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Who did Michael Phelps give up his spot for in the last swim meet?

Ian Crocker. Michael gave his spot to Ian Crocker so that Ian would have a chance at a medal. Michael had ruined Ian's chances earlier by beating him in an earlier race.

Which of the following gymnasts is not matched with her best event?

Mohini Bhardwaj and the floor exercise. Though she's quite good at floor exercise, Mohini's best event is the vault and was put on the American team for her superior skills in that event.

American Joanna Hayes won the Women's 100m hurdles final. What wild thing happened during that race?

A racer stumbled over one of the hurdles. Perdita Felicien from Canada stumbled over the first hurdle and inadvertantly ran into the racer in the next lane, taking that racer out of the race.

We found out that U.S. gymnast Brett McClure was engaged to marry what other famous gymnast?

Jaycie Phelps. Brett McClure competed alongside Paul Hamm for America in the men's gymnastics individual all-around event. NBC showed Jaycie as a spectator a couple of times and revealed that she was engaged to Brett.

Who received the honor of carrying the American flag during the closing ceremonies?

Mia Hamm. Mia, the co-captain of the American women's soccer team, was chosen because of her success in soccer and because it was her last Olympics.

What was the track race that was delayed for a long time because the Greek crowd was booing?

Men's 200m. The Greeks booed during the Men's 200m race, mostly because their national superstar in this event was kept out of the race for missing a drug test.

How many times did Michael Phelps race Ian Thorpe in an individual (not team relay) finals race?

once. Phelps and Thorpe raced against each other in more than one race, but only one was an individual race. The other times were in team relays.

In the women's beach volleyball final, Americans Misty May and Kerri Walsh faced a team from where?

Brazil. May and Walsh defeated Adriana Behar and Shelda Bede of Brazil by a score of 21-17, 21-11.

Kerri Walsh was always a beach volleyball player.

False. Beach volleyball champion Kerri Walsh originally played indoor volleyball. She took up beach volleyball after the Sydney Olympics.

Which of the following sports events did not take place while the Olympics were going on?

The U.S. Open in tennis. The PGA Championship took place the first weekend the Olympics were happening. The Little League World Series took place the second week the Olympics were going on. However, the U.S. Open in tennis started on the day after the Olympics ended.

Which is LEAST close to describing one of the reasons given for the U.S. men's basketball team failing to win the gold medal?

The equipment is significantly different. The only change in equipment is the use of trapeziods in the area underneath the baskets instead of rectangles. But that was not listed as a significant factor

Which of the following did not fail to defend their gold medal from Sydney?

The U.S. softball team. The women's soccer team were not the defending gold medal champs so how could they fail to defend it?

Both American men and women won the gold in all but which of the follwoing?

The high jump. Neither an American man or woman earned any medal in the high jump.

Who did the U.S. team elect to lead them into Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony?

Mia Hamm. Partly because it was Mia's last Olympics. It was really her last time to participate in competetive soccor too.

Which of the following did NOT take place at any point while the Olympics were going on?

The U.S. Open in tennis. This is a big technicality. The U.S. Open started on the day after the Olympic closing ceremony.