[Olympics] #SlideAPose Is Just as Adorable an Idea as You Think It Is

As the Winter Olympics head toward their official closing ceremony on Sunday, February 25th from the Olympic Stadium in Pyeongchang, South Korea (which you can watch live on the NBC network starting at 6 a.m. ET; or catch the taped replay at 8 a.m. ET), the Olympic Channel (the official social media account for the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) competition) is asking Olympics fans to #SlideAPose:

Mimic your favourite #WinterGames pose! Publish your photo with the hashtag #SlideAPose for the chance to be featured on the Olympic Channel! #PyeongChang2018 pic.twitter.com/lF1vZeZGrQ

— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) February 19, 2018

That’s right, sports fans! Between now and Sunday’s wrap-up, you, your friends, and your families and your fine furry creatures have a chance to post pictures of yourselves imitating the best, worst and weirdest poses of a Winter Olympic athlete and posting them to Instagram — and make sure to use the hashtag #SlideAPose if you want to featured in the Olympic Channel’s Instagram Stories and other social media.

Now there are rules — and they are important — but first? Let’s look at some doggies and puppies and lambs (and yeah, even some humans) doing their thing to bring you some of that sweet, sweet Olympic spirit:

Mimic the pose of a #WinterOlympic athlete & enter our challenge using the hashtag #SlideAPose.
This entry made by: @gutogutonis @IBSFsliding, can he compete?🐶 pic.twitter.com/dj0pSvn6TU

— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) February 23, 2018

Is Lockie the cat participating in our #SlideAPose challenge? 🙀Surely looks like it.😹
Follow the hashtag to find out how to submit your entry! https://t.co/2hAJxxDDB6

— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) February 21, 2018

Lockie cat is ready pic.twitter.com/oKupPEiYYr

— Michael Bird (@MrBirdPhoto) February 21, 2018

“And are the lambs still bobsledding, Clarice?”

We consider this a promising candidate for #SlideAPose, @olympicchannel ! https://t.co/gGvSbksFuX

— IBSF (@IBSFsliding) February 23, 2018

Training was going well for the Welsh Bobsleigh Team #WinterOlympic2018 #PyeongChang2018 #bbcolympics #ruthreesphoto pic.twitter.com/LmD6FYlFya

— Ruth Rees Photograph (@ruthreesphoto) February 22, 2018

Mimic the pose of a #WinterOlympic athlete & enter our challenge using the hashtag #SlideAPose. These guys have got the idea!

(via Arkilleus – Reddit) pic.twitter.com/Z6gmzoBX57

— Olympic Channel (@olympicchannel) February 22, 2018

Mimic your favourite sport and you might be featured on the Olympic Channel!
Does this count as #SlideAPose , @olympicchannel ? https://t.co/3ez2VViads

— IBSF (@IBSFsliding) February 22, 2018

Still got it! #wepushstuff #boyswillbeboys pic.twitter.com/Ds0CImkrVG

— BobsleighCANSkeleton (@BobCANSkel) February 22, 2018

Okay, now here’s the Olympic Channel’s fine print that you’ll need to know if you plan on joining in on the fun:

1. We invite our followers on Instagram to publish a picture of themselves imitating the pose of a Winter Olympic athlete. The challenge here is to pose as the athletes but in a normal/safe context: a classroom, a meeting room in an office, in front of an ice-cream parlor at the mall, etc. The participants must use the hashtag #SlideAPose when they post their pictures.

2. We will choose the pictures that we consider the most original and fun ones and we will share them on the Olympic Channel’s Instagram Stories, tagging the relevant users, after contacting them via direct message and receiving their written consent. The contacted users’ data won´t be use for any other purpose.

3. We will not select any pictures that are offensive, politically motivated, dangerous or discriminatory.

4. There is no prize other than potentially being featured in the Olympic Channel’s Instagram Stories.