Ladies Of The 2012 London Olympics
#15 Nastia Liukin
Liukin has grown up a lot since the Beijing Games, and the gymnastics hopeful from Russia has much to show for it. Hopefully the judges don't get distracted.
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Nastia Liukin
Liukin has grown up a lot since the Beijing Games, and the gymnastics hopeful from Russia has much to show for it. Hopefully the judges don't get distracted.
14:
Alex Morgan
The first soccer entry in this gallery is a stunner. The forward for the Seattle Sounders Women was the youngest player on the U.S. roster at the 2011 Women's World Cup.
13:
Allyson Felix
This gorgeous sprinter from Los Angeles received the Jesse Owens award in 2005 fro U.S.A. Track & Field for its athlete of the year.
12:
Christina Vukicevic
The Norwegian hurdler comes from good jeans. Her father Petar Vukicevic was in the 1980 Olympics representing Yugoslavia.
11:
Alicia Sacrimone
After the Beijing Olympics, this beauty thought about retiring from gymnastics. Thankfully, she changed her mind.
10:
Marta
Arguably the greatest women's soccer player ever, and certainly the best of this generation, Marta Vieria da Silva is looking to lead the Brazil women's team to gold this year.
9:
Natalie Coughlin
The U.S. water beauty is a former World Swimmer of the Year and three time American Swimmer of the Year. This will be her third Olympic games.
8:
Caroline Wozniacki
The former world #1 women's tennis player is set to represent her native Denmark in London this summer. She's also half of one of the hottest couples in athletics, along with boyfriend (and #1 golfer in the world) Rory McIlroy.
7:
Sanya Richards-Ross
The U.S. women's track star has competition in her own home. Her husband Aaron Ross, who she met while both were star athletes at the University of Texas, is a cornerback in the NFL.
6:
Misty May-Treanor
The outdoor volleyball superstar is coming off two consecutive Olympic gold medals, in 2004 and 2008 respectively. She is also married to baseball player Matt Treanor, hence the hyphenated last name.
5:
Robyn Ah Mow-Santos
Mow-Santos is making her fourth Olympic appearance for the U.S Women's Indoor Volleyball Team. As a setter, she helped the U.S. to a silver medal in 2008.
4:
Christie Rampone
The captain of the U.S. women's soccer team is making her record fourth appearance for the U.S. women at the Olympics. The Fort Lauderdale native has two gold medals to her name.
3:
Crista Cullen
One of the star's of Great Britain's women's field hockey team, Cullen will have plenty of home field support behind her. She was named the 2006 Great Britain Hockey Player of the Year.
2:
Serena Williams
The tennis powerhouse is taking her game to London for Olympic gold, and nothing less. She's coming off a stunning upset at the hands of Virginie Razzano in the first round of The French Open, so she'll be itching to dominate this summer.
1:
Hope Solo
The star goalkeeper for the U.S. Women's Soccer Team is no stranger to controversy, criticizing her head coach Greg Ryan after inexplicably benching her in the 2007 Women's World Cup Final against Brazil.
