The Deputy loves the Olympics, especially the Winter Olympics. This year they are in Vancouver and they start in just a couple of days. My favorite thing to do is to have some people over and make margaritas and cheer on our nation, or another nation if the athlete is hotter. True? The events during the winter are really entertaining with snowboarding, to Nordic skiing, to figure skating, to the most exhilarating of all...curling! I kid. So the Deputy would like to highlight some of the US Olympic hopefuls for 2010 so that you can keep your eye on some of our all-stars. But this article isn't just about skill, it's about looks, so we can have some eye candy during the winter games.
Lindsey Vonn - GOLD - Where did this girl come from? She is an alpine ski racer from Minnesota and the first person to win back-to-back World Cup championships. In December 2009 she was hurt and had a bruised arm but still endured to win the opening run in Giant Slalom in the 2009 World Cup. So this girl has the guts and the looks to keep me watching. She kind of looks like a mix between Mischa Barton and Giselle and that is something the Deputy likes, he likes it a lot. She is new to the Olympic team and it's too bad this isn't a summer olympics and she were playing beach volleyball, but we'll settle.
Julia Mancuso - GOLD+ Thank goodness I did this article, I had no idea what the US was packing for this Olympic games. She is an alpine skier from Nevada that is one of the first girl athletes to be endorsed by Lange boots, and I can see why. She is a new one on the circuit but has a lot of potential. She also endured an injury and needed arthroscopic surgery on her hip. SO HOT! I hope she has a scar because that would be hotter. She won't be as noticeable as Vonn but this girl is noticeable in many other ways. Kind of like the Anna Kournicova of skiing.
Bode Miller - GOLD (for the lady readers) Bode has been on th
e circuit for years and has done wonders for the sport and the US during Olympic times. He first gained recognition when he won two medals in the 2002 Olympics in Giant Slalom and combined events. Then he took off for many years until a rough patch in 2009. He tore a ligament and was considering retirement but this New Hampshire native is going to tough it out and represent us with grace and style. Go Bode, Go Bode, Go!
Shaun White - OFF THE PODIUM So this Carrot Top look alike is not the hottest tool in the shed, in fact he's kind of a goon. But I am shut up immediately by his accomplishments at such a young age. A rookie to the olympics, but no rookie to winning medals, Shaun White is definitely the poster child of what's good in snowboarding. The Deputy saw him at the X games just a couple of weeks ago and was blown away. Some think, how do you tell who does better than the others if they all spin and land cleanly? Well, in one word, AIR! This guy gets so much height in his jumps that you almost forget how ugly he is. Strategy? Kidding, this guy is the man and definitely tune in for his runs.
Mirai Nagasu - JAIL BAIT GOLD This may be inappropriate but fo
r our asian invasion lovers, maybe Mirai is right up your alley. She is just 17 so hold your horses perverts and grew up in Arcadia, California, which is 10 minutes from the Deputy's house. This girl was the youngest figure skater, since Tara "Lips" Lapinski, to win the US women's figure skating title. She won such high marks in that competition by skating a triple-lutz, double toe, triple flip and a double axel. I hope this girl doesn't bring us the bad luck of Michelle Kwan and pulls some beginners luck out there. Watch for this girl! But don't watch her until she's legal next year.
Enjoy the games, peace!
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