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QUIZ: Test Your Olympic Gymnastics in the NCAA Knowledge

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How well do you know your favorite NCAA gymnasts’ Olympic stories? Test your knowledge with this short quiz and find out whether you’re up there with Kathy Johnson Clarke or still building your portfolio. 

1. Jessica Lopez, Danusia Francis, and Houry Gebeshian are all NCAA stars who competed for other countries. Respectively, what country did each gymnast compete for? 

  1. Mexico, Trinidad, France
  2. Venezuela, Jamaica, Armenia
  3. Colombia, Great Britain, Croatia
  4. The Philippines, Germany, Australia

2. Three NCAA gymnasts will compete for the Philippines in Paris: LSU’s Aleah Finnegan, UCLA’s Emma Malabuyo, and this incoming freshman…

  1. Arkansas’s Allison Cucci
  2. Michigan’s Myli Lew
  3. UCLA’s Tiana Sumanasakera
  4. Stanford’s Levi Jung-Ruivivar

3. We’ve seen many gymnasts make bank through NIL this quad. This gymnast, while you might say “Always a bridesmaid, never a bride” about her repeat alternate status for U.S. Olympic teams, has a thriving business selling something you might find on the back of a bridesmaid’s dress (or adorning a gymnast’s hair).  

  1. Leanne Wong
  2. Olivia Dunne
  3. Jordan Chiles
  4. Tasha Schwikert

4. This NCAA powerhouse and Olympian known for stepping in at a critical moment for her team has a particularly tough bars move named after her that has been a centerpiece of Jade Carey’s bar routine at both Oregon State and in elite this season. Who is she? 

  1. Courtney Kupets-Carter
  2. Jamie Dantzcher
  3. Mohini Bhardwaj
  4. Jordan Chiles

5. Several NCAA Olympians have also won the Honda Award for gymnastics, given to the top collegiate female gymnast each season. Two NCAA Olympians have won the Honda Cup, given to the top female athlete across all NCAA sports each year. Who are they? 

  1. Bridget Sloan and Madison Kocian
  2. Samantha Peszek and Kristen Maloney
  3. Elise Ray and Kyla Ross
  4. Missy Marlowe and Courtney Kupets-Carter

6. This NCAA gymnast and now-coach will become the first gymnast ever to represent Haiti at the Olympics when she debuts in Paris this month. Who is she? 

  1. Lynnzee Brown
  2. Danusia Francis
  3. Jessica Lopez
  4. Courtney McCool-Griffeth

7. Bonjour! Cécile Canqueteau-Landi once represented France at the Olympics and now coaches American Olympians, including two who will compete in Paris. Soon she will add NCAA coach to her long list of accolades. Where will she help lead the team (with another NCAA Olympian, Great Britain’s Marissa King, by her side)?

  1. Iowa
  2. Georgia
  3. Washington
  4. LIU

8. Alicia Sacramone Quinn, a member of the 2008 Olympic team, now helps run the show at USA Gymnastics as the women’s high-performance strategic director. Where did Sacramone Quinn compete NCAA gymnastics for one season, becoming one of the first gymnasts to compete NCAA and elite simultaneously and blazing a trail for the gymnasts she now oversees? 

  1. Cornell
  2. Yale
  3. Brown
  4. Penn

9. Before she was an Olympian, Kathy Johnson Clarke was a national champion for Centenary College. What two Olympic teams was Johnson Clarke a part of after her NCAA career?  

  1. 1984, 1988
  2. 1980, 1984
  3. 1976, 1980
  4. 1988, 1992

10. This Olympic gold medalist wanted to be an NCAA gymnast but could not because she had gone pro. Instead, she worked as a mat mover and team manager, and eventually became one of the youngest NCAA head coaches in history. Who is she? 

  1. Jordyn Wieber
  2. Kyla Ross
  3. Madison Kocian
  4. Aly Raisman

It’s time to see how you did! Gather your answers and scroll down to see how many you got right!

 

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Question 1: 2

Question 2: 4

Question 3: 1

Question 4: 3

Question 5: 4

Question 6: 1

Question 7: 2

Question 8: 3

Question 9: 2

Question 10: 1

Perfect 10 correct: 10! 10! 10! You get a standing ovation and a giant crushing hug from your whole team. 

Eight to nine correct: That’s a college 10, as our resident judge Rhiannon would say. Some leg separation, some flexed feet, but the judges didn’t see it from their angle. 

Five to seven correct: You split the beam. Ouch! Read through the College Gym News archives and try again. 

Fewer than five correct: You are the Russian gymnast behind the Carly Patterson “Oh, that’s too bad” GIF. Next time! 

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