The Cheerleaders of the 2008 Olympics - Extended Coverage
Monday, August 11th, 2008As promised, the Beijing Olympics has cheerleaders, and plenty. But sadly, the expected “sunshine boys” are nowhere to be seen, per the Huffington Post’s Ph.D on the scene:
What is interesting is that in last year’s test events, there were boy cheerleaders who were called yangguang nanhai (sunshine boys). They were received well by the audiences. This year, for whatever reason, only girl cheerleaders will be there.
HuffPo’s Dr. Hongmei Li has all the deets here. However, Tanya Enberg is not onboard this train:
What is unnecessary and rather bizarre is that women’s volleyball has scantily dressed female cheerleaders excitedly hopping about and wiggling…
Unnecessary? Bizarre? As always, you make the call. Click to expand:
They wouldn’t leave poor Kobe alone:
Kobe Bryant was there Monday morning. Famous as an NBA star and infamous as a womanizer, Bryant was pursued by a flock of barefoot, bikini-wearing, off-duty cheerleaders as he left the stadium.
Is this some kind of hoedown on the basketball court?
Via the awesome photostream of kk+
Extended coverage, after the jump