London 2012: Athletes' Olympic Kisses (PICTURES)

Pucker Up: The Best Kisses Of London 2012

Whether it's kissing your-hard won medal or puckering up to blow a smacker at the crowd, there's been a lot of love on show at the London 2012 Olympics.

From Brazil's Felipe Kitadai, who is seen with the bronze medal he later broke in the shower, or weightligter Valentin Hristov, athletes are all it in our gallery of Olympic kisses.

Featuring athletes from all over the globe, check out our Olympic kissing gallery below.

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United States' Steven Lopez, right, gets a kiss from his coach Jean Lopez after losing to Azerbaijan's Ramin Azizov in men's 80-kg taekwondo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in London. (Ng Han Guan, AP) (credit:Ng Han Guan, AP)
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United States' Allyson Felix kisses the gold medal for the women's 200-meter during a ceremony at the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. (Matt Slocum, AP) (credit:Matt Slocum, AP)
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Silver medalist Christina Obergfoll of Germany kisses her partner and coach Boris Henry as she celebrates wining silver in the Women's Javelin Throw Final on Day 13 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 9, 2012 in London, England. (Alexander Hassenstein, Getty Images) (credit:Alexander Hassenstein, Getty Images)
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Gold medalist Eva Risztov of Hungary, lower, is kissed by her mother Agnes after a medals ceremony at the women's 10-kilometer marathon swimming competition at Hyde Park at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) (credit:Mike Groll, AP)
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Jamaica's Usain Bolt kisses the ground as he celebrates winning the gold medal in the men's 200m final at the athletics event during the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 9, 2012 in London. (Franck Fife, AFP / Getty Images) (credit:Franck Fife, AFP / Getty Images)
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Brazil's Juliana Silva, right, kisses Larissa Franca during the third set of a win over China in the women's Bronze Medal beach volleyball match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, in London. (Dave Martin, AP) (credit:Dave Martin, AP)
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Yauheni Zharnasek of Belarus kisses the weights during the Men's +105kg Weightlifting final on Day 11 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 7, 2012 in London, England. (Lars Baron, Getty Images) (credit:Lars Baron, Getty Images)
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Xiang Liu of China kisses a hurdle after getting injured in the Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1 Heats on Day 11 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 7, 2012 in London, England. (Stu Forster, Getty Images)
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Fans take photos as Elena Isinbaeva of Russia (L) kisses her coach Evgeny Trofimov (R) after winning bronze in the Women's Pole Vault tournament of the 2012 London Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 6, 2012 in London, England. (Julia Vynokurova, Getty Images)
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Iran's Navab Nasirshelal kisses the weights after winning the silver medal during the men's 105kg group A weightlifting event of the London 2012 Olympic Games at The Excel Centre in London on August 6, 2012. (Yuri Cortez, AFP / Getty Images)
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Cyprus's Pavlos Kontides kisses his medal on the podium as he celebrates winning silver in the Laser sailing class at the London 2012 Olympic Games, in Weymouth on August 6, 2012. (William West, AFP / Getty Images)
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Alan Khugaev of Russia kisses his Gold medal on the podium after beating Karam Mohamed Gaber Ebrahim of Egypt in their Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg Wrestling Gold Medal bout on Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 6, 2012 in London, England. (Cameron Spencer, Getty Images)
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Russia's Alexander Butko kisses the ball before serving during the Men's preliminary pool B volleyball match between Russia and the US in the 2012 London Olympic Games in London on August 4, 2012. (Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP / Getty Images)
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Gold medalist Italy's Jessica Rossi kisses her gold medal as she celebrates on the podium of the Trap women's final at the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 4, 2012 in London. (Marwan Naamani, AFP / Getty Images)
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Gold medalist Andy Murray of Great Britain kisses his medal during the medal ceremony for the Men's Singles Tennis match on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on August 5, 2012 in London, England. Murray defeated Federer in the gold medal match in straight sets 2-6, 1-6, 4-6. (Paul Gilham, Getty Images)
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Yuliya Zaripova of Russia, lower, in blue, kissed the track surface following her gold medal performance in the women's 3000m steeplechase final at Olympic Stadium during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England, Monday, August 6, 2012. A trio of Ethiopians, including bronze medalist Sofia Assefa, left, joined in the celebration. (MCT / Getty Images)
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US gymnast Samuel Mikulak kisses the vault after performing during the men's vault final of the artistic gymnastics event of the London Olympic Games on August 6, 2012 at the 02 North Greenwich Arena in London. (Emmanuel Dunand, AFP / Getty Images)
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Russian Gold medalist Roman Vlasov kisses his medal as he poses on the podium of the 74kg Greco Roman Wrestling Final match of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Excel Centre in London on August 5, 2012. (Khaled Desouki, AFP / Getty Images)
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Niccolo Campriani of Italy kisses his Gold Medal in the medal ceremony for the Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions Shooting Final on Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Royal Artillery Barracks on August 6, 2012 in London, England. (Lars Baron, Getty Images)
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Xu Lijia of China kisses the desck of her boat as she celebrates her gold medal in the women's Laser Radial sailing class race at the London 2012 Olympic Games, in Weymouth on August 6, 2012. (William West, AFP / Getty Images)
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Gold medalist Iran's Hamid Mohammad Soryan Reihanpour kisses his medal on the podium after winning the 55kg Greco Roman Wrestling Final match of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Excel Centre in London on August 5, 2012. (Khaled Desouki, AFP / Getty Images)
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Gold medalist Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana blows a kiss to the crowd as she poses on the podium after victory in the women's marathon at the London 2012 Olympic Games in London on August 5, 2012. (Daniel Garcia, AFP/ Getty Images)
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Gold medallist Michael Phelps of the United States kisses his medal following the medal ceremony for the Men's 4x100m medley Relay Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on August 4, 2012 in London, England. (Al Bello, Getty Images)
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China's Li Xuerui kisses her gold medal after beating compatriot Wang Yihan in the women's singles badminton final match at the London 2012 Olympic Games in London, on August 4, 2012. (Adek Berry, Getty images)
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US Mike Bryan kisses the bronze medal won along with compatriot Lisa Raymond in the mixed doubles tennis tournament of the London 2012 Olympic Games, at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on August 5, 2012. (Martin Bernetti, AFP / Getty Images)
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Sanya Richards-Ross of the United States kisses her husband and NFL Cornerback Aaron Ross after winning the Women's 400m final on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images)
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India's Saina Nehwal kisses her bronze medal after beating China's Wang Xin in their bronze medal women's singles badminton match at the London 2012 Olympic Games in London, on August 4, 2012. (Adek Berry, AFP / Getty images)
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Adriana Araujo (R) of Brazil kisses opponent Saida Khassenova (L) of Kazakhstan following their women's Lightweight (60kg) boxing round of 16 of the 2012 London Olympic Games at the ExCel Arena August 5, 2012 in London. (Jack Guez, AFP / Getty Images)
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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates winning gold in the Men�'s 100m Final by kissing the track on Day 9 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 5, 2012 in London, England. (Alexander Hassenstein, Getty Images)
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Abubaker Kaki of Sudan kisses the track after he competes in the Men's 800m heat on Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 6, 2012 in London, England. (Streeter Lecka, Getty Images)
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Spain's leftwing Elisabeth Pinedo Saenz (R) kisses a teammate as she celebrates their victory over Sweden at the end of the women's preliminary Group B handball match Spain vs Sweden for the London 2012 Olympics Games on August 3, 2012 at the Copper Box hall in London. Spain won 25-24. (Javier Soriano, AFP / Getty Images)
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China's Lin Dan kisses his gold medal after beating Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei during the Men's Singles badminton gold medal match at the London 2012 Olympic Games in London, on August 5, 2012. (Adek Berry, AFP / Getty Images)
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Ivet Lalova of Bulgaria blows a kiss after competing in the Women's 100m Round 1 Heats on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 3, 2012 in London, England. (Streeter Lecka, Getty Images)
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Belarus's Iryna Kulesha blows a kiss after winning the bronze medal during the women's 75kg group A weightlifting event of the London 2012 Olympic Games at The Excel Centre in London on August 3, 2012. (Yuri Cortez, AFP / Getty Images)
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Gold medalist France's Teddy Riner kisses his gold medal on the podium after he won the men's +100kgs final contest match of the judo event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 28, 2012 in London. (Emmanuel Dunand, AFP / Getty Images)
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Spain's rightwing Victor Tomas Gonzalez kisses his fist as he celebrates after scoring during the men's preliminary Group B handball match Spain vs South Korea for the London 2012 Olympics Games on August 2, 2012 at the Copper Box hall in London. (Javier Soriano, AFP / Getty Images)
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Aida Roman Arroyo of Mexico kisses her Silver Medal following her Women's Individual Archery Gold Medal match against Bobae Ki of Korea on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Lord's Cricket Ground on August 2, 2012 in London, England. (Paul Gilham, Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 02: Valentina Vezzali of Italy kisses the mat as she celebrates winning gold during her contest with Larisa Korobeynikova of Russia in the Women's Foil Team Fencing gold medal match against Russia on Day 6 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on August 2, 2012 in London, England. (Hannah Johnston, Getty Images)
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Belarus's Sergei Martynov kisses his gold medal after winning the 50m Rifle Prone Men final of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London on August 3, 2012. Martynov set a new world record and Olympic record of 705.5 points. (Marwan Naamani, AFP / Getty Images)
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Britain's Gemma Gibbons kisses her silver medal after the podium ceremony of the women's -78kg judo contest of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 2, 2012 at the ExCel arena in London. (Franck Fife, AFP / Getty Images)
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Zhang Jike of China kisses the podium as he celebrates after victory in his table tennis men's gold medal singles match against compatriot Wang Hao for the London 2012 Olympic Games at The Excel Centre in London on August 2, 2012. Zhang won 18-16, 11-5, 11-6, 10-12, 13-11. (Saeed Khan, AFP / Getty Images)
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Gold medalist South Korea's Kim Ji-yeon, center, gets a kiss from bronze medal winner Ukraine's Olga Kharlan, right, as silver medalist Russia's Sofya Velikaya, left, looks on during the medal ceremony for women's individual sabre fencing competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London. (Dmitry Lovetsky, AP) (credit:Dmitry Lovetsky, AP)
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Korea's Song Dae-Nam kisses his gold medal on the podium of the men's -90kg judo contest match of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 1, 2012 at the ExCel arena in London. (Franck Fife, AFP / Getty Images)
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Gold medalist Kristin Armstrong, of the United States, kisses her son Lucas, after winning the women's individual time trial cycling event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in London. (Sergey Ponomarev, AP)
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Romania's Roxana Daniela Cocos kisses her silver medal after the women's 69kg group A weightlifting event at The Excel Centre in London on August 1, 2012, during the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Yuri Cortez, AFP / Getty Images)
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Italy's Niccolo Mornati kisses teammate Lorenzo Carboncini after finishing second in a men's rowing pair semifinal Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. (Armando Franca, AP)
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Gold medalist Michael Phelps kisses his gold medal after the podium ceremony of the men's 4x200m freestyle relay final during the swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 31, 2012 in London. (Christophe Simon, AFP / Getty Images)
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Jesse Smith, left, of the United States gives his 6-month-old son, Sam, a kiss after the U.S. beat Romania 10-8 during a preliminary men's water polo match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. (Julio Cortez, AP)
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US swimmer Allison Schmitt blows a kiss as she stands on the podium with the gold medal after winning the women's 200m freestyle final during the swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 31, 2012 in London. (Fabrice Coffrini, AFP / Getty Images)
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Tony Estanguet of France kisses his gold medal for the men's C-1 canoe slalom final at the Lee Valley White Water Center at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in Waltham Cross, near London. (Victor R. Caivano, AP)
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Britain's Zara Phillips, left, is kissed by her mother Princess Anne, right, as she receives a medal from her after Britain won the silver in the team equestrian eventing competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at Greenwich Park in London. (Markus Schreiber, AP)
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Italy's silver medalist Arianna Errigo kisses her medal for fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (Dmitry Lovetsky, AP)
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Australia's Emily Seebohm cries as she kisses her silver medal from the 100m backstroke final. (EMPICS Sport / PA)
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Qatar's Nasser Al-Attiya blows a kiss from the medals podium, as he celebrates winning the bronze medal in men's skeet, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. (Rebecca Blackwell, AP)
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United States of America's Vincent Hancock kisses his 5-month-old daughter Brenlyn after winning the gold medal in the final of the men's skeet event at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. (Rebecca Blackwell, AP)
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Chinese gymnast Chen Yibing kisses his gold medal after his team won the Artistic Gymnastic men's team final at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 30, 2012, in London. (Julie Jacobson, AP)
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Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania with her national flag painted on her nails blows a kiss to the crowd at the Aquatics centre after winning the women's 100m breaststroke of the 2012 Olympic Games in London on July 30, 2012. (Odd Andersen, AFP / Getty Images)
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Yana Shemyakina of Ukraine kisses her Gold medal after defeating Britta Heidemann of Germany in the Women's Epee Individual Fencing Finals on Day 3 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 30, 2012 in London, England. (Ezra Shaw, Getty Images)
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France's Ugo Legrand kisses his bronze medal on the podium ceremony of the men's -73kg judo contest of the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 30, 2012 at the ExCel arena in London. (Franck Fife, AFP / Getty Images
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Belarus' Victoria Azarenka kisses the net after winning over Romania's Irina Begu during their London 2012 Olympic Games women's singles tennis match at the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon on July 30, 2012. (Luis Acosta, AFP / Getty Images)
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Valentin Hristov of Azerbaijan celebrates with the bronze medal on the podium after the Men's 56kg Weightlifting on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Laurence Griffiths, Getty Images)
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Valentin Hristov of Azerbaijan kisses the weight while competing in the Men's 56kg Weightlifting on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at ExCeL on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Laurence Griffiths, Getty Images)
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Kazakhstan's Zulfiya Chinshanlo kisses her gold medal on the podium after winning the weightlifting women's 53kg group A during the 2012 London Olympic Games at the Excel Center on July 29, 2012. (Yuri Cortez, AFP / Getty Images)
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Kimberly Rhode of the US blows kisses to spectators as she stands on the podium after winning the women's skeet competion at The Royal Artillery Barracks in London on July 29, 2012, at the London 2012 Olympic Games. Rhode scored a new Olympic Record of 99 points. (Marwan Naamani, AFP / Getty images)
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Kristyna Palesova of Czech Republic blows a kiss to the crowd in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team qualification on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Ronald Martinez, Getty Images)
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Brazil's Felipe Kitadai kisses his bronze medal on the podium of the men's -60 kgs contest match of the judo event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 28, 2012 in London. (Franck Fife, AFP / Getty Images)
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Russia's gold medalist Arsen Galstyan kisses his medal after the podium ceremony of the men's -60 kgs contest match of the judo event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 28, 2012 in London. (Franck Fife, AFP / Getty Images)
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Russia's Alexandr Nikolaenko (R) kisses his partner Valeria Sorokina of Russia (L) after victory during their badminton mixed doubles match against Great Britain's Chris Adcock (front L) and Imogen Bankier of Britain (front R) at The London 2012 Olympic Games in London on July 28, 2012. Nikolaenko and Sorokina won 14-21, 21-9, 21-18. (Adek Berry, AFP / Getty Images)
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A member of the Canada's delegation blows a kiss to the crowd as the delegation parades during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 27, 2012 at the Olympic Stadium in London. (Adrian Dennis, AFP / Getty Images)