Olympic athletes often don't get paid to do anything other than look good. In that vein, Attractive Olympians handicaps which athletes may rake in endorsement deals after the Olympics.With her powerful, energetic style, Alicia Sacramone is one of the world's premier gymnasts on the vault and floor events. In fact, her floor performance in Stuttgart last year sealed the American women's second world championship ever (and the first on foreign soil).
The full-time student at Brown first made the U.S. team in 2003, but injury and a disastrous performance at the 2004 U.S. Nationals kept her from making the trip to Athens. Since that failure, though, she has collected seven medals from three world championships, and this summer she looks to continue to the trend.
So, she's an Ivy League student who happens to be a world-class athlete, but what good is that if people reading sports blogs don't find her attractive? After the jump, enjoy visual evidence of Alicia's flexibility and vote in our democratic yet shallow poll.
Breaking Down the Basics
| Age | 20 |
| Hair | Brown |
| Eyes | Brown |
| College | Brown |
| Build | Like a sexy fireplug |
| Shoulders | Can lift VW with a shrug |
| Legs | Great at obtuse angles |
| Thinks she's too good for you because | She goes to Brown |
| Actually too good for you because | She can beat you at arm-wrestling |
| Benefit for male audience | Doesn't look frozen in childhood |
Presentation of Medals
*When judging, assume that Gold suggests a future a of GoDaddy.com-level of endorsements, and Bronze points toward appearances in local circulars.
Attractive Olympians
Nastia Liukin Two-time world champion gymnast is a six-time world medalist and a four-time U.S. National Champion.
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Jennie Finch: Pitched the USA to gold in 2004. She and her teammates have many fans, none more so than Terrell Owens of the Dallas Cowboys.
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Becky Hammon: The WNBA star from South Dakota will play for the Russian women's basketball team in August.
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Luciana Aymar Named International Hockey Federation's World Player of the Year four times ('01, '04-'05, '07), helping Argentina to a bronze and silver in the last two Olympics.
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Leisel Jones Won silver in the 100-meter breaststroke in her home country of Australia in 2000, and earned bronze and silver in the 100m and 200m, respectively, in Athens.
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Yan Zi: Tennis player from China ranks 13th in the world on the WTA tour, and partnered with Zheng Jie to win the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2006.
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Sally McLellan: Australian Hurdler and Sprinter was a semifinalist in both the 100m and 100-meter hurdles at the 2007 Worlds.
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Kim Gevaert: Belgian record holder in the 60m, 100m, 200m and 400m races and won a relay bronze at the 2007 Worlds.
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Adam van Koeverden: Canadian canoe-kayak racer won gold in the 500m and bronze in the 100m the the Athens games in 2004.
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Maria Sharapova: This will be the first Olympics for the Russian tennis star, who has won three Grand Slam titles.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Not only that, but she's a KNOCKOUT! ...literally
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QA6s7p-zU8
Posted at 12:42PM on May 8th 2008 by Eric
2. I love Alicia
Alicia is a very important person in my life.
My biggest dream is to meet Alicia personally.
Alicia is beautiful, very strong is wonderful.
Alicia Super girl.
Posted at 3:46PM on Jun 8th 2008 by Luccas Ostronoff