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Image: Paralympic runner Richard Browne poses for a portrait at the U.S. Olympic Committee Media Summit in Beverly Hills

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Ready for Gold: American Athletes Show Off Olympic Physiques

U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes pose for portraits during the 2016 Team USA Media Summit in Beverly Hills on March 7.

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Image: Spotlight: U.S. athletes: eyes on the Olympic prize

Sam Mikulak,23, gymnast

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Spotlight: U.S. athletes: eyes on the Olympic prize

Dawn Harper-Nelson, 31, hurdler

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Runner LaShawn Merritt poses for a portrait at the U.S. Olympic Committee Media Summit in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles

LaShawn Merritt, 29, runner

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Paralympic runner Richard Browne poses for a portrait at the U.S. Olympic Committee Media Summit in Beverly Hills

Richard Browne, 24, Paralympic runner

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Weightlifter Norik Vardanian (L) lifts his girlfriend, weightlifter Jenny Arthur, as he poses for a portrait at the U.S. Olympic Committee Media Summit in Beverly Hills

Weightlifter Norik Vardanian, 28, lifts his girlfriend and fellow weightlifter Jenny Arthur

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Synchronized swimming duet Anita Alvarez and Mariya Koroleva pose for a portrait at the U.S. Olympic Committee Media Summit in Beverly Hills

Anita Alvarez and Mariya Koroleva, synchronized swimming duet

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Spotlight: U.S. athletes: eyes on the Olympic prize

Matt Grevers, 30, swimmer

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Spotlight: U.S. athletes: eyes on the Olympic prize

Simone Manuel, 19, swimmer

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Wheelchair basketball player Trevon Jenifer poses for a portrait at the U.S. Olympic Committee Media Summit in Beverly Hills

Trevon Jenifer, 27, wheelchair basketball

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Indoor volleyball player Kayla Banwarth poses for a portrait at the U.S. Olympic Committee Media Summit in Beverly Hills

Kayla Banwarth, 27, volleyball player

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Spotlight: U.S. athletes: eyes on the Olympic prize

Lexi Thompson, 21, Golfer

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Runner English Gardner poses for a portrait at the U.S. Olympic Committee Media Summit in Beverly Hills

English Gardner, 23, runner

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Spotlight: U.S. athletes: eyes on the Olympic prize

Natalie Coughlin, 33, swimmer

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Spotlight: U.S. athletes: eyes on the Olympic prize

Aries Merritt, 30, hurdler

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Spotlight: U.S. athletes: eyes on the Olympic prize

Maggie Nichols, 18, gymnast

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Spotlight: U.S. athletes: eyes on the Olympic prize

Simone Biles, 18, Gymnast

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Spotlight: U.S. athletes: eyes on the Olympic prize

Donnell Whittenburg, 21, gymnast

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Spotlight: U.S. athletes: eyes on the Olympic prize

Michal Smolen, 22, canoe slalom

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Spotlight: U.S. athletes: eyes on the Olympic prize

Ashton Eaton, 28, Decathlete

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
Image: Spotlight: U.S. athletes: eyes on the Olympic prize

Mariel Zagunis, 31, fencer

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
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Carlin Isles, 26, Rugby

— LUCY NICHOLSON / Reuters
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