RIO DE JANEIRO – Louis Smith doesn’t call it a man bun. The British gymnast doesn’t call his distinctive hairstyle anything.
The two-time Olympic medalist on pommel horse has long hair on the top that he pulls into what could best be described as a Samurai-style bun, while the bottom 2/3 of his head is cut short.
But in going for convenience, he stumbled into something unique.
Smith had been growing his hair out and didn’t have hair spray in it to keep it out of his face while training one day. He borrowed a hair tie from one of the women in the gym.