Nearly 80% of Twitter mentions of U.S. Olympians referenced athletes in gymnastics, basketball, track and field

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September 15, 2021

Simone Biles by far the most-mentioned Team USA athlete on Twitter during Tokyo Olympics

Nearly 80% of Twitter mentions of U.S. Olympians referenced athletes in gymnastics, basketball, track and field

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Nearly 80% of Twitter mentions of U.S. Olympians referenced athletes in gymnastics, basketball, track and field

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Simone Biles by far the most-mentioned Team USA athlete on Twitter during Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles was mentioned in 31% of all tweets referencing handles of U.S. Olympians during the Tokyo Games
Ten Team USA members made up 62% of all athlete mentions on Twitter during 2020 Games

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