As the world readies for the Olympics, high-performance gear squares off with high fashion as Marie Claire May 2012 create “Training Day” in a collision of mesh, python, neoprene and shearling. Styled by Alison Edmond with labels such as Ysl, Herve Leger, Philip Lim & Marni, worn on Czech beauty Linda Vojtova with sun-kissed make-up by Darlene Jacobs and shot by Txema Yesta.