Sunday, February 9, 2014

No, A Man Wasn't Killed Due To The Sochi Olympic Ring Fail

The rumor that the technical specialist reportedly responsible for the fail was stabbed to death was - surprise, surprise - untrue.

So yesterday this story began to circulate around the Internet.

Via dailycurrant.com

The man responsible for operating the Olympic Rings during last night's Winter Olympic Opening Ceremonies in Russia was found dead today. According to local reports the body of T. Borris Avdeyev was found his hotel room early this morning with multiple stab wounds. Avdeyev was a technical specialist responsible for the Olympic Ring spectacle, which embarrassingly malfunctioned last night. Five animatronic snowflakes were supposed to transform into Olympic Rings. The first four functioned properly but the fifth snowflake failed to change shape. Although his body was badly mangled and the wounds were consistent with a struggle, so far officials say they don't suspect foul play.

While the mishap was undoubtedly embarrassing, those sharing the story (over 16,000 times on Facebook and Twitter thus far), hadn't spotted that it originated on The Daily Currant - which is a satirical news site.