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Speaking of Mixed Doubles, last year’s World Mixed Doubles champions hailed from the United States, winning the country’s first gold medal at the worlds in any discipline since 2003. The duo’s first names are a homophonic pair, which makes for great marketing and makes for a great opportunity for a quizmaster to hold a spelling bee. Their last names are Thiesse and Dropkin, what are their first names, respectively? Give both first names, and proper spelling is required.

Cory, Korey

Hockey

Actor Jay Baruchel has a prominent role in Million Dollar Baby and also appears in (and co-wrote) Goon, another movie that largely revolves around punching people. This comedy stars Seann William Scott as Doug Glatt, a bouncer who starts an unlikely career as a minor league hockey “enforcer” after beating up a player who tried to attack Baruchel’s character in the stands during a game. The climax of the film is a game between Glatt’s Halifax Highlanders and a team called the Shamrocks. The Shamrocks are said to represent this Canadian city, which has a bit of a tortured history in real-life professional hockey. The city was home to the Toronto Maple Leafs’ AHL affiliate from 1991-2005 and two separate AHL franchises called the IceCaps from 2011-17, but all three franchises relocated to be closer to their NHL parent clubs. Even a replacement ECHL franchise named the Growlers folded after the 2023-24 season. Name the city.

St. John's

Olympics

PRE-QUESTION NOTE: Today is a Theme Day. Theme days can be overt, or they can be subtle and connected, in such a way that figuring out the theme may help you answer the questions. Good luck.

Name the diving position shown here, in its closed version.

Pike