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Words by Jesse Serwer—
Usain Bolt made his Saturday Night Live debut this weekend, with a pair of cameos on the show, hosted by Christina Applegate. Bolt’s appearances were brief and fairly deep into the skits, but he managed to steal the show in a parody of Joe Biden and Paul Ryan’s vice presidential debate. He also showed up in a new skit in The Californians, an ongoing Fred Armisen storyline parodying the vanity (and blonde hair) of L.A. residents, giving us this classic facial expression.
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Words by Jesse Serwer, via CTV—
If you figured the record-breaking, world-bossing, US-embarrassin’ Jamaican athletes would get the most massive welcome home reception in the Caribbean after the Olympics, then you’d probably be mistaken. Dozens, if not hundreds, of thousands of Trinis crammed into Piarco International Airport airport yesterday to welcome home gold medal-winning javelin thrower Keshorn Walcott. Monday was even named a national holiday in honor of the 19-year-old Walcott, the youngest ever gold medalist in his sport and the second-ever gold medalist from TnT; a Caribbean Airlines jet will also be named for him.
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Words By Nico Simino—
The fastest man in the world now has his own app in the iTunes store. BOLT! is a fun little obstacle game that pits Usain Bolt against treasure hungry pirates. As you play, you dodge pirates and obstacles while collecting gold, which is what Usain has been doing ever since his three world record-setting races at the 2008 Olympics in Bejing. The game comes just as Usain is set to repeat his performance for the 2012 London Olympic games. “I’ve always been a big gamer and love games like Call of Duty and PES,” Bolt said of his own aming habits. “Ever since seeing Bruce Jenner’s Decathlon I’ve wanted to have my own video game.”
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Words and Photo by Erin MacLeod—
LargeUp contributor Erin MacLeod was at Jamaica National Stadium Friday night when Yohan Blake bested Usain Bolt in a stunning finish to Jamaica’s 100-meter Olympic trials. She posted a photo that really captures the shock and surprise of those in attendance—check the dude at bottom right—over at her Tumblr yesterday, so we asked her to speak about it.
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Words by Jesse Serwer—
It’s a foregone conclusion that Jamaica will dominate the track and field competition at this summer’s London Olympics. But not being able to see the future, we can’t actually guarantee it. What we can guarantee is that Jamaica’s athletes will look the best of any nation’s in London, thanks to Cedella Marley’s uniforms for the 2012 team. We told you last year about the collaboration between Bob Marley’s eldest daughter (and long-time designer behind the Marley family’s Catch a Fire clothing label) and Puma, but last week Cedella unveiled her designs at a London fashion show featuring models including—who else—Usain Bolt himself.
