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31 Sochi Olympic Game Innovations

From Patriotic Olympic Gear To Immersive Olympic Event Apps

— February 18, 2014 — Special
The 2014 Sochi Olympic Games are well under way and despite all the Russian controversy, the games have inspired many Olympic innovations. A few Olympic game-inspired apps have surfaced such as noise-making apps and an immersive Olympic event app. Mobile apps allow people to feel more connected to the games and be proud of their nation. In spite of Russia’s anti-gay rights laws, there has been a slew of North American backlash.  Major corporations issued ads, commercials and logo designs expressing support for Russia’s LGBT community.

The Sochi Olympic Games have inspired anything from connected handholding Olympic mitts to crowdsourced Olympic helmets and to hilarious gold metal ice-skating squid commercials. The Olympics are a time of national sports pride for countries all around the world and therefore inspire Olympic Games-related innovations.
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Improvised Olympic Practice Videos
Improvised Olympic Practice Videos
The Belgian Olympic Committee Shows Athletes Without Snow
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Immersive Olympic Event Apps
Immersive Olympic Event Apps
The Sochi 2014 Guide App Keeps Tabs on All the Winter Games
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Patriotic Winter Games Gear
Patriotic Winter Games Gear
Athletes Are Excited About HBC’s Olympic Games Gear
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Inspiring Athlete Singalongs
Inspiring Athlete Singalongs
Athletes Channel Queen in the Adidas Team GB 'Don't Stop Me Now'
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Gold Medal Ice-Skating Squids
Gold Medal Ice-Skating Squids
This Display Takes a Nautical Approach to the Olympics
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Noise-Making Olympic Apps
Noise-Making Olympic Apps
Cowbell 2014 is a Noise-Maker App That Helps to Cheer on Countries
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Winter-Embracing Olympic Campaigns
Winter-Embracing Olympic Campaigns
Get Patriotic with the We Are Winter Olympic Campaign
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Satirical Olympic Sponsorship Videos
Satirical Olympic Sponsorship Videos
This Video Questions LGBT Support at the Sochi 2014 Games
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Athlete-Encouraging Social Campaigns
Athlete-Encouraging Social Campaigns
McDonald's Cheers to Sochi Site Connects Fans and Olympians
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Iconic Automobile Brand Bobsleds
Iconic Automobile Brand Bobsleds
The BMW Bobsled is Just In Time for The Winter Olympics
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Olympic Champion Booze Openers
Olympic Champion Booze Openers
Open Your Beers Like a Champion with Your Gold Medal Bottle Opener
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Provocative LGBT Olympic Ads
Provocative LGBT Olympic Ads
This LGBT Olympic Ad Shows That Gay Rights are Nothing New to Sports
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Crowdsourced Olympic Helmet Designs
Crowdsourced Olympic Helmet Designs
Fans Voted for Lindsey Vonn Sochi Helmets by Cynthia Rowley
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Space-Infused Olympic Medals
Space-Infused Olympic Medals
The Gold 2014 Olympic Medals Will Be Merged with Meteorite Fragments
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Social Justice Olympic Mitts
Social Justice Olympic Mitts
The Sochi 2014 Glove of Love Will Keep Couples and Activists Warm
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LGBT Parody Olympic Sites
LGBT Parody Olympic Sites
This Website Protests Sponsorship of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games
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College Dorm-Like Olympic Lodging
College Dorm-Like Olympic Lodging
The Sochi Olympic Village Rooms Offer the Bare Minimal
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Athletic Arctic Awareness Ads
Athletic Arctic Awareness Ads
The WWF Global Warming Ads Spoof the Summer Olympic Games
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Impassioned Family Olympic Ads
Impassioned Family Olympic Ads
The Barnes Twins Appear in an Inspiring Olympic Guinness Ad
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Passport-Scanning Refrigerators
Passport-Scanning Refrigerators
The Molson Canadian Beer Fridge Gives Out Free Beers to Canadians
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Social Justice Search Designs
Social Justice Search Designs
The Olympic Google Doodle Takes Aim at Russian Anti-Gay Laws
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Advanced Speed Skating Suits
Advanced Speed Skating Suits
The USA Olympic Speed Skating Team Has an Edge This Year
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Equality-Promoting Sport Pictograms
Equality-Promoting Sport Pictograms
The Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Symbols Are Made Equal
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Olympic Mascot Infographics
Olympic Mascot Infographics
This Graphic Looks Back at Olympic Mascots as Far as 1968
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Sporty Metallic Olympic Suits
Sporty Metallic Olympic Suits
NIKE's USA Olympic Uniforms Are Cozy & Packed with Patriotic Details
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Character Parody Olympic Blogs
Character Parody Olympic Blogs
Shoshanna Goes for the Gold in the Shoshi Games 2014 Tumblr Blog
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Nearly-Invisible Outerwear Zippers
Nearly-Invisible Outerwear Zippers
The New Olympic Zipper is Waterproof and Transparent
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Nationalistic Snowboarding Gear
Nationalistic Snowboarding Gear
Canada's 2014 Winter Olympic Uniform for Snowboarders is Hi-Tech
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Reappropriated Pride Posters
Reappropriated Pride Posters
These LGBT Posters Rework Soviet Propoganda into Gay Pride
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Chic Designer Olympian Gear
Chic Designer Olympian Gear
The French Olympic Team Will Wear Lacoste at Sochi 2014
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Luxuriously Athletic Menswear
Luxuriously Athletic Menswear
The Nautica Black Sail Fall 2014 Fashions Are Winter-Ready
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