Hotties of the XXXI Olympiad

[selkie]

Following TWOP Olympic tradition, a thread for admiring the physiques of the most talented athletes on the planet. If you are linking to images that are possibly NSFW, please note it clearly in the post.

[SnideAsides]

And to follow the other TWoP Olympic tradition, we start this thread as we must, with patron saint of swimsuits Alexandre Despatie, even though he retired a few years ago. Here he is wearing actual people clothes.

[luvbadtv]

The diving team is looking good this year(I don't know how to just link the pic w/o the article):

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/6/22/12010788/2016-olympic-trials-diving-results-sam-dorman-michael-hixon

http://olympics.si.com/olympics/2016/06/24/olympics-rio-2016-david-boudia-us-diving-trials-results#

[Princess Sparkle]

I know this is from 4 years ago, but since a lot of these guys will probably be at this Olympics, I will just leave the link to Go Fug Yourself's Olympic Abs post.  There's also a dash of some SUPER attractive swimmers in this post as well.

[Rick Kitchen]

6 hours ago, luvbadtv said:

The diving team is looking good this year(I don't know how to just link the pic w/o the article):

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/6/22/12010788/2016-olympic-trials-diving-results-sam-dorman-michael-hixon

http://olympics.si.com/olympics/2016/06/24/olympics-rio-2016-david-boudia-us-diving-trials-results#

What are those things they're holding?  Are they supposed to be water droplets?

[madhacker]

all right let's just get one of the most obvious hotties started (because I'm pretty sure he's going to be one of the most discussed guys on this thread):

Tom Daley

http://i.imgur.com/uvwM8bd.jpg

https://static.dezeen.com/uploads/2016/04/adidas-team-gb-kit-stella-mccartney-rio-olympics_dezeen_936_0.jpg

could his speedos possibly be any smaller? God, Dustin Lance Black (his soon to be husband) is so lucky......

[luvbadtv]

On July 12, 2016 at 3:32 PM, madhacker said:

could his speedos possibly be any smaller? God, Dustin Lance Black (his soon to be husband) is so lucky......

I predict they will be smaller during the games.  Did you watch the US Olympic trials?  I thought we might have a wardrobe malfunction; the suits are tinier than ever.

[legaleagle53]

1 hour ago, luvbadtv said:

I predict they will be smaller during the games.  Did you watch the US Olympic trials?  I thought we might have a wardrobe malfunction; the suits are tinier than ever.

That makes up for the full body armor that the swimmers wear.

[SnideAsides]

Speaking of swimmers, here is Rami Anis, a Syrian swimmer who will be competing for the refugee team. You're welcome.

[againstthewind]

My favorite thread! I can't wait to pick out my Olympic boyfriend. 2012 featured Nathan Adrian for me.

Cursory look: Jake Dalton, Sam Mikulak (but oh so short - I'm 5'9"), Madison Hughes, Matt Anderson (but why the beard? He has a fantastic jawline. Fun fact- we matched on Bumble a few months back).

Edited August 3, 2016 by againstthewind

[Harry24]

J'adore this traditional thread.  Does anyone else miss the "Faster - Higher - Hotter" title from TWOP days?

[emma675]

Yay, my most favorite thread in the world is back! Those TWoP Olympic threads were the best and such a nice distraction from the daily work grind.

[topanga]

3 hours ago, againstthewind said:

My favorite thread! I can't wait to pick out my Olympic boyfriend. 2012 featured Nathan Adrian for me.

Cursory look: Jake Dalton, Sam Mikulak (but oh so short - I'm 5'9"), Madison Hughes, Matt Anderson (but why the beard? He has a fantastic jawline. Fun fact- we matched on Bumble a few months back).

Ah, man. I'm getting old. These guys are cute but look like babies. I'd feel like a pedophile if I started lusted after any of them. Maybe it's because I have a teenage boy, and these athletes aren't much older than he is. *sigh* What a waste of nice abs. 

[againstthewind]

6 minutes ago, topanga said:

Ah, man. I'm getting old. These guys are cute but look like babies. I'd feel like a pedophile if I started lusted after any of them. Maybe it's because I have a teenage boy, and these athletes aren't much older than he is. *sigh* What a waste of nice abs. 

I feel a bit of the same way - I'm 28 and they are only 3 years younger or so than me though. I feel like I'm getting old.

[Rick Kitchen]

Ryan Lochte has dyed his hair what he's calling "ice blue".  It looks white, to me.

 

http://www.today.com/style/ryan-lochte-dyed-his-hair-icy-blue-rio-see-his-t101357

[Ohwell]

If they're 21 and older, I'm gonna lust.

[Indy]

6 hours ago, againstthewind said:

My favorite thread! I can't wait to pick out my Olympic boyfriend. 2012 featured Nathan Adrian for me.

Cursory look: Jake Dalton, Sam Mikulak (but oh so short - I'm 5'9"), Madison Hughes, Matt Anderson (but why the beard? He has a fantastic jawline. Fun fact- we matched on Bumble a few months back).

I'll take Sam off of your hands :) I'm only 4'10" so he's perfect (so long as he grows out that horrible flag cut-out in the side of his hair...)

[CaffeinatedAunt79]

11 hours ago, againstthewind said:

My favorite thread! I can't wait to pick out my Olympic boyfriend. 2012 featured Nathan Adrian for me.

Cursory look: Jake Dalton, Sam Mikulak (but oh so short - I'm 5'9"), Madison Hughes, Matt Anderson (but why the beard? He has a fantastic jawline. Fun fact- we matched on Bumble a few months back).

Thumbs up on Matt Anderson and he is from my hometown!!

Love that this thread started with one of the all time hotties, Alexandre Despatie.

[MyAimIsTrue]

I don't know if he's back for Rio but French swimmer Camille Lacourt was my Olympics boyfriend in London.

[Ohwell]

Yowza

[SnideAsides]

Camille Lacourt's competing in men's 100m backstroke. (Google's added a feature this Olympics where any search for an athlete who's competing will show you what events they're in as the top result.)

In related news, Ning Zetao is competing for China in two men's freestyle events.

[tanyak]

On 8/3/2016 at 1:46 PM, Rick Kitchen said:

Ryan Lochte has dyed his hair what he's calling "ice blue".  It looks white, to me.

 

http://www.today.com/style/ryan-lochte-dyed-his-hair-icy-blue-rio-see-his-t101357

I was coming to post this. I seriously love it. Good ole' Ry-Ry 

[againstthewind]

48 minutes ago, tanyak said:

I was coming to post this. I seriously love it. Good ole' Ry-Ry 

I always think of this when it comes to Lochte:

[tanyak]

2 minutes ago, againstthewind said:

I always think of this when it comes to Lochte:

Ha! Spot. On.

[shoregirl]

8 hours ago, againstthewind said:

I always think of this when it comes to Lochte:

That's what I think of too. He might be the best description of just sit there and look pretty.

[Rinaldo]

All credit to him, then, for playing Nina Arianda's "sex idiot" on that episode of 30 Rock. The joke of that role was exactly "don't even try, just stand there and look pretty."

[againstthewind]

I present Bret Bonanni, water polo. Just don't look at his age.

[luvbadtv]

11 hours ago, tanyak said:

I was coming to post this. I seriously love it. Good ole' Ry-Ry 

I went to the Olympic swim trials.  Ryan seemed to be carrying a bit of pudge in his mid-sections.  And by pudge, I mean excellent shape, but not as toned as I'm used to an Olympic swimmer being.

[SnideAsides]

If anyone needs me, I'm going fishing with Tonga's flagbearer Pita Taufatofua.

Yes. It's that big.

[ExplainItAgain]

Yeah, Tonga's flag bearer certainly lit up Twitter tonight. He was real pretty, if a little slippery looking.

[legaleagle53]

Yeah, I wonder how many women (and gay men) did some online research about flights to Tonga after seeing him.

[Ohwell]

Well, I certainly know more about Tonga now than I did before last night.

[Demian]

My long-term (and exceedingly polite) Canadian kayaking boyfriend, Adam van Koeverden, is in Brazil for his fourth Olympics.  Sigh.

[katisha]

Australian water polo player Rhys Howden. Sigh. 

[Superpole2000]

Women's Fencing silver medalist: Rossella Fiamingo. Sadly, swimwear is not involved in the actual event.

[Minneapple]

Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad (the first woman to compete for the US while wearing a hijab) is gorgeous:

[Rick Kitchen]

Serbia's flag bearer, Ivana Maksimovic Andjusic

 

[SnideAsides]

Taylor Worth, men's team archery bronze medallist. I'd let him stick it in, just quietly.

[Ohwell]

Not with that contraption though.

[maraleia]

These queer women http://www.outsports.com/2016/8/3/12370890/elena-delle-donne-wnba-olympics-chicago-sky-gay

http://qz.com/750577/rio-home-to-rampant-anti-gay-violence-will-host-a-historic-number-of-lgbt-athletes-including-the-games-first-married-same-sex-couple/

[Moose135]

10 hours ago, Superpole2000 said:

Women's Fencing silver medalist: Rossella Fiamingo. Sadly, swimwear is not involved in the actual event.

Truly a crime...

[Trini]

As a woman, I feel I should complain about the tiny beach volleyball 'uniforms' -- BUT on the other hand, we got the men's diving 'how low can you go' Speedos, so... equal opportunity ogling.  :)

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Was kinda mesmerized by Adam Peaty's chest in swimming:

Bonus points for being a redhead. :)

Edited August 8, 2016 by Trini

[sab85]

I hate volleyball. It was always the one sport in PE I abhorred. And then I saw the US men's indoor team today. Wow. Special shoutout to 

Matt Anderson and Aaron Russell. Micah Christenson is also adorable, but more in a "I want to feed him tea and cookies: kind of way. 

Edited August 8, 2016 by sab85

[Indy]

It has been decided. My Olympics boyfriend for Rio is Nicola Philippaerts (Belgian Equestrian competitor).  He's so pretty.  And he has an identical twin brother if anyone wants to join me :)

[xaxat]

U.S. Male Gymnasts Want to Be Objectified 

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So the men’s team has been brainstorming ways to market their sport better. They would like to be objectified.

“Maybe compete with our shirts off,” said U.S. star Sam Mikulak, the four-time, reigning all-around national champion. “People make fun of us for wearing tights. But if they saw how yoked we are maybe that would make a difference.”

Sam Mikulak

Edited August 8, 2016 by xaxat

[Lovecat]

They could go old-school Olympics and compete in the nude.  Pommel horse might be a bit tricky, though...

[legaleagle53]

1 hour ago, Lovecat said:

They could go old-school Olympics and compete in the nude.  Pommel horse might be a bit tricky, though...

Of course.  "Gymnastics" comes from the Greek word for "naked," after all (γύμνος).

[Trini]

Well, I always check out men's gymnastics; rings are insane! Maybe tighter pants?

Photo mentioned in that article:

[MyAimIsTrue]

NBC just showed David Boudia rinsing off under the poolside shower.  Swoon!

[KenyaJ]

That poolside shower is so pornographic. I love it. LOL.