Gotta See It: Ovechkin exercises to R. Kelly

The perfect storm of a sluggish hockey news day in August and a superstar’s Instragram account followed by 120,830 people has resulted in this little gem.

Alex Ovechkin doing some explosive leg exercises, set in slow motion to the uplifting strains of R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly.”

“Haha who can fly!???” the Washington Capitals captain captioned the well-liked video, which was even tweeted out by Caps owner Ted Leonsis.

Excuse Ovie as he kisses the sky:

Fun stuff — although we might have preferred to watch Ovie train to R. Kelly’s unforgettable “Hockey Song” instead.

He’s single again, ladies!

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Bonus beat: Here’s what Ovechkin looks like running on a blue track, trying to tone up those back-checking muscles.


(via Washington Post)

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