The two biggest sporting events this week — NBA All-Star Weekend and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics — provide all the entertaining GIFs and videos in this edition of the round-up.
The St. Louis Blues’ T.J. Oshie instantly became an American hero (at least according to his Wikipedia page for a brief spell) after he scored four times while leading the USA to a 3-2 win over rivals Russia.
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Curling Fail
Forget the NFL for a minute. Maybe curling’s the sport with a bigger concussion issue on its hands. Put some pads and helmets on these guys!
Kate Hansen=WIN
If you happen to be in Sochi and you chance upon a woman dancing in public, that is not a mentally unstable person. That’s just champion luger Kate Hansen either warming up or just being awesome.
Johnny Weir=ALSO WIN
Behold, the many styles and looks of Olympic figure skater and NBC broadcaster Johnny Weir during these Winter Olympics.
When Polar Bears Attack!
The Sochi polar bear mascot drew the fear of netizens back in his debut as an animated character, and if this clip is any indication he hasn’t become less frightening during his transition to live action.
Wall Climber
Despite the new format, the Slam Dunk Contest by and large still underwhelmed this year. However, John Wall came along to save the night with a memorable reverse jam over the Wizards mascot to take home top prize.
Wall Encore
Wall provided an encore performance in the All-Star Game itself, with a dunk reminiscent of his jam from the night before. Only without the Wizard of course.
Curry Drives it Home
Stephen Curry got into the act with some nifty ball skills, proving that he’s much more than just a shooter.
LeBron Mid-Air Switch
LeBron James was on hand to steal the show, yet again. First, he switches hands mid-air for a lefty alley-oop jam…
LeBron Goes Reverse
And later he gets a feed from All-Star MVP Kyrie Irving and effortlessly contorts his body for a reverse jam.
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