In a real-life version of Win a Date with Tad Hamilton, hordes of female fans have been valiantly competing for the past week to win a date with a U.S. Olympic bronze medalist.
U.S. skier Nick Goepper, who’s 19, launched the contest on Valentine’s Day, tweeting:
That was followed by the creation of a nifty hashtag, #iwanttodatenick:
Single ladies! Go on a dream date with me after the Olympics! Details below. @usweekly http://t.co/yKwUXrMSj3 pic.twitter.com/ccHSicOGqO
— Nick Goepper (@NickGoepper) February 14, 2014
Shortly afterward, #iwanttodatenick went viral. Since then, dozens of single ladies — and also one very sensual, towel-clad man — have been submitting entries to Mr. Goepper, hoping to win a date with (and the heart of) the skiing star once he returns to the U.S. of A. Here are some entries that get gold medals in our books:
There’s some really expert lip-synching going on here, as well as a healthy mix of cultural references. We just think maybe she should have cleaned her room first:
https://twitter.com/reSPECHTme/status/434518859253809152
Lucy is really great at photoshopping…
https://twitter.com/lucymjohn0603/status/434478806989279232
… especially here:
https://twitter.com/lucymjohn0603/status/434476334140502016
This girl got her sorority at Oklahoma State University to sing Mr. Goepper a song:
https://twitter.com/Katie_leachh/status/435624157061988353
The group dancing brings us back to our awkward seventh grade school dances, but props to this girl for the kewl rap:
https://twitter.com/mpringle008/status/435752146429304832
This girl seems to want a threesome, if Mr. Goepper is into that:
https://twitter.com/badbabyC/status/435633190909542400
Who can resist ballerinas?
https://twitter.com/beemoriarty/status/436704180061757440
If Mr. Goepper is into duck face, this girl wins hands down:
https://twitter.com/ClaareKenny/status/434493670587240448
This girl literally almost broke her neck for a chance at the date:
http://instagram.com/p/kaQ2gvub09/
Date this girl because she has no wisdom teeth:
I had to get my wisdom teeth out on Valentine's Day! I would love to go on a date☺️ #iwanttodatenick pic.twitter.com/uahjt1gPaT
— Katie Lea (@katie_lea12) February 14, 2014
Our pick for first place is Anna Ricci, who attempted to show off her sweet snowboarding moves for Mr. Goepper…
https://twitter.com/little_dinunzio/status/435920424912699393
… then BROKE HER ARM doing tricks…
@Mega_Mojo97 I broke my arm while doing tricks for @NickGoepper
— Anna Ricci (@anna_ricci_) February 19, 2014
… and then took this cute picture, cast and all:
“@AcRyann: pic.twitter.com/Z52whfXkji
LOVE HER!!:) #NeedsToWin”— Anna Ricci (@anna_ricci_) February 19, 2014
In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Mr. Goepper even said, “One poor girl tweeted that she was in the middle of making a video for me skiing and broke her arm. I feel terrible! I’m definitely going to reach out to her.”
