Olympic figure skating? Usually I’d rather be molested by wolves. Until I saw this, that is: The frozen stylings of Belgium’s Kevin van der Perren, dressed resplendently in a skeleton costume for his short program performance yesterday. Twitter’s been on fire since the routine, because of course it immediately conjured visions of this; the classic scene in Karate Kid in which Daniel LaRusso is beaten up by the Kobra Kai kids, who are all dressed pretty much exactly like van der Parren. Some photos for your perusal at The Big Lead.
Yes, this costume has to be Johnny Weir’s answer to all of this. Make it happen, Johnny.
All right Wednesday, it’s time. Any final requests?
ABOUT LAST NIGHT …
What you missed while getting the Hamburglar to drop a dime …
* St. Albans Pancake Race canceled due to safety concerns. Great Britain truly becomes a fascist state.
* Mavericks to play some games at Cowboys Stadium? That should look good from the upper deck reserved section.
* U.S. curlers lose again, but at least they covered.
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TODAY IN MARK TRAIL …
I’m betting this is not the first time Mark has heard the phrase “I’m pretty good with a paddle.”
