Some male athletes representing Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver agreed to pose in the buff for a Chatelaine magazine photo session.
In this photo gallery, you will find many Canadian athletes who are now in Vancouver trying to win a medal on Canadian soil.
Here are the athletes who participated: ski jumper Stefan Read (Calgary, Alberta), Jean-Philippe Le Guellec who does the biathlon (Quebec), speed skater François-Olivier Roberge (St-Nicolas, Quebec), snowboarder Rob Fagan (Cranbook, B.C.).
The entire freestyle aerial skiing team took part. They include Warren Shouldice (Calgary, Alberta), Ryan Blais (Grande Prairie, Alberta), Steve Omischl (North Bay, Ontario), Kyle Nissen (Calgary, Alberta), Olivier Rochon (Gatineau, Quebec) and Vincent Marquis (Quebec), Mark Arendz who competes in the Para-Nordic biathlon (Springton, P.E.I.) and finally, Brad Bowden who competes in sledge hockey in the Paralympics (Mississauga, Ontario).
Aerialist Ryan Blais said, "I don’t know, I figured this is the best shape I’m ever going to be in … for the opportunity to do a nude photo shoot, I may as well go for it." He then added, ""I’m going to get razzed by all my friends, guaranteed, but they did a good job. And truthfully, it was fun."
His teammate Kyle Nissen pitched in, "I’ve had makeup put on my face before, but never all over my body."