Did you know that the four year period between the Summer Olympics is actually what we call "Olympiad?" I was not aware of that. I honestly thought that Olympiad referred to the actual activities. As of now we are in the Olympiad that will end in Rio.
As for now, let us enjoy the parade of male pulchritude that graced London 2012! Here are the male rock stars who graced the XXX Games...
WATER POLO
Rhys Howden ~ Australia ~ Water Polo
Bjorn Otto ~ Germany ~ Pole Vault
Tom Daley ~ United Kingdom ~ Diving
Chad Le Clos ~ South Africa ~ Swimming
David Boudia ~ USA ~ Diving
James Magnussen ~ Australia ~ Swimming
Jordan Burroughs ~ USA ~ Wrestler
Julian Reus ~ Germany ~ Track & Field
Matthew Mitcham ~ Australia ~ Diving
(and one of few openly gay at these games)
Nathan Adrian ~ USA ~ Swimming
Nick Symmonds ~ USA ~ Running
Oscar Pistorious ~ South Africa ~ Running
(also to compete in the Paralympics)
Björn Barrefors ~ Sweden ~ Decathlon
Hans Van Alphen ~ Belgium ~ Decathlon
Saúl Craviotto & Carlos Pérez
Spain ~ Canoeing
Usain Bolt ~ Jamaica ~ Running
Phillip Boy ~ Germany ~ Gymnastics
Robbie Grabarz ~ United Kingdom ~ High Jumper
Ryan Lochte ~ USA ~ Swimming
Marc Minguell ~ Spain ~ Water Polo
Tomás González ~ Chile ~ Gymnastics
Trey Hardee ~ USA ~ Decathlon
AUSTRALIAN ROWING TEAM
USA ROWING TEAM
USA MEN'S SWIMMING TEAM
And that, friends, is all she wrote for the London Olympics. My many thanks to my friends at Just A Dream for capping this wonderful collection, and making the event even more fun and more sexy. The London 2012 Summer Games are officially over!
See you lads in Rio!
Wow! Lots of hunks to enjoy--London did put on quite a successful games, as evidenced by your wonderful post alone--thanks Derek! And I just love the wonderful expressions of Michael Phelps's new buddy Chad Le Clos, who we'll be watching for in Rio!! Woohoo!
ReplyDelete(BTW--That blond Aussie hottie with the Missile James Magnussen looks a lot like my future husband Andrew Lauterstein. And don't anybody accuse me of being a cradle-robbing Dingo! LOL!)
Wow, I'm surprised the whole venue didn't burst into flames! Damn! The guys at JaD did do a wonderful job with their updates & posts :)
ReplyDeleteMatthew just stole my heart in '08 though, he's just so damned adorable! Danell came close this Olympics, but not quite.
Thank you Derek for a great wrap up!
P.S. I liked the water polo event, but those swimming caps irritate me to no end. I know they're protective & functional but geez! lol