#ryan lochte

You get to speed meet 6 living Olympians. Age can be current or former era. Each meeting is individual and only 5 minutes. You get to ask them one thing or tell them one thing. One person has to be someone you wouldn't mind converting into more of a speed dating situation. At least one of them you choose because you're still just that mad.

Who do you pick and from what era?

What do you ask or tell each one?

Visuals are welcome, as is expounding (or not) on why you chose each person and what you asked or told them.

this is an outstanding question, lol. i pulled out my "chronicle of the olympics" book to remind myself of things that might make me angry. lol. I've already met Adam Rippon, Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin, and Aaron Peirsol so I'll leave them off the list.

First Olympian would have to be Greg Louganis. I'm going to tell him that he's always inspired me and that (I know you said one thing but it goes together) reading in his autobiography about his dyslexia has made me a much better teacher for those kids in my classes. Since 1996 he's been my favorite diver. :) Also, seeing video of his 1988 Olympics injury discouraged me from ever becoming a diver, thus saving my parents some anxiety. lol.

Second Olympian would be Johnny Weir. He was so unapologetically himself at a time when it negatively hurt his career. I'd want to thank him for being himself out there, and for later sharing so much with us. I remember watching him compete at the Goodwill Games in 2001. He was so slight and his programs weren't as powerful as everyone else's, but they were so beautiful. I've been a fan since.

Third Olympian would be Ian Thorpe. He dealt with SO MUCH SHIT in the Aussie media and suffered so much because of it. Honestly I just want to give him a hug and tell him that I've always been proud of him. He was my generation's first GOAT in swimming. He was groundbreaking in the pool. It hurts my heart that he was dogged so much about his sexuality before he was ready to come out.

So, i'm starting to see a pattern here...... lol.

Fourth Olympian is going to be the "speed-dating" one, but it requires an alternate universe (I do know how much you hate the AU lol). I was thinking about this and had a hard time a) finding one that was age appropriate and b) not married. SO, we're going to ~handwave a wife here. I think I probably wouldn't have chosen this Olympian for this before this week but it's not like my crush on Roland Schoeman is new. SOMEWHERE on the internet there is a picture of him after a medal ceremony biting the stem of a rose and winking (?) at the camera. I had that picture up on my wall uh ... all through college. lol. No idea what I would say! lol.

Fifth Olympian is the one I just want to yell at a little and it's Ryan Lochte. I wanna take his shoulders and shake him a little. He's a fucking mess and needs a life coach -- like a real one. I think he'd be a good coach for the little ones, and should start getting himself into that arena. That's what I'd tell him.

Sixth Olympian would be ADAM PEATY and I'd just say, from one breaststroker to another, you're the KING!!!!!!!!!!!! all hail adam peaty. ALL HAIL ADAM PEATY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!