{"id":7934,"date":"2018-02-27T23:10:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T06:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?post_type=news&p=7934"},"modified":"2018-02-27T23:13:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-28T06:13:43","slug":"people-didnt-win-gold-medals-2018-winter-olympics-won-internet-instead","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/news\/people-didnt-win-gold-medals-2018-winter-olympics-won-internet-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"8 people who won the internet, despite not snatching a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When we think of the Olympics, we think of elite jocks smashing records and capturing that hardware.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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But let\u2019s not kid ourselves, on social media the barometer for success is different. Anyone \u2014 Olympian or not \u2014 can achieve a different kind of victory: winning hearts across the internet. And when they do, viewers embrace a person tighter than Yuzuru Hanyu clutches one of his lucky Winnie the Pooh bears<\/a>. Becoming a magically viral hit is always the kind of unpredictable win years and years of training just can\u2019t guarantee. So let us praise the online victories at the 2018 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

Here are eight people who won the internet, despite not snatching a gold medal in an event.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Adam Rippon<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Though technically, he helped the American team win bronze, he had some extremely notable individual achievements. Remember back when Adam Rippon<\/a> wasn\u2019t known as the most dependable quote machine of the PyeongChang games? You may not because the charmer consistently proved he could spin internet gold out of any interaction. He delighted the internet<\/a> by skating to Rihanna covered in crystals. He really delighted the internet with quips about caring more about prioritizing Reese Witherspoon<\/a> over his own mother because of her relatively smaller Instagram following. He really, really delighted the internet because he was his authentic self. That\u2019s just Rippon\u2019s trademark \u201cwitchcraft.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

2. Akwasi Frimpong<\/strong><\/p>\n

To be fair, Ghana\u2019s skeleton racer Akwasi Frimpong\u2019s Olympic run was short-lived, but he\u2019s the kind of athlete who can make a lasting impression quickly. For one thing, his helmet depicting a rabbit escaping from the clutches of a lion was an object of endless fascination<\/a>. And then he went viral again, and his exit takes the cake. Maybe he wasn\u2019t planning to be an internet darling. But when you celebrate last place with a victory dance this joyful<\/a>, that\u2019s what happen<\/p>\n

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This is a damn mood pic.twitter.com\/4UIEQa5BE3<\/a><\/p>\n

— CJ Fogler AKA Perc70 #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) February 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n