Amazing Athletes

Mary Lou Retton is a retired

• Snowboarder

• X game competitor

• gymnast

• basketball player

Which most likely describes the way Mary Lou would respond to people who criticized her gymnastics?

• She would get really depressed and quit

• She would get really angry and try to seek revenge on the person

• She would criticize other gymnasts

• She would use it as motivation to work harder so she could prove them wrong

The only time women in gymnastics had won a bronze metal was (36 years later a gold metal by Mary Lou)

• 1938

• 1948

• 1958

• 1968

Mary Lou scored a perfect 10 in _______ and won the first Olympic gold metal in gymnastics.

• 1980

• 1984

• 2015

• 2023

The snowboarder Shaun White was known as the flying ____ because of his red hair and unbelievable heights.

• Red Hot Chill Pepper

• Apple

• Strawberry

• Tomato

Shaun White began skiing when he was just __________ years old.

• two

• three

• four

• five

Professional skateboarder _________ ________ became aware of Shaun White's amazing talent and began mentoring the young skater.

• X Games

• Louis Zamperini

• Tony Hawk

• Mary Lou Retton

____________ became a Winter Olympic sport in 1998. In 2006, White won his first gold metal.

• Skiing

• Skateboarding

• BMX biking

• Snowboarding

Shaun White is also talented in other areas and plays __________ in the band Bad Things.

• drums

• guitar

• harmonica

• banjo

What does multifaceted mean?

• having only one skill or ability

• lack of talent or skill

• having many abilities