While you were sleeping: Curling commences, snowboarders angry about halfpipe
While the United States slept, things were busy on the other side of the globe. Here is our recap of everything Olympics you may have missed overnight.
*Curling — and all the obligatory curling memes — commenced. Canada opened its bid to defend the Olympic title by scraping past Germany 11-8.
*The U.S. women's hockey team stomped Switzerland.
*U.S. alpine skier Julia Mancuso snagged the bronze in women's super combined.
*U.S. speedskaters J.R. Celski and Eddy Alvarez advanced to the short track semi-finals.
*Some snowboarders aren’t too stoked about the Sochi halfpipe. "It's the Olympics. It should be flawless," American Danny Davis said. "What a lame showcase of snowboarding, and what a lame way to treat the athletes."
[ Related: Russia wins team figure skating ]
*Turns out “stoked” translates to “drunk” in Russian.
*The Winter Games witnessed its first wardrobe malfunction.
*Don’t confuse ice dancer Charlie White’s pretend girlfriend with his real girlfriend.
*Shaun White touched a boar’s nose.
*Everyone wants a piece of Sochi:
Russian bread line -- bread for IOC and Visa, that is. This is half. Takes an hour to get into main souvenir store. pic.twitter.com/06R06trun2
— Nick Cotsonika (@cotsonika) February 10, 2014
*Does the media have toilet vision?
Many Russians unhappy with the way foreign journalists are covering the Olympics. Cartoon evidence: pic.twitter.com/LK0J1CtzAt (via @russiaru)
— Paul Sonne (@paulsonne) February 10, 2014
*What does Putin's handwriting reveal about his personality? Analyze in the comments, y'all.
Vladimir Putins signature on the Olympic Village truce wall. pic.twitter.com/0Uq33YtvIk
— Ollie Williams (@OllieW) February 10, 2014
*In Sochi, LAUNDRY DOES YOU:
Sochi laundry per item: socks $3, underwear $5, shirt $11, jeans $14. Total $75 or one days pre diem. I guess Ill have to eat my shorts
— John Lehmann (@JohnLehmann) February 10, 2014
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