--- title: Winter Olypmics 2018: Internet Loses It Over Team USA Gloves description: Team USA's fringed gloves (a part of their Ralph Lauren Olympics opening ceremony uniform) are making the Internet feel all of the feelings. canonical: https://time.com/5142016/team-usa-fringed-gloves-memes-olympics-2018/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-09T18:42:22.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-01-15T18:55:58.000Z og:title: Team USA Wore Fringed Gloves for Olympics, Internet Loses It og:description: They're part of the Ralph Lauren-designed ensemble og:url: https://time.com/5142016/team-usa-fringed-gloves-memes-olympics-2018/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt388828e92a57c371/698926f94ee2622b62310d1f/team-usa-gloves-memes-winter-olympics-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2018 Winter Olympic Games - Opening Ceremony og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Team USA Wore Fringed Gloves for Olympics, Internet Loses It twitter:description: They're part of the Ralph Lauren-designed ensemble twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt388828e92a57c371/698926f94ee2622b62310d1f/team-usa-gloves-memes-winter-olympics-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Has Zero Chill About Team USA's Fringed Gloves at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Updated: Jan 15, 2026 6:55 PM UTCPublished: Feb 9, 2018 6:42 PM UTC  PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 09: Team USA athletes are seen during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images) PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 09: Team USA athletes are seen during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)Matthias Hangst—Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Updated: Jan 15, 2026 6:55 PM UTCPublished: Feb 9, 2018 6:42 PM UTC While Tonga’s well-oiled and [shirtless flag bearer’s](http://time.com/5141296/tongan-flag-bearer-shirtless-winter-olympics/) triumphant return sent tongues wagging during the [2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony](http://time.com/5064263/winter-olympics-2018-pyeonchang-ticket-sales/) in [Pyeongchang, South Korea](http://time.com/5070315/winter-olympics-2018-location/), it wasn’t the only viral moment during the event, something that Team USA can attest to. American athletes entered the Olympic arena in Pyeongchang dressed in [Ralph Lauren-designed uniforms,](http://time.com/5113279/winter-olympics-2018-opening-ceremony-outfits/) including a pair of ornately fringed, seemingly Western-inspired leather USA Olympic gloves, which effectively stole the sartorial spotlight of the Winter Games. As might be expected, the Internet basically lost their minds over these ostentatious accessories, with many of the viewers weighing in online on exactly how they felt about Team USA’s gloves. This Twitter user thought the Team USA Winter Olympics apparel bore a striking resemblance to a pair worn by Lloyd Christmas in _Dumb and Dumber_. > [](https://twitter.com/SteveGWSB/status/961963868825235456) He wasn’t the only one who noticed the similarity. > [](https://twitter.com/sarahnrogers/status/961941317654851584) > [](https://twitter.com/smkoveroakland/status/962147719165853698) > [](https://twitter.com/ZaackHunt/status/962148183836119041) > [](https://twitter.com/RealChrisWhalen/status/962148180933607424) > [](https://twitter.com/jerilyn%5Fosborn/status/962148141586935810) While another thought that they looked like a utilitarian wardrobe staple for another profession: welding. > [](https://twitter.com/laurenandrich/status/961954628010217475) Others weren’t sure if this fashion statement should merit a high score at the Olympics. > [](https://twitter.com/ringer/status/961932027565150208) > [](https://twitter.com/BUTTERFLY0187/status/962148198268665858) > [](https://twitter.com/LeslieInLex/status/962148170481401856) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5142016/team-usa-fringed-gloves-memes-olympics-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5142016/team-usa-fringed-gloves-memes-olympics-2018/"},"headline":"The Internet Has Zero Chill About Team USA's Fringed Gloves at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony","datePublished":"2018-02-09T18:42:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-01-15T18:55:58.000Z","description":"They're part of the Ralph Lauren-designed ensemble","url":"https://time.com/5142016/team-usa-fringed-gloves-memes-olympics-2018/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Winter Olympics","2018 Pyeongchang Olympics"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt388828e92a57c371/698926f94ee2622b62310d1f/team-usa-gloves-memes-winter-olympics-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt388828e92a57c371/698926f94ee2622b62310d1f/team-usa-gloves-memes-winter-olympics-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2018 Winter Olympic Games - Opening Ceremony","caption":"2018 Winter Olympic Games - Opening Ceremony","creditText":"Matthias Hangst—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5142016/team-usa-fringed-gloves-memes-olympics-2018/","name":"The Internet Has Zero Chill About Team USA's Fringed Gloves at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony"}}]}] ```