swooping hair and a sarcastic grin

Ladies and gents, boys and girls, it is time to bring on the closing act of Verbaledudette's Olympic Hotties 2014. It has been an adventure. We have seen the bold, the brawny, and the naughty. The skaters, the sledders, and the skiers. Loose toothed hockey boys with soft sides and snowboarders who showed us their darks sides. We even got reprimanded! (Must be doing something right... heehee.) As a closing act, I would like to introduce a hottie very dear and near to my heart. Meet Konrad Rotermund:

"this is Olympic as is gets" 

Originating from Michigan, Konrad now lives in Salt Lake City with his beautiful wife and adorable children. (I know, I know, he is taken - bare with me.) 

He has been consistently placed in the Top 8 in the Pro Mogul Tour standings, has graced the November 1984 cover of SKIING magazine, along with being published in POWDER Magazine's annual calendar and published in all major ski publications and trade manuals, Konrad has been seen skiing in every color and style of ski suit possible. (Yes, even the onsie, oh baby.) 

Having had a history of trying at least every position available in the ski event world, Konrad now focuses on producing Freestyle World Cups/Championships all over the world, as well as television broadcasting production. 

On the hill, he can often be found with too many credentials around his neck, a radio to his ear, a Deer Valley cookie in one hand, a ski pole in the other, and a genuine "don't f**k this up" smile on his face. 

Since the Olympics in 1998, Konrad has enhanced the Olympic events with his worldly travels, an enormous passion for skiing, and incredible production/leadership/marketing/communication skills.

No matter the weather, you can always rely on Konrad.

Swooping hair and a sarcastic grin, this stud just happens to be my Father. (Now you know where I get my beautiful hair and sarcastic disposition.)

Konrad in his natural habitat.

Although he spends a lot of time away from his family during Olympic season, they just want him to know how incredibly proud they are of him. If they were judges, they would easily hand over the gold in a heart beat.

Here's to another great season of Olympic Hotties! Have a lovely night. xo


P.S. Just want to remind everyone that this is actually a blog that I post in all the time. So come back and read about things other than hot Olympians. Such as my dating life in San Francisco which usually goes a little like hot guys I think want me but really want the guy next to me.

my assortment of men

At the beginning of this adventure I made little folders separating the different disciplines of all the athletes as a way to organize their beautiful faces. As I clean out my assortment of men in preparations for the end tomorrow night, I found that there are way too many amazing athletes that we didn't cover. So, with that said, I give you the rest of the skiing and snowboarding folder:

Alexander Bilodeau

Cameron Bolton 

Christian Haller

Jan Scherrer

Paul Berg

Sven Thorgren

Yannic Lerjen

Goodnight. XO

there is nothing wrong with looking at a person, being it male or female, and saying "damn!"

Before I get down to what we are here for, I want to address a subject that was brought up to me this evening. I received a message accusing me of objectifying men through my series of Verbaledudette's Olympic Hotties. I disagree. I do not believe I am promoting any sort of objectification. Sure, I write about how talented and beautiful they are, search for shirtless pictures, and make up stories about us making love in almost every room of their homes, but they are chosen because of admiration. All this is is talented athletes that look good, sprinkled with colorful sarcastic humor. 

I think it is important to recognize a body that someone has worked so hard to create in order to be the best athlete in their sport. I write these posts as I sit in my pajamas, regretting not going to the gym, and eating Girl Scout cookies, while these men work their asses off to achieve a goal. There is nothing wrong with looking at a person, being it male or female, and saying "damn!" 

The Webster's dictionary defines objectifying as "to treat (someone) as an object rather than a person." I do not see these athletes as objects for sex (but hey, if their down..)  I see these athletes as inspirations for their commitment to their sport, as well as their physical appearances. 

Their blue eyes may have come naturally, as wells as their love for eating and watching TV (common hobbies I have noticed,) but none of these men were born with six packs. With that said, this series is a thank you and a round of applause to those who have put forth the effort and have worked to claim the title of an Olympian. 

Now let's hear it for the boys and meet tonight's contender! That last days are approaching fast and I am sad to say it is almost time to seal the envelope of another successful collection of beautiful boys. But let's not get teary eyed yet, because Mats Zuccarello is here for dinner and a movie night of all the Lord of the Rings films: 

Norwegian and twenty six years of age, Mats plays forward in the daring, slamming, tooth chipping, big bodied, game of ice hockey. 

His hobbies include American football (that he learned from his teammates on his New York Rangers club team,) golf, and tennis. 

He speaks Norwegian (naturally,) English, and Swedish. Three language options means you are practically dating three men. One night you are cheering on your Norwegian boyfriend at his hockey game, the next night you are going to the clubs in New York with your English (American-grinding) boyfriend, and then the next night he is serving you Swedish meatballs. (Get your head out of the gutter. I see your eyes widening and I can hear your giggling over here. Heehee.) Three's company all packaged nicely into one brawny bod. 

His nickname is The Hobbit. Now, I think most people would not admit to the nickname, but he has the confidence and a good sense of humor to not only accept it, but promote it. So what I am saying is if you have some fantasy to sleep with foreign creatures, here's one. 

During the playoff round at the Sochi event he was unable to play because of a hand injury, so tonight when he comes over, let him have the first bite of ice cream and give him an extra kiss. Lord knows he deserves it for working so hard and because well, if you have the chance to kiss him, I would take that opportunity.  

"What did that Verbaleudette writer say about my meatballs?!?"

Thank you for your support of Verbaledudette! Have a lovely night. xo

living off PBJ's and eggs

Snowboard slopestyler Chas Guldemond caught my eye when I was researching Hotties because he was the first one I found shirtless. And it has been love ever since:

without clothes

with clothes

Originally from New Hampshire this 26 year old moved to Tahoe to pursue is obsession with snowboarding.

"After a lot of hitchhiking to the mountain, training everyday, and living off PBJ's and eggs" Chas found his way to his first Olympics.

i wonder what he looks like standing straight.
he always seems to be tilted to the right. - just saying. 

Although fun facts about Chas are scarce, I was able to collect this cool website: http://www.chasguldemond.com/  I love how simple and basic it is. "Straight forward, easy to remember." - Captain Jack Sparrow. But who needs information, when you can just look?

oh yes. blow the wind so my shirt just magically outlines my sexy body. 

like this picture? pretty mountain scenery? look below at some photographer magic happening!  

I cannot wait until I can afford to build mountains in my room to shoot portraits. 

Goodnight. Xo

his position style is "skip"

Although curling may be a bit more fun to play than watch, one thing is for certain - Thomas Ulsrud makes it worth the time. Please say hello to our oldest hottie so far: (but like, do we really care?)  

He may be 42, but goodness, Norway knows how to raise them right. Thomas plays golf, off road biking, and supporting the Norwegian football team Valerenga. 

how can you not love those pants? oh, and his cute bum. 

His position style is "skip." (I obviously do not know anything about curling. I mean, I think we are talking about curling...)

And clearly, Verbaledudette is not the only one in love. 

link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moORw6P1I80

xoxo

Happy Toews Tuesday!

Jonathan Toews an ice melting, sizzling stick, with puck hard abs from Canada: 

At the age of twenty five, this hockey player already has a previous winter games under his belt, but also a variety of titles such as the youngest member to join the "triple gold club." 

He started playing hockey on ice rinks his father would make in the backyard. (My neighbors tried to make an ice rink in their front yard one year. There was ice for sure, but not much rinking.) 

look! a snuggle buddy for you when he is off playing his games! looks just like him!

He loves to watch TV, play video games, and go out to eat after every game. (Sounds a bit like every boy I knew in high school. But hey, no judging, they turned out great. In fact, most of them are hotter now then they were then. (I hope they think the same about me too, because goodness, my hair did some wild things in those high school days. Also, pretty sure I wore a lot of multi colored jeans. A fashion trend I kind of regret. Oh well, at least my kids will think it was so "retro mom.")) 

just in case you were wondering what his children would look like. 

He was once quoted saying this: "You become what you think about and focus on the most. See yourself attracting the things you want to accomplish. Thoughts and desires in your mind can become a reality."  

Happy Toews Tuesday! xo 

he broke his finger is 2011 and sprained his knee in 2014

Today is President's Day in the good ol' US of A and what this means is that every school across the country had today off, except for the Academy of Art University. Sound familiar? Yeah, that is the school I go to.

I haven't had the chance to tell you about my school days, because this blog has been dedicated to the hot men fighting for medals in Russia, but let me fill you in a little. I am taking a old fashioned, analogue, dark room, black and white, film photography, class. I haven't developed my own film and prints since I was in Italy (a moment to reflect back on such great times..thank you.) Last class we developed our first rolls of film and today we developed contact sheets. It felt so good to be back in the dark room, a good playlist on your headphones, your hands dipped in fixer, and creativity in your control.

If you have ever been with me while we confessed our deepest desires, you might already know this, but the dark room is like my ultimate dream kiss spot. So while I was developing today, I couldn't stop thinking about someone coming in and layin' one on me. And that special guy was tonight's Olympic Hottie, Xavier Bertoni:

25, French, and a half pipe skier, this blonde babe captured my heart when I first saw him on TV with Kevin Rolland while participating in the XGames.

His hobbies include parachute jumping, motorcycles, mountain biking, and quad biking (not sure what that is, but if I get to see your quads, hey, it can't be too bad.)

He broke his finger is 2011 and sprained his knee January 2014.

He has a tv/web series with Kevin Rolland at followus.tv and it includes videos of them skiing, eating, traveling, sleeping, and sometimes singing in the shower.

Goodnight. XO

and that's when threesome slipped into my vocabulary

I am currently listening to the Arctic Monkeys, eating a burrito that only took four minutes to make, with no pants on (but I do have socks on - my toes are sensitive,) and looking at two beautiful German boys on Google images. Try and tell me that I am not living right.

Yes, you did hear me correctly (and it wasn't just you getting distracted by the idea of me eating Mexican food without pants) there are TWO German boys accompanying me tonight. I was sitting here thinking, why have one when you can have two? (I was actually thinking about burritos, but the same applies here..) When they come in pairs, it just wouldn't be fair to leave the other one out, now would it?

Say a warm Sunday evening hello to the trouble two German luger's - Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt:

To be honest, I honestly didn't have both of these boys on my hit list. But while researching one, I couldn't seem to get a photo with him by himself. There was always this same guy snuggled close. Before I got jealous, I did some stalking and that's when threesome slipped into my vocabulary.

Both are twenty six years old. 

They won GOLD just a few days ago in Sochi! Along with the relay GOLD! Powerhouse couple if you ask me.

They honestly share everything and do everything together. So it is only natural if you date both.

like traveling closely in small planes. 

alright, this is kind of precious.
they have been team mates for 13 years.
Gold then and now!  

they even share their pets!

Only one helmet? Hopefully they don't share that! 

the same name and the same outfit - adorbs! 

I am pretty sure we are all familiar with the Gay Rights issues that are happening in Russia right now. I have been storing this video in my back pocket for some time, but I think this is the right time to release it. Because, you know, the "Winter Olympics have always been a little gay." Heehee : )

link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf9lwqBTgX4

Goodnight. xo