Plot
While Michael Scott (Steve Carell) leaves with Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) to sign closing papers for his new condominium, the staff fills out their expense reports. Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) "dies" of boredom, and Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) revives him by calling him to the reception desk and throwing objects into Dwight's coffee mug. Jim discovers that his co-workers have their own office games, and he and Pam organize the Games of the First Dunder-Mifflin Olympiad, competing for hand-made medals constructed from yogurt lids and paper clips.
At the condominium signing, Michael discusses the deal with his realtor, Carol Stills (Nancy Walls). Dwight finds a variety of things wrong with the condominium, and, at the very end of the deal, Michael gets cold feet but relents when he learns that backing out of the deal will cost him a substantial amount of money.
A coffee cup race quickly dissolves when Michael and Dwight return, and the office returns to normal. Michael isolates himself in his office, still upset over the closure of his condo. Undeterred, Jim and Pam organize the "closing ceremonies", awarding Michael the gold medal for closing on his condo. They also award Dwight the silver medal for unknown reasons. Michael feels touched by this and thanks everyone for the honor.
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