In the hunt for a sweet, sweet sponsorship deal, the French pole vaulter Romain Mesnil took his clothes off and exposed his pole to the world. Good idea! Meanwhile, Michael Phelps is still hoping for a few more calls following that whole bong incident.

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The Best Links:

1. Naked Vaulting Champ Lets Pole Fly Free In Paris
2. Naked Pole Vaulter Seeks Sponsor
3. Mesnil Nu Dans Paris Preview

SPORTS BUZZ: After having been at it for only four years, she holds the United States record in women’s pole-vaulting. In the tightly geographic world of the sport, she and her coach are outsiders. Now, it looks like she’s headed to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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1. Out of Nowhere
2. She Broke Her Own Record Making the 2008 US Olympic Track and Field Team
3. Video of Her 16’ Jump (now one of many)
4. “… she now threatens to become the best in the world.”
5. Jenn Stuczynski for Nutrilite
6. A Photo Galery
7. Her Biography and Record
8. Allison Stokke - BuzzFeed’s Favorite Pole Vaulter Last Year
9. Her Official Website
10. US Olympic Comittee’s May Athlete of the Month

SPORTS BUZZ: Star pole vaulter and high school senior Allison Stokke is plagued by unwanted internet popularity. Oops, we’re giving her even more internet attention. Sorry, Allison! Don’t hate us.

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The Best Links:

1. Allisonstokkepictures.com features creepy wallpapers and every Stokke picture on the net
2. OMG, watch this video until the end to see the local news anchors drool over Allison Stokke
3. Insane MySpace fan page with pervy slide show and 2500 “friends”
4. See the pictures that caused male bloggers to go nuts for this “Barely Legal Pole Vaulter”
5. Some Pics! And Even a Video!
6. Allison Stokke Is Now Open For Business
7. Allison Stokke has been replaced by Soccer Star Amanda Cicchini
8. Men Intrigued by Allison’s Pole-Handling
9. Stokke fan club with tons of pics and video links
10. Rumors of a Nike Contract are A-Stir
11. Wikipedia Keeps Deleting the Allison Stokke’s entry
12. A gallery of 100 pictures!
13. Allison Stokke’s Life has Room for One “Douchebag” Only.
14. The Bloggers’ New Obsession: Allison Stokke
15. Allison Stokke on Teenwag.com: 42 Photos!
16. The Washington Post Article: Teen Tests Internet’s Lewd Track Record
17. Allison Stokke Hits the Front Page of the Washington Post, Usually Reserved for Real News like the Iraq War
18. Is Allison Stokke Dating a Douchebag? Submit Your Thoughts
19. Blogger defends Allison Stokke’s privacy
20. Unwanted Attention Seems to Just Attract More Attention
21. I Would Love to Care about Pole Vaulting
22. Al Gore Ruining the Life of Young Pole Vaulters
23. Alisson Stokke Crashed My Servers
24. Allison Stokke’s Boyfriend Not Nearly as Hot as She Is