HOTLB: Samo’s favorite paris 2024 moments

The 2024 Olympics happened this past summer, from July 26 to Aug. 11, in Paris, France. The Olympic games brought people together, uniting them behind their TV screens while they supported their nation’s leading athletes in search of a gold medal. The best of the world showed out in competition, creating memorable moments for not just those in France, but for fans around the world. Here are a few of Samo students’ favorite moments:

Art by Sia Kresch

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“Spencer Lee vs Higuchi Rei, Lee showed off some really good wrestling that caused a good match. He almost came out with gold on America's part but we’ll get them next time. Wrestling is a beautiful sport, it’s really technical and awesome to watch along with teaching valuable life lessons.”

- Raden Madley (’25)

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“My favorite Olympic event was Track and Field because of the records that were broken from Team USA and seeing Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone.”

-Kamryn Chen (’28)

Yaretzi Preza / The Samohi 

“Watching John John Florence and Caity Simmers perform at Teahupo’o surfing, I love to see the sport and I think John John Florence is so fun to watch and Caity Simmers is one of the next big names coming up”

-Rocco Shahriary (’27)

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“My favorite Olympic moment from this year is when Team USA women's gymnastics won gold for team all-around, it was really fun to watch and I was super proud of the team”

-Brooke Meshekow (’26)