The 7 best things to stream this weekend, from a Netflix comedy about the bubonic plague to the first Olympic events

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Katie Ledecky is the world's most decorated female swimmer. Here's what to know about her life, career, and medals.

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Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky, wearing black goggles and a black swim cap, takes a breath mid-stroke while water splashes around her at the 2024 US Olympic Team Swimming Trials.
Katie Ledecky is widely considered to be the world's greatest female swimmer, with seven Olympic gold medals under her belt heading into the 2024 Olympics in Paris.

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An injured hockey player chose to amputate part of his finger so he could compete at the Paris Olympics

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Matthew Dawson of Team Australia passes the ball during the Men's Gold Medal match between Australia and Belgium on day thirteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Oi Hockey
Matthew Dawson was a part of Team Australia at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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Meet Jade Carey, the gymnast and Olympic gold medalist known for her iconic floor routines and vaults

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Gymnast Jade Carey, dressed in a red, white, and blue sparkly leotard, kneels on the blue spring floor and makes a devil horns hand gesture at the end of her floor routine at the Women's US Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials.
Jade Carey is returning to the Olympics for a second time, this time in Paris. The gymnast won gold for her floor routine in the last Olympic cycle.

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Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in history. Here's what to know about her career ahead of the 2024 Olympics.

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Simone Biles — wearing a red, white, and blue leotard with the letters

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Meet Jade Carey, the gymnast and Olympic gold medalist making a comeback in Paris

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Gymnast Jade Carey, dressed in a red, white, and blue sparkly leotard, kneels on the blue spring floor and makes a devil horns hand gesture at the end of her floor routine at the Women's US Olympic Gymnastics Team Trials.
Jade Carey is returning to the Olympics for a second time, this time in Paris. The gymnast won gold for her floor routine in the last Olympic cycle.

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How Team USA swimmers and sisters Alex and Gretchen Walsh overcame sibling rivalry to go for Olympic gold together

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Split Image: On the left, Gretchen and Alex Walsh at ages 9 and 11, wearing blue and white swimsuits and holding medals after the summer league championships.

Many supposedly 'neutral' Russian Olympic athletes have cheered on the invasion of Ukraine, rights group says

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In the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Russians competed as the "Russian Olympic Committee," pictured above. Now they have to be neutrals.

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7 surprising figures that reveal the costs of the 2024 Olympics

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The Eiffel Tower Stadium at the Champ-De-Mars in Paris.

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Photos show the incredible amenities of Olympic stadiums and events spaces in Paris

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The Eiffel Tower stadium for the 2024 Olympics
The Eiffel Tower Stadium was built for the Paris Olympics.

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