Category Archives: Olympics

Dazzler of the Day: Shilese Jones

The Summer Olympics 2024, hosted by Paris, France, are still a few months away, but our road to them begins with this Dazzler of the Day, Shilese Jones, who hopes to bring home the glory and the gold for Team USA as part of our gymnastics team. That group has already won the gold medal at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships.  Summer is always special – but the summers of the Olympics have even more luster to them. 

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Dazzler of the Day: Robbie Manson

Olympic rower Robbie Manson provides scintillating fodder on his OnlyFans account, a method of money-making that many an Olympic athlete has fortuitously indulged in over the past year. Happy to see an acceptance of healthy sexual expression becoming more mainstream (and a tad regretful that it wasn’t around when my body was way more OnlyFans-ready). In this case, Manson earns his first Dazzler of the Day crowning for all that he’s been showing off, starting with that incredible talent. 

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Dazzler of the Day: Heath Thorpe

Australian gymnast Heath Thorpe has his sight set on the Olympic Games, which is about the loftiest goal an athlete can have, and as such he earns his first Dazzler of the Day crowning. As an openly-gay athlete, Thorpe also considers himself an LGBTQ+ advocate, something that has been surprisingly missing from the vast majority of the world of men’s gymnastics. Here’s to changing that for the better

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Dazzler of the Day: Erin Jackson

Olympic speed skater Erin Jackson raced to a gold medal in the 500 meter event, becoming the first US woman to win that medal since Bonnie Blair in 1994 – she’s also the first Black woman to win an individual gold medal in speed skating ever according to the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee. Today Jackson earns one more honor: Dazzler of the Day, for all of the above reasons. 

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Dazzlers of the Day: Vanessa James & Eric Radford

Representing Canada, Vanessa James and Eric Redford are competing in the ice skating pairs competition, and while Radford is one of several openly-gay male skaters in the sport, James is the only Black female competing in this year’s Olympic figure skating events. Check out this article for more on the dearth of Black figure skaters at the Olympics. Today, James and Radford are crowned Dazzlers of the Day for their quick and spectacular ascension on the ice – they’ve only been together a short time compared to other teams, and in that time they’ve made themselves into a formidable pair. 

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Olympic Spotlight: Lindsey Jacobellis

Check out this math: currently Lindsey Jacobellis has earned almost half of the total gold medals the US has won so far. Jacobellis just won her second gold at Beijing which brings the total US tally to five. Lindsey has made an impressive two-decade career as a snowboard cross-athlete, and these gold medals are amazing for anyone to have earned – that she’s still at the top of her game is nothing short of spectacular. (Let me know when Ice Slipping is an Olympic event – until then I remain a happy non-contender.) Congrats to Lindsey on the double gold accomplishment.

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Dazzler of the Day: Ayumu Hirano

In a thrilling halfpipe routine that left the commentators breathless, Japan’s Ayumu Hirano earned a gold medal in Beijing yesterday, solidifying an ascension to the previous perch of Shaun White. Hirano is crowned Dazzler of the Day for his impressive performance, especially as his second run was ridiculously under-scored and he came back to show the judges who was boss. 

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Olympic Spotlight: Mikaela Shiffrin

She’s already won two gold medals at the last Olympic Games, but this world demands more of its champions, and that’s unfortunate. Simply making it to another Olympic Games is a feat in and of itself, and Mikaela Shiffrin should be honored and admired for that accomplishment alone. Instead, coverage of her first two non-qualifying runs has been awful at best, and shamefully cruel at worst. But her Olympic story isn’t over yet, and her deeply-felt emotional reaction to her human stumbles reveals the heart of a true champion, and for that she earns this Olympic Spotlight. 

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Dazzler of the Day: Chloe Kim

Repeating her gold win in the women’s snowboard halfpipe from 2018, Chloe Kim earned another gold medal in Beijing, handily crowning her this Dazzler of the Day in the process. Back-to-back Olympic medals, in gold no less, is a feat so spectacular I can’t quite get my head around it, other than to feel incredibly awestruck and simultaneously inspired. She is simply amazing. 

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Olympic Spotlight: Chris Mazdzer

Upstate New York native Chris Mazdzer is back at the Olympics for the fourth time, and though this time around has proven more difficult than previous visits, the mere fact of earning a spot at a fourth Olympic Games is honorable in itself. The American luger also has a lucrative future promoting any sort of manscaping or facial hair products, so he’ll be doing just fine no matter what happens in Beijing. 

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Dazzler of the Day: Karen Chen

High hopes for a US Medal in Women’s Figure Skating rest on the shoulders of figure skater Karen Chen, whose free skate in the group competition pushed the US into silver medal territory. While she’s up against some formidable competition in the individual event, Chen easily earns the Dazzler of the Day for a career that culminates with this Olympic Games. 

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Olympic Spotlight: Julia Marino

Along with the devil, a newly-crowned Olympian wears Prada, as evidenced by Julia Marino’s sensational wardrobe. Even her snowboard is by the famous designer – their signature slash of scarlet resplendent against a white snowy background. Marino earned the United States its first medal in these Olympic Games – a silver in slopestyle snowboarding – and she did it in style. (Bonus appearance by Gus Kenworthy.)

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Olympic Spotlight: Kamila Valieva

Daring to be the first woman to attempt execute a quad jump at the Olympics, Kamila Valieva glides stunningly into the Olympic Spotlight, and puts her forefront in the line of ladies for a gold medal. Along with that technical prowess, she brings artistry and grace to her performances, including jumps where she usually brings her arms above her head. For someone who has occasional trouble jumping up one stair at a time, this is impressive. 

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Olympic Spotlight: Kristen Santos

Speed skater Kristen Santos represents the US in tonight’s Olympic qualifying races, and if you’re interested in learning more about her, please visit her website. Yes, Olympic contenders have reached the point where a website and social media outreach is an integral part of their burgeoning brands. Best of luck to Santos in her quest for Olympic gold!

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Dazzler of the Day: Shaun White

Red-hot red-head Shaun White is heading into his fifth Olympic Games, which, if you do the math involved, is pretty damn impressive. He earns this Dazzler of the Day for his lifetime of snowboarding magnificence, and all the Olympic medals he’s collected along the way. This winter he may add some new jewelry to his collection. 

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