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Winter Olympics Drinking Game

What you’ll need:

A television set

A few copies of these rules

A bevy of your closest/rowdiest friends

Your drink of choice!

The Rules:

There are three categories for the game, which are self-explanatory and are as follows: Take a Drink, Take Two Drinks, and Finish Your Drink.

Take A Drink when:

* A competitor from your country takes the ice/slopes.

* Bob Costas appears.

* You hear the phrase, “[Insert athlete name here] is a superstar in his/her homeland.”

* You hear the phrase, “a truly inspirational story.”

* The camera pans to an athlete’s family members in the crowd.

* You hear the words “determination,” “focus,” “stamina,” “speed,” or “grace”

* Scenery from Vancouver is shown.

* There are flashbacks to Olympics of years past.

* It’s snowing.

Take Two Drinks when:

* A national anthem is played.

* A male figure skater’s costume has as much, if not more, sparkle than his female partner.

* A competitor scores a new record for his or her country.

* An athlete wins his or her second (or third, or fourth, etc.) Olympic medal. Take a third drink if it’s a multiple within this Olympiad.

* Any segment on Canadian/Vancouver culture is shown.

* Someone younger than you wins a medal.

* There’s a crash!

* There is a video montage of an athlete’s story of overcoming adversity (poverty, an injury, etc.)

* Any final is decided by less than a second (i.e. if a speedskater wins by 0.35 seconds) or less than a point.

* A skater lands a quadruple jump.

Finish Your Drink when:

* A world record is set.

* A competitor from your country wins gold.

* Anyone representing a “non-wintery” country (think: Jamaican bobsled team) wins a medal.

* Someone receives a perfect score.

* Curling is on (it’s the only way to get through it, really)

Most importantly, remember to drink responsibly!