Best and worst dressed Olympic nations in Sochi Opening Ceremony

 
 
Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany carries her country flag as the team arrives during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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Maria Hoefl-Riesch of Germany carries her country flag as the team arrives during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

SOCHI, Russia — The nations of the 2014 Sochi Olympics were introduced on Friday night at the Opening Ceremony, which means the viewing public was introduced to a multitude of new winter couture.

Some of it looked fantastic. Some of it was worn by Shaun White. Won’t you join us for the best and worst dressed teams of the 2014 Winter Olympics?

BEST: Germany

Obviously the big winner of the night, not only for the potential social message behind their rainbow colored gear but because the gear looks like the greatest gay ski party we've never attendedfabulous. But this is what the Germans do; the weather turns cold, and they make you adjust the color controls on your screen. Remember when they dressed like “IT’S A BOY!” and “IT’S A GIRL!” M&Ms during the London Games?

BEST: Japan

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Curler Ayumi Ogasawara of the Japan Olympic team carries her country's flag during …

Sometimes simplicity wins. And while part of us wants to label this “lab technician chic,” it’s a sharp, clean look, and a marked improvement over their look from London, in which it appeared they were being inducted into the candy cane hall of fame.

WORST: Chinese Taipei

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Speed skater Ching-Yang Sung of the Chinese Taipei Olympic team carries his country's …

From a distance, we assumed they had just gotten back from choir practice. These floor-length coats are neither practical nor attractive, unless of course you’re planning on doing some house painting or joining a cult for the winter.

[Related: How Sochi's Opening Ceremony stacks up to previous Olympics]

BEST: Lithuania

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Figure skater Deividas Stagniunas of the Lithuania Olympic team carries his country's …

We want to squeeze them into all of our gin and tonics.

BEST: Ukraine

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: The Ukraine Olympic team enter the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi …

Once again, the Ukrainians wore jackets that appeared to show their flag under an electron microscope, and once again they were some of the most distinctive kits during the Opening Ceremony. Distinctive in a good way. Not in, like, a wearing-shorts-to-the-Winter Games way.

Speaking of which…

WORST: Bermuda

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Cross country skier Tucker Murphy of the Bermuda Olympic team carries his country's …

The Bermudans always do this at the Winter Olympics, baring their chicken legs to the elements. They’re like a dude who shows up to a game at Lambeau Field shirtless because “that’s how I roll, dude" before his nipples literally freeze off.

Plus they resemble a British boarding school for NBC pages.

But at least they look polished. As opposed to…

[Related: Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony imagery]

WORST: Cayman Islands

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Skier Dow Travers of the Cayman Islands Olympic team carries his country's flag during …

…the Cayman Islands, who decided to dress like you in the fall when you have to take out the trash at night. They not only decided to rock the shorts, but completed the look with flip-flops.

We wish you all the frostbite. All of it.

There’s a way for an island nation to represent at the Winter Games. Allow Tonga to show the way.

BEST: Tonga

Tonga's flag bearer, luger Bruno Banani leads his national delegation during the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi …

It’s like Patagonia decided to winterize one of your dad’s vacation shirts. We want to set up a lawn chair and sip a margarita on their jackets.

Tonga rules. We don’t even care if their Olympians change their names to underwear manufacturers’ for sponsorship opportunities.

BEST: Norway

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Skier Aksel Lund Svindal of the Norway Olympic team carries his country's flag during …

Sweden be Swedening. Finland looked like they were wearing hoodies. So we’ll give the Scandinavian crown to Norway for an outfit that’s OK but mostly for their spiffy silver hats that’ll probably be hipsterwear by the end of the Games. (Although maybe, you know, they should have gone with gold?)

WORST: Iran 

Iran at Sochi 2014

Look, we really don’t know all that much about Iran, but apparently they allowed Richard Sherman and Russell Wilson to design their costumes. Or they're completely colorblind. One of the two.

[Related: Sochi Opening Ceremony glitch: Only 4 of 5 rings light up]

BEST: Russia

2014 Winter Olympics: View of Team Russia entering parade of nations during opening ceremony at Fisht Olympic Stadium. …

The Russians could have walked out in leather chaps and "We Heart USA" T-shirts and would still have gotten a thunderous ovation as the host nation. Instead, they got gussied up: The Russians rocked a Father Christmas look that makes us think everything in life should be fur-lined. Even leather chaps.

WORST: Ireland

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Skier Conor Lyne of the Ireland Olympic team carries his country's flag during the …

Oh, man, they finally added paintball to the Winter Olympics!?

Best: Canada

SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: The Canada Olympic team enters the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics …

Considering the last time we saw them, the Canadians were wearing their tuxedos (aka denim jackets), anything was going to be a step up. But we really dig this Mountie-like uniform, if only because we now know who to go to should Olympic Park be overrun by beavers. (As if that would happen … the packs of stray dogs would obviously thwart the beaver invasion before it reached humanity.)

Bonus points for what seems like a placeholder for a championship belt. Oh, never change, Canadian Winter Games hubris...

Worst: USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Snowboarder Shaun White (L) enters the stadium with the United States Olympic team …

C’mon, you know it.

First off, it looked like they were wearing polka dots inside the stadium. Second, the sweaters themselves look like something your senile aunt knitted while binge listening to Toby Keith albums.

But most importantly: The turtlenecks … the high-priced preppy sweaters … the white pants.

Congratulations, America, you’re the villain in a raunchy ski comedy. Just go ahead and change your name to Blaine.

【冬奧】臺灣隊服被評最糟 美媒:油漆工?

2014年02月08日18:00  

2014年索契冬奧凌晨開幕,各國代表團進場是焦點之一,美國雅虎體育(Yahoo Sports)選出最佳和最糟隊服,台灣被評為最糟,德國、日本則是最佳。
 
美國雅虎體育評論台灣代表團隊服:「遠看我們會以為他們剛參加完唱詩班練習。他們長到拖地的外套既不實用也不吸引人。當然,除非你計畫要穿著這套衣服粉刷屋子或參加冬季佈教,那又另當別論。」(王毓健/綜合報導)

台灣代表團進場。新華社

【冬奧】盛大開幕 台灣8名隊職員全出席

2014年02月08日14:46  

冬奧盛大開幕,台灣全部8名隊職員全數出席,總領隊陳雲銘認為,雖然索契冬奧感覺都在趕工下完成,不過開幕典禮仍讓人感覺「很壯觀!」,至於國外媒體批評索契當地旅館、建設很簡陋,陳雲銘也感受到,整體環境的確很一般,但民眾對待選手還是很熱情,而且志工也很投入,開幕至今索契冬奧算是及格過關。(陳國偉/台北報導)

 
 
 
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台灣掌旗官宋青陽。法新社

台灣在索契冬奧開幕典禮登場。法新社

台灣在索契冬奧開幕典禮繞場。法新社

台灣在索契冬奧開幕典禮登場。法新社

台灣在索契冬奧開幕典禮繞場。新華社

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【冬奧】五環?四環? 傻傻分不清

2014年02月08日15:02  

索契冬季奧運今日進行開幕典禮,但其中一個奧運五環開花的表演環節中,疑似大會出錯,五環慘變四環。但俄羅斯國營電視台為了保持「最佳戰鬥狀態」,在五環開花出錯的時候,改播預演時成功開花的片段,來掩飾錯誤。

據《美聯社》報導,原本吊在空中的5朵雪花,應該會綻放成五環形狀,但其中一朵雪花卻沒有散開。俄羅斯國家電視台立即改播排演時,奧運五環成功綻放的影片。製作人事後證實曾調換播出畫面,更說如此做,是為了保留奧運神聖的象徵圖案。(施旖婕/綜合外電報導)

索契冬季奧運開幕出錯,五環慘變四環。美聯社

但俄羅斯國營電視台直接改播預演時成功開花的片段,來掩飾錯誤。美聯社

【冬奧】比醜嗎?美國人也嫌自家隊服

2014年02月08日22:18  

美國雅虎體育(Yahoo Sports)評選台灣參加冬季奧運會的隊服最醜,但美國人自己也在網路上嘲笑美國隊穿的針織毛衣外套掛滿星星與條紋,猶如「醜陋的聖誕節毛衣」。

美國隊隊服是Ralph Lauren設計的經典POLO樣式,用美國國旗的圖樣當設計主軸,藍白紅三色散佈整件隊服。美國滑雪選手高佩(Nick Goepper)在開幕進場典禮前拍了一張照片,和隊友一起用套頭衫把臉遮起來,好像不願穿這麼醜的衣服自拍。他還開玩笑說,因為這件醜毛衣,冬奧開幕典禮都變成「毛衣典禮」。(陳家齊/綜合外電報導)

冬奧美國隊制服連美國自家人都嫌醜。 翻攝自推特網站

索契冬奧食宿 飽受譏評

美國選手昆恩。(取自dailymail網站)
美國選手昆恩。(取自dailymail網站)
美國選手昆恩,撞爆浴門脫身,更把「破門」po上網。(取自dailymail網站)
美國選手昆恩,撞爆浴門脫身,更把「破門」po上網。(取自dailymail網站)
蜂蜜裡有蜜蜂。(取自dailymail網站)
蜂蜜裡有蜜蜂。(取自dailymail網站)
索契冬奧會,飲用水的顏色像啤酒。(取自dailymail網站)
索契冬奧會,飲用水的顏色像啤酒。(取自dailymail網站)
索契冬奧,旅館的接待廳沒有地板,但有俄羅斯總統普丁的肖像歡迎客人。(取自dailymail網站)
索契冬奧,旅館的接待廳沒有地板,但有俄羅斯總統普丁的肖像歡迎客人。(取自dailymail網站)
索契冬奧,旅館有網路可以使用,但是路由器外掛在牆壁上。(取自dailymail網站)
索契冬奧,旅館有網路可以使用,但是路由器外掛在牆壁上。(取自dailymail網站)
索契奧運主辦單位給CNN採訪團隊的唯一1間客房。(取自dailymail網站)
索契奧運主辦單位給CNN採訪團隊的唯一1間客房。(取自dailymail網站)

俄羅斯索契冬季奧運隆重登場,但選手村等住宿基礎設施倉促完成,甚至偷工減料,也飽受譏評。美國代表隊雪車選手昆恩(Johnny Quinn)在7日的開幕式結束後返回旅館沖澡,不料因單人房的浴室門卡鎖住而陷困其間,只好撞爆浴門脫身,更把「破門」po上網。

昆恩之前是美式足球好手,身高188公分、體重99公斤,破門難不倒他。

昆恩推文說:「沒有電話可以求助,我憑著所受的推雪車訓練而脫困。」他還幽默地標記主題:「索契越獄」。

昆恩須不須賠償門破費?美國代表團一位女發言人不願置評。

截至8日上午,「昆恩遇險記」已被轉推逾7,200次。

索契冬奧基礎建設頻頻出包,昆恩的經歷只是一端。過去1星期來,採訪記者和各國選手也紛以他們在索契的「離奇」遭遇消遣俄國當局,並反覆於推特帳戶「索契問題」(SochiProblems)呈現。

例如:

使用過後,水怎麼把尿沖走?

蜂蜜裡有蜜蜂,飲水顏色像啤酒。

旅館的接待廳沒有地板,但有俄羅斯總統普丁的肖像歡迎我們。

好消息是,有無線網路可上;壞消息是,路由器吊掛在房間的天花板下。

這是索契奧運主辦單位到目前為止給我們的唯一1間客房。(CNN在5個月前預訂11間旅館客房,但採訪團隊最後被告知共用1房。)

 

  冬奧開幕臺灣代表穿藍長袍進場,美媒評最差:像油漆工。(台媒翻攝雅體育)

  臺灣網2月10日消息 據臺灣今日新聞網報導,中華臺北隊參加2014年索契冬奧,藍色長外套卻被美國雅虎體育網站(Yahoo Sports)評選為最糟糕隊服,甚至被形容是像“油漆工”。對此,贊助中華臺北隊服的臺灣美津濃公司說,中華臺北隊要求外套能禦寒,且要以“藍色系”為代表色,還要符合奧運、亞運相關標誌規定,才會從現有商品中挑出這件長外套做隊服。

  由於臺灣氣候環境緣故,在市面上並沒有符合中華隊“能禦寒”條件的外套,臺灣美津濃公司因此從日本總公司現有商品中挑出這件藍色長外套為隊服。對於外套被美國雅虎評為最糟糕服裝,臺灣美津濃感到很無奈,他們說四年前溫哥華冬奧時,公司贊助中華臺北隊隊服都沒發生這樣的事情。

  臺灣媒體報導,設計師城兆緯建議以後類似活動,臺灣官方可找年輕設計師發揮創意,但前提是官方不要插手,以免扭曲創意,相信這樣設計出來的隊服絕對不會是最醜的。(臺灣網 高旭)

  (原標題:中華臺北隊服被評油漆工 贊助商稱因配合台官方要求)

 

美媒譏穿藍長袍油漆!中華奧會:見仁見智

 

中華隊冬奧開幕典禮服裝,被美國媒體評為最差六名之一。
法新社

索契冬季奧運在俄羅斯七日晚間進行開幕典禮,中華代表團由競速滑冰選手宋青陽掌旗出場,一身藍袍的裝扮卻被美國雅虎運動網站評為最差裝扮之一,引發話題。

針對美媒批評,中華代表團總領隊陳雲銘強調,設計好壞見仁見智,「參加運動會是很活潑的,我們衣服很鮮豔,全隊一種款式、帽子,整整齊齊,是種禮貌。」

中華奧會秘書長陳國儀表示,服裝設計好壞本就見仁見智,沒有辦法迎合所有人;對於批評的聲音,中華奧會尊重,未來會尋求改進。

美國雅虎運動網站針對開幕典禮服裝進行評論,八隊評為最優,最差選出六名,中華代表團就在最差服裝之中。

網站評論,遠看會認為中華代表團剛參加完唱詩班練習,長到拖地的外套不實用也不吸引人,「除非你計畫穿這套衣服粉刷房屋或參加冬季布道大會。」

陳雲銘提到,有些國家服裝並不統一,甚至有穿牛仔褲繞場,服裝整齊的中華代表團至少展現對冬運的重視和尊重;且開幕典禮當天低溫下探攝氏零下十幾度,中華代表團的長大衣十分保暖。

贊助商美津濃 特別從日本進口

【記者曾思儒/台北—索契電話採訪】中華代表團索契冬運開幕典禮的服裝遭美媒批評引起話題,事實上贊助商只負責選手的運動服,並不包括開閉幕典禮的出場服裝。

中華奧會和台灣美津濃公司從二○○四年開始合作,二○一三年起續約四年,一直到二○一六年里約奧運,中華代表團都會穿由美津濃提供的運動服。

台灣美津濃公司經理楊富程表示,公司提供中華隊的服裝顏色,從青天白日滿地紅三個顏色中挑選;台灣沒有生產這樣的大衣,這個款式還是特別從日本進口。

他表示,如果設計上有不同意見,未來會跟中華奧會持續溝通。

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【2014/02/10 聯合報】


台灣隊服最遭 美媒譏油漆工

 

2014年02月09日  

【王毓健╱綜合報導】索契冬奧凌晨開幕,各國代表團入場更是焦點,美國雅虎體育(Yahoo Sports)選出最佳和最糟隊服,台灣最糟,評論是:「遠看我們會以為他們剛參加完唱詩班練習。他們長到拖地的外套既不實用也不吸引人。當然,除非你計劃要穿著這套衣服粉刷屋子或參加冬季佈道,那又另當別論。」
我國總領隊陳雲銘說:「外套品牌是美津濃(MIZUNO),從日本原裝進口,價值超過1萬台幣。外傳臨時採購是誤會,是因為考慮索契這邊日夜溫差,我們才會另外再買較薄外套,並不是開幕式這件。」
獲選最佳隊服是德國與日本。德國隊服是彩虹配色,和冬奧前Google更換首頁彩繪一樣,都委婉抗議俄羅斯政府打壓同性戀人權,這種配色在冰天雪地中也能溫暖人心;日本隊服是素雅黑白雙色,獲選最佳的理由更簡單「有時簡潔就是贏家。」

 


 

 

 

 

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