13 hidden details you may have missed in Olympic athletes' outfits

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Jordan Chiles lands after her uneven bars routine at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Jordan Chiles at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Taylor Swift concerts and the Olympics could lead to a fresh surge in global inflation, UBS says

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Taylor Swift and the Eiffel Tower with Olympic rings
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Mega-events, like Taylor Swift shows and the Olympics, could distort headline inflation figures, UBS said.

How New Zealand's fastest speed climber trains for the Olympics

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We follow Julian David, who is representing New Zealand in men's speed climbing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He's gearing up for one of his last events before the Games, the IFSC World Cup in Chamonix, France.

A woman won gold at the Olympics by eating more and exercising less to gain 22 pounds

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Ellie Aldridge raising her fist at the kitefoiling race at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Ellie Aldridge won an Olympic gold medal in kitefoiling after putting on 22 pounds.

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I attended the Olympics as a regular person. Here's what the surprisingly easy and cheap experience was like.

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Author and her husband at Olympic soccer match smiling
My husband and I attended one of the games of the Summer Olympics in France.

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What it takes to build an Olympic athlete — from guts to grip strength

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Collage of images of different parts of human anatomy -- brain, heart, lungs, and intestines

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How to eat like an ancient Olympic athlete: figs, feta, and liver

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Max Miller recreated Greek recipes to eat like an ancient Olympian.

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Meet Sunny Choi, the Estée Lauder director who left corporate America to become an Olympic breaker

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Sunny Choi posed for Team USA Media Summit portrait in front of a red and blue abstract background.
Sunny Choi Team USA Media Summit portrait.

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Take a look inside the Paris Olympics dining hall, featuring a massive salad bar and TikTok-famous chocolate muffins

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IOC President Thomas Bach tries food from a salad bar while touring the Olympic Village ahead of the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The salad bar in the Olympic Village dining hall.

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He won gold for the Philippines. Then the gifts started pouring in — including a $600,000 condo and a lifetime supply of ramen.

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Carlos Yulo pointing two fingers to the sky with the Philippines flag in the background.
Brands in the Philippines have celebrated gymnast Yulo's historic win by offering him a variety of freebies.

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