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1. This swimmer was 17 years old at the 2012 Olympics, when she won 5 medals, 4 of them golds. She represented the United States and medaled in backstroke, freestyle, and relay events - and even met Justin Bieber in the bargain. Who is she?
2. London 2012 Olympics- Which U.S Olympian, nicknamed "The Flying Squirrel", won the all-around gymnastics gold medal at age 16? She made history at the event by becoming the first woman of color to win that event - what a pioneer!
3. Which U.S. Olympian skated in *speed* skating events throughout the 1980s and 1990s, culminating in her becoming the first American woman to win 5 gold medals (she ended up with 6 total medals)?
4. Which American alpine skier participated in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 Olympics, winning two medals (one silver in downhill in 1998 and one gold in the Super G in 2002) over her Olympic career? With a unique name and a wildly successful World Cup career, she became a world-famous superstar and was inducted into the Ski Hall of Fame.
5. At the 2012 Olympics, this U.S. gymnast made a famously successful vault in the all-around competition where the team won gold, but could not repeat her performance in the vault competition, where she failed to win her expected gold. Her silver medal led to a world-famous picture of her looking "not impressed". Which member of the American gymnastics team is this?
6. Which female tennis player has a famous older sister tennis player, and while her fame comes from her 15 singles Grand Slam titles and 13 doubles Grand Slam titles with her sister, she also has participated in three Olympic games where she has won four gold medals?
7. This 1996 Olympian famously performed a gymnastics vault while injured and was then carried back to the bench by her coach Bela Karolyi. Which gymnast was this?
8. Which American female athlete from the 1930s and 40s was not only an Olympic track and field star (three medals in the 1932 LA Games), but also a multi-talented golfer and basketball player? She is known for her versatility and for having a nickname famously also held by a male athlete from the same era.
9. Which gymnast, from Romania, was the first female to score a perfect 10 in a gymnastics event? She achieved it in the 1976 Olympics uneven bars competition.
10. This American female athlete made one sterling name for herself on the football field - which soccer player had more goals (158) international play upon her retirement than any other professional player, and appeared in 275 international games? She also won a gold medal with the U.S. Olympic soccer team in 2004.
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