Tag Archives: Sochi Olympics

Scandinavian Airport Love

Clip description: Our new commercial “Airport Love” was created for the sports and outdoor market in Norway, Sweden and Finland. The film’s message is that sport is for everyone, no matter what team you play for. The film premiered at the same time as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi. Of many talented athletes in the film, …

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Quote Of The Day – Preston Griffall

“We’re two dudes, laying on top of each other in spandex. Of course people are going to make fun of it. In sports, what we’re doing is a completely different issue than what they’re talking about. We’re competing here. I’m not going to look too deeply into it.” – American luger Preston Griffall, who isn’t bothered by the Canadian spot …

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Stephen Fry On Annoying Putin

Via ANIMAL New York: In December, Mother London, the parent company of ANIMAL’s parent company, produced some limited edition Russian nesting dolls of British gay icons and sent them to the Kremlin. They were a big hit. When the actor, writer and activist Stephen Fry was asked to sign the charity dolls, we asked if we could tag along and …

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TRAILER: Olympic Hunger Games

New from Queer Nation.

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Bisexual Dutch Gold Medalist Slammed For Celebratory Cuddle With Vladimir Putin

Openly bisexual Dutch speedskater Ireen Wust told reporters that she had a “cuddle” with Vladimir Putin after winning her gold medal on Sunday. Wust told Dutch national broadcaster NOS, “I got a cuddle from him,” at a party held in her honor. “He congratulated me and asked if everything was OK in Russia and I congratulated him on (Russian speedskater) …

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CROATIA: Lesbian And Feminist Choir Sings For Russian LGBT Rights

Clip description: On the occasion of the opening of Olympic games in Sochi, Le Zbor, the first lesbian and feminist choir in southeastern Europe, published a video for the song Katjusha, expressing its solidarity with the LGBT citizens of Russia and worldwide. The video for Katjusha, directed by Tomislav Fiket, recorded by Jovan Kliska and edited by Fran Sokolić, most …

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The Olympic Ring Fail Is Yet Another Sign That The End Times Are Imminent

So sez the Third Eagle of Batshittery.

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Russia Wins First Gold At Sochi

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Dutch Lesbian Takes Gold At Sochi

Openly gay speedskater Ireen Wüst took the gold today in the women’s 3000-meter race, becoming the first out athlete to medal at the Sochi Olympics. Today’s is her third Olympic gold medal, hence her pose in the above photo. Wüst finished in just 4 minutes, 0.34 seconds — just ahead of Martina Sablikova, the defending champ. Sablikova took silver after …

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Tweet Of The Day – Chobani Yogurt

(Tipped by JMG reader Wilson)

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Another Pro-Gay Chevy Olympics Ad

On Friday we saw the gay-inclusive ad that Chevy ran during the Sochi opening ceremonies. Here’s the second ad from Chevy’s #TheNew campaign, which ran yesterday.

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Anti-Gay US Preachers Are In Sochi

Anti-gay American preachers are rallying in support of Vladimir Putin on the streets of Sochi. And the cops are fine with that, of course. On Friday evening, while huge crowds made their way to the Olympic opening ceremony viewing party, the men warned that “Judgment is coming” and shook hands with anyone who would stop to listen. A few locals …

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IOC Backs Arrests Of LGBT Activists

Yesterday dozens of LGBT activists were arrested across Russia for staging pro-gay demonstrations. While in custody, one of the activists arrested in Moscow’s Red Square tweeted that Russian police had beaten them and threatened them with sexual assault. Which the IOC apparently has no problem with. The International Olympic Committee has said Russia was acting in accordance with its laws …

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Russian Figure Skater Who Lit Olympic Flame Tweeted Racist Photo of Obamas

Sports Illustrated reports: Former Russian figure skater Irina Rodnina was given the honor of lighting the Olympic flame at Sochi 2014′s Opening Ceremony on Friday, but she has started receiving attention for a racist photograph she tweeted last September. Rodnina tweeted a doctored photo of President Barack Obama and his wife. When asked about it at the time, she said …

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Tweet Of The Day – Johnny Quinn

American bobsledder Johnny Quinn had to bust out of his Sochi hotel bathroom today after the door got stuck. Quinn told TODAY.com that he started out just banging on the door, in an attempt to alert his teammates. It didn’t work. “I started hitting it, and eventually saw daylight so I kept going until I could get out,” Quinn said. …

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NBC Edits Out IOC Anti-Discrimination Statement From Opening Ceremony

Deadspin has what may be the biggest scoop of last night’s opening ceremonies of the Sochi Olympics, noting that NBC edited out IOC president Thomas Bach making a “strong statement against ‘any form of discrimination’ and in favor of tolerance.” Everybody else in the world heard Bach’s statement, but Americans did not.  Below is the edited-out portion of the speech. …

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BRITAIN: Street Artist Protests Russian Abuses With Anti-Olympics Mural

The artist, who goes by the handle ida4, tells me on Twitter that the image can be seen on Newcastle’s Scotswood Road next door to the Eagle nightclub.

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Russian Cops Cover Daft Punk At Sochi

Their performance didn’t make it into NBC’s edited coverage of the opening ceremonies, but yesterday the Russian Ministry Of Internal Affairs Choir (yes, there’s such a thing) covered Daft Punk’s global smash Get Lucky. Truly bizarre. Entertainment Weekly has a amusing set of screencaps. Watch the performance at NBC’s Olympics site.

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RUSSIA: Arrested Activists Say Cops Beat Them, Threatened Sexual Assault

Earlier today ten LGBT activists were arrested for waving rainbow flags in Moscow’s Red Square. According to text messages from the arrested Russians to a Swedish activist who was also arrested but was released first, the police beat two of the activists still in custody and threatened them with sexual assault. A text message transcript via Buzzfeed: Me:: “We didn’t …

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New Chevy Ad Shows Gay Families, Will
Be Aired Tonight During Sochi Opening

GLAAD cheers via press release: Earlier this week we saw the first gay families included in a Super Bowl ad, and tonight we see the first gay families included in an Olympics Opening Ceremony. “Chevrolet has nailed it with ads that truly reflect the fabric of our nation, which today includes gay and lesbian families,” said GLAAD President and CEO …

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