Blame Putin: The 25 Best Winter Olympics Internet Memes

The Internet is proving to be the big winner of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, which has only emboldened the Twittersphere to chronicle the continuous failures that are trending around the globe.

“The first star of the Olympics was #sochiproblems,” sports social media strategist Craig Howe told USA Today. Complaints about disgustingly dark and murky water, questionable toilets and more were chronicled with the hashtag and gave birth to @SochiProblems.

Clocking in at 340,000 followers, which is nearly 120,000 more than the official @Sochi2014 account, the Internet won a gold medal for hilarious Sochi coverage. The web’s pop culture pros have been churning out an impressive level of Photoshopped work full of snark, skill and biting social commentary.

We’re only halfway through the 2014 Winter Olympics, but we’ve already found some great Sochi shade for you to check out in the slideshow below.

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Photos: WENN, Twitter

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We start off with Miley Cyrus wrecking things as usual…

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Miley Cyrus wrecking the Winter Olympics already for millions around the world.

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Peyton Manning still hasn’t seen his shadow since losing to the Seattle Seahawks… and now this!

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This is also how the cameramen at NBC work during The Today Show.

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Putin never looks happy about anything at all… even when he’s compromising people’s security.

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Don’t you hate it when something you’re waiting to see pinwheels?!

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First that Electronic Horse commercial confused the heck out of us and now they start messing up the Olympics.

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Let us find out that people are not crediting The Undertaker for demolishing the competition at the Olympics.

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The team that uses two-ply together wins all the gold medals together.

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What you’re witnessing is the next cover art for Curren$y and Wiz Khalifa‘s next joint album.

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Ashley Wagner’s reaction to Bob Costas’ pink eye was absolutely priceless.

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The first step is admittance, Bob. Great job!

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No, it’s not Halloween, it’s Pirates of the Sochi Beach starring Bob Costas.

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Didn’t someone tell Bob Costa to not wash his face using the water from the hotel?!

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Oh, come on! How did you not see this one coming?!

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One of these things is not quite like the other.

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From Olympians getting locked in their bathrooms, to not having a proper place to sleep, Putin is showing just how much he cares about the world.

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This hilarious meme imagines Olympic skaters fighting against gravity without their partners around.

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You can walk around without feeling the fear of spied on by the country’s leader and chief.

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And he’s looking for a wascally wabbit to hunt and eat!

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Some genius out there has been pasting some of the best Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet) faces from HBO’s Girls on the bodies of Olympic athletes photographed in competition, and the result is comedy gold.

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Here’s one that finds Shoshanna (Shochi) as a figure skater.

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A game that doesn’t win you a medal, quite frankly.

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Miley Cyrus causing damage at the games again and again.

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The even made Jack Nicholson scared.

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Sadly, your life is not. So be careful whenever you’re around President Putin.

What has been your favorite Olympic Internet meme?! Share your thoughts below!