The closing ceremony concluded and the United States walked away with the most medals (including gold), but the Olympics cannot end until Roy Wood Jr., Alabama native and “The Daily Show” correspondent, weighs on some of the best moments from the Tokyo games.
The comedian from Birmingham recently shared his favorite moments from the 2020 Summer Olympics, which boasted a litany viral moments from Dutch runner Sifan Hassan’s miraculous comeback in the 1500 meters to a British diver knitting in the stands.
Sifan Hassan’s comeback
Dutch runner Sifan Hassan tripped and fell on the last lap of her qualifying heat for the 1,500-meter race before getting up and actually winning the race, and she even went on to win the gold medal in the final. “How did she catch up with them so fast after falling?” Wood asked. “It’s like she’s got the invincibility star from Mario Kart.”
Knitting while you wait to dive
British diver Tom Daley caught the world’s attention, not because he earned a gold medal in the 10-meter synchronized dive (which he did), but because cameras caught him knitting in the stands while watching other events in the pool. “Which goes to show you just how under-funded the Olympics are this year,” Wood said. “The divers have to make their own towels.”
Djokovic’s meltdown
During his bronze medal match, which he lost, tennis great Novak Djokovic smashed his racket and threw another into the stands in a meltdown that sparked controversy. “You hear that sound?” Wood asked. “That’s the sound of everybody who said Simone Biles was too emotional, who ain’t sayin’ s--t about this man smashing a tennis racket.”
That terrifying basketball robot
During halftime of the first U.S.-France men’s basketball game, fans caught a glimpse of Toyota’s artificial intelligence-powered robot named CUE5, which wowed the arena by swishing 3-point and half-court shots. “Now, I don’t know how y’all like your apocalyptic, murderous, robotic creatures, but I like mine without a jumper,” Wood said. “If you’re gonna kill me, just kill me. Don’t cross me over, too.”
Russians got in, after all
After Russia was banned from competing as a country by the World Anti-Doping Agency, their athletes were able to participate by representing the “Russian Olympic Committee.” Wood was confused. “So let me get this straight,” he said. “Russia’s allowed to compete in the Olympics under the name Russian Olympic Committee, but every time I try to show up to the club in VIP under the name ‘Trevor Noah,’ folks got a problem.”
Watch Wood’s whole Olympic breakdown in the video above.
Warning: The video contains some profanity.
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