Jimmy Kimmel got us again . Did you see the video of the Russian wolf that was supposed to have been roaming the hallways of the Olympic Village ? One word : Fake . Kimmel admitted the prank on his late night TV show , saying his crew filmed the American wolf and got permission from Kate Hansen , a member of the U.S. luge team , to post it on her Twitter and YouTube accounts . `` I 'm pretty sure this is a wolf wandering my hall in Sochi , '' her tweet said . More than 1.7 million people have checked out the video . Both Hansen and the wolf appeared on `` Jimmy Kimmel Live ! '' on Thursday night . Hansen said the video created a bit of a stir in the Olympic Village . `` Security started freaking out , because technically it was a breach . You know , athlete safety , '' Hansen told Kimmel via Skype from Sochi . `` It kind of went a little crazy here . '' By the way , the wolf is named Rugby and he 's an American timberwolf mix , according to his trainer in Los Angeles . Folks online were speculating that he was possibly a husky or German Shepherd mix . This is n't the first time Kimmel has pulled the wolf over our eyes . Remember the twerking stunt back in September , right after Miley Cyrus showed us her moves on the VMAs . A woman who was twerking upside down in what appeared to be her living room takes a tumble when surprised by her roommate . She crashes into a coffee table , knocks over some candles and sets her pants on fire . Yes , Kimmel did that one too . For her help with his latest stunt , Kimmel awarded Hansen a gold medal for pranking . No word yet on what Russian officials have in mind for her . After fooling millions of folks on TV and the Internet again , maybe it 's Kimmel who 's the wolf -- in sheep 's clothing .
Kimmel video is fake . It 's a real wolf , just not in Los Angeles . Skype borrowed a wolf from an animal trainer in Sochi . Kimmel pranked us with a twerking video in Thursday .