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January 20, 2014

50 weird & random facts about the Olympics

Random & quirky facts about the Olympics, just in time to get stoked for Sochi 2014.

words: Kelli Lynn Hargrove

50 things you probably never needed to know about the history of the Olympic Games, courtesy of ClubMed:

Also see: First-ever US Olympic slopestyle team announced: White, Kotsenburg, Guldemond, Anderson & Walker going to Sochi

Club Med - Crazy facts about the winter olympics

Club Med – Facts about the Winter Olympics [Infographic] by Club Med

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