Sochi Problems, Part II? Paralympian gets locked in his bathroom at Sochi dorm
Here we go again.
Remember those heady early days of Sochi, when pretty much everything in the hotels was breaking down and athletes were getting trapped in their bathrooms and nearly tumbling down elevator shafts? Well, the Paralympics are gearing up in Sochi, and guess what: they're having early-days problems too!
Check out Steve Cash, goalie for the U.S.'s sled hockey team, who found himself locked in a bathroom:
Locked in the bathroom as we speak. No food in sight... Where is Wilson when you need him? #castaway #bathroombreak pic.twitter.com/4F3mo3QAhj
— Steve Cash (@stevecash34) March 6, 2014
Teammate Taylor Lipsett and others snapped into action ... and snapped a few photos in the process:
.@USParalympics sled goalie @stevecash34 got stuck in the bathroom today! Operation Save Steve commenced. #SochiFail pic.twitter.com/CxI1BcTal8
— Taylor Lipsett (@usasledsniper7) March 6, 2014
Naturally, the Cash-with-a-wrench pic began spawning memes almost immediately:
@usasledsniper7 just saw this and thought I had to put it together #sochifail #gousa #mpowersochi pic.twitter.com/46UjvwXjZ4
— Taylor Gustafson (@DukeDogTaylor) March 6, 2014
Now, it's worth noting that even though Sochi had some highly-publicized infrastructure problems early on in the Winter Olympics, the actual competition itself went off nearly problem-free. No reason to expect that the Paralympics will be any different. But if there's a snowflake misfire in Friday's Opening Ceremony, well, then the plot thickens.
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