SATURDAY SPECIAL: 2012 Olympic Gymnasts-Part 2

One Wednesday I presented the hunks of world gymnastics. Tonight I am going to bring the hunks of the American gymnastics team.  It is not that I think we have more hunks than the other national teams, but simply that I have better access to them here in the states. And I'd love to have more access to...

THE UNITED STATES 

MEN'S GYMNASTICS TEAM 2012

Not a plain one in the bunch!  As I often like to joke in such situations, I will take the ugly one.

Not since 1984 has the United States yielded as handsome a team of gymnasts (I am STILL crushing on Mitch Gaylord from that team at the Los Angeles games).

GQ Magazine has already primed us for the hunkitude just before the games.

Since GQ is all about fashion, here's a pic of our heroes in their entry uniforms, which were much maligned in the U.S., and not just because they weren't manufactured here. Many thought they looked a little too regal for the laid back states, some didn't like the berets, others thought they were over done. 

I thought they looked awesome, but then I love regal, bereted, over done clothes.

But with these guys, less clothing is much better.

 QUIZ: Here are the American gymnasts, post Olympics, working for...
1) Cirque du Soleil
2) Circus, Circus Casino in Las Vegas
3) Chippendales
4) Calvin Klein....but not as models, if you catch my drift

ALEXANDER NADDOUR
From: Gilbert, Arizona   ~  School: University of Oklahoma

CHRISTOPHER BROOKS
From: Houston, Texas   ~  School: University of Oklahoma

DANELL LEYVA
From:  Miami, Florida ~ Club: Universal Gymnastics, Inc.

JACOB DALTON
From: Reno, Nevada  ~  School: University of Oklahoma

JOHN OROZCO
From: Bronx, New York   ~  Club: U.S.O.T.C. Gymnastics

JONATHAN HORTON

From: Houston, Texas  ~  School: University of Oklahoma

SAM MIKULAK
From: Newport Coast, California   ~  School: University of Michigan

Uh-oh!  He's an University of Michigan athlete. As anyone who is a friend of such, OR an Ohio State University alum can tell you, THAT MEANS TROUBLE!

STEVE LEGENDRE
From: Port Jefferson, New York   ~  School: University of Oklahoma

While not all of the team members are quite as comfortable with exhibitionism, I am happy to report that Cuban American hottie Danell Leyva is more than ready to surrender his clothes for the sake of art...or at least Facebook. 

These first four are pics created for ESPN Magazine, which has begun running an annual series of photos of athletes (male and female) in the nude.  It hasn't reached Dieux du Stade level yet, but for American men, who are nowhere near as liberal with nudity as the rest of the men of the Western world, it's a damn good start. 

Danell rocked the Olympic world with these risque pictures taken in a bathroom...

Thanks goodness for the rule breakers!