| rdfs:comment | - The Equestria Games, according to Ms. Harshwhinny, are "where ponies from all over the land compete for glory in various athletic pursuits." The Games are first mentioned in the synchronously-set episodes Just for Sidekicks and Games Ponies Play. In the former episode, Fluttershy says Princess Cadance "needs us to do a great job welcoming the Head of the Equestria Games when she visits the Crystal Empire tomorrow". In the latter episode, Cloudsdale lost out in their bid to host the Equestria Games to Fillydelphia in a flashback to when Rainbow Dash was a filly, and in the present day, the Equestria Games inspector Ms. Harshwhinny says "Every city and empire wants to host the Equestria Games" and chooses the Crystal Empire to be the next host of the Equestria Games.
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| abstract | - The Equestria Games, according to Ms. Harshwhinny, are "where ponies from all over the land compete for glory in various athletic pursuits." The Games are first mentioned in the synchronously-set episodes Just for Sidekicks and Games Ponies Play. In the former episode, Fluttershy says Princess Cadance "needs us to do a great job welcoming the Head of the Equestria Games when she visits the Crystal Empire tomorrow". In the latter episode, Cloudsdale lost out in their bid to host the Equestria Games to Fillydelphia in a flashback to when Rainbow Dash was a filly, and in the present day, the Equestria Games inspector Ms. Harshwhinny says "Every city and empire wants to host the Equestria Games" and chooses the Crystal Empire to be the next host of the Equestria Games. One tradition of the Games has a pony or group of ponies from each city in Equestria chosen as a flag carrier for their represented city. In Flight to the Finish, the fillies and colts in Cheerilee's class come up with flag carrying routines in the hopes of being chosen to carry the flag for Ponyville. Rainbow Dash states that she was a flag carrier for Cloudsdale when she was a filly. By the end of the episode, Ms. Harshwhinny chooses the Cutie Mark Crusaders as Ponyville's flag carriers. The Equestria Games are mentioned again in Rainbow Falls, where the titular location serves as the venue for the Games' qualification tryouts. Teams of three compete for open slots to compete in the Games; one of the teams consists of Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Bulk Biceps. One rule of the Games states that a competitor can only compete in one event. The Games are the focus of the episode Equestria Games, in which Spike is tasked with lighting the torch for the Games' opening ceremonies. The only events depicted are the aerial relay, in which the Cloudsdale team narrowly defeats Ponyville's team for gold, and ice archery, which according to Shining Armor is always the final event of the Games. In the end, Ponyville wins 37 total medals, one more than Cloudsdale's 36. An apparent custom of the Games is to play the anthem of the home of each event's winning team. After the Wonderbolts win the aerial relay, the Cloudsdale anthem is played, to which Spike adds impromptu lyrics, humiliating himself in the process. The games are mentioned in The Crystalling - Part 1 and The Times They Are A Changeling.
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