Anyone who is able to compete at the highest levels of their particular skill or passion has our respect, be it chess, hotdog eating or baseball.
But gymnastics is a different story altogether. Not only are top gymnasts’ routines thrilling to watch, shattering assumptions of what the human body is be capable of, the athletes tend to be, for lack of a better word — ummph.
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Below, watch as Team USA’s Jake Dalton proves he’s ready for the games by nailing down every landing like some sort of very attractive alien creature.
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Olympic Gymnastics Trials | Jake Dalton is Rio-Ready On Floor …
Jake Dalton proves he is RIO READY with this INCREDIBLE floor routine! #GoTeamUSA #RoadToRioFor more video from Olympic Trials, visit http://www.NBCOlympics.com/
Posted by Team USA on Saturday, June 25, 2016
Kangol
I hope he does very well. He’s cute. But this piece is so typical for Queerty. You pick one young white twink guy and focus on him, even though the US men’s gymnastics team is racially and ethnically diverse. Why not focus on all the hot male US gymnasts or gymnasts fro across the globe who’ll be at the Olympics? In fact, other than the photo of Prez Obama, the image of RuPaul, and the pic of the Asian guy, the entire rest of the page is not inclusive. You guys can do much better.
Mo Bro
@Kangol: Sometimes it’s just not all about you.
MacAdvisor
I wish the athletes all the best, I really do, but until the USOC apologies for their actions against the late Dr. Tom Waddell and the Gay Games, I will simply never, ever support them.
crowebobby
Of course I have the utmost respect for these guys and their accomplishments and I find them all physically beautiful, but I also find them all somewhat asexual. Perhaps they’re so perfect they don’t look quite real. I don’t know, it’s just my natural reaction.
He BGB
To look like that and be that good at gymnastics or whatever their goal, they probably have never stopped to have sex. Also, seriously, they may be so far in the closet they haven’t had sex (either gay or straight, male or female it would be an admission which they may want to be mysterious)
Aromaeus
Alot of these guys tend to be hardcore christians which means they also tend to be anti-gay.
Billy Budd
@Aromaeus: Many guys in the brazilian gymnastics team are GAY. The most famous one is Diego Hypolito. He has been a world champion in the solo presentation (sorry, I don’t know the right name for this) and he is a cutie. My dream is that he comes out out the closet for good.
SumSay
@He BGB:
Most Olympic gymnasts don’t have social lives. They’re probably lucky to get in those few romps (if any) during the breaks between meets when they can. The coaches make it clear from the beginning that winning requires sacrifice, and screwing like rabbits whenever you want won’t contribute to success. It’s probably worth it in the long run. The fewer the distractions, the easier it’ll be to win the gold.
Colas
Bravo! Keep up the goo work!
Kangol
@Mo Bro: It’s never about me. It’s about the larger LGBTQ community. We’re not all hom0phobe-loving Republonauts like you.
Mack
He’s also a straight guy from Reno Nevada which primary right wing Republicans.