Naked Olympians: The U.S. Gymnastics Team

Just because this U.S. artistic gymnastics team “only” won the bronze medal doesn’t mean they can’t show off their muscles, abs, and armpits.

So now the nakedness score between the dueling male and female Olympians: males = 2 vs. females = 2. The naked females would be Rebecca Romero and Britta Heidemann while the males would be this gymnastics team and New Zealand’s football team.

I erroneously stated earlier that the male vs. female nakedness score is even. In fact, it’s only now that the score got even.

By the way, I said in an earlier post that Americans are crybabies but let’s give them credit for having an ethnically diverse team. Diversity is part of what makes America great, no?

Related:
New Zealand Football Players Do the “Haka”
Britta Heidemann: Naked and Victorious
Naked Olympians: Rebecca Romero


Tomasz Majewski Bags the First Gold Medal for Poland

Shot put may not be popular in Poland [is it popular anywhere?] but this didn’t stop Tomasz Majewski from becoming a shot putter. It paid off big time when he won the gold medal in Beijing. Time for our Polish friends to perhaps pay more attention to the sport but Tomasz isn’t optimistic.

The silver and bronze medals for this event went to Christian Cantwell of the United States and Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus.

Photo source: chinadaily


Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene Bags Ethiopia’s First Gold Medal

Aha, Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene of Ethiopia, is a flag draper (a variation of the Olympic “art” of flag waving). She set a new Olympic record in the women’s 10,000 meter run and bagged herself a gold medal. Congratulations to you, Tirunesh.

Expect more gold medals for Ethiopia in distance running because they tend to dominate the discipline.

Ethiopia Related:
CAA 2008: Melkamu Emerges From Compatriot’s Shadow
CAA 2008: Ethiopians Sweep Men’s 10,000 Meters
Don’t Jog In the Smog

Photo source: beijing2008


Yu Yang and Du Jing: China’s Gold Medalists #26

China’s answer to the U.S. victories in the Olympic swimming pool on Day 7 came from weightlifting, judo, and the badminton duo of Yu Yang and Du Jing who beat South Korea’s Lee Hyo-jung and Lee Kyung-won to pocket the gold, China’s 26th overall, in women’s badminton doubles.

So what’s the gold medal race like at the end of Day 7? It’s China with 26 golds and the U.S. with 14 golds.

Photo: xinhua via beijing2008


Tong Wen Bags Gold Medal #25 for China

Tong Wen sure deserves to be lifted by her coaches after winning the gold, China’s 25th, in women’s judo, 85 kg category.

Photo source: xinhua/beijing2008


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