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Question of the Week: In What Olympic Event, Real or Imagined, Would Celebrities Most Like to Compete?

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By Velvet Roper staff 7/27/12 1:12pm

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As you almost certainly know, the Olympics start today. (And thank god New York City didn’t win the bid seven years ago, right? Clearly Williamsburg didn’t need a brand new Olympic Aquatic Center/Beach Volleyball Arena when it could revamp McCarren!)

This week we trolled red carpets and parties probing celebrities with the following query: What Olympic event, real or imagined, would you most like to compete in?

Their answers were colorful (if not delusional), and include tidbits from Susan Sarandon, Zach Galifianakis, Calvin Klein, Audrey Gelman, a former Bachelor, the entire cast of Miss Advised, and many more. Click through for the slideshow.
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(Photo by flickr.com/curns; all other photos from Patrick McMullan)
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Prince Lorenzo Borghese, former star of The Bachelor

"Tennis. You make a lot of money afterwards and it's just you on the court."
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Glenn O’Brien

“It would really be boring to say basketball, but that’s the truth.”
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Shelly Fremont

"I would probably like to be a gymnast. Or diving! I would love to dive. But I have a fear of heights…"
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Zach Galifianakis

"Outdoor checkers. Giant outdoor checkers."
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Dustin Yellin

“Dancing on top of a volcano, an enormous volcano! Juggling fruits, and pineapples!”
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Julia Allison, relationship columnist and star of Miss Advised

"Gymnastics, of course! They look like angels."
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Susan Sarandon

“Flying.”
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Audrey Gelman

“Can I say powerwalking in a Jewish subcommunity in Boca?”
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Alistair Banks Griffin, filmmaker

“Hors d’oeuvres eating.”
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Emily Morse, sex expert and star of Miss Advised

"Running! I used to be a marathon runner."
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Calvin Klein

"I'd be a swimmer."
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Jill Stuart

"I think one of the most fascinating sports is gymnastics. I love to watch it."
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Stefano Tonchi

"Nothing too athletic…I think I would like something more musical. But not, like, rhythmic gymnastics."
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Kelly Klein

"Equestrian showjumping. I’ve done it my whole life and I think that would be the thing that I’m best at."
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Nikki Renée Daniels, Broadway star

"I used to run track when I was in middle school. I don’t keep up with sports as much any more. But just saw a young man on TV… Dennis something? and he was doing something cool."
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Kim Alexis

"I was a swimmer. I used to swim five and a half hours a day."
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Jay Roach, director of The Campaign

"Biathlon. Is that what its called when you shoot a rifle while skiing?"
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Francisco Costa, Women's Creative Director of Calvin Klein Collection

"You know what I did the other day? I was in California, and for the first time, I did, what do you call it, arch? And I hit the bullseye every time! It was so beautiful! So maybe that."
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Amy Laurent, professional matchmaker and star of Miss Advised

"Matchmaking. I'd win a gold medal."
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Kim Cattrall

"I'm not very athletic. My dad was a long-distance runner, and I wish I had the stamina to be one."
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Seth Rudetsky

"Anything that will make me skinny."

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