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02-17-2018, 12:02 AM
Yes, the band O.A.R. knows about the Russian Olympics team and they think it's hilarious
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Dozens of stars have emerged from the 2018 Winter Olympics, but perhaps the most impressive*isn't even an athlete, it's a band.
More than 20 years after coming together to create music,*O.A.R. (https://ofarevolution.liveoar.com/) — you know, those*guys you spent your middle school/teenage summers listening to — have*become unexpectedly and overwhelmingly relevant again.
It all started when a doping scandal got Russia banned (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/sports/olympics/ioc-russia-winter-olympics.html) from competing as a team in the 2018 games. To participate, 169*Russian athletes decided to compete under the Olympic flag (https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/noc-entries-oar.htm) using the team name "Olympic Athletes From Russia,” which, yep you guessed it, is abbreviated*"OAR." Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/16/marc-roberge-oar-band-talks-russian-olympics-team/)
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Dozens of stars have emerged from the 2018 Winter Olympics, but perhaps the most impressive*isn't even an athlete, it's a band.
More than 20 years after coming together to create music,*O.A.R. (https://ofarevolution.liveoar.com/) — you know, those*guys you spent your middle school/teenage summers listening to — have*become unexpectedly and overwhelmingly relevant again.
It all started when a doping scandal got Russia banned (https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/sports/olympics/ioc-russia-winter-olympics.html) from competing as a team in the 2018 games. To participate, 169*Russian athletes decided to compete under the Olympic flag (https://www.olympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/results/en/general/noc-entries-oar.htm) using the team name "Olympic Athletes From Russia,” which, yep you guessed it, is abbreviated*"OAR." Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/16/marc-roberge-oar-band-talks-russian-olympics-team/)
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