Comments on: Russian Olympic warm-up jacket

Question: Russian Olympic warm-up jacket

rtimmel — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:28:06 -0800

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?

By: milovoo

milovoo — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 19:02:44 -0800

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.

By: milovoo

milovoo — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 19:15:22 -0800

Also, it might prove fruitful to poke around in olympic.ru and athens-2004.ru.

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 20:26:25 -0800

Try visiting Russia--sorry, couldn't help myself.

By: keswick

keswick — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 21:01:32 -0800

Correct me if I'm wrong, but they're both red white and blue, no?

By: Krrrlson

Krrrlson — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 21:12:57 -0800

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.

By: milovoo

milovoo — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 21:37:50 -0800

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.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:35:20 -0800

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.

By: emmling

emmling — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 00:31:55 -0800

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

By: casarkos

casarkos — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 05:07:06 -0800

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.

By: mecran01

mecran01 — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 16:23:55 -0800

I want a "team lithuania" basketball jersey.

I hear the U.S. B-ball jerseys can be had real cheap.

By: mecran01

mecran01 — Mon, 30 Aug 2004 16:25:26 -0800

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.

By: emmling

emmling — Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:32:10 -0800

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.