Pictures: 50 Hottest Women Athletes

American short track speed skater Allison Baver (Christian Petersen/Getty Images for P&G)

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March 7, 2014 8:03 PM PT

It’s already amazing enough that these women can viciously spike a volleyball, pull off a 720 Crippler, and take home oodles of Olympic medals. The fact that they’re gorgeous is icing on the cake.

Belgian figure skater Isabelle Pieman

Belgian figure skater Isabelle Pieman (ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. Olympic beach volleyball player Misty-May Treanor

U.S. Olympic beach volleyball player Misty-May Treanor (James Devaney/WireImage)

U.S. Olympic beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh

U.S. Olympic beach volleyball player Kerri Walsh (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Australian basketball player Lauren Jackson

Australian basketball player Lauren Jackson (ANTONIO SCORZA/AFP/Getty Images)

American soccer player Hope Solo

American soccer player Hope Solo (Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

U.S. Olympic hurdle jumper Lolo Jones

U.S. Olympic hurdle jumper Lolo Jones (Michael Steele/Getty Images)

U.S. snowboarder Elena Hight

U.S. snowboarder Elena Hight (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

French Olympic swimmer Laure Manaudou

French Olympic swimmer Laure Manaudou (MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. Olympic swimmer Caroline Burckle

U.S. Olympic swimmer Caroline Burckle (Kristian Dowling/Getty Images)

Russian gymnast Alina Kabayeva

Russian gymnast Alina Kabayeva (NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP/Getty Images)

Chinese ice dancer Xintong Huang

Chinese ice dancer Xintong Huang (YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images)

Australian snowboarder Torah Bright

Australian snowboarder Torah Bright (Mark Nolan/Getty Images)

U.S. track and field Olympian Allyson Felix

U.S. track and field Olympian Allyson Felix (Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic

Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic (PAUL CROCK/AFP/Getty Images)

U.S. Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin

U.S. Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Panamanian surfer Karina Petroni

Panamanian surfer Karina Petroni (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Oceana)

NASCAR driver Ashley Force

NASCAR driver Ashley Force (John Sciulli/WireImage)

Professional wrestler Maria Kanellis

Professional wrestler Maria Kanellis (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Canadian snowboarder Kimiko Zakreski

Canadian snowboarder Kimiko Zakreski (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Canadian skier Ashleigh McIvor

Canadian skier Ashleigh McIvor (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images)

Australian Olympic swimmer Natalie Rice

Australian Olympic swimmer Natalie Rice (Gaye Gerard/Getty Images)

American alpine skier Julia Mancuso

American alpine skier Julia Mancuso (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Finnish figure skater Kiira Korpi

Finnish figure skater Kiira Korpi (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

British alpine skier Chemmy Alcott

British alpine skier Chemmy Alcott (Tim Whitby/Getty Images)

U.S. Olympic figure skater Sasha Cohen

U.S. Olympic figure skater Sasha Cohen (Harry How/Getty Images)

U.S. Olympic swimmer Dara Torres

U.S. Olympic swimmer Dara Torres (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Canadian skier Sarah Burke

Canadian skier Sarah Burke (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette

Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

LPGA golfer Paula Creamer

LPGA golfer Paula Creamer (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Russian tennis player Maria Kirilenko

Russian tennis player Maria Kirilenko (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

LPGA golfer Cristie Kerr

LPGA golfer Cristie Kerr (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night)

NASCAR driver Danica Patrick

NASCAR driver Danica Patrick (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

LPGA golfer Anna Rawson

LPGA golfer Anna Rawson (Hunter Martin/Getty Images)

U.S. Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin

U.S. Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin (David Livingston/Getty Images)

LPGA golfer Michelle Wie

LPGA golfer Michelle Wie (Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

Paraguayan javelin thrower Leryn Franco

Paraguayan javelin thrower Leryn Franco (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

American indoor volleyball player Kim Glass

American indoor volleyball player Kim Glass (Jesse Grant/WireImage)

U.S. Olympic swimmer Jennifer Beard

U.S. Olympic swimmer Jennifer Beard (Rob Loud/Getty Images)

U.S. Olympic softball pitcher Jennie Finch

U.S. Olympic softball pitcher Jennie Finch (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

LPGA golfer Natalie Gulbis

LPGA golfer Natalie Gulbis (Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

American ice dancer Tanith Belbin

American ice dancer Tanith Belbin (Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

American soccer player Heather Mitts

American soccer player Heather Mitts (Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

American volleyball player Gabrielle Reece

American volleyball player Gabrielle Reece (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

U.S. Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn

U.S. Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn (Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova (Mark Dadswell/Getty Images)

U.S. Olympic snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler

U.S. Olympic snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler (Harry How/Getty Images)

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