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K-pop and a kid guitarist ruled the Olympics closing ceremony

sudshr47 February 25, 2018

Athletes bid farewell to Pyeongchang on Sunday at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics.

But among the usual speeches, rituals, and parades, K-pop and a kid guitarist came out on top. Or they were the crowd-pleasers, anyway — the closing ceremony is blessedly free of competition.

13-year-old guitarist Yang Tae-hwan played a variation on “Winter” from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons as part of a celebration of “hallyu” — a term used to describe the “Korean wave” of ubiquity that Korean popular culture has achieved over the past several decades. Read more…

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People are getting into snow volleyball at the freezing cold Winter Olympics

sudshr47 February 15, 2018

The average temperature Pyeongchang right now is 23° F (-5 °C), but some athletes still thought it the perfect time for a spot of… beach volleyball?
On Valentine’s Day, a snow volleyball match took place outside the Austrian Olympic …

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Here’s why Olympians are awarded stuffed tigers in Pyeongchang

sudshr47 February 14, 2018

After training all your life to become the most powerful athletes in the world, Olympic medalists are given… a stuffed tiger.
It might seem a bit anticlimactic to viewers, but the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics claim they have a good reason to b…

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What is Team OAR and why are they in the Olympics?

sudshr47 February 13, 2018

With the Olympics underway, there’s already hot competition and more than a little confusion.
Commentators keep mentioning Russian athletes, but weren’t they banned? And who is this Team OAR that keeps cropping up and winning medals? What’s the…

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The nation is ready to give Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim all the junk food she wants

sudshr47 February 13, 2018

Chloe Kim, one of Team USA’s early breakout stars of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, will probably never have to pay for a burrito or breakfast sandwich again for the rest of her life.

It all started when Kim captured America’s collective heart not just by being an amazing snowboarder but by tweeting — including during competition — about her desire to consume a bunch of junk food, perhaps the most American of pastimes.

Oh and I also had 2 churros today and they were pretty bomb so if you ever get nervous go eat a churro

— Chloe Kim (@chloekimsnow) February 11, 2018 Read more…

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Robots are having their own Olympics, but they kind of suck at skiing

sudshr47 February 13, 2018

Don’t worry, the robot uprising isn’t coming yet. The mechanic athletes competing Hoengseong, about an hour outside Pyeongchang, South Korea are a mess.
Eight robotics teams from South Korea’s research institutes, universities and a private…

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Tinder users are changing their locations to match with athletes at the Winter Olympics

sudshr47 February 12, 2018

Apparently watching the Winter Olympics on television will no longer suffice in making people feel at the very heart of the action. These days, people are changing their Tinder locations so they can swipe on athletes at the Olympic Villages in South …

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You have to hear this bluff about why the Dutch are good at speed skating

sudshr47 February 12, 2018

It’s no secret the Dutch are quite good at speed skating.
Athletes from the Netherlands have already claimed two gold medals at the Winter Olympics. In fact, all three medals in the ladies’ 3,000 metre event went to Dutch competitors, and you can bet…

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Please enjoy these photos of an Olympic coach knitting on the slopes

sudshr47 February 11, 2018

When the stakes are high, this Finnish Olympic snowboarding coach stays cool with a little light, slope-side crafting.

As Yahoo Sports noted (via HuffPost), Antti Koskinen of Finland was spotted knitting this weekend at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. How pleasant!

The coach is just low key knitting while his athlete is getting ready to go 😂😂 #pyeongchang2018 #olympics #snowboard pic.twitter.com/51fd8e7OfY

— Grace Dafoe (@gracedafoe) February 10, 2018

The Finnish coach is KNITTING at the top of the slopestyle course. Someone please find out what this man is making!!!#PyongChang2018 #snowboard pic.twitter.com/Nr87YBJ2lf

— Shelby-Jai Flick (@ShelbyJaiFlick) February 10, 2018 Read more…

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Watch this Olympic skater perform to Beyoncé

sudshr47 February 11, 2018

Who run the world? French Olympic figure skater Maé-Bérénice Méité, who on Sunday in Pyeongchang performed her short program to Beyoncé’s anthem “Run The World (Girls),” and a cover of “Halo.”

Though Méité’s performance came in ninth place, it delighted viewers for its sense of fun.

French Olympian skating to Beyonce! 💝💝💝💝#Olympics pic.twitter.com/qIUheImswE

— Rachel Rose Gold (@RachelRoseGold1) February 11, 2018

#Meite of #France ➡️ bringing it with music by #beyonce #Olympics pic.twitter.com/iuHD3qCsl6

— T H E D R R O N (@thedrron) February 11, 2018 Read more…

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Snowboarder recovers from horrific accident to win Olympic medal

sudshr47 February 11, 2018

In March 2017, Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris laid in a hospital bed with fractured ribs, a fractured left arm, pelvis, and jaw, along with a ruptured spleen and collapsed left lung.

On Saturday, less than a year after he slammed into a tree while backcountry snowboarding, McMorris claimed an Olympic bronze medal in the men’s slopestyle event.

“I’m trying not to think too much about the past today,” he said to reporters after his improbable victory. “A lot of times I need to pinch myself. There have been some low times, but these high times make it worthwhile.” Read more…

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Drones set a Guinness World Record at the Winter Olympics

sudshr47 February 10, 2018

More than 1,200 drones lit up the sky at the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics.

That’s a Guinness World Record for the most unmanned drones flown simultaneously, beating the previous record of 500 in Germany in 2016. Both records involved Intel’s Shooting Star drones.

The 1,218-drone light show in South Korea was pre-recorded. Still, 300 of them made a live appearance at the opening ceremony, forming the shape of the Olympic rings.

Intel’s drones—which each weigh a little more than half a pound—have flown above crowds in Singapore, at the Super Bowl last weekend in the shape of the American flag, and at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last year in the shape of the Wonder Woman logo. They’ll pop up throughout the Winter Olympics during medal ceremonies. Read more…

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