German Olympic women pose nude for Playboy

I don't blame them to be honest. The olympics and world championships are the only time some of these athletes get any measure of coverage (no pun intended). These athletes are in peak physical condition so I don't imagine they suffer from the same body issues as the rest of the planet.

It was in the news this weekend that swimmer Becky Addlington earns between £8k - £10k from her swimming. That is money handed out to her by the UK Sports Council, and from it she needs to pay for her transport, kit, travel, food. She trains all the time so cannot work as well. It is only the gold ribbon athletes who earn the big bucks so it is no surprise that those lower down the pecking order look for any other source of income.

Here is hoping that Becky gets a bonus after her 2 gold medals.

I think the only thing you have that actually belongs to you is yourself and i suppose you do what you want with it but i personally think that she's made the wrong choice.
Sexual appeal shouldnt be able to make you famous.

So what! Nudity is normal and you're born that way.

i agree man. what's the problem? we don't get al pissy when celebs pose for playboy. and the respresent our country just as much, even more so. i think that these athletes are great role models for so many reasons, this included! i think it's amazing for a woman to have enough confidence to pose nude. so i say kudos to them!

They are just naked. And you don't have to look if you don't want to.

Plus they are grown-ups.

What exactly is the problem?

Are they older than 18 if so great we need more women to pose..

Playboy is nudity with class, so I don't really see a problem with it. I mean, at least it's not hardcore porn right?

DAMN THEYR hot

These Ladies Certainly Are Not Making Anyone Pine for the Days of the East German Winstrol Machine...

If I was the President of the IOC, I'd make the athletes compete in the nude.

Anyone who bitches about these girls posing nude for playboy needs to get off their puritanical soap box and come join the rest of us in the new millennium.

Not to mention all the money they have to spend on training, nutritionists, equipment, etc.

let's not forget that many olympians don't make squat. They have to take on another job to support their dreams. Stars like Michael Phelps get the fortune of living at an olympic training center (where USOC pays for housing etc) and commercial deals pay the rest (though he has certainly earned it). So yes, some olympians do need the money.

Judging by the photos, these women look pretty darn good. Why not share their beauty with the world? At the very least, here are some Playboy models with honest-to-goodness careers, women that others can very much look up to for their talent, hard work and discipline. The fact that they look great naked is just the icing on the cake, as far as I'm concerned.

the life of an athlete doesn't last long so why not? seems to me their being savvy and thinking of the long term.

The US certainly doesn't have higher standards: Amanda Beard posed nude last year.

They are cashing in on what they can. Not surprising. If the US had anyone to look at Hef would be offering them money and they would be accepting. As though the US has higher standards...

Maybe it's ok by German standards, but it seems tasteless to me. I'm sure they got a nice paycheck out of it. What people, even Olympians will do for money anymore.