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* ''WesternAnimation/TheUnstoppableYellowYeti'': Mayor Chrome's biggest dream is to one day host the Winter Olympics (or rather "Winter Games") at Winterton, with two episodes featuring a member of the committee coming for an inspection in preparation for auditions.
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* One of the 2016 storylines for ''ComicStrip/SafeHavens'' is about Dave competing as a member of Team USA's basketball team...and about how their adversary is Team Italy, many players whom played with or against Dave in his basketball career. [[spoiler:Thanks to Dave making more...mundane passes than expected, Team USA claims gold...and that's one thing he will always lord over his wife Samantha's head, as she gave up a budding sports career to focus on science.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' cartoon special "The Smurfic Games", where the Smurfs are divided into three teams -- the East Smurfs, the West Smurfs, and Clumsy and Smurfette -- and also where the forest and Smurf Village were almost destroyed by Gargamel using an ArtifactOfDoom.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs1981'' cartoon special "The Smurfic Games", where the Smurfs are divided into three teams -- the East Smurfs, the West Smurfs, and Clumsy and Smurfette -- and also where the forest and Smurf Village were almost destroyed by Gargamel using an ArtifactOfDoom.
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* ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs'' comic book story "The Olympic Smurfs".

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* ''ComicBook/TheSmurfs'' comic book story "The Olympic Smurfs".Smurfs", where Weakling participates in a team of his own using what Papa Smurf calls "can do cream" for motivation (it turns out to be jam).



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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'' cartoon special "The Smurfic Games".Games", where the Smurfs are divided into three teams -- the East Smurfs, the West Smurfs, and Clumsy and Smurfette -- and also where the forest and Smurf Village were almost destroyed by Gargamel using an ArtifactOfDoom.
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* The second half of episode five of ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' has the girls of Franchouchou participating in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashima_Gatalympics Gatalymics]][[note]]The name being a combination of O''lypmics'' and the Japanese name for the mudflats where the event is held Kashima Hi''gata''[[/note]] in an effort to raise the profile of the band. It goes about [[EpicFail as well as could be expected]].

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* The second half of episode five of ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' has the girls of Franchouchou [[Characters/ZombieLandSagaFranchouchou Franchouchou]] participating in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashima_Gatalympics Gatalymics]][[note]]The name being a combination of O''lypmics'' and the Japanese name for the mudflats where the event is held Kashima Hi''gata''[[/note]] in an effort to raise the profile of the band. It goes about [[EpicFail as well as could be expected]].
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* ''TheSmurfs'' comic book story "The Olympic Smurfs".

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* the 12th edition of the ''Asterix'' series had the Gaulish village participate in the ancient Olympics.

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* the 12th edition of the ''Asterix'' ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'' series had the Gaulish village participate in the ancient Olympics.

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* the 12th edition of the ''Asterix'' series had the Gaulish village participate in the ancient Olympics.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy'' [[DenouementEpisode penultimate episode]] "Run for Fun" involves the title character and his friends compete in the Wuzzolympic Games, hosted by Michelle Kwanzleberry (voiced by retired American figure skater Michelle Kwan). When they race in the Wuzzleburg Wacky Dash, everyone resorts on cheating, expect for Daizy who follows Michelle's advice ("Prepare, practice, and have fun!") and wins the event.
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** The game got enough success to have four sequels: ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'', ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'', ''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games'' and ''Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games''.

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** The game got enough success to have four five sequels: ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'', ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'', ''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games'' and Games'', ''Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games''.Games'', and ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020''[[labelnote:*]]the event was tentatively postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, but the game had already been released before the initial outbreak[[/labelnote]].
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** Also Epyx Summer Games released in 1984 on several platforms.
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* The second half of episode five of ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' has the girls of Franchouchou participating in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashima_Gatalympics Gatalymics]][[note]]The name being a combination of O''lypmics'' and the Japanese name for the mudflats where the event is held Kashima Hi''gata''[[/note]] in an effort to raise the profile of the band. It goes about [[EpicFail as well as could be expected]].
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* The first ''Literature/MythOMania'' book, ''Have a Hot Time, Hades!'', features Hades and his siblings competing against the Titans in the first Olympic games, with help from Zeus' children, the Cyclopses, and the Hundred-Handed Men. Book VIII, ''Go For the Gold, Atalanta!'', details Atalanta's journey to becoming the first mortal to compete against the gods in the Olympics.

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* The first ''Literature/MythOMania'' book, ''Have a Hot Time, Hades!'', ''Literature/HaveAHotTimeHades'', features Hades and his siblings competing against the Titans in the first Olympic games, with help from Zeus' children, the Cyclopses, and the Hundred-Handed Men. Book VIII, ''Go For the Gold, Atalanta!'', ''Literature/GoForTheGoldAtalanta'', details Atalanta's journey to becoming the first mortal to compete against the gods in the Olympics.
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* ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' had several Olympic episodes, as a tribute to the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
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* ''Toys/GoGosCrazyBones'' had a set of 117 characters released in Israel to commemorate the 2012 Olympics. All of the characters are based on various Olympic sports, as well as other aspects of the games (such as the medals and Olympic rings).
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* One week of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' takes place during an interspecies Olympics. It doesn't go well -- the stadium isn't ready in time, and the predators keep eating everyone else.
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* Creator/HarryTurtledove's short story "Les Mortes d'Arthur" takes place during the Sixty-sixth Winter Olympic Games in the early 23rd century. Aside from conventional sports on Earth, there is the five-kilometer ski jump on Saturn's moon Mimas where the story takes place.
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** Inspector Brackenreid is PutOnABus for a few episodes to coach the Canadian football (soccer) team to Olympic gold at the 1904 Olympics in St Louis.
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* Though technically not much of an example of this trope, an episode of ''The Simpsons'' had Bart and the ''whole school'' offending the Olympic committee, resulting in 20 hours of community service for the students, while Bart and Lisa are put in charge of an old folk home in Springfield.

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* Though technically not much of an example of this trope, an episode of ''The Simpsons'' ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' had Bart and the ''whole school'' offending the Olympic committee, resulting in 20 hours of community service for the students, while Bart and Lisa are put in charge of an old folk home in Springfield.
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* ''South Park'' had the episode "Up the Down Steroid".

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* ''South Park'' %%* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' had the episode "Up the Down Steroid".
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* The episode "Bend Her" of ''Futurama''.

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* The episode "Bend Her" of ''Futurama''.''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' begins with the cast watching the Olympics. The plot kicks in once Bender gets a sex change in order to participate in the women's events.

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** After the curling match between his team and some members of Station 4, Leslie Garland praises Murdoch's innovative sliding shoe and asks if his club can use them in the upcoming nordic games. Murdoch is pleased to consent. Garland goes on to express the hope that those games will grow and become a "winter Olympics".

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** After the curling match between his team and some members of Station 4, Leslie Garland praises Murdoch's innovative sliding shoe and asks if his club can use them in the upcoming nordic Nordic games. Murdoch is pleased to consent. Garland goes on to express the hope that those games will grow and become a "winter Olympics".


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* ''Series/{{MASH}}'' had an episode that took place right around the time of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. The camp was split into two teams (one led by Hawkeye, the other by BJ) and held their own Olympics.
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* The ''PunkyBrewster'' episode "Camp Confusion" had an Olympics-style competition between Camp Tumbleweeds (where Punky attends) and Camp Towering Pines (where Margaux is). Punky wins two events single-handedly but Margaux accuses her of using Glomer to help her. Glomer offers to stay with Margaux to prove Punky can win by herself, but when things go wrong for Camp Tumbleweeds, Punky suspects Glomer of helping Towering Pines.

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* The ''PunkyBrewster'' ''WesternAnimation/PunkyBrewster'' episode "Camp Confusion" had an Olympics-style competition between Camp Tumbleweeds (where Punky attends) and Camp Towering Pines (where Margaux is). Punky wins two events single-handedly but Margaux accuses her of using Glomer to help her. Glomer offers to stay with Margaux to prove Punky can win by herself, but when things go wrong for Camp Tumbleweeds, Punky suspects Glomer of helping Towering Pines.

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* The episode "Fear Her" of ''Series/DoctorWho''.



* The episode "Fear Her" of ''Series/DoctorWho''.
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* The first ''Literature/MythOMania'' book, ''Have a Hot Time, Hades!'', features Hades and his siblings competing against the Titans in the first Olympic games, with help from Zeus' children, the Cyclopses, and the Hundred-Handed Men.

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* The first ''Literature/MythOMania'' book, ''Have a Hot Time, Hades!'', features Hades and his siblings competing against the Titans in the first Olympic games, with help from Zeus' children, the Cyclopses, and the Hundred-Handed Men. Book VIII, ''Go For the Gold, Atalanta!'', details Atalanta's journey to becoming the first mortal to compete against the gods in the Olympics.
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* ''Series/MurdochMysteries'': Though no episode has yet followed characters to the actual Olympic Games, training for the Olympics gets an occasional mention in the series, and an Olympic tryout forms one subplot:
** "Still Waters" focuses on a rowing team at a country club and rivalry for a place in the men's eights team: a wealthy club member demands the talented gardener give up his seat in the boat, but the coach and the other team members know they need the gardener (who holds every rowing record at the club) to have a shot at qualifying for the Olympics. Guess who dies?
** "Twisted Sisters" starts with a couple of cross-country runners finding the body of a dead woman just after a training run. Dr. Grace learns from one of the runners that a club is sending a croquet player to the 1900 Olympics, leading to a subplot in which she contests the spot ([[HiddenDepths she was city-wide croquet champion two years running]]).
** After the curling match between his team and some members of Station 4, Leslie Garland praises Murdoch's innovative sliding shoe and asks if his club can use them in the upcoming nordic games. Murdoch is pleased to consent. Garland goes on to express the hope that those games will grow and become a "winter Olympics".
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** The game got enough success to have three sequels: ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'', ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'', and ''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games''.

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** The game got enough success to have three four sequels: ''Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games'', ''Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games'', and ''Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games'' and ''Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games''.

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An episode or video game which entirely focuses on the Olympic games. They could be an actual Olympic event, or just a competition based on the Olympics. To dream of being of in the Olympics...

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* One episode of ''WebAnimation/StrongBadEmail'' involved the "Strong Badathlon", where Strong Bad and the other citizens of Free Country USA compete in such strange events as "Greco-Roman Homestar-Crud-Out-Of-Beating" and "The Clean and Jerk Strong Mad's Underwear Over His Head".

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