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The Olympics is an absolute emotional roller coaster to watch. ), and sprinting to their social media to learnevery little detail about them. Youre in luck: Here are the most thrilling gold-medal moments from the2024 Paris Olympics. The Washington Post/Adam Pretty/Naomi Baker/Getty Images/Amanda K Bailey Crossing the finish line in 10.72 seconds, Alfred outran the favorite to win,Shacarri Richardson. They certainly were: Saint Lucianresidentseven travelers and airport workers in oneviral TikTokgathered across the country towatch her win....

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Its been a while since the Olympics have been, well, this fun. Ilona Maherlooking for lovein the Olympic Village (ahem, the Villa)? Wed tune into an ongoing series. Tim Clayton - Corbis/Getty Images Wearing glasses is now iconic, thanks toStephen Nedoroscik, a.k.a. Its no secret that weve been through dark days (okay, dark years!) The 2024 Olympics have shown us how. Members of the USA gymnastics team Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and Jade Carey, left to right, celebrate winning the team gold at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. If you blinked and missed it, read on to learn more about the rising star sprinter. DeFodi Images/Getty Images Jefferson donated stem cells as a high school senior to save her fathers life. Ultimately, the transplant would help restore her dads bone marrow and save his life....

I just was feeling really horrible. I knew it was more than just being sore from the 100. I woke up the doctors and tested and unfortunately it came up positive, he said toNBC. Christian Petersen/Getty Images My first thought was not to panic. We just took it day by day, trying to hydrate as much, quarantined off, he said. Lyles was wearing a surgical mask in the prerace area....

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Friend breakups, on the other hand? Feeling your feelingsespecially the negative ones. I honestly gave myself permission just to be a little petty and even hate them. Bertrand/Getty Images Which isnt to say I still harbor thosenegative feelingsnow! Alvin P. 2. Sofia D. 3. Leaning into all the self-care. Carmen T. 4. Listening to breakup playlists. There are some good friend breakup anthems if you go looking for them. (Pretty much all of LordesMelodrama, specifically, if youre looking for ideas....

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But 2024 has been, undeniably, Browns breakout year. Now that Brown has made it to the podium, shes clearly overdue for some fanfare. Read on to learn more about the rising track star, and join us in getting loud about Brown. Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images/Amanda K Bailey She had an unlikely road to success in the sport. By then, shed certainly distinguished herself as good, but it wasnt totally obvious how great shed become....

Competing in the Olympics (!!!) She lost to Mariana Sahakian of Lebanon 4-1 in the preliminary rounds on July 27. But despite this outcome, Zeng walked away from the experience with nothing but pride. Christian Petersen/JUNG YEON-JE/Getty Images I love this country. I didnt reach my dream in China, and I have here. Its important not to give up. Mike Hewitt/Getty Images But theres one thing, she says, that defines her double-decade career: resilience....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. That punched her ticket to the Rio Games, where she made it to the semifinals. Hannah Peters/Getty Images/Amanda K Bailey And in the lead-up to the Paris Games, McLaughlin-Levrone continued to bring it. And in Paris, she not only won gold, but shattered her own world record in the process....

Back in Williamss days, it used to be called synchronized swimming. The sports officialsrebranded the name to artistic swimmingin 2017 to better parallel its sister sport,artistic gymnastics. People tend to think swimming is easy. China News Service/Clive Rose/Maddie Meyer/MANAN VATSYAYANA/OLI SCARFF/Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Seriously: Theyre not allowed to touch the bottom of the pool. Team USA competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Team USA competing at the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships....