Play Chrome Dino Game: Olympic Gymnastics

Quick Facts

Summary: Grab the Olympic torch and the T-Rex switches to a vault-style gymnastics arena with shorter, tighter jumps.
Creator: Google
Launched: 2021-07
Status: Restored
(Discontinued by Google)

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The Original Easter Egg

How It Started

For the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021, Google added six sports-themed variants to Chrome’s Dinosaur Game. Collecting an Olympic torch during the standard run activated an event.

What It Did

Gymnastics moved the T-Rex to a vault-style arena, where shorter, faster jumps called for different timing from the standard run. The event appeared alongside Hurdling, Swimming, Surfing, Equestrian, and Skateboarding.

A gold-medal animation marked the end of a run after a collision.

Impact and Reach

The gymnastics variant changed the jump timing as well as the scenery. Its shorter jumps called for a different takeoff point than in the standard desert run.

Its Discontinuation

Like the other Olympic modes, Gymnastics was temporary and disappeared after the Games ended in August 2021.

The Restored Experience

What’s Different Here

The gymnastics arena and vault return with the original shorter jumps, so the event keeps its distinctive timing. You can replay the course on a computer or touchscreen.

The Easter Egg Experience

Press Space or the Up arrow, or tap the game on a touchscreen, to begin in the desert. Collect the Olympic torch to enter the gymnastics arena. The T-Rex’s shorter jumps need a different approach to each obstacle. You can try the timing yourself or switch on AI/Bot Mode to watch a run first.

How to Try It

Press Space or the Up arrow to begin the standard run.
On a touchscreen, tap the game to start and jump.
Collect the Olympic torch to switch into Gymnastics.
In Gymnastics, press Space, the Up arrow, or the Down arrow for each short jump, or tap on a touchscreen.
As the run speeds up, watch the distance to each obstacle and adjust when you jump.

Gymnastics uses a shorter jump than the standard game, so the same obstacle distance calls for different timing.

Final Thoughts

Olympic Gymnastics combines a vault-style arena with short, quick jumps. Compare its timing with the other restored Olympic events.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What makes Chrome Dino Game: Olympic Gymnastics different?

The T-Rex moves into a gymnastics arena with a vault, and its jumps get shorter and quicker. Start in the classic run, grab the Olympic torch, and then time each jump as the routine speeds up.

Enable the optional AI/Bot Mode to observe the timing before taking over manually.

What is the Chrome Dinosaur Game?

The Chrome Dinosaur Game is Google’s official offline runner built into Chrome. It first appeared in 2014 on the No Internet page, where a small pixel T-Rex waited for players to press Space and run.

The game is also known as T-Rex Runner or the chrome://dino game. You jump over cacti, duck under pterodactyls, and keep going until one obstacle finally catches the dinosaur.

This website keeps the classic run playable and gives you a quick way into AI/Bot Mode, the Christmas mode, and the Birthday, Olympic, and 3D Dino editions.

How do I play the classic Chrome Dinosaur Game?

Start the run and keep your eyes on the next obstacle. The controls take seconds to learn, but the game keeps speeding up, so every run gets harder.

Press Space, the Up arrow, or tap to jump.
Press Down to duck when pterodactyls fly low.
Stay alive as the score climbs and the desert moves faster.
Try AI/Bot Mode, the Christmas mode, or the version menu when you want something different.

Is the original Chrome Dinosaur Game still available?

Yes. The classic Chrome Dinosaur Game remains part of Chrome and can still be opened from the No Internet page or from chrome://dino.

This website keeps the classic runner alongside the Birthday and Olympic editions, which were only available in Chrome for a limited time.