With Simone Biles out of the artistic gymnastics competition, all eyes were on the women's Olympic All-Around. What happened? What does Alison think of today's leotards? Listen to find out!

Along with artistic gymnastics, we also have competition updates on:

• Badminton
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Beach Volleyball - TKFLASTANI Kelly Claes competed!
• Boxing - TKFLASTANI Ginny Fuchs competed!
• Canoe Slalom - TKFLASTANI Luuka Jones competed!
• Cycling - BMX Racing - TKFLASTANI Connor Fields competed!
• Fencing
• Golf
• Handball
• Hockey
• Judo
• Rowing
• Rugby
• Sailing
• Shooting
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Volleyball
• Water Polo

We also have a sobering Tokyo COVID-19 update, what happened to some (some? Like 4000) Opening Ceremonies volunteer bento boxes, and we find out how many baseball players it takes to break one of Athletes Village cardboard beds.

Plus our popular segments:

• Where's Marnie McBean?
• What Officiating Role Would Jill Want?
• What Volunteer Gig Would Alison Want?
• TKFLASTAN Watch
• Fantasy League/Brackets Update

And our new segment "What's Up with Mike and Maya?" of the Toyota "First Date" commerical.

We need your help! For the upcoming Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2022, we'll have an on-the-ground presence. This will allow us to bring you an Olympics audio experience like no other. But getting to Beijing will be difficult, so we've got a Kickstarter campaign running to help get us there. Please check it out and support our efforts to bring you a better show. Thank you for your support!

Join in the fun - viewing guide, fantasy league, brackets and more at http://flamealivepod.com/tokyo

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Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics and Paralympics with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

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