Lance Armstrong Denies Ashley Olsen Romance

By: Shannon Gossage

Recently it was reported that Armstrong and Olsen were spotted getting cozy on two different occasions. Rumors of a romance started after the two were first spotted together on two separate occasions looking as if they were a couple. Now Armstrong, 36, said he is definitely not romancing Olsen, 21. He reported told the New York Post’s Page Six, "Ashley Olsen and I are strictly friends. We have hung out amongst other friends, and she strikes me as a nice, smart lady."

Armstrong and Olsen sparked the rumors when they were spotted at the Rose Bar inside the Gramercy Hotel while Armstrong was in town for the New York marathon last month. A source said that the two were hanging out on October 29 and looked very much "together." The source said that Olsen was "very flirtatious" with Armstrong and he was very receptive to her advances. One eyewitness said, "They came together with a group of friends. Ashley drank red wine, sat on his lap and they were making out all night. They left together around 2 a.m." They reportedly were together again that Wednesday night at the Waverly Inn. Armstrong had reportedly been hanging out with pals earlier in the evening and then met up with Olsen.

Olsen was most recently romantically linked with club owner Scott Sartiano, 30, who owns the hotspot Butter. Armstrong recently called it quits with fashion designer Tory Burch. Prior to dating Burch he was engaged to singer Sheryl Crow. Armstrong and Crow called it quits after dating for almost three years. Armstrong has three children with his ex-wife – 8-year old Luke, and twins Isabella and Grace, 6.