Olympians On TV: From Gabby Douglas To Michael Phelps, We Cast U.S. Medalists In Primetime

Casting Olympic Athletes On Primetime TV

While most Olympic athletes are content to compete for glory on the track or in the pool, some have bigger aspirations -- like finding fame and fortune on TV.

After the news broke that gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte has scored his first scripted guest spot on "90210," the HuffPost TV team couldn't help but ponder one important question: Will he wear his controversial grill? Then we quickly moved on to the next question: Which other TV shows should recruit Olympic stars for guest spots?

Check out our gallery for 10 of our Olympians on TV casting suggestions, then weigh in with your own in the comments.

Gabby Douglas, "The Vampire Diaries"

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