From Ryan Locthe’s patriotic grill to Venus Williams’s colorful ponytail, TIME looks at the competitors’ most memorable style choices.
Olympic Beauty Statements: Bold, Beautiful and Downright Bizarre
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Russia's Natalia Ishchenko and Svetlana Romashina with their gold medals after the award ceremony for the synchronized swimming duet free routine final at the London 2012 Olympic Games in London, Aug. 7, 2012.
