Tokyo Olympics in review (up until Aug 2nd b/c AF won't let me add more days' reviews for some reason.) by RobinJRichards

Champion(s):

casketromance
Oath of the Goat


Runner(s)-Up:

ecpekkle


Quiz Description

Well...they happened. Let's see what we remember.

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Questions:

We'll start simple. Who lit the Olympic Cauldron?

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Naomi Osaka

Horigome Yuro from Japan won the first ever Olympic Gold Medal in what sport that made its debut in Tokyo?

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(Street) Skateboarding

This Australian swimmer bested Katie Ledecky to win the Gold in the 400m free.

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Ariarne Titmus

Lydia Jacoby won the Gold in the 100m Breaststroke. This makes her the first Olympic swimmer and Gold Medalist from what US State, which one announcer stated was "not exactly a hotbed of swimming?"

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Alaska

The US Women won the Inaugural 3x3 tournament with some help from last minute replacement Jackie Young, who plays for what WNBA team that drafted her #1 in 2019 (City and name required)?

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Las Vegas Aces

While he was scoring 26 points in a 81-71 win over Argentina, Ricki Rubio from the Spanish National Basketball Team was traded from the T-Wolves to what other NBA team? Talk about getting the memo at an odd time.

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Cleveland Cavaliers

No Golden Slam this year! This tennis star lost to German Alexander Zverev 1-6, 6-3, 6-1. Zverev went on to win Gold. The other guy didn't even get Bronze.

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Novak Djokovic

Discus thrower Daniel Ståhl became a viral sensation after yelling this four phrase both before his throws and after he won Gold. His ancestors would be proud.

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I'm a Swedish Viking!

Caeleb Dressel has followed in the footsteps of Mark Spitz and Micheal Phelps by claiming Gold in two individual swim races at the same Olympic Games. Name either race.

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100m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly

Krystsina Tsymanouskaya, a sprinter from this nation, was sent home after apparent criticism against her regime and her coaches. Nearby Poland accepted her as a refugee shortly after.

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Belarus

In a most improbable comeback, this Dutch-Ethiopian runner took a tumble in the final lap of a 1500m heat, lost a few second then managed to win it.

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Sifan Hassan

Simone Biles was finally well enough to compete in an individual competition. On which gymnastics component did she compete and win Bronze in?

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(Balance) Beam