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Your Favorite Olympic Athletes Catch Up With theSkimm

August 1, 2021

We chatted with some of your favorite Olympians about their sports, how they spend their downtime, and more. Gold medal worthy answers ahead.

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Olympic Athletes Share Their Mental Health Tips

Within the last year, approximately two in five adults reported symptoms of anxiety or a depressive disorder. And now a number of Olympians – people often perceived as being in peak physical and mental shape – are opening up about their own experiences with mental health. Watch to see their tips on how to go for the (mental) Gold.

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How Beach Volleyball Is Kind Of Like Dating

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Justin Dowell Skimms His Olympic Sport

Watch to see why it's not the same as a Soul Cycle class.

Normalizing Helmet Hair With BMX Olympian Alise Willoughby

Olympic BMX racer Alise Willougby breaks down what BMX actually means and what it's like to be a trailblazer in a male-dominated sport

PS: Want more Olympics coverage? Tune into NBC to watch the games July 23 through August 8. 

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