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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.



Lest anyone think that there wasn't a point to all these Attractive Olympian posts, fear not: all of your voting in the preliminary posts has paved the way for YET MORE VOTING, as we at FanHouse have tallied up the averages of the 32 women to receive your scrutiny and used those scores to seed the ladies accordingly (For those more interested in marginalizing sexy male athletes, I direct you to this gallery).

The field is American-heavy, but our excuses, in order, are (a) this is an American blog, and (b) Americans are naturally better-looking than everyone else. Just ask the voters: eight of the top ten spots are occupied by Americans, and the populace seems to favor -- this may shock you -- blonde Caucasian women.

There are, of course, questions about the tourney's selection committee: Why choose Australian hurdler Sally McLellan (who finished dead last) and not Swedish hurdler Susanna Kallur? Why Argentine field hockey player Luciana Aymar and not her busty teammate Magdalena Aicega? Why Misty May-Treanor and not any other on a long list of beach volleyball players? The answer is simple: there's a massive sports blogging conspiracy to make sure your favorite hot athletes get ignored in this hypothetical tournament that offers no spoils to the victor whatsoever.

To vote now, go here. For a deeper look at the field, continue reading.
1. Amy Acuff, USA, High Jumper versus 16. Sally McLellan, Australia, Hurdler and Sprinter
1. Logan Tom, USA, Beach Volleyball versus 16. Stacy Dragila, USA, Pole Vault
2. Jennie Finch, USA Softball versus 15. Yan Zi, China, Tennis
2 Stephanie Rice, Australia, Swimming versus 15. Natasha Kai, USA, Soccer
3. Maria Sharapova, Russia, Tennis versus 14. Kim Gevaert, Belgium, Sprinter
3 Natalie Coughlin, USA, Swimming versus 14. Yelena Isinbayeva, Russia, Pole Vault
4. Christina Jones, USA, Synchronized Swimming versus 13. Simona Peycheva, Bulgaria, Rythmic Gymnast
4. Katie Mocco, USA, Judo versus 13. Lisa Leslie, USA, Basketball
5. Misty May-Treanor, USA, Beach Volleyball versus 12. Anna Bessonova, Ukraine, Rhythmic Gymnast
5. Hope Solo, USA, Soccer versus 12. Erin Phillips, Australia, Basketball
6. Laure Manaudou, France, Swimming versus 11. Natasha Watley, USA, Softball
6. Alicia Sacramone, USA, Gymnastics versus 11. Sue Bird, USA, Basketball
7. Ana Ivanovic, Serbia, Tennis versus 10. Blanka Vlasic, Croatia, High Jumper
7, Becky Hammon, Russia, Basketball versus 10. Luciana Aymar, Argentina, Field Hockey
8. Leisel Jones, Australia, Swimming versus 9. Nastia Liukin, USA, Gymnastics
8. Kelly Sotherton, Great Britain, Heptathlete versus 9. Emma Snowsill, Australia

Potential Upset: #5 Misty May-Treanor Versus #12 Anna Bessonova

May-Treanor cruised to a bloated overall nine-seed on the strength of name recognition and an extremely tight bikini. Don't overlook the younger Bessonova, who has a calendar that displays her proclivity for bending her legs into angles exceeding 180 degrees. That has to count for something.

Most Questionable Seeding/Most Intriguing Matchup: #7 Ana Ivanovic Versus #10 Blanka Vlasic

Ivanovic landed an unfairly low seed and should be considered a dark horse to win the whole tournament. But first, she has to get past dominant high jumper Vlasic, who may lack classic beauty but compensates with attitude to spare: sexy celebratory dances, extra piercings, a topless candid photo that surfaced in the Internet, and legs that start here and go into next week.

Additionally, both these athletes grew up during the collapse of communist Yugoslavia. Will the generations-deep hatred between Serbs and Croats affect this matchup? Well, no. That's impossibly foolish to imagine, since it's just unrelated people voting for one woman or the other. But still, it's an interesting angle.

The Matchup That Should Have Been: #7 Becky Hammon Versus #9 Nastia Liukin

Becky Hammon is the San Antonio Silver Stars guard and native Coloradoan who will play hoops for her adopted land of Russia, where she holds dual citizenship. Liukin is the daughter of two Olympic gymnasts who emigrated from the Soviet Union, and she'll represent the U.S. this summer. Alas, a hiccup in seeding made sure these two won't face off, thus depriving us of analysis on the Cold War enemies' sexy athlete exchange program.

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