Chris Klug

This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the clue provided by Steve.

publication date: Thursday, August 10, 2017 (part of Summer 2017)

category: Sports

clue: Duct tape can fix everything but a bad haircut or a bad marriage. It can even fix a broken boot buckle and help this athlete win an Olympic medal.

explanation: Chris Klug had a liver transplant 19 months prior to competing in the 2002 Winter Olympics. He repaired a broken boot buckle with duct tape just 2 minutes before his final race. He won the bronze medal in the Giant Slalom. more…

difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Jesse King, Scott Hardie, and Elaine Beckland

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