The Olympic rings are synonymous with the peak of international sports achievement. Those five interlaced circles of equal size, each a different colour, absolutely dominate the sporting landscape around the globe for two straight weeks before vanishing as quickly as they appeared, hiding away until the next games, usually around
Category: Olympics
The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Logo Explained
Now that the games are finally here, you may ask yourself, “What’s the meaning of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics logo?” The 2024 Summer Olympics logo combines three main elements—the gold medal, the Olympic flame, and “Marianne”—into one cohesive design. So who or what is Marianne, the mysterious female figure
Every Country’s 2022 Olympic Hockey Uniforms
The 2022 Winter Olympics are well underway from Beijing, China (yes, that’s the same Beijing, China that hosted the *Summer* Olympics a mere 14 years ago). Today, I’m taking a country-by-country look at the uniforms which will be, and have been worn so far during the ice hockey competition, both
USA Hockey Unveils 2022 Winter Olympic Uniforms
The US Olympic Hockey team today unveiled the uniforms they’ll be wearing in Beijing this upcoming February. Three uniforms from Nike here — one white, one blue, and then one a slightly more different blue. All three feature a horizontal band with a field of stars around the entirety of
Team Canada Unveils New 2022 Olympic Hockey Uniforms
Hockey Canada has unveiled the uniforms they’ll be wearing for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics Games set to be held in Beijing, China just two months from now. As is the case with all Olympic hockey uniforms, Nike has been tasked with designing and outfitting the clubs. Let’s take
Team Finland Unveils 2022 Olympic Hockey Jerseys
The Finnish Ice Hockey Association unveiled the Nike jerseys they’ll be wearing when they take the ice for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games to be held in Beijing, China just three months from now. The jerseys, modelled in the photo above by Finnish hockey players Annina Rajahuhta and Kimmo Timonen,
Twenty-Six Logos Unveiled for 2028 LA Olympics, Paralympics
There will be twenty-six, yes twenty-six, different primary logos for the 2028 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. I mean, at this point just add two more so you could match the year. But why, oh why would they release 26 different logos for the games? Because “no
2020 USA Olympic Basketball Uniforms Revealed by Nike
Nike today revealed many of the uniforms that U.S. athletes will wear when they compete at the upcoming 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The highlight of the whole set (which you can see here) is what the men’s and women’s basketball teams will wear as they each roll towards
Logo for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris Unveiled
The logo for both the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Paris, France was unveiled late last night by The Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. For the first time, the logos for both events are identical with the exception of the Olympic rings
Norwegian curling pants are on the button again
With the Winter Olympics underway in the Republic of Korea, it’s time for what has quickly become a quadrennial tradition: checking in on the stylings of curling standout, the team from Norway. Curling competition got underway before the official opening ceremony, and will last for over two weeks. Curling, “the
Russian Olympians to wear most boring logo ever
Widespread allegations of systematic, institutionalized doping have led to Russia being banned from the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang, but the International Olympic Committee has made provisions for Russian athletes to compete without representing their home country. The IOC yesterday unveiled an intentionally boring mark that Russian athletes will wear during competition.
Logos Unveiled for 2022 Winter Olympics, Paralympics
The official logos for the 2022 Winter Olympics and 2022 Winter Paralympics were unveiled late last week at the National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China; the host of these games to be held a little more than four years from now. Focusing on the logo for the Olympic Games first,