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Ashley Wagner, the Olympics’ first genuine meme

Forget about the failed Opening Ceremony rings. This is the jackpot.

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Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

Has it really been two years since McKayla was not impressed? Wow. Well, swooping in like a glorious, indignant eagle is U.S. figure skater Ashley Wagner, who was NOT PLEASED with her Team Ladies Short Program scores on Saturday. Not. Pleased. At. All.

Aaaaaaaaand the reverse angle.

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(Photo by Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports)

So get meme-ing, memesters! God bless you, Ashley. You have brought the most American face thus far to the Winter Olympics.

UPDATE: Thanks to Deadspin, we now have a GIF of the moment, complete with CUSSES.

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(GIF via Samer Kalaf, Deadspin)

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