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- A Russian speed skater threw up the double-bird after beating the Americans in Beijing.
- Daniil Aldoshkin has since apologized for the gesture that he claims he meant no offense by.
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Not only do the Russians, excuse me, the ROC have a figure skater who got popped with PED’s wreaking havoc in Beijing, they’ve also got speed skaters throwing up the double-bird when crossing the finish line.
Russian speed skater Daniil Aldoshkin helped knock off the Americans in the semi-finals and as he crossed the line, he threw up not one, but two middle fingers to celebrate the win.
As you can see in the photo below, it wasn’t exactly subtle, either.
Quand on parle d’esprit sportif, le patineur du ROC Daniil Aldoshkin remporte la palme. Tout ça après une demi-finale en poursuite par équipe remportée face aux Américains… Dans le contexte politique actuel, je me demande comment qualifier le geste…#Règle50 pic.twitter.com/tG43wFXrOs
— Olivier Pellerin (@olivierpellerin) February 15, 2022
The tweet above translates to the following: “When it comes to sportsmanship, ROC skater Daniil Aldoshkin takes the crown. All this after a team pursuit semi-final won against the Americans… In the current political context, I wonder how to qualify the gesture…”
Don’t worry though, folks, Aldoshkin didn’t mean to offend anyone, he just casually threw up both of his middle-fingers.
“I threw up my hands,” he said afterward, according to Press United. “I have the first medal, the first Olympics. I didn’t mean anything like that. I’m sorry if this offended anyone.”
Nobody in world history has ever thrown up the double-bird with no intention to offend anyone, but I guess we have to take the Russian’s word for it.
After all, the Russians have always been extremely honest and truthful when it comes to sports, especially at the Olympics.
The Russians went on to fall to Norway in the final and took home silver.