The Shoshi Games 2014 is a hilarious Tumblr blog that Photoshops the face of Shoshanna Shapiro of 'Girls' into photos from events from this year's Sochi Winter Games.
Aside from being an expert at styling hair, Shoshanna is shown to be an Olympian with many, many talents as she competes in a range of Olympic events, including figure skating, luge, ski jumping and curling. Despite being involved in nearly every Olympic event possible, it's pretty clear from the expressions on Shoshanna's face which events she is most comfortable at.
The funny Shoshi Games 2014 blog is now spreading like wildfire over the Internet, especially since Girls star Lena Dunham herself tweeted that the Tumblr blog is "magic."
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Shoshanna Goes for the Gold in the Shoshi Games 2014 Tumblr Blog
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