The Los Angeles Times showcases a handful of Southern Californian athletes competing in the Beijing 2008 Olympics through a series of beautiful posters that you can download from a widget on their Olympics blog. The majority of the Olympians featured are women (although they do have one of Kobe Bryant). Official media coverage of the games in China are thorough and aplenty, but what’s most interesting is the chatter among female bloggers whose comments more often than not offer a personalized take on the female Olympian.