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Who Are Your State's Olympic Athletes?

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230 different athletes from all over America are repping each state. Who’s from yours?

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These Digitally Altered Photos Of The Winter Olympics Are Stunning

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Professional photographers + Instagram-like filters = hot fire.

An athlete trains during snowboard slopestyle practice at the Extreme Park at Rosa Khutor Mountain.

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The Olympic rings are seen in water droplets at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center.

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Fans pause in front of the Olympic cauldron.

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The Curling Arena In Sochi Is Literally Called The "Ice Cube Curling Center"

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All Sochi curling is an inadvertent tribute to one of America’s foremost artists.

Curling competition during the Sochi Olympics is being held at the Ice Cube Curling Center.

Curling competition during the Sochi Olympics is being held at the Ice Cube Curling Center .

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Wait...what?!?

Wait...what?!?

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Yes.

Yes.

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Olympic curling competition is occurring at an arena named after* the NWA, "It Was A Good Day," Friday, and Barbershop star.

Olympic curling competition is occurring at an arena named after* the NWA, "It Was A Good Day," Friday , and Barbershop star.

*accidentally named after

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Olympics Pairs Figure Skaters Minus Men Are Totally Magical

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If you remove the dudes from pairs skating, the ladies look like superheroes. Which they basically are.

Russia's Ksenia Stolbova minus Fedor Klimov.

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Canada's Meagan Duhamel minus Eric Radford.

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France's Vanessa James minus Morgan Ciprès.

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Russia's Tatiana Volosozhar minus Maxim Trankov.

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Knicks Point Guard Caught Yawning On Court In Overtime Of Game He Was Playing In

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The Knicks never cease to amaze.

This is Raymond Felton. The Knicks are paying him $3,793,693 this year.

This is Raymond Felton. The Knicks are paying him $3,793,693 this year.

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He's the point guard the Knicks signed instead of giving Jeremy Lin a new contract.

He's the point guard the Knicks signed instead of giving Jeremy Lin a new contract.

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He has, in the past, been criticized by fans for being apathetic and out of shape, a characterization he has always disputed.

He has, in the past, been criticized by fans for being apathetic and out of shape, a characterization he has always disputed.

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Here is a shot of Raymond Felton tonight during a timeout with 30 seconds left in overtime of an NBA game in which he was being paid ~$46,000 to play in.

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The 17 Funniest Figure Skating Faces At The Sochi Olympics

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They may look graceful while moving, but when you freeze them it’s a different story.

Evgeny Plyushchenko of Russia

Evgeny Plyushchenko of Russia

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Evgeny Plyushchenko of Russia

Evgeny Plyushchenko of Russia

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Yakov Godorozha of Ukraine

Yakov Godorozha of Ukraine

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Yakov Godorozha of Ukraine

Yakov Godorozha of Ukraine

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Texas Sportscaster Delivers A Brilliant Takedown Of NFL Bigots

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If you have preconceived notions about Texans and tolerance, Dale Hansen — a sportscaster for ABC’s Dallas affiliate WFAA — might surprise you with his thoughts on Michael Sam . Someone give this man a raise.

Here's Hansen's thoughtful speech:

Hansen's scathing words towards NFL employees who are afraid of drafting an openly gay player: "It wasn't that long ago that we were being told that black players couldn't play in our games because it would be uncomfortable. And even when they finally could it took several more years before a black man played quarterback, because we weren't comfortable with that either. So many of the same people who used to make that argument and the many who still do are the same people who say government should stay out of our lives but then want government in our bedrooms. I've never understood how they feel comfortable laying claim to both sides of that argument."

He then opens up and admits "I'm not always comfortable when a man tells me he's gay, I don't understand his world. But I do understand that he's part of mine."

After that, the sportscaster goes on to quote writer and civil rights activist Audre Lorde, who said “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”

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Hansen concludes that "we've always been able to recognize 'em, some of us accept 'em, and I want to believe that there will be a day that we do celebrate 'em. I don't know if that day's here yet, I guess we're about to find out, but when I listen to Michael Sam I do think it's time to celebrate him now."


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Team USA Sweeps Men's Ski Slopestyle In Sport's Olympic Debut

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Turns out slopestyle is kind of our thing.

It was a banner day for the Stars and Stripes after Team USA captured gold, silver, and bronze for a clean sweep in the Olympic debut of men's ski slopestyle.

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Joss Christensen, who was the only rider in qualifications to earn a 90-plus score, ended his first run with a massive 95.8, allowing him a victory ride, having captured gold before his second and final run.

Gus Kenworthy, a favorite coming in (and the puppy-saving hero from your dreams), landed a triple cork 1440 in his second run and instantly knew it was a medal-worthy performance.

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And Nicholas Goepper put together two solid runs, despite having screws in his wrist, earning bronze with a 92.4, which he received in his first run.

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Injured Russian Figure Skating Champ Evgeni Plushenko Withdraws On Verge Of Last Olympic Competition

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A tough moment for an all-time great.

Evgeni Plushenko is one of the all-time great figure skaters, with two golds and two silvers in Olympic competition. At 31, this is expected to be his last Olympics — in his home country of Russia.

Evgeni Plushenko is one of the all-time great figure skaters, with two golds and two silvers in Olympic competition. At 31, this is expected to be his last Olympics — in his home country of Russia.

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But — after two spinal surgeries in the past two years and a tweaked back earlier in the week in practice — Plushenko was clearly hurting in warm-ups.

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A second jump went badly too.

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So, as he was being called out to perform, Plushenko skated to the judges' table and withdrew from competition.

So, as he was being called out to perform, Plushenko skated to the judges' table and withdrew from competition.

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American Figure Skater Jeremy Abbott Falls Badly, Gets Up, Kicks Ass

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Abbott shakes off a crash at the very start of his routine.

Jeremy Abbott is a four-time U.S. figure skating champion whose best Olympic or world championship finish is fifth; today, his short program in Sochi started off terribly with a serious-looking fall.

Jeremy Abbott is a four-time U.S. figure skating champion whose best Olympic or world championship finish is fifth; today, his short program in Sochi started off terribly with a serious-looking fall.

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For a long moment, it looked like Abbott wasn't going to get up.

For a long moment, it looked like Abbott wasn't going to get up.

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But he did.

But he did.

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And, with the crowd hollering, nailed the rest of his routine.

And, with the crowd hollering, nailed the rest of his routine.

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A Guide To Living The "Spoice" Life Like U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Sage Kotsenburg

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“If they could have gourmet fast food, that would be insane.”

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Sage Kotsenburg is quickly becoming the breakout star of the Olympics. The 20-year-old snowboarder won the first gold medal of the Sochi Games, capturing the top spot in men's slopestyle, and has gained a huge following on social media thanks to his upbeat personality and, well, normal reactions to WINNING AN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL!

The dude is enjoying every minute of this unbelievable experience and this afternoon he sat down with BuzzFeed to answer a few questions.

What's your motto in life?
Sage Kotsenburg: Go with the flow... the Orinoco flow.

What's the best way to relieve the stress of everyday life?
SK: I like hanging out with friends, playing video games, chillin'. All my friends are snowboarders so we just hang out. I'm also heavy on the Netflix game.

Yeah? What do you like to watch?
SK: Breaking Bad. Game of Thrones.

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The Dutch Are Having More Fun Than Everyone Else At The Olympics

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All oranje, all the time. Hup Holland Hup!

Stefan Groothuis, gold medal-winning speed skater.

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Marrit Leenstra, Dutch speed skater.

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Mattel Trolling "Society At Large," Not Girls, With Barbie's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Debut

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People are wondering why Mattel paid for Barbie to appear in Sports Illustrated ‘s swimsuit issue this month. The brand was just trying to get the grown-ups talking and it worked.

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Barbie, with her blonde hair, blue eyes and disproportionately lithe figure, has been pilloried for years for setting unrealistic body image expectations for young girls. So, of course, Mattel caused a stir this week when it said it was paying for Barbie to appear in Sports Illustrated's 50th-anniversary swimsuit issue.

"The pairing is perfect almost to the point of parody," The Verge said. Shape dubbed it a "direct and totally inappropriate correlation between sex and little girls' toys" and CBS, too, wondered about "the mismatch between a child's toy and a magazine issue geared to adult men."

The main refrain has been: What message does this send to the 3- to 7-year-olds who make up most of Barbie's audience? (Mattel's CEO said, after all, in October that Barbie "continues to be the most popular way for girls to dream and to imagine what it's like to be a grown-up.") But Mattel says those young girls will never see it.

"This is a conversation meant for society at large, it's not meant for girls," Michelle Chidoni, a spokeswoman for Mattel, said in a telephone interview with BuzzFeed.
"When our girls go online, they go to Barbie.com, they go to our YouTube channel, and there's nothing of this program or content around this. This lives in an adult community, it lives on our social channels that are adult-facing, a lot of it lives on Sports Illustrated — it is very much segmented."

"The brand has two fundamentally different audiences," she said.

Sports Illustrated said in a 2012 press kit that the swimsuit issue has 62 million readers with a median age of 36; 71% are men. While that's still a significant amount of women, they're not the core audience. Mattel says it wanted Barbie to appear among the models in the 50th anniversary issue because of the "Legends" theme. It features women like Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum who began successful careers in a swimsuit — just like Barbie in 1959, prior to her 150-odd careers, according to Mattel. The campaign is tied to the hashtag "#unapologetic," as a rebuke to the "constant criticism" Barbie and the other models face for their appearance, offering them "an opportunity to celebrate who they are, what they have done," Mattel says.

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Mattel is trying to paint Barbie as a defiant individual in the face of a societal backlash — or the "Miley approach" — which is appealing to young people right now, says Jamie Gutfreund, chief strategy officer of the Intelligence Group, a consumer insights company.

Other publications owned by Time Inc., which owns Sports Illustrated, wrote pro-Barbie pieces before the announcement. Time wrote a blog post about the campaign on Feb. 5, calling Barbie "the most feminist doll around." The doll "has worked every second of every day since she was invented in 1959, and she's broken more glass ceilings than Sheryl Sandberg," the author wrote. People ran an "interview" with Barbie, quoting the doll as saying: "These women exemplify that you can be both capable and captivating."

Of course, Mattel does run the risk of alienating parents with its campaign. But the brand's not exactly on a tear, anyway.

Sales of Barbie dropped in the double digits during the holiday season and 6% for the year, mostly because Mattel couldn't sell enough of the dolls. (It also saw a decline in 2012.) The company has recently gotten more traction with its ghoulish Monster High dolls, introduced in 2010, the American Girl collection, and its new Ever After High franchise, which are all centered around individualistic stories, though Barbie remains its "premier foundational brand." Analysts estimate Barbie makes $1.3 billion a year in sales.

Mattel is posting video clips of the "photo shoot" online and selling a Sports Illustrated Barbie at Target.com that is "for the adult collector."

Update - Feb. 13, 10:15 p.m., ET: This update added more information about the campaign in the last paragraph.


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16 Books Every Sports Lover Should Read

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Playing sports — almost as fun as reading about them.

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The Blind Side by Michael Lewis

The Blind Side by Michael Lewis

If you’ve seen the movie, you know that this is the story of Michael Oher's rise from homeless teen to first-round NFL draft pick, with a focus on the family that helped him. Lewis also intersperses insightful analysis of the changing nature of the game, noting the importance of the left tackle in doing the crucial work of protecting the quarterback’s blind side. The book is not nearly as much of a tearjerker as the movie is, but that makes it a tiny bit better.

Best enjoyed with: The Gatorade that rolls off the face of your teammate after the clock runs out, and you find yourself in a clutch of sweaty, happy teammates because YOU'RE GOING TO STATE.

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Little Girls in Pretty Boxes by Joan Ryan

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes by Joan Ryan

Perhaps the definitive examination of the machine that produces tiny girls who achieve remarkable feats of athleticism both on the ice and on a balance beam, the San Francisco Chronicle sports writer looks at the inner workings of what it takes to make a champion in the physically trying and emotionally crippling worlds of gymnastics and figure skating. Drawing upon interviews with sports psychologists and hundreds of former gymnasts and figure skaters, Ryan paints a picture of a training practice that robs children of their childhood, and stunts development, both physically and mentally. If you find yourself in wonder every year at the 16-year-old on your television set performing feats of mental and physical wonder, then this is a must-read.

Best enjoyed with: a contraband strawberry Nesquik, over in the corner by the locker room, sipped through a straw.

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Shattering the Glass: The Remarkable History of Women in Basketball by Pamela Grundy & Susan Shackleford

Shattering the Glass: The Remarkable History of Women in Basketball by Pamela Grundy & Susan Shackleford

If you’ve ever bemoaned the lack of a definitive, thoughtful and thorough analysis of the history of women’s basketball, look no further than this. A well-researched and understanding work, this book highlights both trailblazers and contemporary figures in the sport while tackling larger issues like the impact of homophobia and the resultant tensions between the traditional roles of women versus the demands of the sport. A must-read for any fan of basketball.

Best enjoyed with: Powerade, because Gatorade is for wusses.

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John Wall's Nasty Reverse Wins Dunk Contest Held Using Inexplicable, Confusing New Format

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What just happened?

John Wall got the second round of a relatively uneventful dunk contest popping Saturday night with this effort.

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The crowd, and the Wizards' creepy sex-burglar mascot, were psyched to see what the contest's traditional one-on-one final round would have in store.

The crowd, and the Wizards' creepy sex-burglar mascot, were psyched to see what the contest's traditional one-on-one final round would have in store.

But then, for some reason involving...Sprite...something...(?), the Eastern Conference contestants got a trophy...then Wall got another trophy...and the contest was over.

But then, for some reason involving...Sprite...something...(?), the Eastern Conference contestants got a trophy...then Wall got another trophy...and the contest was over.

Neither the crowd in New Orleans nor fans online seemed to understand what was going on, the anti-climactic situation best summed up by the reaction (from earlier in the night) of recording artist Cornell Haynes.

Neither the crowd in New Orleans nor fans online seemed to understand what was going on, the anti-climactic situation best summed up by the reaction (from earlier in the night) of recording artist Cornell Haynes.


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Mizzou Students Give Standing Ovation To Michael Sam, Block A Westboro Baptist Church Protest

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The out gay football star received a standing ovation while Westboro picketers were totally owned by peaceful counter protesters.

For the first time after publicly coming out as gay, Michael Sam returned to his alma mater Saturday night and received a standing ovation from supporters.

For the first time after publicly coming out as gay, Michael Sam returned to his alma mater Saturday night and received a standing ovation from supporters.

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The defensive end returned with the Mizzou Tiger football team to accept the 2014 Cotton Bowl Championship Trophy during halftime of the Mizzou vs. Tennessee basketball game.

The defensive end returned with the Mizzou Tiger football team to accept the 2014 Cotton Bowl Championship Trophy during halftime of the Mizzou vs. Tennessee basketball game.

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Not only was Sam applauded -- hundreds of students blocked a protest staged by Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-LGBT hate group, according to the Mid-Missouri Traveler.

Not only was Sam applauded -- hundreds of students blocked a protest staged by Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-LGBT hate group, according to the Mid-Missouri Traveler .

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U.S. Ice Dancers Charlie White And Meryl Davis Are Basically A Real Life Disney Prince And Princess

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“I can show you the goooooooold.”

With a bronze medal already in hand for the team event and a gold medal in their sights for ice dancing (Update: They won!), U.S. figure skaters Meryl Davis and Charlie White are having a tremendous Olympics so far.

With a bronze medal already in hand for the team event and a gold medal in their sights for ice dancing (Update: They won! ), U.S. figure skaters Meryl Davis and Charlie White are having a tremendous Olympics so far.

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But let's focus on something else for the moment: THESE PEOPLE LOOK LIKE REAL LIFE DISNEY CHARACTERS.

But let's focus on something else for the moment: THESE PEOPLE LOOK LIKE REAL LIFE DISNEY CHARACTERS.

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Look at her face. IT IS THE FACE OF A PRINCESS. All glow-y and glittery and whatnot.

Look at her face. IT IS THE FACE OF A PRINCESS. All glow-y and glittery and whatnot.

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LOOK AT HIS HAIR. It is long and flowy and looks perfectly coiffed even in the middle of competition. HOW DOES IT LOOK LIKE THAT?

LOOK AT HIS HAIR. It is long and flowy and looks perfectly coiffed even in the middle of competition. HOW DOES IT LOOK LIKE THAT?

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NBC Correspondent Repeatedly Asks Bode Miller About His Brother's Death During Post-Race Interview

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Bode Miller was asked several questions by NBC reporter Christin Cooper about his recently deceased brother. Many viewers felt the questions were too invasive. UPDATE: Miller tweets that he doesn’t believe Cooper was “trying to cause pain.”

American alpine skier Bode Miller won the bronze medal in Sunday's Super-G competition, giving him a total of six Olympic medals over his career — the most of any U.S. skier.

American alpine skier Bode Miller won the bronze medal in Sunday's Super-G competition, giving him a total of six Olympic medals over his career — the most of any U.S. skier.

Miller, far right, on the podium with, from left to right, silver medalist Andrew Weibrecht of the United States, gold medalist Kjetil Jansrud of Norway, and co-bronze medalist Jan Hudec of Canada.

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During Miller's post-race interview with NBC, journalist Christin Cooper asked Miller about his brother Chelone, who died of an apparent seizure in 2013.

During Miller's post-race interview with NBC, journalist Christin Cooper asked Miller about his brother Chelone, who died of an apparent seizure in 2013.

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Miller became noticeably emotional during Cooper's line of questioning, which continued until Miller crouched to the ground, seemingly unable to continue with the interview. USA Today's FTW site has the transcript.

Miller became noticeably emotional during Cooper's line of questioning, which continued until Miller crouched to the ground, seemingly unable to continue with the interview. USA Today 's FTW site has the transcript .

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29 Things I Learned At The World Naked Sledding Championships

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This is a little NSFW obviously.

The World Naked Sledding Championships are now in their fifth year.

The World Naked Sledding Championships are now in their fifth year.

Centre in this photo is Mia Magma, who is a former Naked Sledding Champion.

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They take place in Braunlage - a town with air so pure that visitors have to pay a tax.

They take place in Braunlage - a town with air so pure that visitors have to pay a tax.

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However, this year, there wasn't enough snow in Braunlage to host the championships, so they were held in Cochstedt - about an hour's drive away.

However, this year, there wasn't enough snow in Braunlage to host the championships, so they were held in Cochstedt - about an hour's drive away.

As this gif indicates.

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The official mode of transport was the Remmi Demmi Party Bus, which carried the German and British contestants - as well as a large Dutch contingent.

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