Germany burst onto the scene in Sochi wearing the most colorful threads of the Olympics. The full on rainbow shone in the Russia night, and amid the anti-gay sentiments of the host nation, struck a political chord.

Though the outfit’s designer, Willy Bogner, says that the inspiration for the look was not political, but simply a nod to “the great atmosphere” of the 1972 Summer Games in Munich, many are interpreting the colors as a statement on human rights, similar to that of Google.

German Olympic skier Daniel Bohnacker described the look as “trendy,” and the German Olympic Sports Confederation also stated that the uniforms are “not a protest.”