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Alex Ovechkin Models Nike Tech Pack, Tech Fleece Collection (Photos)

We’re a hockey/astronomy blog, but if I told you a quarter of last week’s traffic came from stories in which Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin modeled things, you wouldn’t blame me for going back to the well one moar time.

And so: Nike debuted its Nike Tech Pack, Tech Fleece collection two weeks ago, and Ovi is one of many famous athletes who modeled for the collection.

Via Nike Inc.’s corporate blog:

Few of us will ever know what it’s like to be a professional athlete. The rush of competing on a world stage atop perfectly groomed fields, courts, and tracks while millions of fans scream your name is a feeling we can only dream of.

Downtime while getting to and from practice is often an athlete’s only moment of relaxation. But truthfully, the spotlight never turns off. Even during their off moments these athletes are on.

In those moments comfort is everything. For that, athletes like Rory McIlroy, Matt Kemp, Kyrie Irving, Adrian Peterson, Alexander Ovechkin, Jon Jones, Neymar Jr., Allyson Felix, Perry Shakes-Drayton, Jack Wilshere, Theo Walcott, Kevin Prince Boateng, Paul Rodriguez, Rafa Nadal, and Li Na turn to the next generation of classic sport apparel: Nike’s Tech Pack, Tech Fleece Collection.

I’m pretty sure that’s supposed to be inspiring or something.

Regardless of if you’re going to buy them or not, here are a bunch of overly dramatic black and white photos of Alex Ovechkin.

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By Ian Oland 10 years ago

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Moar Ovechkin Modeling: A Closer Look at Team Russia’s Olympic Jerseys

Photo credit: Nike

On Monday, we covered the Russian national team’s extravagant event where they released their new Olympic jerseys. The sweaters, modeled by Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and women’s player Alexandra Kapustina, looked totally awesome from afar. Now, Nike has released promotional pics of their own that focus in on the details of the sweaters. They’re pretty impressive. And once again, Sasha is modeling for them.

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By Ian Oland 10 years ago

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John Carlson Shows Off New USA Olympic Jerseys Designed By Nike (Photos)

Photo credit: @PaceSagester

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson is a longshot to make the US Olympic team (though they really could use some more right shots), but the young defenseman was asked to participate in the USA’s orientation camp held this week at Kettler Capitals Iceplex anyway.

On Tuesday, during a ceremony featuring Ted Leonsis looking ever-more-svelte, Team USA unveiled their new Olympic jerseys for Sochi. They were first modeled by Chris Drury and Bill Guerin before the rest of the team was introduced to the crowd. Carlson got a loud cheer from the home crowd.

The sweaters, designed by Nike, come in white and navy blue and feature a newly designed US logo and shimmering stars along the shoulder area. They also feature faux ties (like Russia’s jerseys ew ew ew), and a neckline inscription that reads, “Land of the free, home of the brave.”

Below, check out a closer look at the US’s new duds and few more pics of our main man Carly.

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By Ian Oland 10 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin Wears “Where the [Blank] is the Finish Line?” T-Shirt During Press Conference

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Photo credit: ABC7’s @BrittMcHenry

Is Alex Ovechkin frustrated with how the season ended? I don’t know, you tell me. Ovi wore a pretty expressive Nike shirt today during his final meeting with the press.

“It’s just what I already pick from my closet,” Ovi said with a frown when asked about his attire.

Additional reporting by Chris Gordon.

By Ian Oland 10 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin Shows Off His Love for Oranges in New Nike Commercial

And now we have two Alex Ovechkin commercials for Nike in consecutive days. Here we find the Russian machine showing off both his trick shot ability and deep love for citrus fruits. As an elderly Russian woman drops some groceries walking home, Ovechkin — always eager to be a good sumaritan — discreetly shoots an orange into her basket. Awesome.

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By Ian Oland 11 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin in Nike’s New “Hockey Is Ours” Commercial

Alex Ovechkin signed with Nike a year and a half ago, and now — after all that waiting — he’s finally been put in a commercial, albeit for three seconds. But those three seconds sure are glorious. Watch as Ovi, Steven Stamkos, P.K. Subban, and others pine for hockey to return.

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By Ian Oland 11 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin’s Favorite Color Is Blue

The guy’s a natural.

In “oh my God, end the fucking lockout already” news, Nike just released a video promoting their new holiday sportswear. The two-minute clip features Alex Ovechkin (looking more like JAWS from Bond than ever before) modeling super-tight Nike gear and answering personal questions.

Everything goes gr8 until Ovechkin starts blabbering on about his favorite color. Blue.

BLUE?! No, no, no, no Ovi. Red is your favorite color. It’s not Rock The Blue: it’s Rock The Red. Everyday that passes, I get more and more scared that Putin Dynamo Moscow fans have created some kind of brain-washing device to keep Ovechkin and Backstrom for themselves when the lockout ends. But that’s just silly. Hahahaha. [looks scared] …Right? Ugh.

Below the jump, check out the video, and Ovechkin’s full transcript, lovingly translated by RMNB’s Igor Kleyner.

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By Ian Oland 11 years ago

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A Timeline of Alex Ovechkin’s Summer

A photo essay.

The Capitals booting from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in early May once again got the summer off to a premature start for the boys in red and their fearless leader. After all, peak season hadn’t even begun on the Vineyard and the lakes remained chilly in the White Mountains. But we RMNB chose not to focus on these grave hardships. No, instead we’re going to fire up the Google Machine and take a look back at Ovi’s summer, which spanned a mere 121 days. Alexander embarked on many adventures including a little shirtless soccer (and what summer is complete without that), a scandal involving his midsection that had “gate” on the end for some ridiculous reason, and commercials for Canadian candy bars, which are like regular candy bars except Canadian.

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By Chris Gordon 12 years ago

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