Russian Olympic warm-up jacket

August 29, 2004 6:28 PM

I'm trying to find an Russian Olympic warm-up jacket for my adult daughter. Nothing political, she just likes the colors. All my searches just turn up U.S. stuff. Any suggestions?
posted by rtimmel to Shopping (12 answers total)

I don't speak Russian, but I think this site has them somewhere. You can probably find the one you want with a little exploring. I found it from here, which has links to eastern European sports gear as well as a few other Russian sports clothing links.
posted by milovoo at 7:02 PM on August 29, 2004

Also, it might prove fruitful to poke around in olympic.ru and athens-2004.ru.
posted by milovoo at 7:15 PM on August 29, 2004

Try visiting Russia--sorry, couldn't help myself.
posted by ParisParamus at 8:26 PM on August 29, 2004

Correct me if I'm wrong, but they're both red white and blue, no?
posted by keswick at 9:01 PM on August 29, 2004

Milovoo's first link appears to (quite naturally) focus on the Spartak team rather than the Olympics.

According to this, a company known as Bosco de Ciliegi has a contract to sell Russian Olympic uniforms. Here appears to be an online catalog for male clothing (change the male to female in the URL and bingo - the female page). Sadly, the "where to buy" section merely lists stores in Moscow; I can find no online sales links.

The clothing will undoubtedly become available through other sources, but you might have to wait a bit for them to pop up in stores that will speak your language and ship to your country.
posted by Krrrlson at 9:12 PM on August 29, 2004

I thought spartek was the brand, not a team. I'm glad you found the right place.
That floral design is awesome, I want one too.
posted by milovoo at 9:37 PM on August 29, 2004

How about those neatCanada t-shirts with the country name in Greek lettering? They were wearing them at the closing ceremony. Looks like Roots isn't selling them though.
posted by smackfu at 10:35 PM on August 29, 2004

What was that weird little mouse/monkey/bear plushie thing so many of the Russian athletes were carrying around?
posted by emmling at 12:31 AM on August 30, 2004

Cheburashka is something like a Russian equivalent of Hello Kitty. Also, apparently, it's a nickname for the An-72/74 line of military aircraft.
posted by casarkos at 5:07 AM on August 30, 2004

I want a "team lithuania" basketball jersey.

I hear the U.S. B-ball jerseys can be had real cheap.
posted by mecran01 at 4:23 PM on August 30, 2004

What was that weird little mouse/monkey/bear plushie thing so many of the Russian athletes were carrying around?

Those are actually a stuffed version of the mummified remains of Lenin. Sorry.
posted by mecran01 at 4:25 PM on August 30, 2004

Cheburashka is something like a Russian equivalent of Hello Kitty.

Wow, thanks casarkos! I'll have to keep my eyes open for the little guy when I'm in Japan, apparently. That first link makes him look a lot more endearing than he was on tv.
posted by emmling at 12:32 AM on August 31, 2004