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Video of the Day: Are the Olympics a Trap?

Nicole Pasulka — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:56:00 GMT

The Onion asks the question that's been on all our minds since this whole "Olympics" thing began.

But we have a few more details we're trying to flush out? For example, when will the Chinese drop the nets? Are there going to be sharks? Or spears? Or sharks with spears? And will Michael Phelps set another record, this time for swimming his way out of them?

Related: Michael Phelps Dresses... Up?

Michael Phelps Dresses... Up?

Brian Fairbanks — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:02:00 GMT

At least Michael Phelps doesn't exaggerate his athletic prowess.

It seems our very own swimming sensation is trying to steal some thunder from Germany's Olympians, Amanda Beard, and those twin hotties from Brazil with his very own decent exposure...

Of course, Phelps didn't pose for Playboy or any other publication. He certainly wasn't trying to perform a nude shoot for us, but that's basically what he did with the above swimwear "modeling." The below photo is just begging for a Caption This, so have at it...

Thanks to "profrobert" for the tip. We'll let him have the last word:

He wears it *up*? I know about "dressing left" and "dressing right," but "dressing up"? That looks so . . . uncomfortable.

Well, it could be a boner...

Photos via Mokers.org.

Related:

German Female Olympians Form Close Bond, Immediately Pose Nude For Playboy

Rhythm Gymnast Swizzles Her Ribbon All Over FHM Magazine

Who Would You Rather: Naked Olympic Swimmers Edition

Look Out! Olympic Swimmer Amanda Beard Is Naked Again...

The 5 Hottest Men And 5 Hottest Women Of The 2008 Summer Olympics

Brazilian Synchronized Swimmers Are No Joke!

Nicole Pasulka — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:15:00 GMT

Let us introduce you to Bia and Bianca Feres. They are sisters on the Brazilian Olympic synchronized swimming team. They like tans, bikinis, posing for softcore photo shoots and breaking hearts. Also, they are painfully hot.

Don't believe us? Be prepared to eat your words and and your tears for breakfast.

And now the front

The 5 Hottest Men And 5 Hottest Women Of The 2008 Summer Olympics (Part Two)

Brian Fairbanks — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:29:00 GMT

Did you catch our hottest women of the Summer Olympics list? Here's part two... the guys...

By the way, we are going to go with almost all American athletes for this one just because it's been harder to find hot athlete dudes on the internet unless you can Google in other languages...

Andrew Campbell for Sailing:

Andrew Rosenthal, Volleyball

Brian McBride, Soccer

Raj Bhavsar, Gymnastics

And Alexander Despatie, the Canadian and world champion diver...

Via Cosmo and our own dirty minds. We welcome your suggestions for replacements or additions to this list in the comments...

See Previous: The 5 Hottest Men And 5 Hottest Women Of The 2008 Summer Olympics (Part One: The Females)

The 5 Hottest Men And 5 Hottest Women Of The 2008 Summer Olympics (Part One)

Brian Fairbanks — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:59:00 GMT

Naaaah... Maria Sharapova's too obvious a choice, but enjoy this photo anyway

NBC wants you to have Olympic fever... after all, how many hundred million dollars have they spent just for the rights to telecast the games?

By that rationale, they'll need to keep people hooked... and there's nothing that'll hook an American audience like drooling over the world's finest athletic specimens...

First, the Females:

Until just the other day, Ana Ivanovic was the number one ranked women's tennis player in the world. Forget Sharapova, man...

Katerina Emmons from Czech Republic: Because there's nothing hotter than a woman with a sniper rifle.

Kelly Sotherton from Great Britain. She nabbed a Bronze in Athens and Jackie Joyner-Kersee sees her as a heavy favorite to win gold this time. We just want to marry her and seize the throne at Buckingham. (Maybe because she reminds us a little bit of Carla Bruni.)

Jenny Adams from the US. The 100m master did an FHM shoot, so we'll root for her on that alone (although we don't read FHM or anything... really.)

Stephanie Rice from Australia. Going through a well-publicized breakup has got to be a major distraction on the eve of the Beijing Games, but swimmer Stephanie is the world record holder in the 200 meter individual medley and should perform strong here.

Continued in Part Two: The Male Candidates.

Several pics via Webtv.

Look Out! Olympic Swimmer Amanda Beard Is Naked Again. This Time for PETA, Not Playboy

Nicole Pasulka — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:09:00 GMT

Gold medalist in the 200-meter breaststroke, Amanda Beard is no stranger to the nudie pic. She's posed for Playboy and FHM, but now, in Beijing of all places, she's put those gams to work for a good cause.

According to Beard's PETA ad below, she'd rather go naked than wear fur.

See, and the whole time we thought Beard would rather go naked, period. But, no, this is a protest, dudes. Not just another chance to show off her very impressive stomach muscles.

She unveiled the poster outside the Athlete's Village in Beijing because Amanda Beard is, like, a total activist for, in her words, "animals who don't have a voice."

Sure, there are Tibetans, Chinese journalists and writers who kind of don't have a voice, we guess, but if Beard protested against their persecution she'd have no reason to take her clothes off.

Hooters, Like Cockroaches, Will Survive the Apocalypse... And The Olympics

Emily Farris — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:12:00 GMT

When the Olympics swarm Beijing this summer, many bars and restaurants inside the city's stadium compound will close their doors to keep the focus on the Games and keep the foot traffic moving. This will put many hospitality employees out of work for the duration of the Games and put a dent in industry profits. But China has exempted at least one business in the area from closing.

The local Hooters, which opened last year, will remain open throughout the Olympic Games. And what better represents internationality, sportsmanship and community than Hooters?

[Fanhouse: Olympics Will Close Many Beijing Businesses, but Hooters Will Remain Open]