Synchronized platform diving partners David Boudia and Thomas Finchum finished a very respectable 5th place Monday in what is one of the summer Games’ hottest events. The American pair showed poise and confidence and appear ready to compete for individual medals next week, when they dive against openly gay Aussie stud Matthew Mitchum. Check out this interview with Finchum talking about how close he and Boudia are. I’m just sayin’.

When I saw the U.S. Olympians enter the stadium at the Opening Ceremony with their funky hats on, I had to wonder: Who thought that was a great idea, and where did their inspiration come from? None other that the “elegant, refined and appropriate” Ralph Lauren/Polo Company.

“It’s not just a funky hat or shirt,” David Lauren, Son-of-Ralph, said.

Swimming is underway at the Water Cube, and something is missing. On the starting blocks for Larsen Jensen’s 400m freestyle heat there wasn’t a square foot of visible flesh between the eight athletes. This is unacceptable. In the name of advanced technology and faster times swimmers are dawning full body outfits that would have the ancient Greeks rolling in their graves. (Mercifully, the divers are sticking to tradition - toned bodies in tiny trousers. The genius lies in the simplicity.)

Powerade has enlisted British athletes in an Olympic ad campaign. But I’m burrying the lead… The athletes are naked! Pictured here is triple jumper Phillips Idowu. You can find the others here.