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LeBron James cheers on fellow Team USA basketballers in the 3x3 women's game against Spain last week at Esplanade Des Invalides during the Paris Games.

Olympians at the Paris Games want to cheer on the Olympians, too

Olympians are just as excited as the public to witness the athleticism at the Paris Games — especially if it's not their own sport. Here are some of your favorite Olympians' favorite Olympians.

The United States won its first medals at the Paris Olympic Games when Kassidy Cook and Sarah Bacon took silver in the synchronized 3m springboard final on Saturday. Cook (right) and Bacon pose after the competition at the Aquatics Center in Saint-Denis, north of Paris.

Team USA wins its first medal of the Paris Summer Olympics

Divers Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook won the first U.S. medal of the Paris Olympics: a silver in the 3-meter synchronized springboard. It's the first time the U.S. has medaled in the event since 2012.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov, in Jakarta, Indonesia in 2017. His popular messaging app offers end-to end encryption in individual chats, which puts the chat logs outside the reach of law enforcement.

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov indicted in France

The Russian-born tech billionaire was arrested by French authorities on Saturday. Prosecutors in Paris had been questioning him in connection with an investigation focused on drug trafficking

Clayton Young (L) and Conner Mantz celebrate after placing second and first during the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials — Marathon in February.

Spurred by faith and friendship, two buddies chase marathon medals in Paris

When runners take their places at the starting line of the men's Olympic marathon on Saturday, among them will be two friends and training partners, who have logged thousands of miles together.

St. Katharine Drexel Academy's campus in El Cerrito, photographed on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024.

Catholic school in El Cerrito to close after fundraising effort falls short

The Catholic Diocese of San Diego has covered St. Katharine Drexel Academy’s deficits in past years, but said it no longer could because of its bankruptcy filing.

The U.S. women's soccer team defeated Germany 1-0 to advance to its first gold medal match at the Olympics since 2012. The U.S.'s Mallory Swanson fights for the ball during the semifinal match on Tuesday at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France.

U.S. women’s soccer team defeats Germany and will play for Olympic gold in Paris

The U.S. women’s national team, one of the world’s most dominant and successful programs, hadn’t made it to the gold medal game at an Olympics since 2012. The U.S. will now play for its fifth gold.

A bedroom of the Olympic Village in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, photographed in February. The buildings will be cooled with a system of water pipes beneath the floor, rather than air conditioning.

Paris wants an AC-free Olympic Village. Team USA and others aren't so chill with it

The U.S. is among the countries bringing portable AC units to the Paris Olympics this summer since the Athletes' Village won't have any. Many athletes are worried about competing in extreme heat.

President Biden tours the Museu da Amazonia, a rainforest preserve in Manaus, Brazil, on Nov. 17, 2024, before heading to Rio de Janeiro for the G20 Summit.

Biden marks his climate legacy during Amazon visit, asserting 'nobody' can reverse it

"Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it," Biden said. But Trump has vowed to roll back those plans.

USA's Kevin Paredes celebrates scoring his team's second goal during a group match at the Paris Olympics between the United States and Guinea on Tuesday in Saint-Etienne, France. The U.S. defeated Guinea 3-0 to advance to the quarterfinals.

The U.S. men's soccer team advances to the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics

The U.S. men's team defeated Guinea 3-0 to advance to the knockout round in an Olympics for the first time since the Sydney Games in 2000. The Americans will face Morocco Friday in the quarterfinals.

Lee Kiefer, of Team USA, reacts as she competes with Canada's Yunjia Zhang in the women's team foil semifinal match Thursday at the Grand Palais in Paris.

U.S. women fencers parry and riposte to Olympic gold in Paris, besting Italy

Italy's women are the top-ranked fencers in the world with the foil. But in a tense Olympic final on Thursday, the U.S. women prevailed for the gold medal.

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