Sunday, February 23, 2014
Friday, February 21, 2014
Monday, February 17, 2014
Susan Dunklee - Olympian Mu Ring Winner, Sochi Olympics
Susan Dunklee placed 12th in the Cross Country Skiing, the 12.5 kilometer Mass Start.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Susan-Dunklee/251863851491109
http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-susan-dunklee
http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/DU/Susan-Dunklee
http://susandunklee.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Susan-Dunklee/251863851491109
http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-susan-dunklee
http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/DU/Susan-Dunklee
http://susandunklee.wordpress.com/
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Twenty-Fourth Place Omega Ring from 24th Place Winners at the Winter Olympics as hosted by Russia at the City of Sochi
Norway is the first nation to earn a Winter Olympic Omega Ring. Torgeir Bergrem of Norway is the first athlete to win the Winter Olympic Accolade.
Since Omega is the 24th and last letter in the Greek Alphabet, 24th placed athletes get this award.
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-torgeir-bergrem
Twenty-Third Place Psy Ring for 23rd Place Winners at the Russian, Sochi Winter Olympics
The 23rd letter in the Greek Alphabet is Psi, thus athletes who place 23rd receive this accolade.
The first nation to earn this award during the Winter Olympics is Niklas Mattsson from Sweden.
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-niklas-mattsson
The first nation to earn this award during the Winter Olympics is Niklas Mattsson from Sweden.
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-niklas-mattsson
Twenty-Second Place Chi Ring for 22nd Place Winners at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
Since Chi is the 22nd letter in the Greek Alphabet, athletes who place 22nd get this award.
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-charles-reid
Twenty-First Place Phi Ring for 21st Place Winners at the 2014 Sochi Russian Olympics
Emil Andre Ulstetten is the first athlete to win this accolade. Since Phi is the 21st letter in the alphabet, athletes who place 21st get this accolade.
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-emil-andre-ulsletten
Twentieth Place Upsilon Ring for 20th Place Winners at the 2014 Russian Sochi Olympics
Russia is the first nation to win a 20th place Upsilon Ring at the 2014 Russian Olympics. Since Upsilon is the 20th letter in the Greek Alphabet, athletes who place 20th deserve this award.
Luckily Alexey Sobolev of Russia was able to bring the first of first Winter Olympics Upsilon Rings home.
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-alexey-sobolev
Nineteenth Place Tau Ring for 19th Place Winners at the Sochi Russian Winter Olympics
Switzerland is the first nation to receive a 19th Place Tau Ring at the Winter Sochi Russian Olympics. Tau is the 19th letter in the Greek Alphabet thus athletes who place 19th deserve this accolade.
Thus Jan Scherrer is the first person to ever earn this token at a Winter Olympics.
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-jan-scherrer
Eighteenth Place Sigma Ring Winners at the 2014 Winter Olympics
The first nation to ever win an 18th place Sigma Ring is Finland, thanks to Janne Korpi. Since Sigma is the 18th letter in the Greek Alphabet, 18th place winners at the Olympics receive this accolade.
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-janne-korpi
Seventeenth Place Rho Ring for 17th Place Winners at the 2014 Russian Olympics
Ireland is the first nation to win a 17th Place Rho Ring at the 2014 Russian Sochi Olympic Games.
Seamus O'Connor of Ireland has earned this award. Since Rho is the 17th letter in the Greek Alphabet, 17th place winners at the Olympics deserve this accolade.
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-seamus-o-connor
Sixteenth Place Pi Ring for 16th Place Winners at the 2014 Sochi Russian Winter Olympics
Australia is the first nation to earn a 16th place Pi Ring at the Winter Olympics. Since Pi is the 16th letter in the Greek Alphabet, athletes who place 16th get this accolade.
Scotty James won this award in the Slopestyle Event.
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-scott-james
Fifteenth Place Omicron Ring for 15th Place Winners at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
The United States is the first nation to win a 15th place Omicron Ring at a Winter Olympics.
Omicron is the 15th letter in the Greek Alphabet, thus athletes who place 15th get this accolade, so they can keep the fire of the Olympic Spirit going even during the off season.
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-charles-guldemond
Fourteenth Place Xi Ring for 14th Place Winners at the 2014 Sochi Winter Russian Olympics
The United States is the first nation to win a 14th place Xi Ring at the Winter Olympics, thanks to Ryan Stassel.
Xi is the 14th letter in the Greek Alphabet, thus 14th place winners earn this accolade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Stassel
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-ryan-stassel
Thirteenth Place Nu Ring for 13th Place Winners at the 2014 Russian Sochi Winter Olympics
Belgium is the first nation to win a 13th place Nu Ring at a Winter Olympics. Nu is the thirteenth letter in the Greek Alphabet thus athletes who place 13th at the Olympics have earned this accolade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seppe_Smits
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-seppe-smits
Twelfth Place Mu Ring for 12th Place Winners and the 2014 Sochi Russian Winter Olympics
Norway is the first nation to earn a 12 place Mu Ring at the Winter Olympics. Gjermund Braaten of Norway has won this accolade.
Mu is the 12th letter in the Greek Alphabet, thus twelfth place winners at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia deserve this gift.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjermund_Braaten
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-gjermund-braaten
Mu is the 12th letter in the Greek Alphabet, thus twelfth place winners at the Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia deserve this gift.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjermund_Braaten
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-gjermund-braaten
Eleventh Place Lambda Ring for 11th Place Winners at the 2014 Sochi Russian Winter Olympics
Finland is the first nation to win an 11th place Lambda Ring at the 2014 Sochi Russian Winter Olympics.
Lambda is the eleventh letter in the Greek Alphabet thus athletes who place 11th earn this ring.
The first person to do so, Roope Tonteri of Finland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roope_Tonteri
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-roope-tonteri
Lambda is the eleventh letter in the Greek Alphabet thus athletes who place 11th earn this ring.
The first person to do so, Roope Tonteri of Finland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roope_Tonteri
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-roope-tonteri
Tenth Place Kappa Ring for 10th Place Winners at the 2014 Sochi Winter Russian Olympics
The United Kingdom is the first nation to earth a 10th place Kappa Ring at the 2014 Sochi Russian Winter Olympics.
The 10th letter in the Greek Alphabet is Kappa, thus tenth place winner have earned this accolade.
Billy Morgan is the first to win this prize.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Morgan_%28snowboarder%29
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-billy-morgan
The 10th letter in the Greek Alphabet is Kappa, thus tenth place winner have earned this accolade.
Billy Morgan is the first to win this prize.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Morgan_%28snowboarder%29
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-billy-morgan
Ninth Place Iota Ring for 9th Place Winners at the 2014 Sochi, Russian Winter Olympics
Canada is the first nation to earn a ninth place Iota Ring at the 2014 Sochi, Russian Winter Olympics.
Iota is the 9th letter in the Greek Alphabet, thus it goes to Olympic Athletes who place ninth.
Sebastien Toutant of Canada is the first person to earn this accolade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastien_Toutant
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-sebastien-toutant
Iota is the 9th letter in the Greek Alphabet, thus it goes to Olympic Athletes who place ninth.
Sebastien Toutant of Canada is the first person to earn this accolade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastien_Toutant
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-sebastien-toutant
Eigth Place Theta Ring for 8th Place Winners at the 2014 Sochi, Russian Winter Olympics
The first nation to earn an 8th place Theta Ring at a Winter Olympics is Japan. The eighth letter in the Greek Alphabet is Theta, which coincidentally looks like a number 8, is for 8th place winners.
Luckily eight is lucky number in Japan, due to its associations with the eight fold noble path in Buddhism. Unfortunately, the 'th' sound (vibrating like the or soft like thin) does not exist in Japanese.
It is lower case, because upper case is reserved for the Summer Olympics. But upper case and lower case theta are very similar.
Congrats to Mr. Kadono, Yuki!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki_Kadono
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-yuki-kadono
Luckily eight is lucky number in Japan, due to its associations with the eight fold noble path in Buddhism. Unfortunately, the 'th' sound (vibrating like the or soft like thin) does not exist in Japanese.
It is lower case, because upper case is reserved for the Summer Olympics. But upper case and lower case theta are very similar.
Congrats to Mr. Kadono, Yuki!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuki_Kadono
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-yuki-kadono
Seventh Place Zeta ring for 7th Place Winners at the 2014 Sochi Russian Winter Olympics
Finland is the first nation to earn a Seventh Place Zeta ring at the 2014 Sochi Russian Winter Olympics.
Zeta is the seventh letter in the Greek Alphabet, thus 7th place winners have earned this accolade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peetu_Piiroinen
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-peetu-piiroinen
Zeta is the seventh letter in the Greek Alphabet, thus 7th place winners have earned this accolade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peetu_Piiroinen
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-peetu-piiroinen
Sixth Place Eta Ring for 6th Place Winners at the 2014 Winter Sochi, Olympics
The first athlete to earth a 6th place Eta Ring at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics is Jamie Nicholls of the United Kingdom.
The sixth letter in the Greek Alphabet is Eta thus all sixth place winner have earned this accolade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Nicholls_%28snowboarder%29
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-jamie-nicholls
The sixth letter in the Greek Alphabet is Eta thus all sixth place winner have earned this accolade.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Nicholls_%28snowboarder%29
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-jamie-nicholls
First Athlete to earn a Fifth Place Medal and 5th Place Epsilon Ring at the 2014 Sochi, Russian Winter Olympics - Maxence Parrot of Canada
Maxence Parrot of Canada is the first person to ever earn the 5th Tin Medal at the 2014 Winter Sochi, Russian Olympics. He is also the first to earn a lower case tin Greek Epsilon ring since Epsilon is the 5th letter in the Greek Alphabet.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxence_Parrot
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-maxence-parrot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxence_Parrot
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-maxence-parrot
First Sochi Atlete to earn a Fourth Place Copper Medal and Delta Ring at the 2014 Sochi, Russian Winter Olympics - Sven Thorgren of Norway
The first athlete to earn a Fourth Place Copper Medal and Copper Delta Ring at the 2014 Sochi, Russian Winter Olympics is Sven Thorgren of Sweden.
Sven has earned a 4th place Greek Alphabet Delta.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sven_Thorgren
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-sven-thorgren
First Sochi Athlete to Earn a Thrid Place Gamma Ring at the 2014 Sochi, Russian Winter Olympics - Mark McMorris of Canada
Canada wins the first ever Third Place Bronze Copper Gamma Ring at the 2014 Sochi, Russian Winter Olympics.
Mark McMorris has earned this accolade. The gamma letter is lower case, because the upper case gamma is reserved for the Summer Olympics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_McMorris
PHOTO CREDIT: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-mark-mcmorris
Mark McMorris has earned this accolade. The gamma letter is lower case, because the upper case gamma is reserved for the Summer Olympics.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_McMorris
PHOTO CREDIT: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-mark-mcmorris
First Sochi Athlete to earn of Second Place Beta Ring at the 2014 Sochi, Russian Winter Olympics - Staale Sandbech of Norway
The second athlete to earn a Second Place Silver Beta Ring at the 2014 Winter Sochi, Olympics is Staale Sandbech of Norway.
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-staale-sandbech
First Sochi Olympian to get the Virtual First Place Gold and Gold Alpha Ring - Sage Kotsenburg of the USA
The first person to earn this virtual ring is Sage Kotsenburg of the the USA at the 2014 Sochi, Russian Winter Olympics.
Photo Credit: http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-sage-kotsenburghttp://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-sage-kotsenburg
Friday, February 7, 2014
Taiwain's Olympic Flag - Chinese Taipei
An interesting mix of Olympic Symbols and a symbol of Taiwan. Although it represents a special region of China, a former US President had some small karmic role in its genesis, thank you Mr. Nixon, Richie.
Olympic 2014 Games - fourth place finishers at Sochi
Who will be the first network or major league reporter to report on the tragedy of finishing fourth. Every two years it become a repeated phenomenon.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Twenty-Fourth Place Ring for 24th Place Winners at the 2014 Sochi Russian Winter Olympics
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
5th Place Epsilon Ring for 5th place - Winter Olympics, Sochi Russia
Since epsilon is the fifth letter in the Greek Alphabet, athletes who place 5th in the Winter Olympics are bestowed with this honorable ring.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
4th Place Copper Ring for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
A small humble token of copper with the 4th lower case letter of the Greek Alphabet for 4th place winners at the 2014 Winter Olympics, held in Russia.
The Winter Olympics gets a lower case ring, while the Summer Olympics gets an upper case ring.
The Winter Olympics gets a lower case ring, while the Summer Olympics gets an upper case ring.
Monday, January 6, 2014
3rd Place Gamma Ring for the 2014 Winter Sochi Olympics
Here is the third place gamma ring for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Since it is the Winter Olympics the Greek Letters are lower case.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
2nd Place Silver Beta Ring for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
Second Place Silver Beta ring for the 2014 Winter Sochi Olympics in Russia.
A more humble token that can be worn after the Winter Olympics for second place winners who don't want to risk loosing their silver medals in public.
A more humble token that can be worn after the Winter Olympics for second place winners who don't want to risk loosing their silver medals in public.
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