Olympians featured nude in ESPN’s ‘Body Issue’ (warning nudity if naked bodies offend don't look)

[upaloopa]

I won't post pictures but here is the link.

http://espn.go.com/espn/photos/gallery/_/id/8136693/2012-body-issue-bodies-want-espn-magazine

[a kennedy]

1. Wow.....and pretty awesome

[HopeHoops]

2. Nothing to be offended by there. Those are REALLY artistic and very well done.

I'm impressed.

[HappyMe]

3. Who could be offended by such beauty?

[NightWatcher]

4. be right back, I gotta go do some situps. Lots of situps

[DinahMoeHum]

5. Praxiteles*, eat your heart out!

(*ancient Greek sculptor of athletes)

[bigwillq]

6. I really like the Body Issue

Such great shots.

[AngryOldDem]

7. What's to offend? The human body is a true work of art n/t

[tjwmason]

8. Utterly not offended

Very impressive pics, the human body is a piece of art.

[hedgehog]

9. I was laughing because I'm sure there were a lot of unprintable outtakes -

especially with the action shots - but then I as I looked at the series I wish I could post then in every high school in the country -
this is what a healthy body looks like, and this and this! They are some good looking people!

[GoneOffShore]

10. Gorgeous shots.

And why would anyone find these offensive?

Puritan hangups about the human animal are more offensive.

[Enrique]

11. I was hoping to see Rafalca

[rurallib]

17. he is wearing a modest Mormon cover up

[csziggy]

19. Here is Rafalca in her Mormon underwear

[Arkansas Granny]

12. There was nothing offensive in those photos.

[nolabear]

13. Oh they're so pretty! Too bad we're so afraid of naughty bits.

They are such beautiful examples of people all having to hide the same parts of their anatomies. But, wow.

[WillParkinson]

14. I, personally, am quite offended...

They covered the best parts!

[HeiressofBickworth]

15. I've read the original Olympics were done in the nude

These pictures are beautiful.

[Honeycombe8]

16. Who snuck that pic of me in there?

I had no idea someone with a camera was around!

[Aristus]

18. It's easy to forget that Leni Riefenstahl's 1936 film "Olympia"

featured shots of athletes in the nude. I mean, it was offensive in that they were Nazis, but other than that...

Beautiful photos, all...

[AllenVanAllen]

20. These are great figural reference for artists too.

Thanks!