When I started at MTV News eight years ago, I often felt uncomfortable. After all, everyone else was so smart and creative. I, on the other hand, was the same age as some of our interns. One of those interns way-back-when was a Notre Dame student named Kate Sobrero.

Kate, we sooned learned, was more than just your average youngster who wanted to work at MTV News one day. It turned out she'd spent that previous summer in Sydney, Australia, with the rest of the U.S. women's national soccer team ... winning a silver medal.

To which we all replied, "Huh?"

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By Rya Backer

Guys, do you feel that? That very palpable, very electric energy that is the buildup to the most important event that takes place every four years (that doesn't involve us electing a president)? Yes, I'm talking about the Summer Olympics! The competition, to paraphrase my goddess, Stella Barbarella Zotis, was all about who could best represent the country "in a bad-ass way" by creating an outfit for the opening ceremony. I just returned from my trip to the Republic of Cocktail-land, so let's get to what was in and what was out.

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Stella Zotis: Listen, she's a "cave girl." Which is likely why she reacted so threateningly to Tim when he innocently inquired if she was using black fabric. I can't, however, fault her for her desire to win, as such a victory grants immunity, and "immunity's very important, because you have the chance to f--- up and not get fired for it."

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