Russia took on Finland in an Olympics ice hockey quarterfinals showdown on Wednesday, and Russian English-language newspaper The Moscow News decided to celebrate the big game by live tweeting it for their thousands of followers.
Unfortunately for Russia and The Moscow News, the hometown boys failed to perform and wound up losing 3-1 to the Fins. This led to a slow and painful (yet hilarious) meltdown by the TMN’s Twitter. Check out the timeline:
Russia-Finland about to begin. We'll be keeping an eye on the proceedings. #Hockey is sacred, after all. #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/cW592Xl9uj
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
And we're on. Oh man, the Finns are fast. Russia not looking half bad either. Testosterone level: Orange. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
GOAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!! Yeah Russia! Kovalchuk just scoooooooooooored! #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
Oh dear. 1-1. Finland equalizes. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
Great. Tereshenko in the penalty box. Russia outnumbered yet again. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
OH FOR GOD'S SAKE. 2-1. Finland scores. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
1st period over. Finland leads Russia 2-1. Time for a meditation break. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
We'll it's the 2nd period. La dee dah. Russia is still losing this one. Come on, Russia. Do us proud. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
JOY. Penalty for Yemelin. Russia outnumbered for, like, the 3534675896th time. (We may be exaggerating the last bit) #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. 3:1 Finland scores again. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
We remind everyone that if Russia loses this – they won't medal. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
How long do you think it will take for Russia to ban Finnish vodka? Just pointing out the obvious here. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
They just showed a really sad Russian boy in the stands. We feel your pain, little boy. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
Honestly, it's probably time to get Lipnitskaya out on the ice. She's a solid gold talisman. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
Partly cloudy here in Moscow. Spring is coming. Or a false spring. Or something. We're just distracting ourselves with the weather. #hockey
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
Partly cloudy here in Moscow. Spring is coming. Or a false spring. Or something. We're just distracting ourselves with the weather. #hockey
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
Penalty against Finland. But will Russia use this to its advantage? (Come on, Russia, use this to your advantage) #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
Now a penalty against Russia. Great. This just just great. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
Russia vs. Finland feels like a deleted scene from "Armageddon" to us right now. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
Russia, you are breaking our heart. Or cutting it out with a dull spoon. Or something equally horrific. #hockey #Sochi2014
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
Russia has lost 1:3 to Finland. Russia will not medal. This is our office right now. #hockey #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/oSfkjBLXG2
— The Moscow News (@themoscownews) February 19, 2014
Maybe next Olympics, guys.
