Hot Olympic Dudes (The 2008 Beijing edition)
 

Yes, this thread was done 4 years ago, but lots of the photos are old & have broken links so it's best to start anew!

So here goes...
Adam van Koeverden, competing in kayaking for Canada
http://www.harrymagazine.ca/images/0...Koeverden1.jpg

YES! Hottie parity! I like it! :)

http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/oly/2008/he.../1a/244607.jpg
Jake Arrieta- baseball

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/...7d6262e798.jpg
David Boudia and Thomas Finchum.

I don't care if I am old enough to be their much older sister!

Holy hot, he's sharp looking!!

This is just a cool picture, period! Any creative people want to throw this into an inspirational print picture? I can't think of any clever captions to put under it.

Michael Phelps, oh good Lord, Michael Phelps
http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b.../mphelps-1.jpg

I can't see Mike. :(
Only the little red x.

I think I just became a kayak fan. What on earth are they feeding those Canadian boys anyhow?

Seriously. Good Lord indeedy. nikki, I hope you can see the picture now.

Australian Water polo team

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...rpoloteam3.jpg

I think I've just become a water polo fan.

um. yah. ditto on the above!

Holy heiney shot! Now that's the way to kick off a weekend!

Mmmm more swimmers. Incl Klete Keller and Michael Phelps.

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...ddess/swim.jpg

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...dess/swim2.jpg

Sorry, those full-bodied Speedos just don't do anything for me. I miss the little ones

Former classmate Merrill Moses
 

http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/80672...5397277B4DC33E

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/...ybeWS/610x.jpg

Oh dear. Those men are so delicious. VERY DELICIOUS!

I don't know who I like more. The Australian water polo team or the US swim team. I like them all.

*drools*

OMG what a scrumptious buffet of hot men! DAYUMN!

Swim Fan pt. 2 starring RD! :D

Don't sleep on the track & field boys either!

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Olympics/2...01/adamTop.jpg
Mmm...more Adam VK. Did I mention that he was Canada's flagbearer?

http://www.harrymagazine.ca/images/0...Koeverden2.jpg

http://www.intrikateevents.com/event...s/img_male.jpg
http://www.vankayak.com/images/Photo.../ROOTS%201.jpg

http://www.vankayak.com/images/Photo...aper-adam5.jpg

http://www.vankayak.com/images/Photo...20headshot.jpg

Since the U.S. basketball team is playing in the Olympics, i'm gonna go with this fine hunk o' man.

Mr. Dwyane Wade
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2186/...0956c3.jpg?v=0

there are so many yummy men that I don't know the names of (lol)!!!

my computer screen is foggy...:cool::p

i know one thing, after the opening ceremonies, my behind is moving to Spain and Italy!

MMMMMM he could make me rethink my stance on Canadian men!

Marek Twardowski of Poland

http://i208.photobucket.com/albums/b...ess/marekt.jpg

Omg this thread just made my freaking day! The Canadian kayaker dude is HOTTT!!

Forget hockey. This is Canada's gift to sports.

Rafael Nadal - Always easy on the eyes
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...picsRafael.jpg

Federer -Switzerland
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...icsFederer.jpg

Jame Tomkins - Flagbearer for Australian -- 42 years old!!!
(I'm feeling faint)

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...nsAus42yrs.jpg

Manu Ginobili -Argentina
http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...nuGinobili.jpg

Dirk Nowitzki - Germany (loved the olympic rings in his hair)

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...rkNowitzki.jpg

Fernando Gonzalez from Chile.

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...doGonzalez.jpg

Not so much in the hotness department, but memorable

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...Yao1andboy.jpg

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...hLittleboy.jpg

That little boy is adorable. He is truly adorable and his story is so heartbreaking. I admit that I teared up and sniffled a bit.

Ok, I'm glad I'm not the only one!

me too! He was DARLING and I swear if they'd said he was an orphan I'd have wanted to adopt him. sigh.

Did they ever give his name? I didn't hear it.

Just found it....
"Led by NBA star Yao Ming and Lin Hao, a primary school student from the quake-affected Sichuan province, the Chinese delegation paraded into the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on Friday night.
The 9-year-old Lin walked ahead of the 1,099-member delegation, side by side with the 7-foot-6 basketballer, who carried the Chinese national flag.
Team China, which includes 639 athletes and has an average age of 24.4, will compete in all 28 sports.
Lin is a second-grader at the Yuzixi Primary School in Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County. Wenchuan was the epicenter of a devastating 8.0-magnitude earthquake on May 12 that killed over 69,000 people. "

came across a rather interesting olympic tie in or cross over while shopping. to directly quote autoweek: "Olympic-caliber athletes share our enthusiasm for high-performance machines, so each week, we're profiling the automotive passions of one the top contenders for glory and gold in this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing"
hot bodies and hot cars.
http://www.autoweek.com/section/olympians

Found this neat bit of info in that article:

I expected Jeremy Wariner's cars to be more pimped out.

Glad to see they didn't feature LeBron with his Bentley, Maybach and Mercedes.

Wow...just wow:
"It was a day that was filled with horror. On May 12th, 2008, a massive earthquake measuring 7.9 on the richter scale hit the Sichuan province in China, killing over 70,000 people. Before the earthquake, 9 year old LIn Hao sat in his 2nd grade classroom, among 30+ students. When the earthquake struck, the entire building collapsed on Lin Hao and his classmates. But before Lin Hao escaped the rubble, he went back into the pile of rubble and was able to save two of his classmates. When asked why he risked his life to save others, he said, “I was the hall monitor, it was my job to look after my classmates…”"

That's when the sniffles & tears started. :o

I'll admit I kept wondering why that little kid's flag was upside down.

Military members of my family have always told me that an upside down flag is the international symbol for distress (e.g., a ship flying an upside down flag when it's in trouble).

So maybe it was somehow symbolic for the disaster he'd been through and the continuing recovery they're dealing with?

That, or the manufacturer REALLY screwed up.