Michael Phelps visited the Playboy Club in Las Vegas last night and demonstrated his excellent backstroke on one of the resident [cough] ladies there.
The Olympian was accompanied by an entourage of striped-shirted schmucks, one of whose sole duties appeared to be pointing a flashlight at anyone attempting to photograph the swimmer during his efforts to obtain a gold medal in ass-grabbing. (”It was unreal,” says Neel. “Within moments of entering the club he summoned two girls over… I’ve never seen such an aggressive grip.”)
So much for the “role model for children”. Sex tape in 3…2…
source: Michael Phelps Squeezes Out Another Victory At The Playboy Club [radar]
Chinese press and bloggers have been less than favorable about London’s contribution to Beijing’s Olympic closing ceremony – criticizing contributions from the London Mayor Boris Johnson and David Beckham.
As the torch was put out in the “Bird’s Nest” stadium, one blogger described Mr Johnson as “arrogant, rude and disrespectful” when he accepted the Olympic flag. There were mixed opinions too about the eight-minute cameo performance featuring a London bus, Beckham, the singer Leona Lewis, Led Zeppelin’s guitarist Jimmy Page, dancers and singers.
The Titan Sports Daily contrasted the “neatness” of the Chinese performers with the “outrageous outfits” worn by the Britons. Unlike the Chinese custom which tends not to reveal their weakness to the outsiders, “the British seem to like to laugh about their stupidity in a funny way”, it said.
“During the performance, when the London bus pulled over, all the passengers waiting for the bus rushed into the door at the same time, which truly damaged the British image,” it added.
In the run-up to the Games, Beijing officials had run a campaign to “civilize” the city’s inhabitants, teaching them of the importance of queuing in Western culture.
It also complained that Lewis and Page were not A-list celebrities. “Unfortunately, the singer and Jimmy Page are absolutely not famous enough to be known or recognized by millions of the Chinese audiences. As for David Beckham, he was supposed to kick the football towards the red circle in the center of the ‘Bird’s Nest’. In the end, just like any of his penalties at a football match, he totally missed it. He kicked the ball to the left and dropped in the crowd, then was picked up by a lucky Chinese volunteer who would not let go of the ball.”
The Daily First praised the use of a red London bus, but questioned whether the performance had anything to do with sport or the Olympic Games. Mr Johnson was also criticized for accepting the Olympic flag with one hand only.
source: Chinese ridicule London’s part in closing ceremony [independent]
NBC couldn’t televise the most exciting action at the Olympics in Beijing - the sexual acrobatics of the young competitors in the Olympic Village.
According to veterans of the Games, the world’s top athletes were hooking up for the two weeks of competition - with a final burst of sexual release last night on the eve of today’s closing ceremonies.
[Click thumbnails to view Olympic hotties -- pictured from left -- Alicia Sacramone, Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain, Sweden's Susanna Kallur, Leryn Franco of Paraguay, Olympic gold medal winner Jennie Finch and Soccer player Heather Mitts]
“This sex fest . . . [happened] right here in Beijing,” Matthew Syed, a past Olympian and table-tennis champion now working as a commentator, writes in the Times of London.
“Olympic athletes have to display an unnatural - and, it has to be said, wholly unhealthy - level of self-discipline in the build-up to big competitions. How else is this going to manifest itself than with a volcanic release of pent-up hedonism?”
Syed notes the big winners, “even those as geeky as Michael Phelps,” were the principal objects of desire for many female athletes. Losers also get their share, he said, adding it was “a common sight to see recently knocked-out athletes gorging on Magnums and McDonald’s, swilling alcohol and, of course, shagging like crazy.”
To make sure the competitors practice safe sex, the Bejing government stocked the Olympic Village with free condoms, and they were scooped up by the handfuls. One Australian athlete told the paper, “It is unbelievable in there; everyone is totally crazy once they are out of their competitions.”
Many past Olympic hookups have progressed beyond the original passion. Tennis aces Roger Federer and gal pal Mirka Vavrinec met at the 2000 Games in Sydney, as did field-hockey greats Alyson Annan and Carole Thate, who entered a civil partnership. Air riflers Matt Emmons and Katy Kurkova wed after sparks flew in Athens in 2004. And sprinter Derek Redmond and swimmer Sharron Davies married after meeting at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed today that it has asked the International Gymnastics Federation to investigate the Chinese gymnastics underage fiasco, following new evidence that at least two gymnasts competed under the legal age in the Olympics.
A hacker by the handle of “stryde.hax” (every time I read that I think to myself “Does he use Stridex?”) tracked down some evidence of the real birth dates of He Kexin and Yang Yilin that shows that they are actually 14 years old.
Basically, the Chinese government had any traces of their actual birth dates deleted from everywhere — even Google’s cache — but this hacker tracked it down in the document translation cache of Chinese search giant Baidu. Which isn’t really hacking so much as it is, ya know, good old-fashioned American ingenuity. You can check out the documents here and here, but they’re in Chinese so good luck with that. You can also check out stryde.hax’s blog on the issue here.
Emmanuelle Moreau, IOC’s Media Relations Manager in Beijing, said in an email that, “the IOC has therefore asked the International Gymnastics Federation to endeavor to find out more. We understand they are doing so immediately.”
Although I commend the Chinese and their efforts in the Olympics — those young gals are tremendously good, they should follow the rules like everyone else. If the rules say, “you must be 16 years of age”, then they need to be 16 years of age.
source: Investigating the Chinese Gymnasts — FINALLY! [evil beet gossip]
When US Olympic beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor asked George Bush to spank her on the bottom the president decided to get playful.
President Bush, switching roles from commander-in-chief to cheerleader-in-chief at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, stopped by to offer support for the American volleyball and softball teams.
In the run-up to the Games, Beijing officials had run a campaign to “civilize” the city’s inhabitants, teaching them of the importance of queuing in Western culture.
“This sex fest . . . [happened] right here in Beijing,” Matthew Syed, a past Olympian and table-tennis champion now working as a commentator, writes in the Times of London. 
