympics.com Vs. NBC
Meet Jake Zamansky, skier and American hero, whose tweets are automatically published to NBC’s Olympics site.
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F*ck Yeah, Team USA Women’s Curling!
The US women’s curling team doesn’t get enough love, so I made them this tribute video.
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Email The Jackass In Charge Of NBC’s Olympics Coverage
deadspin.comHe also said mean things about Conan. Send him your anger and your favorite 4chan art.
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The Official Bob Costas Aging Timeline
It’s been a while! (For both aging timelines and Bob.) Let’s take a trip back to the 80s.
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Olympics Fashion Winner: The Norwegian Men’s Curling Team
Team Norway spices things up with these amazing argyle pants at the Olympics curling event.
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Explaining The Crazy Dutch Love Of Speed Skating
time.com[Amanda's Note: Uh, if Sven Kramer were your countryman, wouldn't you?]
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Olympic Torch Malfunction
So Wayne Gretzky was of course the final torchbearer, but one of the four cauldron posts broke in the middle of the ceremony. Wayne’s face was priceless. (Sorry, NBC has a stranglehold on the video.)
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Colbert Takes Vancouver (Shepard Fairey Style)
Last night, Stephen Colbert revealed his official poster for the Vancouver Olympics, created by Shepard Fairey.
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The 2010 Opening Ceremonies Drinking Game
Quick! The Vancouver Opening Ceremonies just started!!!! Prepare your adult beverages.
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Animal Winter Olympics
asylum.comGo, Tillman, go!
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Scott Hamilton’s 5 Favorite Figure Skating Falls
popwatch.ew.comMichelle Kwan will never live that one down.