Winter Olympics - Vancouver's worst dressed list

Eurosport - Thu, 18 Feb 09:35:00 2010

The Winter Olympics have brought glitz, glamour and plenty of fashion disasters. We count down the worst outfits in Vancouver.

2010 Vancouver gold medal - 0

As ever, some of the boldest sartorial statements have been made in the figure skating competition, which has been graced by the tears of a clown and the world's first Burberry braces.

Not to be outdone, the Japanese speed skating team apparently turned up with g-strings over the top of their suits, while in other events athletes used ponchos, boot polish and holographic swords to stand out from the crowd.

10 - Presumably German figure skaters Robin Szolkowy and Aliona Savchenko were warned: "Don't wear that, you'll look like clowns." Savchenko's tear may not actually be painted on.

Robin Szolkowy and Aliona Savchenko

9 - Ski jumper Andreas Kofler pairs a salmon pink helmet with a yellow plastic poncho. Let's hope he took that thing off before jumping.

Andreas Kofler

8 - Kevin van der Perren was 12th in the figure skating short program. He's clearly better suited to the skeleton.

Kevin van der Perren

7 - Do not adjust your monitor. French snowboarder Mathieu Crepel's moustache really is painted on. In 2014 he's going to get a string of onions and a beret done.

Mathieu Crepel

6 - Two words for Tomas Verner's get-up: Hello. Sailor.

Tomas Verner

5 - Magdalena Neuner adds an elaborate bobble hat to her nuclear fallout suit as she collects biathlon gold. Call it 'meltdown chic'.

Magdalena Neuner

4 - This is US ice hockey goalie Jonathan Quick's helmet. Presumably he is hoping opponents will aim for the back of his head, not the back of the net.

Jonathan Quick

Bronze medal: Swiss couple Antoine Dorsaz and Anais Morand aim for the WAG vote, looking a vision in Burberry.

Antoine Dorsaz and Anais Morand

Silver medal: It is bad enough that the Japanese speed skaters have to sport a gold costume, modelled here by Joji Kato, but the g-string effect pushes this to a ridiculous level of campness.

Joji Kato

Gold medal: The Norwegian team bring a flavour of golf to the curling rink. Shirts by Tiger Woods, trousers by Ian Poulter.

The Norwegian curling team

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  1. Am I the only one who noticed the male Canadian speed­ skater's bits and pieces on display? That made my­ top ten list of @#$% were they thinking.

    From m, on Sat 20 Feb 10:02

  2. yek, sue the wardrobe designer

    From rmoller, on Sat 20 Feb 9:43

  3. Thought they were all ok... it's all 4 show so­ don't see what the problem is... Burberry was the­ best :0)

    From E, on Sat 20 Feb 9:40

  4. What the heck is a 'WHEPON OF MUSS ­ DESTROCTION'? is it that bobble hat? If so I think­ it's quite fetching.

    From austyn, on Sat 20 Feb 9:29

  5. I would like to add to my comment. I would like to­ answer to that biker (what else?!!!)
    there is nothing­ wrong about supporting thoese that fight for our­ freedom If that is the fact, we all should support­ them. IF THAT WAS THE CASE... (WHEPONS OF MUSS­ DESTROCTION, WHERE ARE THEY?) and also, if we must­ support those that realy deserve it lets all do it IN­ THE RIGHT PLACE, doing it there was totaly out of­ contest and wrong.
    If you were it when riding your bike­ i would give you my thumbs up. SEE THE­ DIFFERENCE?
    Thanks

    From SOMEONELIKEYOU, on Sat 20 Feb 9:19

  6. Thank God curling thongs didn't catch on. Actually,­ it might liven it up a bit...

    From Molzy MacDee x, on Sat 20 Feb 9:17

  7. By per chance, has Lady GaGa competed in such events,­ and stole the outfits for her award ceremonies and­ concerts etc... hmmm, these are the questions that­ haunt me...

    From Molzy MacDee x, on Sat 20 Feb 9:11
  8. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    What about that hockey helmet? Isn't it a political­ statment. Undignafiying for the americans (AS PER­ NORMAL, WHAT CAN ONE EXPECT FROM AMERICAN DRUNK LIERS­ COWBOYS?!

    THIS ARE OLYMPIC GAMES, Where peace,­ fraternity and friendship is the moto. Not war.
    Did we­ all alredy forgot what we comndemn about 1972(?) The­ black fist?
    Do we have two different opinions now just­ because they are americans?
    COME ON lets celebrate­ clown dressin not marshal apeals

    From SOMEONELIKEYOU, on Sat 20 Feb 8:21

  9. I have seen worse on every catwalk.

    From john c, on Sat 20 Feb 8:15

  10. the skeleton outfit is actualy quite cool, and the one­ with the bobble hat isn't so bad, the burbery­ outfits are really wrong though..

    From Robyn :), on Sat 20 Feb 5:59

  11. i think the person in the gold jumpsuit type thingy was­ quite cool............................. lol

    From preetamvirdee, on Sat 20 Feb 5:20

  12. Skeleton was very good. Others ummmmmmmmmmmmmm!

    From pilgrim, on Sat 20 Feb 3:01

  13. Theres a Norwegian curling teams trousers appreciation­ club on face book . i think they are coool .

    From vivienne, on Sat 20 Feb 1:36

  14. the skeleton outfit was cool!

    From Wendy wee wees, on Sat 20 Feb 1:19

  15. i quite liked the first outfit but the rest are just­ bla

    From Eddie, on Sat 20 Feb 0:54

  16. Ah ah, Jon.. completely agree. This mus be the Olympics­ worst article.

    From jm, on Fri 19 Feb 22:52

  17. and if we had to make a 1 to 10 for worst sport reports­ this would be the sh/tiest of the whole lot . can you­ put some effort in your work or move aside

    From Jon, on Fri 19 Feb 19:13

  18. The couple skated to "Send In The Clowns"­ What did you expect?

    From Matthew, on Fri 19 Feb 18:27

  19. lena neuner is the hottest olympionic.. c´mon

    From Alwin, on Fri 19 Feb 14:58

  20. Magdalena Neuner she looks very girly :)

    From *********, on Fri 19 Feb 14:55
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