Best and worst Olympic portraits

A stunning shot of British cyclist Victoria Pendelton.

Photo by Getty Images Apr 3, 2012

Best and worst Olympic portraits

With the Olympics looming closer the publicity machine is going into overdrive and the portraits shots keep on coming, take a look at the best and worst.

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