Russia's a Good sport and Good at sport? (Saying so long to Sochi)

Be prepared for a follow up story. The games of the twenty-second winter Olympiad have come to a finish and all the major headlines are thankfully related solely to feats of great sporting accomplishment, only the small matter of the Olympic Rings during the opening ceremony being the obvious exception...

Of course this was just a small technical error in an otherwise exceptional opening ceremony from our Russian hosts. (...or maybe a sign of renewed Cold War tensions as the fifth ring represents North America, no definitely just an error.) Russia shone themselves in a good light throughout the tournament as fit and willing hosts, which was in stark contrast to what many believed might be the case given the numerous controversial issues preceding the games. (See previous article for sparkling commentary on these.)

Not being a country know for its whit, Russia managed to share in the joke at their own expense with a fitting call back this issue at the closing ceremony, in which the mistake was recreated by a group of sparkling performers as part of the heavily choreographed routine.  

Good going Russia, you showed that you can take a joke and come right back with one of your own...For that and a great tournament, you deserve our applause.

P.S - Congrats on topping the medal table, that's an achievement in itself.

Until then.