What I love, among many things, about the Olympics is the sheer, unfiltered joy on the faces of the women as they reach their goals. It may be a gold medal. It may be a personal best. It may just be having made it to the grandest stage of her sport. But in that moment of supreme accomplishment, she has a beauty that transcends simple victory. This is not about bragging. This is about happiness. Of course, I also love that in their jubilant moments of triumph these women tend to look super, duper gay. Kerri Walsh & Misty May-Treanor , USA, beach volleyball
Great sport or greatest sport ever?
Great sport or greatest sport ever?Tamsin Barnett & Natalie Cook, Australia, beach volleyball
Closer, closer, closer...
Closer, closer, closer...Luiza Almeida & friend, Brazil, dressage
She is 16, so behave.
She is 16, so behave.Keri-Anne Payne & Cassandra Patten, Great Britain, women's marathon swimming
All that swimming deserves a kiss.
All that swimming deserves a kiss.Hanna Thompson & Emily Cross, USA, fencing
Parry, parry, thrust
Parry, parry, thrustWomen's Eight, USA, rowing
Oh, to be the ninth.
Oh, to be the ninth.Nicole Hudson & Sarah Young, Australia, field hockey
Sticks, tattoos, muscles, dresses...where was I?
Sticks, tattoos, muscles, dresses...where was I?Rebecca Adlington & Cassandra Patten, Great Britain, swimming
Public pool, private moment.
Public pool, private moment.Xue Chen & Zhang Xi, China, beach volleyball
Hands, hands!
Hands, hands!Li Jia Wei & Feng Tianwei, Singapore, table tennis
I watched table tennis all last night. It. Was. Awesome.
I watched table tennis all last night. It. Was. Awesome.Anastasia Davydova & Anastasia Ermakova, Russia, synchronized swimming
Clearly too much eyeshadow to actually be gay, and yet...
...this is how they celebrated their 2004 gold medal in Athens.
Clearly too much eyeshadow to actually be gay, and yet...
...this is how they celebrated their 2004 gold medal in Athens.Dara Torres, USA, hottie
This one is for the ladies of Shakesville, you know who you are. Sorry I couldn't bring along Tina, too. Sadly, they still haven't officially recognized “awesome” as an Olympic sport. Bastards.