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POLL: Favorite New Star From The Tokyo Olympics

Author Erica Banas // Rock Music Reporter
August 6th, 2021 3:58 PM

With every Olympic Games, new star athletes emerge, and the Tokyo Summer Games were no exception.

Plenty of athletes became overnight celebrities thanks to their performances in Tokyo. Here are just some of the one that caused the biggest headlines:

Caeleb Dressel: Team USA swimmer who won five gold medals.

Suni Lee: Team USA gymnast who won gold in the Women’s All-Around competition. She’s also the first Hmong-American Olympian.

Tamyra Mensah-Stock: Team USA wrestler who became the first Black woman to win gold in the 68kg weightclass.

Skateboarding’s Youth Movement (Momiji Nishiya, Kokona Hiraki, Rayssa Leal, Sky Brown and Funa Nakayama): Nishiya (13), Hiraki (12), Leal (13), Brown (12) and Nakayama(16) all medaled in the first year of Olympic Skateboarding.

April Ross and Alix Klineman: Team USA Beach Volleyball duo that won gold.

Athing Mu: Team USA Track and Field member who won gold in the 800m.

Gabby Thomas: Team USA Track and Field member/Harvard grad who won silver in the 4x100m relay and bronze in the 200m.

Sydney McLaughlin: Team USA Track and Field member who won gold in the 400m hurdles in the world record time of 51.46 seconds.

So, who was your favorite new star from the Tokyo Olympics? Let us know by voting in the poll below!


 

Olympic Opening Ceremony: 5 Best and 5 Worst Country Outfits

  • Honorable Mention: Iceland

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    Many of the countries went the athleisure route with their Opening Ceremony outfits, but Iceland's gear looked the most like PJs and win points for comfort.

  • Honorable Mention: El Salvador

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    El Salvador's outfits seem simple, but those patterned pants are a delight!

  • Honorable Mention: Tonga

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    Tonga only gets an honorable mention because for Pita Taufatofua, it's more about a lack of an outfit than anything.

  • 5. Worst: USA

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    Ugh...Ralph Lauren, AGAIN?! Why we want all of our athletes to look like they're about to head to a country club is beyond reasoning. Can we, for once, just not look snooty at the Olympics, please?

  • 5. Best: Latvia

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    Latvia took a risk dressing their women athletes in a metallic silver dress, but it paid off as they stood out in a great way.

  • 4. Worst: Great Britain

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    If you're Great Britain and your outfit isn't Union Jacked-out like you're a member of Def Leppard or the Spice Girls, you've failed. Plus, these outfits are just boring.

  • 4. Best: Aruba

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    White pants were super popular during the Opening Ceremony, but Aruba wore them best with their male athletes pairing them with a gradient colored blazer. The women wore a beautiful dress in the same gradient color scheme, and all of the athletes wore stylish fedoras.

  • 3. Worst: Belgium

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    I'm all for a bold print, but this is just ugly.

  • 3. Best: Kenya

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    Unlike Belgium, Team Kenya's risk on a bold plaid print was a success, and they stood out among all of the other nations.

  • 2. Worst: South Africa

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    A hideous print top for the men, a hideous print romper for the women, and they all are wearing the same ugly brown shoes. Ew!

  • 2. Best: Tuvalu

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    Tuvalu, a tiny island nation in the South Pacific, sent only two athletes to the Tokyo Olympics: Matie Stanley and Karalo Hepoiteloto Maibuca. Both, however, looked outstanding wearing traditional Tuvaluan clothing as they carried their nation's flag.

  • 1. Worst: Italy

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    Giorgio Armani designed this Pac-Man monstrosity. It's all kinds of wrong that makes us ask, "WHY?!"

  • 1. Best: Cook Islands

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    Flag bearers Kirsten Andrea Fisher-Marsters and Wesley Tikiariki Roberts of Team Cook Islands simply look chic AF. They're making their entrance into the Opening Ceremony look more like a strut on the catwalk.

  • 1. Best: Cook Islands

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    Seriously...just look at them! GORGEOUS!

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock news blogger who's well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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