I confess- that like about half of the media connected part of this planet, I did indulge in the mindlessly guilty pleasure which is Olympics watching.
AcquaMan- Michaels Phelps was incredible of course, but for me the truly inspirational and amazing swimmer was Dara Torres. She’s 41- old enough to be the mother of most of her competitors, yet she came away with an individual silver medal- missing gold by only .01 of a second. She’s a mom, she’s super hot with awesome abs and an unbelievable body –and incredible work ethic. This is her 5th Olympics. Dara rocks!
Dara Torres
There’s one other female athlete who I also consider way more amazing and inspiring than Phelps. Gymnast Oksana Chusovitina. Forget the illegal 10 year old Chinese minis-this WOMAN is 33!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She won a SILVER MEDAL in the vault! That’s absolutely incredible in the gymnastics world-considering her competitors ranged from 16-20 or even younger. She won gold as a member of the Unified Team (former USSR) in 1992 and competed in every Olympics since, three times for Uzbekistan and now, for Germany. That’s five Olympiads. Most of her competitors were mere babies when she won her first gold.
In 2002 , living in her native Uzbekistan, her small son was diagnosed with leukemia. Proper treatment facilties for his condition didn’t exist there, and through her gymnastics connexions, she managed to get him admitted to hospital in Germany. To get the funds for his treatment, she performed in gymnastics exhibitions across the country. She took German citizenship, and now competes for the country which saved her son’s life. All around inspirational gold medal deserving performance…
Oksana Chusovitina
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