The Sochi Winter Olympic has provided us with a couple of momentous fails that we will cherish until the next games. The couple that stand out were the no loo fishing allowed sign, the double toilet fiasco and the Opening Ceremony’s Olympic ring mechanical failure. The Russians however did show they saw the comedy in their errors during the Closing Ceremony.
The last available spot in the Ski Cross semifinals was decided by a photo finish. What makes it so awesome was that the three contestants vying for the coveted place in the semifinals all crashed over the finishing line.
Russian hearts were shattered after figure skating prodigy Yulia Lipnitskaya, fell during her short program routine on Wednesday. The 15-year-old Russian was the breakout star of the Sochi Olympics last week when she dazzled the world with her incredible talent.
The Sochi Winter Olympic games have up until now been a peaceful event. But the apparent calm on the surface was broken when Pussy Riot held an impromptu protest performance. Before they could even start to play, Cossack militia members interrupted the performance by beating the activists with whips.
Vanessa Mae’s music career may have started when she was only 13-years-old, but she’s been skiing since she was 4. The 35-year-old violinist may have sold more than 10 million records in her music career, but that will have no bearing when she competes at the Sochi Winter Olympics on Wednesday.
Not only do they have a catchy phrase to start off their Olympic bobsled run, they now also have a theme song, complete with 8-bit dancing girls and fruit. Check out the Jamaican Bobsled Team’s very own theme song.
Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it’s bobsled time! The Jamaican bobsled team are back to take part at the Winter Olympics 2014 in Sochi! Check out this Q&A
The denizens of the Internet don’t care much about the Olympics and gold medal athletes. Meet the first meme from the Sochi games, Ashley “Bullshit” Wagner.
The brains trust behind the Sochi Winter Olympics knew it was missing something. A headlining act to get the young kids to watch. But what to do? Make awkward old Russian policemen sing a Daft Punk track, of course.
Our Russian might be a bit rusty but that won’t stop us from appreciating the Winter Olympics and the Russian participants. Doing her best to warm up Sochi is Ekaterina Stolyarova.
Genius! There are some clever thinking Russians out there that designed these double-toilets for the Sochi Winter Olympics. Never again will you need a magazine or play Angry Birds to pass the time on the loo – because now your buddy is right there with you!
Athens takes bronze with $15 billion. Beijing gets bumped down to silver with $40 billion. And the gold medal goes to Russia with $50 billion, making the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics the most expensive Olympics ever. Let’s meet a couple of Russia’s wealthiest individuals responsible for the bill.
The mayor of the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics has claimed the whole city is straight during an interview with the BBC. The same reporter had drinks at a Sochi gay bar the previous night. Go figure.
Every athlete would love to have the honour of winning a gold medal for their country, but if you’re from Russia, there is a little bit more incentive. Click through to check out what we’re talking about.
Paralympic hero, Oscar Pistorius, has shot and killed his girlfriend. The shooting happened in the early hours of this morning at his home in Silver Lakes, Pretoria.
Double Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah has revealed that he was detained by American border officials on suspicion of being a terrorist when trying to enter the country for Christmas.
Following Trevor Noah’s spot on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno earlier this year, another South African has appeared as a guest on the popular American talkshow. Yesterday Oscar Pistorius sat down for an interview and spoke to Leno about his gold medal-winning experience at the 2012 Paralympics.
Remember when we told you all about that girl who asked Chad le Clos to her matric dance? I personally thought that he would find some prior engagement to drop at the last minute, but I was wrong. Good guy Le Clos delivered, making one girl’s night in Boksburg unforgettable.
This morning we shared with you all the highlights of last night’s Paralympic closing ceremony. And, for the foreseeable future, this will be the last we’ll hear from the Olympics until Rio 2016. Here is the last gallery from London.
Last night saw the closing ceremony of the Paralympics in London. Coldplay performed and were joined by Rihanna and Jay-Z. Their song “Paradise” has become the the unofficial anthem of the Games over the past 12 days. This year saw 4 200 Paralympians from 164 different countries take part. All the action inside.
Unlike some Paralympic athletes that partake in boosting to enhance their race performances, shark attack victim and South African Paralympic athlete currently competing in London, Achmat Hassiem, uses the image of a Great White Shark for motivation.
Leading sports scientist, Dr Ross Tucker, isn’t alone in stating Oscar simply wasn’t fast enough on Sunday night after his defeat in the T44/43 200m final that ended in controversy.
Last night saw the opening ceremony of the Paralymic Games in London. Professor Stephen Hawking took centre stage and led a host of deaf and disabled artists, local children and performers newly trained in circus skills. Sir Ian McKellen also acted scenes from Shakespeare’s The Tempest in the role of Prospero, and a 430-strong deaf choir had sung God Save the Queen – who also happened to be there. Check out all the colourful action inside.
The organisers of the 2012 Paralympics are worried about 300 athletes – 7% of all competitors – who are “bending the rules” in order to compete in classes where they are more likely to win gold medals.
The overly pink London games are over, and hopefully the memories of the Lisa-Simpson-giving-Bart-a-blowjob logo will soon fade. The logo for the Rio games was revealed to the world at the closing ceremony, and it turns out that there’s more to it than just the beautiful symbolism of people holding hands.
“There have been times where I would specifically give my leg or my toe a couple of really good electric shocks. That would make my blood pressure jump up and I could do more weights and cycle harder – it is effective.”
How’s this for a new low? The King of Jordan intervened in the case of three of his country’s Paralympians accused of sex crimes. The men – two wheelchair powerlifters and a trainer – are accused of sexual assault and voyeurism against women and CHILDREN. However, thanks to King Abdullah they were freed yesterday to compete in next week’s Paralympic Games.
The London 2012 Paralympics is about to get underway, and we’re still on a comedown from the 2012 London Olympics. But eight years ago, Greece spent €13 billion to stage the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This is what some of the venues look like now.
As we all know, matric dance season is here. For hormonal teenage girls, and high schoolers in general, this is a very stressful time of the year. Even if you’ve got your dress, car, before- and after-parties, and everything in-between sorted, you’re still have to find the perfect date. So why not ask Chad le Clos?
2oceansvibe’s man on the ground at the 2012 London Olympics, Ryan Scott, managed to get into one of the most exclusive recreational areas for athletes: the Oakley Safehouse.