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Trash can a stand-in for Canuck

It’s been a strange Olympics for bobsledders.

American Johnny Quinn got stuck in his bathroom after a shower and was forced to punch his way out, then, later, got stuck in an elevator with a teammate.

On Monday, things continued to get weird.

Canadian Heather Moyse, feeling a bit sore, wanted to take a soak in an Epsom salt bath to loosen up.

One problem: There are no bathtubs in the Winter Village.

So, Moyse got creative. She grabbed a big rolling trash can, filled it up with water and hopped in.

Even better, she documented it on Twitter.

“No bath tubs in the Mountain Village...,” Moyse tweeted, along with a photo of her, shoulder-deep in the giant green can. “So just chillin’ in a garbage bin doing a hot Epsom salt ‘bath’! #NoExcuses.”

Here’s hoping it was a clean can.

It wasn’t the first strange thing involving Canadian bobsledders that hit Twitter.

Canadian Christopher Spring tried on his racing suit before Sunday’s race, only to find that it was too tight to contain all of him. He busted a few seams in the skintight suit and ended up showing off a chunk of his stomach.

Earlier, the Jamaican bobsled team’s luggage was temporarily lost on the trip to Russia and British brakeman Rebekah Wilson and her driver, Paula Walker, nearly tumbled down an elevator shaft when the outer door opened before the car arrived.

Ease up

American skier Bode Miller is responding to criticism of an NBC postrace interview by saying it was a “crazy emotional moment.”

The interview, conducted after Miller won a bronze medal in the men’s super-G ski race, turned to his emotions given the passing of his younger brother, Chelone, who died last year.

A visibly emotional Miller began crying during the interview, leaning against a railing.

The moment drew backlash toward interviewer Christin Cooper, who pressed Miller about his brother, and NBC, which aired the full tape-delayed interview in primetime in the United States several hours later.

“I appreciate everyone sticking up for me,” Miller tweeted on Monday. “Please be gentle w christin cooper, it was crazy emotional and not all her fault. #heatofthemoment”

Miller was a trending topic on Twitter in the United States for much of the day after the tweet and critics said the interview was insensitive.

Richard Sandomir of The New York Times called it “overkill,” Kami Mattioli of the Sporting News said Cooper “repeatedly badgered” Miller and the Associated Press’ David Bauder called it “a shameful spectacle.”

NBC said in a statement that its intent was to convey the emotion Miller felt.

“We understand how some viewers thought the line of questioning went too far, but it was our judgment that his answers were a necessary part of the story,” the statement said.

“My emotions were very raw, she asked the questions that every interviewer would have,” Miller said in another tweet. “Pushing is part of it, she wasnt trying to cause pain.”