Yes, the band O.A.R. knows about the Russian Olympics team and they think it’s hilarious

Dozens of stars have emerged from the 2018 Winter Olympics, but perhaps the most impressive isn’t even an athlete, it’s a band.

More than 20 years after coming together to create music, O.A.R. — you know, those guys you spent your middle school/teenage summers listening to — have become unexpectedly and overwhelmingly relevant again.

It all started when a doping scandal got Russia banned from competing as a team in the 2018 games. To participate, 169 Russian athletes decided to compete under the Olympic flag using the team name “Olympic Athletes From Russia,” which, yep you guessed it, is abbreviated ”OAR.” Read more…

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