ELLE Olympic Dream Team

Olympic Ceremony Performance – Kylie
Every Olympic Games celebration begins with an unforgettable live show and for us, Kylie’s stunning performance at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games will always be one of our favourites. For our ultimate Olympic Dream Team, there could only be one performer - the Australian Princess of Pop.
Click here to go Behind-The-Cover with Kylie from the June 2010 issue of ELLE.

Mary-Kate and Ashley for Badminton Doubles? Keira Knightley to Bend it like... Giggs? With the Olympics taking over London, ELLE finds much amusement in qualifying previous cover stars on to the Olympic Dream Team.

Presenter – Alexa Chung
As if live sporting events weren’t exciting enough, a presenter can add more layers of suspense with keen observational commentary. With her sharp wit and charming sense of humour, we would ask Alexa Chung to preside over our Olympics coverage to make those thrilling sporting categories even more... thrilling (and the more boring ones more watchable).
Click here to watch behind-the-scenes footage from our 2012 cover shoot with Alexa from our March issue.

Mary-Kate and Ashley for Badminton Doubles? Keira Knightley to Bend it like... Giggs? With the Olympics taking over London, ELLE finds much amusement in qualifying previous cover stars on to the Olympic Dream Team.

Team Captain – David Beckham
Of course no team would be complete without a captain and while he might not have made the cut for Team GB (what were they thinking!?) David Beckham is the only man who could take this spot for us. A phenomenally talented sportsman who exudes dignity and prowess, we would gladly follow him into the stadium to champion our team.
Click here to relive the exclusive ELLE cover shoot with the sporting legend, David Beckham.

Mary-Kate and Ashley for Badminton Doubles? Keira Knightley to Bend it like... Giggs? With the Olympics taking over London, ELLE finds much amusement in qualifying previous cover stars on to the Olympic Dream Team.

Fencing – Madonna
A chameleon of style – and abilities – Madonna could probably qualify for most sports on the ELLE fantasy Dream Team list. However she was perhaps her most intimidating when she appeared in the 2002 Bond film, Die Another Day as a strict fencing instructor. For the accompanying Bond Theme music video – which Madonna, naturally, performed herself – the Queen of Pop dared to *gasp* take on herself in a brutal fight scene. We’re sure there would be no more powerful opponent.
Click here to watch a video of Madonna’s May 2008 cover shoot with ELLE.

Mary-Kate and Ashley for Badminton Doubles? Keira Knightley to Bend it like... Giggs? With the Olympics taking over London, ELLE finds much amusement in qualifying previous cover stars on to the Olympic Dream Team.

Taekwondo – Anne Hathaway
With her performance in the recent Dark Knight Rises, Anne Hathaway found herself fighting fit having undertaken martial arts classes for her role as Catwoman. Having appeared on the cover of ELLE back in 2010 in a gold Balmain dress, we suspect the actress would easily win the same colour medal for us in our Olympic Dream Team having expertly kicked ass in the movie.
Click here to read about Anne’s love for her Catwoman catsuit from the Dark Knight Rises red carpet.

Mary-Kate and Ashley for Badminton Doubles? Keira Knightley to Bend it like... Giggs? With the Olympics taking over London, ELLE finds much amusement in qualifying previous cover stars on to the Olympic Dream Team.

Hockey – Emma Watson
She might have proven she can wield a broomstick in the Harry Potter series, but in real life Emma Waston has shown she is even better equipped with a hockey stick having played for the teams at USA’s Brown university. With her field skills and cool mind, we’d love to have Emma represent on the pitch as part of our Dream Team.
Click here to go behind the scenes of Emma’s November 2011 ELLE cover shoot.

Mary-Kate and Ashley for Badminton Doubles? Keira Knightley to Bend it like... Giggs? With the Olympics taking over London, ELLE finds much amusement in qualifying previous cover stars on to the Olympic Dream Team.