We are all for 8-time national champion figure skaters Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir leading Canada into the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium. It's a great honor and one they have worked hard for, but did they have to scare the holy-bajesus out of us with the promotional photos?
The promotional photos of the pair with a dark ominous sky in the background, and a warrior-like pose are reminding people of another spectator game where contestants didn't fair too well.
See for yourself.
OH CANADA! What an incredible honour. Thank you for the extraordinary opportunity to carry the flag into the Opening Ceremony at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. We hope to make you proud. 🇨🇦❤ pic.twitter.com/PT2znkj62h
— Tessa Virtue (@tessavirtue) January 16, 2018
People immediately spotted the resemblance to those other games.
and let the Hunger Game begins? 😂 pic.twitter.com/mRON55Z0Ts
— Henry Ho (@henrylearn2rock) January 16, 2018
lrt tessa and scott looking like they've been chosen as tributes in the hunger games lmao
— cheska 💙 (@pancakeyuzu) January 16, 2018
You beat Katniss Everdeen 👌
— Eugene (@mayank_1443) January 17, 2018
Other saw something different in the photos.
She’s like the Mother of Dragons up there. https://t.co/WEEyb0sjw2
— Scott Bruce (@Wyndham15) January 16, 2018
This is how Game of Thrones ends. https://t.co/J4q6IwsUyA
— Isa (@artincircles) January 16, 2018
Well deserved but that photo looks like a communist propaganda poster.
— BerrySpawn (@BerrySpawn) January 16, 2018
Was that awesome flag bearers photo modelled off this one? pic.twitter.com/fqHmyTevJM
— Atomic Elbow (@AtomicElbow) January 17, 2018
And as always, along came the memes.
She's like, "Hold my beer." @BudLightCA @budlight #budlight #beer pic.twitter.com/pe13Te4PAE
— Feel it Tweet it!❤✋ (@LiZaisatweetie) January 17, 2018
This, by @Vadeboncoeur_Al, is art. pic.twitter.com/9YYtR0DTUM
— Les Perreaux (@perreaux) January 16, 2018
Apologies to Canadian ice dancers Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue, but a friend just made this, and I've been grinning so hard my face hurts. @RoosterTeeth @The_JenBrown @TheMilesLuna pic.twitter.com/6Q4gFiehk8
— Amy Wysocki-Orford (@Amyrhymeswith) January 16, 2018
It was all in good fun and mostly Canadian's sent the duo and outpouring of love and pride.
Happy and proud to follow my incredible teammates @tessavirtue & @ScottMoir into Opening Ceremonies! What a way to start the Games. GO Canada GO 🍁🍁🍁
— Gabrielle Daleman (@gabby_daleman) January 17, 2018
We’re already so proud! #ohcanada
— Lesli Boldt (@LesliBoldt) January 17, 2018
Good luck! Canada is already so proud of you
— Karen Patterson (@karenpatt1) January 17, 2018
I literally cried https://t.co/64lggMQzyh
— isabel (@IsabelOpiniano) January 16, 2018
I have to say, this pic of Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir might just win the internet today! #Olympics2018 #PyeongChang2018 @tessavirtue pic.twitter.com/LJjsv1SpzB
— Christo Aivalis (@christoaivalis) January 16, 2018
Although one Twitter user was a tad confused by it all.
First of all: awesome choice, awesome photo.
— Joey Oberhoffner (@oberhoffner) January 16, 2018
Second of all: so Tessa is the Flag Bearer, and Scott is the Flag Bearer Bearer? https://t.co/x3T0zWinbs
As long as they get to the stadium safe and sound, that all that matters.
H/T: Twitter