Category Archives: Olympics

Olympic Spotlight: Yul Moldauer

Joining fellow team-mate Brody Malone in the Olympic Spotlight, Yul Moldaeur executed an amazing floor routine to qualify for medal competition in the Tokyo Olympics. This marks his first trip to the olympic games, and is just the beginning based on all the promise on display. It also makes for a giant leap toward getting crowned as Dazzler of the Day. Stay tuned… 

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Olympic Spotlight: Chase Kalisz

As befits his name, Chase Kalisz gave chase in search of the Olympic gold medal, and found it tonight, earning it in the 400 M individual medley. When Michael Phelps is your mentor, a gold medal is nothing less than expected. Go Team USA!

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Olympic Spotlight: Brody Malone

One of the most powerful gymnasts that the United States sent to the Tokyo Olympics, Brody Malone has earned some of the highest qualifying scores for the US team at his very first trip to the Olympic games. Keep an eye on him in the next few days – he’s poised for a near-future Dazzler of the Day.

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Dazzler of the Day: Ben Percival

Fellow Brandeis alum Ben Percival is representing his home country of Samoa in Judo for the Tokyo Summer Olympics, which officially kicked off last night. Anyone who makes it anywhere near Olympic competition is a hero in my book. Congrats to Percival on being named the Dazzler of the Day.

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Olympic Spotlight: Pita Taufatofua

Once again taking the world’s stage by shirtless storm, Pita Taufatofua kicks off this site’s Olympic coverage (such as it may be) in greased and grand fashion. This mark’s Pita’s third trip to the Olympics from Tonga, and that in itself is an impressive-enough feat. Add to that a killer smile and matching physique, and you have the recipe it takes to make an Olympic Spotlight truly shine. Check out his previous shirtless appearances here and here

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The Jonas Bros Do the Olympics

Olympic fever kicks into fevered frenzy tonight as the Jonas Brothers appear on some Olympic-themed competition in which they purported try their hands (and feet and every glorious body part) at some Olympic sports. I have no idea what that entails, but it’s airing on NBC tonight, so if you’re a fan of Nick, Joe and/or Kevin, give it a watch. Also, this seems a good time to revisit some of Nick’s infamously gratuitous posts, or Joe’s underwear poses, or Kevin’s tighty-whities. I’m not going to pretend I don’t like some of their new music either. Don’t hate.

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Dazzler of the Day: Katie Ledecky

Continuing our Summer Olympics 2021 Dazzler of the Day run, here is one of the most gold-medal-festooned competitors in the swimming world. Katie Ledecky holds the record for most gold medals in world championships and Olympic games for a female swimmer. She’s heading to Tokyo soon to see if she can add to all that metal. 

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Dazzler of the Day: Dalilah Muhammad

Defending her last Olympic win, Dalilah Muhammad is heading into Tokyo’s Olympic Games poised to grab more precious metal in track and field. Today she earns her first Dazzler of the Day honor as the US prepares to send her off in a celebratory flash.

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Dazzler of the Day: Carlin Isles

Widely regarded as the fastest rugby player in the world, Carlin Isles sails past his competitors to earn his first Dazzler of the Day honor, just in time for his trip to Tokyo for the Summer 2021 Olympics. He’ll be part of the USA rugby team (marking his second Olympic Games), and his speed looks like it will set the international stage aflame. 

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Dazzler of the Day: Caeleb Dressel

The Summer Olympics are beginning in a few short weeks, so we’ll be featuring some Olympians in both the Dazzler of the Day feature and the Olympic Spotlights as we do during Olympic season. There are just too many amazing athletes and not enough time. Case in point is one of the fastest swimmers in the world right now: Caeleb Dressel, who earns his first Dazzler of the Day here. Keep an eye on him, if you can…

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Dazzler of the Day: Sunisa Lee

Joining teammate Simone Biles in the quest for gold at the Tokyo Summer Olympics, Sunisa Lee earns her first Dazzler of the Day for the recent qualifying show she put on which secured her place on the American gymnastics team. Olympic excellence is the sort of dazzling achievement that will always impress and inspire, and Lee looks to be a top medal contender in next month’s games. 

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Dazzler of the Day: Sha’Carri Richardson

The last time I remember being this enraptured by the dazzle and pizzazz of an Olympic runner (and their nails) was when Florence Griffith Joyner set the world ablaze several Olympic decades ago. (I may be dating myself, but who better to date?) This stunner is Sha’Carri Richardson, who swiftly earns her first Dazzler of the Day honor for her record-breaking speed and agility in the Olympic trials. Shortly after the accolades, several problematic tweets surfaced, which will likely happen for anyone who catapults to fame in this day and age. (Don’t go digging through my trash heap, please God…) I’m not exonerating or dismissing anything – just acknowledging that even dazzlers have their drawbacks, no one is perfect, and forgiveness is divine. Let’s see how she does in the upcoming Olympics. 

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Dazzler of the Day: Simone Biles

Shattering history and making a strong play for the GOAT, Simone Biles just won her 7th American all-around title in gymnastics, setting her up for a fierce Olympics run, and easily securing her debut as Dazzler of the Day. Theres something awe-inspiring about seeing an athlete at the height of her power and prowess, stalking the vault, balance beam, pommel horse, and more with the grace and formidable focus that makes her the absolute best at what she does. 

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Dazzler of the Day: Tom Daley

His Speedo-clad form has graced this blog numerous times in the past, and as the world gears up for the summer Olympics he’s back in the Speedo again, suited up and ready to dive into his first crowning as Dazzler of the Day. This is Tom Daley and he needs no other introduction thanks to posts like this and this and most especially this. He’s been on competitive fire lately, with his diving partner Matty Lee, and the world waits with breathless anticipation for what the pair will bring to the Olympic pool. 

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Winter Olympics 2018 Recap: Bobsled Butts, Meaty Thighs & More

There will be only two blog posts today, but this last one is a doozy, filled with shirtless Olympic hunks and a grand recap of all that came during this year’s Olympic Games. Get ready for a link-a-licious explosion of the wonder of these Winter Games, and feast your eyes on all the athletes who brought such heat to the frozen season.

We begin with the biggest star of these Olympic Games, who earned a Team Bronze Medal in Figure Skating: Adam Rippon. He strode into PyeongChang with deliberate, defiant and deserved confidence, taking the world by storm with his entertaining quips and quick-witted sound-bites. He took down the evil Mike Pence with a few well-chosen words and Tweets, yet remained focus on what he was there for. In the end he became the face of the future: a world of athletes unbound by sexual labels or limitations.

Tantamount to Rippon was another openly-gay athlete, Gus Kenworthy, whose nude ESPN spread was a highlight of this website (and it was the gift that kept on giving). After his try for Olympic gold, he kissed his boyfriend on live television and we all melted a little. (His cheeky Instagram posts didn’t hurt either.)

Chris Mazdzer added a major thirst factor to these Olympics, with his penchant for showing off a hairy chest in previous social media moments (and these GIFs from a gratuitous Cosmopolitan story).

In the end, it was the spirit and sentiment of the Olympic Games that prevailed, with or without the hunks. Here’s looking ahead to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2020…

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