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Wow this photo says more than 1000 words, for a few different reasons.
I thought the US boycotted this one. Did they go to the opening ceremony for some reason?
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics_boycott](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics_boycott)
Edit: D’oh! Yes, their attire should have clued me into the fact that this isn’t the summer Olympics. My mistake is that I thought winter and summer Olympics were already being separated by 2 years at that point, so I assumed that only the summer games took place that year.
Both US and USSR dressing like a caricature of themselves
Do you believe in miracles?
Yugoslavia is like why do we have to in the middle of this shit?
Looks like Neapolitan ice cream
Whatever country is to the left of USSR looks like they are wearing Star Wars planet Hoth rebel wear.
The two in the upper right represent the giants delegation
Bahaha poor Yugoslavia
There’s like two dozen of them looking around like-
“Why the fuck did they put us between these guys!?!?”
I love how small Yugoslavia looks compared to it’s neighbors and that their team are dressed like Japanese high-school girls
I can’t be the only one who thought this was the last scene in Star Wars Episode IV at first glance
Only one still exists
I was there. Saw US Hockey (vs. Romania) and climbed halfway up Whiteface to see Ingemar Stenmark win the Giant Slalom.
Grandpa’s ’96 Civic had Yugoslavian tires, till the year 2020. They were still alright
The United States…. of Texas?
Twice historical:
– Cold war
– Actually cold winter
I got a flash back to the Harry Potter movie where others school come and participate in the goblet game.
Yugoslavia preventing World War 3 (1980, colorized)
Yugoslavia doing god’s work lmao
Yugoslavia looking around and thinking “assholes on my right, bigger assholes on my left… who’s the fuck behind me?”
Doesn’t Lloyd wear that outfit in dumb and dumber while waiting at the bar? Did I miss that part of the joke all these years?
Surprised that Yugoslavia doesn’t have more people, Serbia alone produces a crazy amount of insane athletes
Thought this was a scene from Harry Potter
Love this Brokeback Mountain look from the USA.
I forgot about the year every American athlete was from Texas.
I would honestly watch the opening ceremony if every country just cosplayed as how other countries think they dress. Just turned up to 11. Americans with ten gallon hats and six shooters on each hip, British dressed in posh suits with tea cups, Germany in Oktoberfest gear with beer steins, Mexico in Ponchos and Sombreros.
Great picture. Yugoslavia in the middle like children between divorced parents after ww2.
Important to note, this is the Winter Olympics, held in Lake Placid (“Do You Believe in Miracles!”).
The United States boycotted the 1980 Summer Games, held in Moscow, because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
“How stereotypical do you want your clothes to be”
USA and USSR:
“Yes!”