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The XXII Gays of The Winter Olympics kicks off my coverage of the Sochi Games from a gay man’s perspective which will include a series of posts about hot Olympians, gay competitors – both present and past – and general articles about the 2014 Winter Games of interest to gay men. So, yeah, lots of eye candy ahead.

The XXII Gays of The Winter Olympics kicks off my coverage of the Sochi Games from a gay man’s perspective which will include a series of posts about hot Olympians, gay competitors – both present and past – and general articles about the 2014 Winter Games of interest to gay men. So, yeah, lots of eye candy ahead.

I know. With less than a month to go before the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Olympic Games I’m a bit tardy in starting my pre-Olympics hype coverage. But it’s the Winter Olympics. And the athletes wear far too much clothing. Not that I really need to see what a naked bobsledder looks like, but the Winter Olympics could do better for itself by coming up with at least a few events that feature some exposed male flesh. It’s not like every event is held on snowy slopes, many take place inside arenas. And even the Russians should be able to figure out how to heat a stadium. They did wonders with Chernobyl. Seriously, if curling is considered an Olympic sport, then there’s no good reason that nude ice dancing shouldn’t make the cut too.

Sure the Winter Olympics does the Agony of Defeat better  -  the Summer Games just can’t compete in broken bones and over-all body count. But it does much better with the Thrill of Victory side of things.

Sure the Winter Olympics does the Agony of Defeat better – the Summer Games just can’t compete in broken bones and over-all body count. But it does much better with the Thrill of Victory side of things.

The lack of Olympic nudity during the winter season aside, I’m having a difficult time trying to decide just what my stance should be on the Sochi Games. Thanks to the brouhaha caused by Russia’s attempt to make being gay illegal, there’s just too many options on how to react to choose from. There’s the total boycott faction, nicely dived between those who say boycott the land of Putin for hating the gays and those who feel the boycott should be directed at the IOC for failing to stand up to the Russian bear. There are those who are anti-boycott, usually citing all the hard work the athletes have gone to and how unfair it’d be to take away their shining moment. I get that, but then maybe those athletes should have chosen a sport that people actually care about. Political acts of social-consciousness is yet another choice, with suggestions from flying rainbow flags, to hand-holding, to being out, proud, and vocal. Go, don’t go, go and behave yourself, go and stand proud . . . there are just too many reactions to select from and no one can agree which is the best. It’s enough to make you reach for the closest bottle of Stoli.

Okay, so forget what I just said about curling, although I guess the drool factor over Canadian curler John Morris has just as much to do with him being a fireman.

Okay, so forget what I just said about curling, although I guess the drool factor over Canadian curler John Morris has just as much to do with him being a fireman.

It’d help if a few Winter Olympians would come out too. Despite Lady Gaga thinking Tom Daley will be participating at the Sochi Games, to date the out and proud who’ll be going for the gold in Russia comes in at a big fat zero. New Zealand’s Blake Skjellerup, who came out after his stint at the 2010 Games (and then won even more gay hearts by posing nude for a magazine spread) failed to make the team this year. Ditto for Johnny Weir, who thankfully did not pose naked for a magazine spread, but then couldn’t even be bothered to sign up for the Nationals.

Out, proud, and naked Blake Skjellerup will not be going for the gold at Sochi.

Out, proud, and naked Blake Skjellerup will not be going for the gold at Sochi.

Sure Brian Boitano will be at Sochi, after being outted by President Obama who named him as one of the three gay members of the U.S. delegation the day before Brian finally announced to the world that he is gay (big surprise there). But he’s no longer a participating athlete. So that doesn’t count anymore than does Ryan Seacrest who will be attending as a television host. Jason Brown, who just won his berth during the Nationals last weekend could easily come out since he pulls off the straight act even worse than Johnny Weir and he’d win the hearts of both gay men (since he is one) and ugly lesbians (since he looks like one) alike. Not that the same couldn’t be said of any male figure skater (the gay part, not the ugly lesbian thingy).

Olympic snowboarder Louie Vito’s body is definitely gold medal worthy.

Olympic snowboarder Louie Vito’s body is definitely gold medal worthy.

On the plus side, some of the Vancouver Games’ hottest hunks will be with us in Sochi again, and at least a few of them realize the importance of exposed flesh. Hunky snowboarder Louie Vito stripped down for ESPN in the past and having shown us everything but his half pipe there’s high hopes for its unveiling in Sochi (and yes, that was a snowboarding pun). Japanese speedskater Joji Kato has a difficult time keeping his clothes on too so he’s a hunk to watch come February. And while I’m not sure just what a biathlete does, I like the bi part almost as much as I like drooling over the hot body of French Olympian Simon Fourcade. And his little brother is a little hottie too. Though I guess I should save exposing all that hotness for my Olympic Stud of the Day posts now that thanks to Hendrik I’ve committed to covering the Sochi Games.

Speedskater Joji Kato has a thing for going shirtless, maybe during the Sochi Games he’ll pay equal attention to his other half.

Speedskater Joji Kato has a thing for going shirtless, maybe during the Sochi Games he’ll pay equal attention to his other half.

Coming up with a suitable graphic for my coverage of the London Games was a breeze, the XXX Games of the Olympiad just lent itself to the obvious. The XXII Olympic Winter Games, not so much. But then thanks to Russia’s fasciation with the gays and the irony of their attempt at stopping homosexual propaganda resulting in the gayness of the upcoming Olympics being all anyone is talking about I think I’ve hit on the perfect logo for my coverage. At least I think I did once I found a photo of a gold medal worthy winter athlete male ass to go with the text. And as ambivalent as I am about winter sports thanks to the aforementioned lack of male nudity associated with them, as dour of a lot as Russians are, they are already proving they’ll be good for a few laughs over the span of the Sochi Games. So let the gays begin . . .

That French Olympian Simon Fourcade and bi are always mentioned in the same sentence is a good thing.

That French Olympian Simon Fourcade and bi are always mentioned in the same sentence is a good thing.

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