The Nuclear Winter Olympics, Day 3: Shaddapayaface

• The PyeongChang Olympic Games were the site of a cyber hack, officials have been forced to admit.  Shortly before the Opening Ceremony, the official site went down, the stadium's wi-fi went down, and the Internet at the International Broadcast Centre was compromised.  Rumors abound that it was a Russian counter-attack for the disqualification and banishment of the Russian Olympic Committee.  Officials aren't saying.  (The Guardian)
• Much of the discussion on the first weekend centered around the Russian doping and reactions to it:
• Yelena Isinbayeva, a Russian pole vaulter, said she believed the Russians will actually do very well BECAUSE they are pissed-off. (Russia Today -- and for the issues some have with that as a news service, I think that one would be appropriate here.)
• Canada made a point of slamming the Russian team (excuse me, Canadian coach Laura Schuler, the team from the Olympic Athletes From Russia (she made the point to correct that to a reporter!)) last night -- first on the ice hockey, as a women's team losing six members to the IOC disqualification was run up on by Canada 5-0, and then with the aforementioned correction.  (Yahoo!)
• The Canadian Olympic Committee apologized for the comments.
• Two more cases of the old song "Shaddapayaface" have surfaced this weekend, the first surrounding the doping:  The IOC is now investigating an OAR medal-winner in speedskating for comments made after he got bronze in the 1500m short track event.  Semen Elistratov (no jokes, that IS his name!) may get the Russians banned further for these comments made last night, according to the USA Today article on the incident:

“I have difficulties to hold back my tears,” Elistratov said. “I am incredibly happy that I did it, in spite of all the circumstances around Russian sport. I dedicate this medal to all guys that have been excluded from these Games in such a hard and unfair way. This medal is for you.”

• OAR are not to represent Russia in any way, shape, or form.  It would appear that Elistratov could be disqualified and might even be stripped of his medal for the incident, as well as further sanctions for the Olympic Committee of Russia, pending a review that IOC official Mark Adams spoke of. 
• Elistratov was one of the athletes who was banned two years ago, but was somehow exonerated.  Any action at this point would be simply a question of his comments, given the restrictions placed on the Olympic Athletes From Russia.
• And #NBCFail again.  Opening Ceremony.  Josh Cooper Ramo, in trying to help viewers understand the culture of the Opening Ceremony better, stepped into it hard when he noted Japan occupied Korea from 1910 to 1945 -- a situation which had such abuses, it led to the split of Korea to this day.  That, and making light of it, given the technical advances in Korea, has landed Ramo in extremely hot water and forced NBC to apologize.  (Yahoo! -- and is anyone fucking surprised as the #NBCFail?)
• Germany lead the table, but lost a huge medal opportunity when two-time defending men's singles luge champion Felix Loch committed an error in his final run, costing him any medal after an insurmountable lead otherwise in the first three runs.  They have only three medals, but they all being gold mean they lead the table under Olympic standard.  A Norwegian sweep in the mens' skiathlon has led the way to Norway leading the total with 8, three more than the Netherlands.
• The USA actually lost a chance at a shocking second gold medal in that luge event, but did up the first medal they've ever gotten in that event with Chris Mazdzer getting silver.  David Gleirscher of Austria is the new Olympic champion in men's singles luge.
• 12 events have been completed, 9 different countries have won gold medals.  14 different countries and the OAR have won medals.
• In response to the Nassar atrocities, an IOC member (Prince Feisal bin Hussein of Jordan) has said it could take sports at least 10 years to eradicate the problem -- and that's if they start now!  (Inside the Games)
• And swimmer Ariana Kukors is the latest to reveal sexual abuse at the hands of coaches and the American Olympic movement.  A lengthy blog post pre-Games makes her yet another swimmer to reveal sexual abuse.