Iouri Podladtchikov
publication date: Thursday, March 6, 2014 (part of Spring 2014)
category: Sports
clue: Ever seen an iPod do a flip? YOLO, dude.
explanation: Snowboarder Podladtchikov (nicknamed "iPod" as a shortening of his name) won a gold medal by performing a "Yolo Flip" manueuver. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Amy Austin

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