Does anyone know the story behind the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue? Because we’d like to hear it. Whoever the genius behind switching up a boring ass sports weekly into a multimedia powerhouse institution like the Swimsuit Issue is someone we need to learn from. Anyway, pardon our ignorance and enjoy the latest episode of Alana Blanchard’s “Surfer Girl” where she learns she’s going to be in SI. Honestly, she doesn’t sound that pumped about the news, but maybe they recreated that part, and she still turned it up in Las Vegas. See her complete pictorial here.

Ok so this post may be slightly off topic but hey, we’re just doing our part to share the love. Hit up Sports Illustrated for your complete fix. Oh and there’s a video after the jump you’re definitely not going to want to miss. Enjoy!

Sure Hannah Teter won a silver at the Olympics in Vancouver to add to her gold from Torino, that was almost to be expected. What was not expected was that Hannah would show up in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue going topless against models like Bar Rafaeli and Brooklyn Decker. To read what she was thinking, check out her recent interview on ESPN and if you missed it, check out her whole SI gallery here.