Olympic Personalities - Round 2

 

Olympic Personalities

The 2024 Summer Olympics are in full swing, and they've been a blast. But some personalities--athletes, commentators, comedians, rappers, weird dudes who pick up swim caps--have stolen the spotlight. Who are your favorites?? Vote!

1 Snoop Dogg v 9 Swim Cap Rescue Guy

Sure, our parents hated him in the 90s. But now he's your grandma's favorite. The poster child for Olympics love, Snoop has captivated audiences with how much he adores these games.

The Swim cap rescue guy, a.k.a Bob the Cap Catcher, is a new icon. Bravely diving into the pool to rescue Emma Weber's lost cap, the entire Olympics-watching world was "cap"tivated by this unlikely hero. The best part? No one knows his real name.

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5 Gabby Thomas v 13 Celine Dion

Gabby Thomas is an incredible story, and now she's an Olympic champion too. She won the gold in the 200M and won the hearts of everyone in the USA. Thomas only became a professional runner halfway through her Harvard career. She then won a bronze in Tokyo, a silver at the world championships, and now a gold in Paris.

Celine Dion kicked off the Paris Olympic Games in amazing style. Her performance at the Opening Ceremony was one for the ages. And just like the athletes that would follow her, she persevered through medical and emotional trials to put up a gold medal worthy performance.

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6 Pommel Horse Guy v 3 Katie Ledecky

Yes, he has a real name. It's Stephen Nedoroscik. But do we really care? No. No we don't. We care that he rocks the Rubik's Cube. We care that he takes his Clark Kent glasses off before turning into the gymnastics Superman. And we care that he won two bronzes in this year's games.

Katie Ledecky is carrying the US flag in the closing ceremonies of the Olympics, and it's with good reason. This year, she won two golds, a silver, and a bronze. But over her career, it's nine golds, 4 silvers, and a bronze. She's simply dominant.

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7 Turkish Pistol Guy v 2 Simone Biles

Yusuf Dikec became famous, not for winning an Olympic silver medal (although that's nice too), but for the way he did it. His style - hand in pocket, no fancy gizmos on his face, that look of utter calm and arrogance - has taken the internet by storm. Is he a hitman in his normal life? It's entirely possible. This picture is so iconic that other Olympians have taken to imitating it in their social media posts.

What is there to say about Simone Biles? She's probably the gymnastics GOAT. Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 World Championship medals (including three golds this year) are simply dominant. She's the best of the best.

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