Diver and a Marathoner

The Brazilian synchronized diving pair of Ingrid Oliveira and Giovanna Pedroso finished dead last in their Olympic competition.
A possible reason: the night before the competition, Oliveira is said to have had a "marathon sex session" with canoeist Pedro Goncalves.
And to do so, she kicked Pedroso, who is only 17, out of the room they shared.
Needless to say, the two will no longer be diving together.

It wasn't the first time Oliveira has gotten in trouble. When she posted this picture last year, Brazilian officials said she's more interested in posting pictures of her behind on the internet than she is in diving.

No word on whether Goncalves will continue to dive, and marathon, with Oliveira.

3000 Words - Olympic Edition

Usain Bolt smiles as he crosses the finish line in the 100m.

Team Great Britain gives all its athletes luggage, which seems nice, until you get to baggage claim.

A wrestler needed a full cloth helmet to bandage a wound that opened several times during the match.

One for TON

We couldn't mention hot Olympians, like Ruth Spelmeyer, without finding a volleyball player for big TON.
So here is Kelsey Robinson of Team U.S.
And something for Billy: she wears #23 because she grew up in Chicago and loves Michael Jordan.

Fast Fraulein

We don't watch women's athletics for the titillation but every once in a while we see an athlete so hot, we can't help but notice. So I present to you German 400 meter runner Ruth Sophia Spelmeyer, the hottest female athlete in Rio.

Quick Hits - Olympic Edition

Cutest Couple
Photogenic decathlete Ashton Eaton and his wife Brianne Theisen-Eaton (she won bronze in the heptathlon) star in a very funny commercial for Visa's Checkout.
You hang up, no you hang up.



You Don't Need to Be a Pixie to be America's Sweetheart
Sarah Robles won the bronze medal in the women's weightlifting 75kg+ weight class.
Robles actually tipped the scales at 143 kilos, about 310 pounds. She lifted 286kg straight up over her head in the two lifts combined.
The only thing detracting from this story is a failed drug test and 2-year ban. She claims she failed due to hormones she was taking to treat a medical condition.

Teammates
A good teammate is always there to help.



Fun With Kids
I've been watching a lot of Olympics with the kids, and despite their iPads and youtube videos having killed their attention spans we are enjoying it. They're surprisingly into weightlifting and course Chase is following U.S. basketball closely.
But the best moment came when Chase kept referring to the race with the water jump as the "steeple." Evidently, when I gave him the name of it, he thought I said "steeple, Chase."

French Gymnast Snaps Leg

On the first day of the Rio Olympics we have an entry into the gruesome sports injury Hall of Fame.
French gymnast Samir Ait Said snapped his lower leg in half while landing a vault.

He joins Kevin Ware, Anderson Silva and Corey Hill as those who have suffered a complete snap of their leg during competition.

Olympic Torch Relay Fails

The Olympic Torch made it to the Opening Ceremony where Vanderlei de Lima light the Olympic Cauldron.
In 2004 de Lima was leading the Olympic marathon with 4 miles left, when he was tackled by some loon.

After this torch relay he has plenty of company. All sorts of challenges plagued the torch carriers, including crazed loons, crazed loons, with fire extinguishers, slippery pavement, the trail car, and even an unruly leopard.

Here is a video of some of the greatest fails of Brazil's torch relay.