The 22 Types Of Olympic Kissing

The many smooches of the London summer games.

1. Teammate Kissing

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Germany's Kurt Kuschela kisses his teammate Peter Kretschmer after winning gold in the men's canoe doubles (1000-meters).

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Brazil's Juliana Silva kisses her teammate Larissa Franca during the bronze medal match of women's beach volleyball.

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Spain's Elisabeth Pinedo Saenz kisses a teammate as she celebrates their handball victory over Sweden.

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Italy's Niccolo Mornati kisses teammate Lorenzo Carboncini after finishing second in a men's rowing pair semifinal.

2. Horse Kissing

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Kind of like teammate kissing, Germany's Helen Langehanenberg kisses Damon Hill, her horse, after they compete in equestrian dressage.

3. Opponent Kissing

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Women's épée fencing silver medalist, Germany's Britta Heidemann, kisses gold medalist, the Ukraine's Yana Shemyakina.

4. Coach Kissing

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Russia's Elena Isinbaeva kisses her coach after winning bronze in women's pole vault.

5. Significant Other Kissing

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Brazil's Juliana Silva kisses someone the AP just refer to as "a man" after winning bronze in women's beach volleyball.

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Great Britain's Mo Farah kisses his wife Tania Nell after he won gold in the men's 10,000-meters. His daughter Rihanna is not amused.

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U.S. sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross kisses her husband and NFL Cornerback Aaron Ross after winning gold in the women's 400-meters.

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Great Britain's Andy Murray kisses his girlfriend, Kim Sears, after winning gold.

6. Coach/Significant Other Kissing

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Boris Henry pulls double duty as both Christina Obergfoll's significant other and coach. Here they kiss after Obergfoll won silver in the women's javelin throw.

7. Child Kissing

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Great Britain's Nick Dempsey kisses his son Thomas-Flynn after winning silver in the men's RS:X Sailing.

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U.S. cyclist Kristin Armstrong kisses her son Lucas after winning gold.

8. Beckham Child Kissing

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It's like regular child kissing only with more David Beckham "I'm on a boat" swag.

9. Family Photo Kissing

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The Dominican Republic's Felix Sanchez kisses a family photograph after his gold medal win in the men's 400-meter hurdles.

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Another shot of Felix with the photo.

10. Jersey Kissing

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Sudan's Abubaker Kaki kisses his jersey after finishing first in his group for the men's 800-meter semifinal.

11. Flag On Your Jersey Kissing

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Weightlifter Jurgen Spiess of Germany kisses the flag on his jersey.

12. Volleyball Kissing

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Ivan Zaytsev of Italy kisses the ball.

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Turkey's Busra Cansu kisses the ball.

13. The Final Hurdle After You Hopped Through Your Race On One Foot Because Of An Injured Achilles Kissing

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China's Liu Xiang kisses the final hurdle after... well see what happened here. It's great.

Gymnastics Apparatus Kissing

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U.S. gymnast Samuel Mikulak kisses the vault.

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Silver medallist China's Chen Yibing kisses the bar after his performance on the rings.

14. Weight Kissing

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Almir Velagic of Germany kisses the weights.

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Yauheni Zharnasek of Belarus kisses the weights.

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Peter Nagy of Hungary kisses the weights.

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Kazakhstan's Ilya Ilyin kisses the weights.

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Kazakhstan's Almas Uteshov kisses the weights.

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Valentin Hristov of Azerbaijan kisses the weights.

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Tarek Abdelazim of Egypt kisses the weights.

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Frederic Fokejou Tefot of Cameroon kisses the weights.

15. Ground Kissing

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Italy's Valentina Vezzali kisses the ground after defeating South Korea's Nam Hyun-hee during a bronze medal fencing match.

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Liz Parnov of Australia kisses the ground as she crosses the finish line during the women's marathon.

16. Finish Line Kissing

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica kisses the finish line as he celebrates after winning gold in the men's 200-meters.

17. Olympic Podium Kissing

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Italy's Massimo Fabrizi kisses the podium as he mounts it to receive a silver medal in men's trap shooting.

18. Tattoo Kissing

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Sweden's Nilla Fischer kisses a tattoo on her arm as she celebrates scoring the opening goal during the quarter-final women's soccer match against France.

19. Starting Block Kissing

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Canada's Brent Hayden kisses his starting block following his third place finish in the men's 100-meter freestyle swimming.

20. Gun Kissing

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Slovakia's Danka Bartekova kisses her gun after a shot in the women's skeet final.

21. Medal Kissing

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Australia's Anna Mears kisses the gold medal she won in the track cycling women's sprint.

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Kerri Walsh Jennings kisses her gold medal after winning the women's beach volleyball gold.

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United States' Christian Taylor kisses his gold medal during the ceremony for the men's triple jump.

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Jamaica's Usain Bolt kisses his gold medal for the men's 100-meters.

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Steve Guerdat, of Switzerland, kisses his medal after receiving the gold medal in the show jumping.

And The Scariest Kind Of Kissing Ever...

22. Creepy British Fan Kissing

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