Tag Archives: Sports

Beloved

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

With tragic news striking two separate beloved Moscow institutions this month – namely the acid attack on Bolshoi Ballet Artistic Director Sergei Filin, and the murder charges brought against Project O.G.I. co-founder Alexei Kabanov, let us seek comfort by combining … Continue reading →

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Charles Tillman doing the Гопак

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

Delighted to see Chicago Bears’ defensive back Charles ‘Peanut’ Tillman getting his teammates amped up by dancing like a Cossack in the pre-game huddle: Yes, it’s like that. Mr. NFL please let me keep this video up.

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Posted on September 24, 2012 by

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/19/perfectly-timed-photos_n_1896797.html#slide=1470900

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Sore loser?

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

http://www.rferl.org/content/turkmen-berdymukhammedov-is-a-sore-loser/24680238.html “When Turkmenistan’s 10 Olympians returned medal-less from London, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov did not hold back in criticizing his athletes. ‘Despite the fact that our sportswomen and sportsmen had all the training opportunities to perform better in the Olympic Games … Continue reading →

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2012 NHL Draft / Russia Best

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

The selection of Russian youth superstar Nail Yakupov as the #1 overall draft pick in the 2012 NHL draft by the Edmonton Oilers led to a highly entertaining series of exchanges on Yakupov’s twitter account, courtesy of Deadspin. Here is … Continue reading →

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Не будем кидать бананы

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

MC Mama, representing FC Kuban. Thanks to SB for the link.

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Borat, for real

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

After posting video of a botched Kazakh national anthem just barely two weeks ago, it has happened again. While Kazakh sharpshooter Maria Dmitrienko was receiving her gold medal in Kuwait, tournament organizers mistakenly played the theme song to Borat. She … Continue reading →

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Ё-mobile

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

The last time Nets-owner and Russian presidential candidate was featured here I said that he was by far the most athletic NBA owner aside from Michael Jordan. I forgot to mention that he is also the most athletic Russian oligarch … Continue reading →

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Pretty cool runnings

Posted on February 17, 2012 by
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Alex Ovechkin and Sasha Belyi

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Arguably Russia’s biggest sports star, Alex Ovechkin demonstrates his rap and dance skillz in this video he made with Sasha Belyi. For an entertaining but unsurprising read on Ovechkin, I recommend the November 2010 GQ profile of him, in which … Continue reading →

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