Top 10 Hottest Hotties Of The 2008 Olympics

10. Amanda Beard

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, Amanda Beard may be remembered more for the naked posters of her anti-fur campaign than for swimming. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and U.S. team captain failed to advance out of preliminaries in the 200-meter breaststroke, despite being the defending Olympic champion in that event. If Amanda’s swimming career is on the wane, the 26-year-old is hot enough to fall back on modeling: She’s already posed for Playboy, Sports Illustrated and FHM.

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Amanda Beard steams up the pages of FHM. (Photo: FHM)

Swimmer Amanda Beard arrives to the 2007 ESPY Awards in Hollywood. (Photo: WireImage)

Amanda Beard, two-time Olympic gold medalist and U.S. team captain, unveils her nude poster for People For the Ethical Treatment of Aminals (PETA) at the Olympic Village in Beijing. (Photos: AFP/Getty Images)

Amanda Beard arrives at the Matt Leinart Foundation Celebrity Bowling night at Lucky Strike Lanes on July 11, 2007 in Hollywood, CA. (Photo: Getty Images)

Amanda Beard poses for the cover of Playboy. (Photo: Playboy)

Amanda Beard poses for a portrait during the U.S. Olympic Swim Team Media Day at Stanford University. (Photo: Getty Images)

Amanda Beard's nude poster for People For the Ethical Treatment of Aminals (PETA). (Photos: Getty Images)

Logan Tom competes during the 2007 AVP Tour in Manhattan Beach, California. (Photo: Getty Images)

Logan Tom poses for FHM. (Photo: FHM)

Logan Tom has her spike blocked during a 2007 AVP Seaside Heights match. (Photo: Getty Images)

Logan Tom gets ready for a serve during the AVP Tampa Open in 2007. (Photo: Getty Images)

Logan Tom dives to save a smash during the AVP Crocs Tour Atlanta Open. (Photo: Getty Images)

Alicia Sacramone competes on the balance beam during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Photo: Getty Images)

Alicia Sacramone competes on the balance beam during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Photo: Getty Images)

Alicia Sacramone competes on the floor during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Photo: Getty Images)

Gymnast Alicia Sacramone poses for a portrait during the Athlete Summit at Smashbox Studios in West Hollywood. (Photo: Getty Images)

Alicia Sacramone competes on the floor during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Photo: Getty Images)

Alicia Sacramone at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Photo: Getty Images)

Laure Manaudou of France finishes the Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 4 in second place at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Photo: Getty Images)

Laure Manaudou of France finishes the Women's 400m Freestyle Heat 4 in second place at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. (Photo: Getty Images)

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Remember the 9-year-old girl that sang “Ode To The Motherland” before the CGI fireworks at the Olympic opening ceremonies last Friday? Lin Miaoke, China’s “Smiling Angel,” was actually lip syncing. The real singer, Yang Peiyi, 7, was pulled from broadcast when Chinese officials complained about her crooked teeth at a rehearsal. In order to keep this ruse from as many Chinese citizens as possible, the country’s propaganda ministry has been removing video clips and forum posts discussing the matter. “It was for the national interest,” said music director Chen Qigang. “The child on camera should be flawless in image, internal feelings and expression.” At least they didn’t blame acid reflux. [LA Times]

The Spanish Olympic committee so didn’t need this. Spanish sports fans have come under fire in recent years for the incessant “monkey chants” hurled at black soccer players, and British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton even had to deal with taunts from race attendees in blackface earlier this year. Now the country’s men’s basketball team—including LA Laker Pau Gasol—has paid questionable tribute to the Beijing Olympics in this photo, taken from an ad for SEUR, a Spanish courier company (the women’s team got in on it too). If Spain seriously hopes to host the Olympics in eight to twelve years, they might want to sponsor some sensitivity classes and crack down on this bullshit. [Guardian via Gawker]

Left: Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Right: Star of The Office and every woman’s regular guy dream boyfriend, John Krasinski.

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If you were paying attention during the Olympics last night, you might have caught a little video piece on French swimmer Laure Manaudou. She snagged a gold medal in Athens in 2004, but is best known for her, uh, ‘work’ out of the pool. In 2006 Laure fell in love with Italian swimmer Luca Marin, and very publicly left her coach and country to train - and bone - in Italy. “Between Italy and France,” she announced, “I have chosen Luca Marin, the love of my life. I want to live with him and have a baby.”

Except that didn’t totally work out as planned. The Italian club she joined in Turin kicked her out for “a lazy attitude,” and she and Marin broke up in the middle of the European Championships last December, where, after fighting in front of their teammates and the press, she threw her engagement ring in the pool. Voila! Adding to the scandal were the slew of naked pics (and a video) of Manaudou that leaked onto the web just hours later. The culprit remains unknown and Marin denies being involved, but you know, it sure as hell doesn’t make him look good.

To make matters worse, Marin is now dating Italian swimmer Federica Pellegrini, who is a world record holder and is competing against Manaudou in the Olympics this summer. Pellegrini now trains under Manaudou’s ex-coach and beat her world record - today! - in the 200 meter freestyle.

If you can handle more of the drama, check out pics of all three sexed up swimmers below. And those naked pics - NSFW of course - can be found here.

Federica Pellegrini (Getty Images).

Laure Manaudou and Luca Marin (Getty Images).

Luca Marin (Getty Images).

World Record swimmer Federica Pellegrini poses backstage with Giorgio Armani after the Emporio Armani fashion show as part of Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2009 on June 22, 2008 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage)

Laure Manaudou and Luca Marin (Getty Images).

Laure Manaudou and Luca Marin (Getty Images).

Laure Manaudou attends the French open in Roland Garros on June 8, 2008 Paris France (Photo by Dominique Charriau/WireImage)

Laure Manaudou (Getty Images).

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Oh hello there, muscles. The USA mens 4×100m freestyle relay team clinched the gold metal last night, beating the pompous French team (who had trash talked our guys and promised to “smash” them in the competition) by just .08 seconds. World records were broken and gold medals were won, but our focus was elsewhere - mainly on every exposed American swimmer body part we could find. These dudes (Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak, Garrett Weber-Gale and Cullen Jones) are hot in regular clothes, but dripping wet and cheering in a half-torn off body suit contraption? Yes, please.

Garrett Weber-Gale and Michael Phelps of the United States celebrate finishing the Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final in first place to win the gold medal held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

Garrett Weber-Gale and Michael Phelps of the United States celebrate finishing the Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final in first place to win the gold medal held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates finishing the Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final in first place to win the gold medal held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

Garrett Weber-Gale, Michael Phelps, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak of the United States celebrate finishing the Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final in first place to win the gold medal held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

Garrett Weber-Gale, Michael Phelps, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak of the United States celebrate finishing the Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay Final in first place to win the gold medal held at the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

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President Bush and clan are at the Olympics this week and from the looks of it, our Commander in Chief is having a grand ol’ time checking out some volleyball ass and raisin’ the roof alongside Mitt Romney and Bill Gates. Crazy faces? American flag? George Bush has got ‘em! Leadership skills and a good vocabulary? Not so much.

Good times below.

President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush and daughter Barbara Bush attend the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush and daughter Barbara Bush attend the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

President George W. Bush, First Lady Laura Bush and daughter Barbara Bush attend the National Aquatics Center on Day 3 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 11, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

President Bush watching volleyball at the Olympics (Getty Images).

President Bush watching volleyball at the Olympics (Getty Images).

President Bush watching volleyball at the Olympics (Getty Images).

US beach volleyball player Misty May Treanor (L) invites US President George W. Bush (2nd R) to give her a playful slap to her lower back (as is customary in the sport) as team-mate Kerri Walsh looks during a visit to the beach volleyball venue in Beijing on August 9, 2008. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

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