THE OLYMPICS
SUMMER OLYMPIC CITIES
GOLDEN GIRLS
THE FIRST MODERN OLYMPICS
GETTING READY FOR THE OLYMPICS
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Olympic medley swimming events have these 4 strokes in one race

butterfly, breaststroke, freestyle & backstroke

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In 1980 the U.S. & 64 other countries boycotted the Olympics held in this city

Moscow

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Winning four in 2016, she tied the record for the most gold medals won in a single Olympics by a female gymnast

Simone Biles

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As in ancient times, the first Modern Olympics, held in this country in 1896, had only male participants

Greece

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Katie Ledecky was 6 when she got the autograph of this male swimmer who decided to try for more gold in 2016

Michael Phelps

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This 18-year-old from Louisville won the light heavyweight boxing gold medal in 1960

Muhammad Ali

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This city hosted the Summer Games in 1964, a first for Asia

Tokyo

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Make a racket for these 2 siblings who won the gold in women's doubles tennis at the 2000, 2008 & 2012 Olympics

Venus & Serena Williams

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Germany's Carl Schuhmann won 4 medals, one for wrestling & 3 for this, including team parallel bars

gymnastics

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Herb Brooks coached the U.S. to the "Miracle on Ice" hockey victory at this site in the Adirondacks

Lake Placid

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Denmark's Ellen Osiier foiled many of her opponents in 1924 to become the 1st woman to win a gold medal in this sport

fencing

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Athens hosted the first Modern Olympics in 1896; this other European capital hosted the second games in 1900

Paris

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At the Winter Olympics in 2018, Anna Gasser of Austria became the first woman to win the big air event in this newer sport

snowboarding

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Seen here, dressed in traditional garb, Spyridon Louis became a national hero after winning this 26-mile race

the marathon

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Olympic sports that have been discontinued include croquet, pigeon shooting & this team sport using a rope

tug-of-war

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During the opening ceremony's parade of nations, this country traditionally goes first

Greece

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This city between Lake Mälaren & the Baltic Sea hosted the 1912 Olympics

Stockholm

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Must be something in the water--this Olympian swimmer with 10 medals, including 7 gold, hails from Maryland like Michael Phelps

Ledecky

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America's Robert Garrett threw a 5-pound, 8-inch diameter one of these almost 96 feet to victory

a discus

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If you're about to do the winter Olympic event called short track, you'll be wanting these on your feet

speed skates

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Reminiscent of witches, it's the bowl-like structure that holds the flame in the host stadium; Torino's was placed 190 feet up

the Olympic cauldron

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It took until 1956, but finally a Southern Hemisphere city hosted--this one

Melbourne

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This Norwegian ice skater & future movie star won the first of her Olympic gold medals at age 15 at the 1928 Games in St. Moritz

Sonja Henie

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Though joined together at the time, these 2 Central European countries competed separately

Austria & Hungary

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Roman Sebrle & Ashton Eaton share the Olympic record with exactly 8,893 points in this track & field competition

the decathlon