Crystal Cox arrived in Gabon with an Olympic gold medal in track and field — and promptly became one of the show's great athletic ironies, struggling so badly in challenges that her world-class pedigree turned into a running joke. What she lacked at the puzzle table she made up for in volume and heart, an emotional, fiercely loyal presence on the snakebit Fang tribe.
Her game was tied to Kenny Hoang's; she was his ride-or-die ally, and when their alliance finally fractured she was voted out in sixth. Loud, big-hearted, and unforgettable, she's proof that Olympic speed and Survivor challenges have almost nothing to do with each other.
