Awoooooo!
Russia
I’m late but Alex Ovechkin beat Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record. I also learnt that they are both kinda shitty with their vague alignments with Putin and Trump so hopefully someone not shitty can beat them both to 2nd and 3rd one day.
Futbolgrad on the CIS: the transitional team between the USSR and Russia
More than the sum of its parts.
Big up George Jedenoff, the world’s oldest living skier at 105
Happy birthday, George!
Remembering Mikael Granlund's 'lacrosse-style' goal vs. Russia
Imagine opening the scoring in a tournament semi-final with a goal like this. That’s exactly what Mikael Granlund did for Finland against Russia at the 2011 IIHF World Championships. What a Finnish! *ahem* Fun fact: After the goal, Finnish Hockey Mafia released a song called “Taivas varjele!” and reached #2 in the Finnish Singles Chart as well as …
Russia doping ban down to 2 years after panel u-turn
Despite the findings against them, Russia has seen its doping ban slashed. But why?
Hot Takedown pits Alex Ovechkin against Wayne Gretzky
Alex Ovechkin is inching closer to Wayne Gretzky’s 894-goal record. But is it fair to compare them?
Why do so many Russian last names end in "-ov" and "-ova"?
Why do Russian surnames all end in “-ov” and “-ova”?
5 World Cup Records Up For Grabs In Russia
The FIFA World Cup started today and with such a prestigious tournament steeped in history, we selected 5 records that could be broken in Russia.