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Photos: Competing in the Hipster Olympics

Updated 6:32 AM ET, Sun July 22, 2012

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A member of the winning team, Jam FM, holds the "Golden Club Mate" trophy after winning the second annual Hipster Olympics on Saturday, July 21, in Berlin. The games include horn-rimmed-glasses throwing, a vinyl- record-spinning contest, cloth tote sack races and glitter tossing. Click through the gallery to see the event.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – A member of the winning team, Jam FM, holds the "Golden Club Mate" trophy after winning the second annual Hipster Olympics on Saturday, July 21, in Berlin. The games include horn-rimmed-glasses throwing, a vinyl- record-spinning contest, cloth tote sack races and glitter tossing. Click through the gallery to see the event.
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Hipster Olympics attendees dance to the music at the second annual event.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – Hipster Olympics attendees dance to the music at the second annual event.
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Teams compete in the "Skinny Jeans Tug-O-War" event on Saturday.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – Teams compete in the "Skinny Jeans Tug-O-War" event on Saturday.
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A man kicks a beach ball during the festivities.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – A man kicks a beach ball during the festivities.
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A deejay plays music to enterain the crowd on Saturday.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – A deejay plays music to enterain the crowd on Saturday.
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A woman attending the Hipster Olympics 2012 holds her finger to her face, displaying a drawn-on "ironic mustache" Saturday, July 21.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – A woman attending the Hipster Olympics 2012 holds her finger to her face, displaying a drawn-on "ironic mustache" Saturday, July 21.
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Contestants compete Saturday in the vinyl-record-spinning contest. Competitors must run around the record player without taking their finger off the record.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – Contestants compete Saturday in the vinyl-record-spinning contest. Competitors must run around the record player without taking their finger off the record.
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Contenders suck candy out of bubble tea during the second annual Olympics.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – Contenders suck candy out of bubble tea during the second annual Olympics.
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An attendee gets her face painted.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – An attendee gets her face painted.
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Participants sign up for the competition before the games.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – Participants sign up for the competition before the games.
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An entrant hops forward during the cloth tote sack race.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – An entrant hops forward during the cloth tote sack race.
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A man jumps over sticks that are laid across empty Club Mate crates to pass confetti to another participant.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – A man jumps over sticks that are laid across empty Club Mate crates to pass confetti to another participant.
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A girl wearing blue tights sits down during the matches.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – A girl wearing blue tights sits down during the matches.
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A girl poses for her friend while sitting on the grass.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – A girl poses for her friend while sitting on the grass.
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A man gets his face decorated with glittery paint.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – A man gets his face decorated with glittery paint.
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A teammate helps prepare a contestant for the "make your own ironic Hipster mustache" competition.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – A teammate helps prepare a contestant for the "make your own ironic Hipster mustache" competition.
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A woman holds a pair of glasses at the event.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – A woman holds a pair of glasses at the event.
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A judge gives a "10" to a contestant who made his own mustache.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – A judge gives a "10" to a contestant who made his own mustache.
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Contestants jump in the cloth tote sacks as they race.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – Contestants jump in the cloth tote sacks as they race.
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An attendant wearing a "Hipster Olympiade" T-shirt checks his phone.
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Competing in the Hipster Olympics – An attendant wearing a "Hipster Olympiade" T-shirt checks his phone.
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