Olympic Smiles

U.S. Olympians Gus Kenworthy & Adam Rippon

"Resources should be directed toward those institutions which provide assistance to those seeking to change their sexual behavior." -- Mike Pence

Olympic Flashback - Michael Hixon

http://www.teamusa.org/usa-diving/athletes/Michael-Hixon

Going for the Gold

Tom Daley highest scorer in diving prelims 2nite . . .

Tom Daley tops Chinese in platform prelims at Olympics

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tom-daley-tops-chinese-platform-prelims-olympics-232811158.html?ref=gs

Decathlon Winner Ashton Eaton Repeats As The 'World's Greatest Athlete'

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetorch/2016/08/18/490530396/american-decathlete-ashton-eaton-the-worlds-greatest-athlete-twice


August 18, 20169:37 PM ET

American Ashton Eaton competes in the 1,500 meters, the last event of the decathlon, in Rio on Thursday. He repeated as gold medal winner in the 10-event competition, the first time that's happened in more than three decades.Matt Dunham/AP

In a dazzling display of his all-around athleticism, American Ashton Eaton ran faster, jumped higher and threw farther than his decathlon rivals to become one of the few men in Olympic history to repeat as winner of the 10-event competition.

Eaton, 28, has dominated the challenging event throughout the decade, and led almost start to finish in the two-day competition on Wednesday and Thursday.

Still, going into the 1,500 meters, the final event, Eaton had a slim 44-point lead over Kevin Mayer of France. That meant that Eaton didn't have to beat Warner, but he did have to stay within about seven seconds of him.

Eaton ran just behind Mayer for the first three laps, then sprinted past him on the final lap to finish in a time of 4:23:33.

"If I have to run to put myself in the hospital, if I have to run that hard, that's how hard I'll have to run," Eaton told NBC afterward.

Eaton tied the Olympic record of 8,893 points and defended the title he won in London. Unlike many winners who exuberantly launch into a victory lap, Eaton was bent over and grimacing, as were most of the other decathletes after two long days.

He then slowly walked to the stands, where he was greeted with a hug from his wife,Brianne Theisen-Eaton, a Canadian won the bronze in the women's heptathlon last Saturday.

"To share this moment as Olympians, as Olympic medalists, with her is awesome," Eaton said.

They met in Eugene, Ore., a decade ago when they were both track stars at the University of Oregon, and they still live in the city, where they share the same coach, Harry Marra.

Eaton took the lead on Wednesday in the second event, the long jump, with a leap of just over 26 feet, and he never trailed after that. In the fifth and final event on Wednesday, he ran the 400 meters in a very strong time of 46.07.

Decathletes get points based on their time or mark in each event. Eaton's score after the first day was 4,621. That's a huge number, though a bit less than the 4,703 he had after day one when he broke his own world record a year ago.

American Ashton Eaton competes in the decathlon 110-meter hurdles Thursday in Rio. He won the decathlon for the second time, becoming just the third man to successfully defend his title.David J. Phillip/AP

On Thursday, Eaton produced a solid performances throughout the day, though he was a bit off his best times and marks. Warner, meanwhile, kept producing personal bests to keep the competition close.

Eaton already belonged to the pantheon of great American decathletes, which began when Jim Thorpe won the first time it was held at the Olympics, in 1912 in Stockholm. Sweden's King Gustav V then told Thorpe, "You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world."

That unofficial title has stuck, and the U.S. has now won 14 gold medals in the event, far more than any other country. The list includes Bob Mathias, Milt Campbell, Rafer Johnson, Bill Toomey, Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner, Dan O'Brien and Bryan Clay.

Mathias is the only other American to repeat as a gold medalist, winning in 1948 and 1952, and Britain's Daley Thompson is the only other two-time winner, taking gold in 1980 and 1984.

Eaton, who has broken the world record twice, in addition to his two Olympic golds, is considered by many to be the best ever.

Eaton wears a cooling cap during the decathlon competition on Wednesday. The decathletes were on the track from early in the morning until late in the evening both Wednesday and Thursday.Matt Slocum/AP

Eaton even looked like a superhero with a strange blue hat he donned between event during the long hours at the track. However, it was a special cooling cap designed by Nike to help reduce an athlete's body heat.

"Why does it feel good, after running, to pour a bottle of water over your head? I don't know the physiological answer, but the fact that it does feel better makes me perform better," Eaton said last year.

The decathlon only receives broad attention once every four years at the Olympics, and even then, the spotlight is fleeting. As a result, Eaton is relatively little known outside track circles.

And picking the world's greatest athlete is an open debate, but it would be hard to find a better athlete anywhere in the world who is less well known in his homeland than Eaton is in America.

Perhaps his second decathlon gold will change that.

2016 olympics

Bromance at the Olympics

http://www.outsports.com/2016/8/14/12475690/abs-asses-hugs-bromance-rio-olympics-gay-athletes


OLYMPICS

Abs, hugs and asses: Bromance at the Olympics

By Jim Buzinski  @outsports on Aug 14, 2016




Seeing athletes show affection never gets old.


One of the coolest things about the Olympics is seeing athletes show emotion, especially affection in an arena that is acceptable to men. It's a bromance novel every four years.

It's also great to see some of the athletes better assets, often hidden underneath their uniforms — namely their abs. And finally, a parting shot that shows what all that rowing does to build one's glutes.

Bromance

Canada's Gavin Schmitt (L) embraces Canada's Tyler Sanders after they won the men's qualifying volleyball match between the USA and Canada (Photo by Pedro UgarteAFP/Getty Images)



Gregorio Paltrinieri of Italy celebrates winning gold with Gabriele Detti of Italy, who won bronze in the Men's 1500m Freestyle Final (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) 

Jack Laugher, left, and Chris Mears of Great Britain celebrate winning the Men's Diving Synchronized 3m Springboard Final. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)


Moises Duque of Brazil and Carlin Isles of the United States embrace after the Men's Placing 9-12, Match in rugby. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images) 

Diego Hypolito (right) and Arthur Mariano of Brazil celebrate winning silver and bronze respectively after the Men's Floor Exercise Final. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) 

Silver medalist Chase Kalisz of the United States and gold medal medalist Kosuke Hagino of Japan embrace during the medal ceremony for the Final of the Men's 400m Individual Medley. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) 

Marc Lopez of Spain and Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrate victory in their men's doubles semifinal. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)



South Africa's Tim Agaba (right) embraces South Africa's Kwagga Smith after victory in the mens rugby sevens bronze medal match between Japan and South Africa. (Photo byJohn MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images) 

Kazakhstan's Dmitriy Balandin (L) celebrates with third placed Russia's Anton Chupkov after he won the Men's 200m Breaststroke Final. (Photo by Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images)


Junghwan Kim of S. Korea (right) embraces Nikolay Kovalev of Russia following the men's individual sabre quarterfinal. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)


Gabriel Jesus (right) of Brazil celebrates with teammate Neymar his goal against Denmark. (Photo by Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images)


Abs


Floor exercise silver medalist Diego Hypolito (bottom) and bronze medalist Arthur Mariano (From Mariano's Instagram)


Brazilian gymnast Francisco Barretto Jr. (From Baretto's Instagram)

Max Whitlock, British gymnast, who won two gold medals in Rio on Sunday. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images). 

WHITLOCK WAS MUCH HAIRIER AT THE LONDON OLYMPICS!

British sprinter Harry Aikines (From Instagram)

South Korea judo athletes, from left, Gwak Dong-han, Lee Seung-su, An Chang-rim, An Baul, and Kim Won Jin. (Via Instagram)



Italy's Fabio Basile, gold medalist in men's 66kg judo. (Photo by Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)


Bronze medalists Are Strandli (left) and Kristoffer Brun of Norway in the Lightweight Men's Double Sculls. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) 

Asses


Openly gay New Zealand Olympic rower Robbie Manson (left) with his brother Karl, also a rower. The photo has the caption: "@warwick_rowers eat your heart out! #kiwirowers #nakedrowers #nzscenery #thatviewthough"(From Robbie Manson's Instagram).



Related:

Male Olympic gymnasts might be better off competing shirtless. 

Hot male gymnasts of the Olympics.

Olympic Sex

Tom Daley revealed that athletes engage in ‘Olympic sex’ after their events.

‘You’ve got hundreds of athletes crammed into student accommodation,’ he told GQ magazine.

‘They are in peak physical condition and have been locked away training for a months – talk about a need for release. Let’s just say the sex is … Olympic. And who wouldn’t want a gold for that particular sport.’

Games organisers are said to have handed out 450,000 condoms to this year’s Olympic athletes – equivalent to 42 each.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3724601/Shrunken-trunks-small-admits-Tom-Daley-Diver-reveals-help-Stella-McCartney-redesign-year-s-Games.html

I know, he shaves his chest but once in a while ya gotta make an exception!

Charlie White Pic of the Day

Must be better pics somewhere, will search, til then . . .

From Wank to Semen

Old joke now but still funny in a sniggery kinda way . . .

http://metro.co.uk/2014/02/09/sochi-viewers-resort-to-schoolboy-humour-as-athletes-andreas-wank-and-semen-pavlichenko-compete-4297257/

Sochi viewers resort to schoolboy humour as athletes Andreas Wank and Semen Pavlichenko compete

Winter Olympics fans have found yet another source of humour in Sochi’s 2014 games – this time in the names of athletes.

Russian luge competitor Semen Pavlichenko and German ski jumper Andreas Wank are particular favourites amongst those taking to Twitter to express their amusement.

‘I hope the ski jumper called Andreas Wank comes first,’ was the joke many opted for in reference to the ski jumper, with one Twitter user pointing out the ‘delicious irony that Andreas Wank partakes in the only skiing event you don’t have a pole in your hand’.

‘Just seen a Russian luger called Semen, and now a German ski jumper called Andreas Wank. I love the Winter Olympics,’ wrote another viewer watching at home.

# # #

And a few more hot shots of Wank . . .

Canadians Have a Gay Sense of Humor

LOL

http://www.thebacklot.com/can-jimmy-kimmel-make-the-luge-any-less-gay/02/2014/

"We’ve seen a lot of protest ads for gay rights during this Olympic Games thanks to the unbearable laws in Russia, but few have gotten the press of the one from the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion. They used the Olympic luge event to demonstrate how 'gay' the Olympic games are."

Now Canadians lugers have had a sense of humor about this, but American lugers can’t seem to take a joke.

2014 Winter Olympics Begin Today!

Huge fan of these amazing athletes from all over the world!

The Gayest Olympics Ever?

The Sochi Olympics are destined to be the gayest ever because the IOC, enabling the Putin regime, has royally fucking pissed people off. But what you may not know is that Putin's Olympic planning team has actually created special rooms for male intimacy. We just didn't get Russian humor!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25830617

Men’s twin toilets at Sochi Olympics – 28,000 roubles.

Olympic media center – 1.5bn roubles.

Global embarrassment – priceless.

The mayor of Sochi says there are no gay people in his town. Which sounds like a cover story for a closet queen . . .

http://espn.go.com/olympics/winter/2014/story/_/id/10358250/2014-winter-olympics-mayor-anatoly-pakhomov-says-there-no-gay-people-sochi

There are gay people in Sochi, of course, like anywhere on earth. But apparently, they think they're starring in a remake of La Cage aux Folles . . .and one of them looks a lot like the Mayor of Sochi!

http://www.vocativ.com/12-2013/photos-inside-gay-club-sochi/

And don't forget the scandalous Two-Man Luge!!! Obviously, there's such a thing as team mates being too close . . .
http://www.hammerinthenews.com/posts/two-man-luge-too-gay-for-sochi-olympics