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Jamaican beer company swoops in to save its country’s Olympic bobsled team

sudshr47 February 16, 2018

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Sometimes the person (or brand) you least expected comes to the rescue. 

The Jamaican bobsled team needed a bobsled for their upcoming competition at the Winter Olympics. Red Stripe, a Jamaican beer company, offered to pay for one. 

No bobsled, no problem. If you need a new ride @Jambobsled, put it on @RedStripe’s tab. DM us and we’ll be in touch 👌🍻

— Red Stripe USA (@RedStripeUSA) February 15, 2018

Please contact us (your DMs are not open) US (315) 558-2302

— Jamaica Bobsled Team (@Jambobsled) February 15, 2018

The exchange began after the departure from the team’s driver coach Sandra Kiriasis. Kiriasis addressed her exit in a Facebook post and stated she was responsible for their sponsors and the sled, and legally obligated to take it away. Read more…

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To really understand the Olympic Athletes from Russia, watch ‘Icarus’ on Netflix

sudshr47 February 14, 2018

Spoilers ahead!
Like most huge geopolitical spectacles, Russian athletes competing at the 2018 Winter Olympics, despite the country being banned for doping, is complicated. 
If you’re confused about how we got here, a good place to start is Netf…

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Canadian speed skater whips South Korean fans into a frenzy over Olympic medal drama

sudshr47 February 13, 2018

Tuesday’s women’s 500-meter short track speed skating final in the Pyeonchang Winter Games ended in a photo finish and some brutal outrage.
Italian skater Arianna Fontana won the event in a heated race with the hosting-country’s favorite Choi Minjeon…

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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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Olympic organizers hit with hack during opening ceremony

sudshr47 February 10, 2018

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International unity be damned.

The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony was an opportunity for athletes around the world to proudly wave their nation’s flag and welcome the start of a time-honored tradition of peaceful competition. Oh, and it was also a chance for another highly skilled subset of the planet’s population to strut their stuff — specifically, hackers. 

According to the South Korean news agency Yonhap News, servers belonging to Olympic organizers were hacked during this year’s Feb. 9 opening ceremony. As a result, the TVs at the main press center are said to have malfunctioned.  Read more…

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