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.

Give the first name of the 27-year-old Swiss Alpine skier who entered a whole new world, competitively, when she won her first—and to date only—World Cup victory in 2017 at St. Moritz in the Super-G.

Jasmine

Racing & Combat

Mike Rotunda was a talented amateur wrestler who joined the professional ranks and competed under several names, including Mike Drond, Mike Rotundo (confusing, huh?), and most notably Irwin R. Schyster (I.R.S.), a tax collector who also enjoyed physical combat. Rotunda joined the New World Order faction in WCW in the mid-1990’s and wrestled for a significant time under a gimmick that was an allusion to Vince K. McMahon, owner of the competing WWF/WWE. Fill in the high-finance reference that completed his gimmick name: V.K. __________.

Wallstreet

Basketball

With Dylan Harper going No. 2 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft to the Spurs, there are now two players of Filipino descent to be taken in the lottery, along with Jalen Green in 2021. However, in 2024 another Filipino heritage player just missed the lottery, as the 76ers took this Duke guard No. 16 overall. He won Rookie of the Month honors in November, and had a 34-point, 10-assist game against the Cavaliers, before a knee injury ended his season prematurely in December. 

Jared McCain