Archive for the 'Olympics' Category

Looks like Greg Louganis and his new fiancé are about to just dive right in!! LOLz!

At 53, we're glad that the former Olympic diver is ready to marry his partner, Johnny Chaillot! After a rep confirmed it, here's what Greg said on Twitter:

So, IS he coming back?

Michael Phelps declared his retirement to the world, but his Instagram picture (above) on Monday hints otherwise.

The Olympic swimmer tweeted the pic of him getting instructions on the starting block, saying:

So sad! Esther Williams passed away in her sleep Thursday.

She was 91.

The silver screen star's route to Hollywood was an unusual one, and it led straight through the water.

The phenomenal swimmer's Olympics dreams were dashed by World War II, but she used her skills to get a job in the popular Aquacade swimming and dance tour.

There her bright personality and knockout looks were spotted right away by MGM scouts, and soon she was starring in films such as Million Dollar Mermaid and Dangerous When Wet.

Over her storied career, Esther starred opposite Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, and Bob Hope.

She never made it to the Olympics, but her onscreen aquatic feats are partially to thank for inspiring the event of synchronized swimming, for which Esther served as a commentator.

The Bathing Beauty may never be matched, in the water or on film.

[Image via Classic Cinema Images.]

The woes of being a professional athlete!

Lindsey Vonn is hoping to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympics, which means she’s subject to random drugs tests.

But we doubt that she thought they meant in the middle of an event!

The skier got a call during the CFDA Awards explaining that members of the International Olympic Committee were waiting outside with a cup for her to pee in.

Can you get a law degree between now and August??

For Oscar Pistorius's sake, we hope so!

Oscar represented himself in a pretrial hearing yesterday — for a whole 15 minutes — as Magistrate Daniel Thulare postponed the case ’til August so police can complete their investigation. Oscar is accused in the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.

It's been a little while since we've heard anything about the Oscar Pistorius murder trial, and the last bit of news came from former lead investigator Hilton Botha speaking out on the case. Now, we're hearing that Oscar will actually be in court on Tuesday for a pretrial hearing.

And that he'll be REPRESENTING HIMSELF!

The Olympian's murder case, in which he's been charged with the killing of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, is set to move forward under Oscar's insistence that it was all in self defense. South African legal experts insist he's fighting an uphill battle.

Happy 19th Birthday, you strong swimmer! HA!

Tom Daley and some of his best chums hit a rooftop bar and STK on Tuesday night to celebrate the Olympian’s birthday.

Since you can legally drink in London at 18-years-old, the group sipped on some alcoholic beverages and had a jolly good time.

Tom previously went to Mexico to have a shirtless start to his birthday month, but this time he was rocking a suit, and he looked good enough to undress!

Like the smart cookie that he his, Mr. Daley got a driver to make sure he got home safely.

Hopefully it was a night to remember… Or maybe forget! LOLz!!!

[Image via Zibi/WENN.]